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Hong Kong Outdoor Ethics 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE 4 ORGANISERS AND SUPPORTING ORGANISATION 5 CHAPTER ONE 6 1. Introduction of the Game 6 2. Game Arrangement 7 Schedule (subject to on-day arrangement) 8 Registration and Baggage Deposit 8 Game Gear Checklist 8 3. Rules of the Game 9 General rules 9 How to obtain “Green Energy” ? 10 4. Prizes and Souvenirs 11 Winning Prizes 11 Souvenirs 11 5. Precautions 12 Safety Precautions 12 Environmental protection 12 6. Arrangement for bad weather and special conditions 13 7. Emergency contact 13 CHAPTER TWO 14 1. Cultural Features of Central Western District 14 1.1 Historic Buildings 14 1.1.1 Pinewood Battery 14 1.1.2 The University of Hong Kong 15 1.1.3 Lo Pan Temple 15 1.1.4 King’s College 16 1.1.5 Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage (CACHe) 16 1.1.6 King George V Memorial Park 17 2. Nature Conservation 17 2.1 Stonewall Trees 17 2.2 Lung Fu Shan Country Park 19 3. Global and Local Environmental Problems 20 3.1 Over-consumption of Seafood 20 3.2 Trade of Endangered Species 21 3.2.2 Ivory 22 3.2.3 Leave No Trace 23 2 3.2.4 Climate Change and Vegetarianism 24 3.2.5 Earth Overshoot Day 25 3.2.6 Invasion of Alien Species 26 4. Ecology and Biodiversity 28 4.1 Indian Rubber Bush 28 4.2 Taro and Giant Alocasia 28 4.3 Four Poisonous Plants in Hong Kong 29 4.4 Chinese Fan Palm and Short-nosed Fruit Bat 30 4.5 Wild Boar 31 4.6 Golden Birdwing 31 4.7 Country Parks 32 4.8 Geopark 33 4.9 Site of Special Scientific Interest 34 4.10 Designated Marine Parks and Marine Reserve 34 ANNEX 1 INSURANCE DETAILS 35 ANNEX 2 REFERENCE 36 3 PREFACE Dear participants, We would first like to express our greatest gratitude for your support for the BiodiverCity Quest - Greengoer Orienteering Game 2017. As it is our hope to let you learn while having fun with your friends and to arouse your interests in different aspects about our city and our world, we have prepared this booklet to get you ready for the Game. By reading this booklet, you may even notice that some hints have been dropped for you! Apart from the hints, there are also many other equally important points for you to note, such as the Game rules and the safety precautions. It would be very much appreciated if you could spare some time to read this booklet thoroughly before the Game. In case of discrepancies between the Chinese and English versions, the Chinese version shall prevail. Enjoy the Game, have fun and get the most out of it! We look forward to seeing you all on 11 March 2017! :) Greengoers 2016/17 4 ORGANISERS AND SUPPORTING ORGANISATION About Greengoers - Who are We? We are a group of tertiary students from different institutions participating in the "Greengoer - Student Environmental Protection Leadership Training Scheme 2016/17" (SEPLS). Sponsored and supported by the Environmental Campaign Committee (ECC), this 10-month environmental leadership training programme is one of the programmes organised by Ecobus, with the aim to foster global citizenship among tertiary students and to train them to be future leaders with visions in environmental conservation and sustainable development. This year, the BiodiverCity Orienteering Game is one of the many social events we would help organise. For more details about the SEPLS or Ecobus, please visit the website: http://ecobus.org.hk/greengoer/. Lung Fu Shan Environmental Education Centre (LFSEEC) Jointly established by the EPD of the HKSAR Government and the University of Hong Kong in 2008, LFSEEC has been actively involved in promoting environmental education through interactive learning experience around the LFS Country Park and enhancing public awareness towards sustainability issues and low-carbon living. For more information regarding LFSEEC, please visit http://www.sustainability.hku.hk/lfseec/. We are thankful for LFSEEC’s general assistance throughout the event. Without the generous assistance from them, holding the "BiodiverCity Quest - Greengoer Orienteering Game 2017” would not have been an easy task for us. 5 CHAPTER ONE 1. Introduction of the Game "BiodiverCity Quest - Greengoer Orienteering Game 2017" is a fundraising cum environmental education event in which participants will be able to discover and to appreciate the high biodiversity, cultural and historical values of Hong Kong, through locating the checkpoints on their planned routes and taking on different specially designed tasks in the western part of our city. In addition to the basic enrolment donation made by the participants, Ecobus will also donate $50 for each participant. As one of the aims of BiodiverCity is to raise funds for the promotion of biodiversity as well as conservation of ecological and cultural assets in Hong Kong, all the proceeds of the Event will go to three beneficiary organisations without deducting any costs: namely the Lung Fu Shan Environmental Education Centre (LFSEEC), the Conservancy Association (CA) and the Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage (CACHe). This is also to show our support to their works throughout the years and our gratitude to these supporting partners. To realise the true spirit of environmentally-friendliness, the concept of "Leave No Trace (LNT)" is incorporated into the Game design in order to minimise the potential adverse impact on nature and to reduce carbon footprints wherever and whenever possible. Measures through which LNT is incorporated include: - Avoiding the use of disposable items (such as paper cups, packaging) to reduce waste; - Reusing discarded or recycled materials in the Game, such as using used fabrics to produce race packs; - Reusing or recycle materials produced in the Game, such as banners and posters. 6 2. Game Arrangement Date March 11, 2017 (Saturday) 9:00 am Registration Time (Registration and baggage deposit will start from 9:00 am; briefing will start at 9:30 am) Venue Wang Gung Wu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) How to get there? Please click HERE for detailed directions to the theatre. Please make sure you reserve at least 5 - 10 minutes for walking to the theatre from HKU MTR Exit A2. Source: http://www.socsc.hku.hk/srcac/pdf/How%20to%20get%20to%20Wang%20Gungwu%20Theater%20HKU.pdf 7 Schedule (subject to on-day arrangement) Time Event Venue 9:00 am Registration and baggage deposit Wang Gung Wu Theatre 9:30 am Briefing of the Game Wang Gung Wu Theatre 10:00 am Start of Game Wang Gung Wu Theatre The cut-off time is 10:30am. 12:30 pm ● End of Game Lung Fu Shan ● Wait for the announcement of result Environmental Education ● Visit to the Lung Fu Shan Environmental Education Center Center (LFSEEC) ● Return to Wang Gung Wu Theatre for baggage collection 1:00 pm ● Talk on the ecology and biodiversity of Lung Fu Shan by Wang Gung Wu Theatre LFSEEC ● Result announcement ● Prize presentation ceremony 2:00 pm ● End of event Wang Gung Wu Theatre Registration and Baggage Deposit ● Every team MUST report to the organiser and double-confirm the number of team members before the Game starts (from 9:00 am to 9:30 am). Please kindly notify our members of staff of the absence of any team members during registration. ● Upon confirmation, please be sure your team have got the race number bib for your team. ● All participants MUST bring along their identification documents for registration. The organisers reserve the right to disqualify participants who fail to do so. ● Participants under 18 years old MUST return the signed "parent or guardian consent form" to our members of staff at the registration counter to qualify for the Game. ● Baggage deposit is available at the registration desk. However, participants are strongly advised to keep the valuables with them. The organiser is NOT liable for loss or baggage damage in any form. Game Gear Checklist Each team should have the following in hands during the Game: 1. At least one mobile phone with (a) internet access, (b) QR Code scanner as well as (c) WhatsApp installed. Teams without this item will be disqualified; 2. A watch or any devices that can count time; 3. A map showing the locations of checkpoints (provided by the organiser) and 4. A race number bib for each team member (provided by the organiser). 8 3. Rules of the Game General rules ● Each team will receive ONE map marked with locations of the “checkpoints” and the ”municipal waste" points. ● Participants will have to plan their routes carefully in order to reach as many checkpoints as possible (reaching each and every checkpoint as a WHOLE TEAM) and to get the most Green Energy within the given 2.5 hours. ● There are around 40 fixed checkpoints and 4 mobile "municipal waste" checkpoints which will only appear during a specific period of time. As the checkpoints are widely spread across Kennedy Town, HKU, Sai Ying Pun and Lung Fu Shan Country Park, participants are NOT required to reach every checkpoint to complete the Game. ● EACH participant will receive a piece of race number bib for recognition. Participants must put on the race number bib on their chest for identification throughout the Game. Please return it to the organiser upon finishing the Game. ● Participants must run as a WHOLE TEAM in order to gain “Green Energy” from the checkpoints. Our members of staff will patrol in the area to ensure the presence of all the team members at the checkpoint before they can get the “Green Energy”. ● All members of the team must return to the finishing point (i.e.
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