Itinerary of Lai Chi Wo Experiential Tour for PGBC

Living Water & Community Revitalization

An Agricultural-led Action, Engagement and Incubation Programme at Lai Chi Wo

Aims:
To provide the guests a genuine experience and appreciation of the natural and
cultural heritage at the north-eastern part of Hong Kong
To introduce the community revitalization programme at Lai Chi Wo led by
Kadoorie Institute, HKU and supported by HSBC and other partners

Date and Time :

08:45 17:00, 21 May 2016

Quota: 40 guests

Fee: HK$ 350.00 (member) ; HK$ 450.00 (non-member)

Itinerary:
A one-day programme consists of a guided tour of Northeast New Territories and Lai
Chi Wo, a traditional Hakka lunch and a cultural workshop. Programme rundown is as
follows:
Time Activities Details
0845 - Gather at Ma Liu Shui Pier
0900
0930 Boat trip to Lai Chi Wo with To appreciate the coastal landforms and
1100 Geo-Tour of Northeast New observe the geology and rocks along Tolo
Territories Channel, Bluff Head and Double Haven, parts of
the National Geopark of Hong Kong, China.
The tour will be guided by Dr NG Cho-nam
and the colleague of KI who is also a qualified
Geo-guide.
1100 Guided Eco- and Cultural- Guided tour by indigenous villager and our staff
12:30 Tour in Lai Chi Wo to visit the traditional Hakka village, Lai Chi Wo,
which is also a part of the National Geopark,
with its famous White-flowered Derris and Feng
Shui Woodland
To visit the organic farm and understand the
revitalization programme in Lai Chi Wo
12:30 Lunch Traditional Hakka dishes prepared by local
14:00 villagers
14:00 Traditional Hakka snacks A traditional Hakka snack-making class taught by
15:30 workshop (optional)*
local Hakka lady or farming experience or free site
Farming experience
walk
(optional)*
Free site visit (optional)* *Cost included for all optional items.
1530 Return to Ma Liu Shui Pier
1700

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1700 Dismiss at Ma Liu Shui
Programme Details:

Guided Geo-tour of Northeast New Territories

The boat tour will go around the inner sea

area of the northeast New Territories: Tolo
Channel, Bluff Head (Wong Chuk Kok Tsui)
and Double Haven (Yan Chau Tong), which
are parts of the National Geopark of Hong
Kong, China. Most of the rocks along the
north shore of Tolo Channel and at Bluff
Head are the oldest in Hong Kong formed
about 400 million years ago. Double
Haven has been designated a marine park in 1996 due to its wildlife and natural
features. The boat tour will take about 1.5 hours, during the boat tour, the staff of
the Kadoorie Institute, who is also a qualified geo-guide, will lead the guests to
appreciate the coastal landforms and observe the geology and rocks along the
coastline.

Guided Tour at Lai Chi Wo

Lai Chi Wo is part of the National Geopark of

Hong Kong, China due to its special geological
significance and natural and cultural landscape.
The Lai Chi Wo Village is a traditional Hakka
village which was established as early as 1670s
and had a long history of farming. Along the
coast has the largest population of Coastal
Heritiera (Heritiera littoralis) and
White-flowered Derris (Derris alborubra) in
Hong Kong. Because of its unique natural and cultural features, Lai Chi Wo has
been designed as a Site of Special Interest (SSSI) since 1979. Since 2013, a
Community Revitalization Programme has been carried out in collaboration with The
University of Hong Kong, the local villagers and other NGOs. The tour will also lead
the guests to visit the paddy fields to understand the objectives of the programme.

Genuine taste of local Hakka culture

After the tour, a traditional Hakka meal prepared by local

villagers will be provided to the guests to taste the real Hakka
flavor. Local Hakka lady will also teach the guests to make
their ttraditional Hakka snacks such as Turnip Cha Kwo (
) and Chinese Fevervine Cha Kwo ().

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The Lai Chi Wo complex of four old village houses and their front yards are located at
the east entrance of the village. The complex was restored in 2015 with funding and
support of HSBC, the engagement of Lai Chi Wo villagers, volunteers and
professional input from the Centre for Architectural Heritage Research of the
Chinese University of Hong Kong. Traditional Chinese house building techniques
were employed and local materials such as sand, mud, rice straw and oyster shells
were used to follow the original building methods of Lai Chi Wo village. The restored
complex is now being used for multiple purposes: displaying programme
information, thematic exhibitions, classroom for training and education, and
community gathering.

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after

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Our Tour Guides:

Dr NG Cho-nam BSc, PhD, S.B.S. J.P.

Dr Cho-nam Ng is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, The
University of Hong Kong. He is an experienced teacher and researcher in the field of
environmental studies, and participates actively in green groups and government
advisory committees. His research interests include environmental planning and
policy in Hong Kong, Environmental Impact Assessment, water governance and river
basin study. He is currently serving the Country and Marine Park Board, Council for
Sustainable Development and Harbourfront Commission. He is also the
vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Birdwatching Society and a director of the
Conservancy Association.

Ms. Katie Chick is now working in the Kadoorie Institute of The University of Hong
Kong and is the Project Manager of the Lai Chi Wo revitalization programme. Katie is
2011 Architectural Conservation Programme (HKU) graduate. Before that she
finished her M.Phil. study in ecology in Hong Kong. Her interest and expertise covers
both heritage and nature conservation. She has very rich experience in managing
local cultural landscapes. She previously worked for The Conservancy Association as
conservation manager to operate the project "Nature Conservation Management for
Long Valley", a government-granted conservation project for farming wetland
landscape. The project has successfully engaged local indigenous and farming
communities in conserving our natural and cultural farming heritage. Katie is
part-time cultural landscape teacher of ACP and Postgraduate Diploma in Cultural
Heritage Management of HKU SPACE. She is also the founding member of
Association for Conservation of Hong Kong Indigenous Languages.