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Recreation, Sport, Culture and the Arts

Country Parks Ordinance. The park promotes wetland conservation, education and ecotourism, and gives visitors the opportunity to appreciate wetlands and local wildlife in an open and natural setting. It attracted about 480,000 visitors in 2016.

Hong Kong Unesco Global Geopark

The Hong Kong Unesco Global Geopark, located in northeast Hong Kong, comprises two regions: the Sai Kung Volcanic Rock Region, which contains spectacular hexagonal volcanic rock columns of a size and composition rarely found elsewhere in the world; and the Northeast New Territories Sedimentary Rock Region, whose rocks are formed over 400 million years ago, making them of great geological and educational interest.

The geopark's Volcano Discovery Centre at Sai Kung Waterfront Park is accessible by public transport and is an ideal point to start a visit to the geopark.

The geopark operates an accredited geopark guide system in collaboration with the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong and the Association for Geoconservation, Hong Kong, to ensure the quality of interpretation and guide services for visitors.

Green Hong Kong Campaign

The LCSD provides at least one community garden in each of the 18 districts. More than 13,000 participants attended the 64 gardening courses conducted in 2016, and over 5,000 people took part in 25 community planting activities organised by the districts.

Activities under the campaign promote public awareness of the importance of greening the environment. More than 430 local celebrities joined the Green Ambassador Scheme, over 6,900 people joined the Green Volunteer Scheme to promote community greening, and 890 schools and kindergartens took part in a Greening School Subsidy Scheme to promote environment- friendly initiatives. About 372,800 students from 1,165 schools participated in a 'One Person, One Flower' programme. They received seedlings to plant at home or school.

Hong Kong Flower Show

This annual event provides a good opportunity for hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong people and horticulture lovers from around the world to appreciate the beauty and diversity of flowers and to share their experiences in flower cultivation. In March, 220 organisations from 17 countries took part in the show at Victoria Park, attracting more than 530,000 visitors.

Recreation and Sports Venues

Hong Kong Stadium

The 40,000-seat Hong Kong Stadium is the territory's largest outdoor sports venue. It is used mainly for football and international rugby matches and large-scale community events. About 174,000 people attended the 17 events held at the stadium during the year, including the popular annual Hong Kong Sevens and AET International Challenge Cup, pitting South China Football Team against Juventus Football Club.

Mong Kok Stadium

The 6,668-seat Mong Kok Stadium is an important venue for sporting and community events. It is one of the major venues for the Hong Kong Premier League and the training ground for the

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