Hong Kong Global Geopark

Local Participation As a Global Geoparks Network requirement, Hong Kong Global Geopark welcomes any public or private partnership proposal from the community to support the sustainable development of the geopark. Genuine and sustainable local participation Role of Hong Kong Global Geopark Geopark Principles for partnership recommendations

L’hotel Island South has made a partnership arrangement with Hong Kong Geopark to be the first “Hong Kong Geopark Hotel”.  The Hotel is committed to geoconservation and promotion of geopark concept.  Lobby and selected rooms are decorated with geopark theme.  Geopark videos are broadcasted in the hotel lobby and dedicated in-room TV channel.  Specially designed geopark menu is also available in the hotel to assist the publicity of geoconservation and geopark guided tours. Familiarization field trip Staff training

Friendly geo-facilities and service

TV booth for geotour e-Kiosk In-room TV channel Fossil decoration Geolicious Menu Factsheet Appetizer Dish Name Dish Description Geo Park Feature Picture Geo description Iconic Columnar Rocks Go On-stage Tuna Pyramid with Apricot Sauce Hexagonal Columnar Rock  Spectacular hexagonal columnar rock covers the whole Sai Kung area, they are the products of volcanic activities. The Classic Rock Cascade Italian Copper Ham with Potato Salad & Crispy Onion Bluff Head Bluff Head displays the oldest rock in Hong Kong. The inter-layered red and white rock strata formed about four hundred million years ago. Soup Dish Name Dish Description Geo Park Feature Picture Geo description The Cracked Dome Oven-baked Pumpkin Potage with Puff Pastry Sharp Island Continuous sun and rain lead to the exterior of boulders on sharp Island splitting into pieces, which look like a huge pineapple bun. Caution! The Bubbling Lava! Breaded Soup Beef Goulash Bluff Head Crater collapsed when it lost support and formed a large bowl -shaped Caldera. Main Course Dish Name Dish Description Geo Park Feature Picture Geo description Duck’s Eye over the Water Crispy Prawn Wrapped with Kataifi & Fresh Mango Sake Kasu Ap Chau Bedrock  The well-known Duck’s eye is a typical sea arch, it is formed by continued coastal erosion. Challenge the “Jenga” Rocks Oven-baked Australia Miso Cod Fillet with Leek & Matsutake Sedimentary Rock Sedimentary rock is layered rock which is formed by compaction of sediments accumulated in water layer by layer. Geo Trio Charcoal Grilled U.S. Short Rib with Egg-plant Gratin The Ninepin Group The Ninepin Group mainly consists of South, North and East Ninepin Islands. Huge hexagonal rock columns are widely distributed on the islands.   The Muddy Sandstone Crossover  Slow Cooked U.S. Beef Tenderloin with Green Tea Sea Salt Flakes Siltstone Siltstone is a kind of sedimentary rock which is formed by fine rock fragments, the texture is in between of mud and sand. Cake Series Dish Name Dish Description Geo Park Feature Picture Geo description Placoderm the Crispee Vanilla Ice Cream with Crispy Chocolate Placoderm Placoderm is an extinct fish. Its head to thorax were covered by armoured plates. Rock the Rockies Crispy Chocolate Parfait with Mocca Profiteroles Wang Chau Under the erosive power of waves, diverse coastal landforms are well developed along the Sai Kung coast, such as sea cliff and sea cave The Chocodeck Chocolate Mousse Mille Feuille Tung Ping Chau Tung Ping Chau is made up entirely of layered sedimentary rock, which is the youngest rock of Hong Kong with a history of about 55 million years. The Sleeping Beauty Chocolate Chiffron Dome  Volcano Around 160 million years ago, Hong Kong was in the period of volcanic activities, a series of violent volcanic eruption had occurred in Hong Kong. Requirements for organizations seeking a partnership arrangement with Hong Kong Global Geopark of China Be committed to geoconservation and the promotion of Hong Kong Global Geopark. Facilitate the promotion and operation of geopark tours led by Recommended Geopark Guides (R2G)s. Display or exhibit at prominent places in the venue(s) of the programme science popularisation and Hong Kong Global Geopark messages following the geopark communication concepts. Provide products which will help promote geopark branding. Ensure staff members in charge of the programme undertake geopark familiarization training. Designate staff member(s) of managerial grade to address to the geopark-related enquiries. Undertake to work closely with Hong Kong Global Geopark with a view to achieving the key objectives set by the Global Geoparks Network. A partner meeting the above requirements may use the Hong Kong Global Geopark logo as confined to geopark related products or activities agreed by Hong Kong Global Geopark. Either party may terminate this arrangement without advance notice by giving notice to the other in writing.