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Recreation, Sport, Culture and the Arts

Hong Kong Unesco Global Geopark

Extending from Sai Kung to the north-eastern New Territories is the Hong Kong Unesco Global Geopark. This area of natural heritage comprises spectacular hexagonal volcanic rock columns of a size and composition rarely found elsewhere in the world, and sedimentary rocks of over 400 million years old that are 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. Visitors can sign up for a guided tour or pick up a self-guided tour map at the centre.

Green Hong Kong Campaign

This campaign raises awareness of the importance of greening the environment. The LCSD provides at least one community garden in each of the 18 districts. In 2019, the districts conducted more than 60 gardening courses and 16 community planting activities. About 430 local celebrities joined the Green Ambassador Scheme, over 6,500 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 383,500 students from 1,200 schools participated in a One Person, One Flower Scheme. They received seedlings to plant at home or school.

Hong Kong Flower Show

Held every March at Victoria Park, this event provides a good opportunity for hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong people and horticultural lovers the world over to appreciate the beauty and diversity of flowers and to share their experiences in flower cultivation. It recorded over 260 participating organisations from Hong Kong, the Mainland and overseas and more than 630,000 visitors in 2019.

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 rugby matches and large-scale community activities. Apart from local league matches, international events held during the year included the popular annual Hong Kong Sevens, the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup, Chinese New Year Cup, Liverpool Football Club Legends vs Borussia Dortmund Legends, Kitchee vs Manchester City, and three Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup Qatar 2022 and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup China 2023 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 (Group C) matches.

Mong Kok Stadium

The 6,000-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 international matches. Events hosted in 2019 included the AFC Champions League 2019 group stage match.

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