Green Sense’s Charity Hike 2019 is our annual charitable fundraising event, aiming to enhance the nature conservation awareness of the public, as well as raise funds for Green Sense’s environmental protection work. All donations will be used for environmental education, promotion and investigation.

Green Sense’s Charity Hike 2019 will take place at Lo Fu Tau (Tiger’s Head) Trail in North Lantau Country Park. Let’s come and join us in“Crouching Tiger Gazing Lantau”!

Trail Preview 1. Discovery Bay Lookout

Trail Preview 2. Lo Fu Tau(Tiger Head)

Trail Preview 3. 360° Scenic View

Trail Preview 4. Unique Stones

Trail Preview 5. Mui Wo

【Register Now】Support Green Sense!

Date: 24th Mar 2019 (Sun)
Assemble time: 09:30
Assemble venue: DB Plaza, Discovery Bay

Deadline for application: 15th Mar 2019 (Fri)
(23:59 for online application that night)

Green Sense’s Charity Hike 2019 is our annual charitable fundraising event, aiming to enhance the nature conservation awareness of the public, as well as raise funds for Green Sense’s environmental protection work. All donations will be used for environmental education, promotion and investigation.

Green Sense’s Charity Hike 2019 will take place at Lo Fu Tau (Tiger’s Head) Trail in North Lantau Country Park. Let’s come and join us in“Crouching Tiger Gazing Lantau”!

Starting at Discovery Bay, we will then climb up to Lo Fu Tau Hilltop Lookout gazing 360 degree view of Lantau. Participants can even view the heatedly discussed “Lantau Tomorrow Vision” proposed reclamation area, Hong Kong International Airport and Victoria Harbour there. The unobstructed view will be unforgettable.

Moreover, rock erosion features such as “Sword Testing Stone”, “Strange Duck Stone”, “Peach Stone” can be found along the route, the unique stone group will amaze the hikers. Our Green Sense trained volunteers will introduce the ecology of Hong Kong and city planning issues on the event day.

We will integrate green practice “Take Your Litter Home” in this event and encourage participants to adopt a green living style in their daily life. We wish to inspire the public to protect our natural environment for the sake of the future generation.

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Event Date: 24th March 2019 (Sun)

Route: Kick-Off at DB Plaza, Discovery Bay → Lo Fu Tau Lookout Pavilion (465m) → Lo Fu Tau Country Trail → Olympic Trail→ Silver Mine Cave → Silvermine Waterfall Park

Map: https://www.trailwatch.hk/?t=activities&rid=10099209

(About 10 km, completed in about 4 hours)

＊The difficulty of this route is advanced – experienced hikers with proper gear are preferred＊

Trail Preview：http://bit.ly/2TnKbqt

Ways to support:

1. Join the Charity Hike 2019【Online Registration】

• Individual Participant：The minimum donation is $400 ($300 for aged under 18)
• Team of 2-4 Participants：The minimum donation is HK$2000(For each extra participant, the minimum donation is $500)( Team certificate will be issued for appreciation on the event day)

2. Make a donation【Click here to make an online donation.】

• If you cannot join the Charity Hike 2019, donations are welcomed.

Event Details:

Note:

• All participants will receive a participation certificate and souvenir pack.
• Limited amount of snacks will be provided for participants

Acknowledgement:

Disclaimer, Terms and Conditions:

The organiser, its contractors and employees and representatives will not be responsible for any accidents or injuries to participants or spectators during the event.

Donation is non-refundable. The Organiser reserves the right to refuse entry to participants who declare false information on their application form, do not make the minimum donation, or fail to meet application requirements as stated.
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About Us

Green Sense was established in 2004 and registered as a Charitable Institution in 2010. In the past 15 years, we opined over a hundred local environmental issues such as urban planning, energy saving, waste reduction & recycling, protection of wildlife & ecosystem etc.

We aim to point out the non-environmentally friendly practice in society through research and monitoring. We monitor governmental and corporate operations and provide suggestions to improve their environmental performance. We enhance the environmental awareness by education and publicity, in order to ultimately achieve an environmentally friendly society, for the sake of our next generation.

Pollution is severe in Southwest Fan Lau and Kau Ling Chung Beach in Lantau

Government measures should be announced to prevent the reflux of refuse

Recently large amount of garbage from mainland was driven to Hong Kong and was brought to the beaches. After the report from media, residents have paid more attention to the problem of marine refuse.

Member from Green Sense did an inspection in the Southwest Fan Lau and Kau Ling Chung Beach on 10 July. These two places and the mangrove in Shui Hau are located on the south coast of Lantau Island, which suffers from the problem of marine refuse. In the report ”Investigation on the Sources and Fates of Marine Refuse in Hong Kong” published in April 2015 by Environmental Protection Department, Fan Lau and the mangrove in Shui Hau are both classified as priority areas. Green Sense believes that the problem in Shui Hau would be followed up after the visit and cleaning by the government officials. However, Fan Lau and Kau Ling Chung Beach are remote areas and can only be reached by rough paths, which make the cleaning a bigger challenge. The Government should not ignore the problem of marine refuse in the areas. Green Sense would also report the situation to Government departments.

“The government should announce the measures, and provide more resources on cleaning marine refuse, in order to prevent the reflux of garbage back into the ocean. The government should also negotiate with the Chinese government on the proper waste management, in preventing the impact to the marine ecology and the environment. ”said Roy Tam, Chief Executive (Voluntary) of Green Sense. Tam thinks that manpower and marine refuse would need to be transported through waterway at places like Fan Lau and Kau Ling Chung, therefore more attention is needed to the arrangement of the cleaning by the government.

Marine refuse is one of the problems that no one should ignore, we should be responsible to protect the environment. Green Sense appeals to you all for reducing consumption and wastage, in order to provide a livable environment for our next generation.

Click here for more photos on the day of inspection