Boat Field trip to Tolo Channel and Double Haven
Leaders: Dr Bernie Owen and Dr Raynor Shaw
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Sunday, 26 March 2006 We are delighted to welcome Dr Bernie Owen and Dr Raynor Shaw to lead a boat geological and geomorphological excursion to the beautiful and inaccessible northeastern coast of Hong Kong. The boat is to travel along the Tolo Channel, a flooded river valley that follows a major northeasterly fault line. We are first stopping at Lai Chi Chong on the way to examine Jurassic sedimentary and volcanic rocks along the shoreline. Then the boat trip goes by Chek Chau (Port Island) to view the dipping sedimentary rocks that originally formed in a desert setting, and then the near vertical delta sediments at Bluff Head the oldest rocks (at around 360 million years), in Hong Kong. We are then making a circuit around Double Island to view "supratidal platforms" and the Yan Chau Tong Marine Park. Arriving at Double Haven we are going to see "sombrero islands", before stopping at Ap Chau, a sedimentary island made up of large angular blocks of rock. The excursion then swings around Kat O to view its steep rugged coastline and sea caves. Schedule and weather permitting, we may make a stop at Governor's Beach (where swimming is a possibility for the brave), on Double Island, before returning to Ma Liu Shui via the Tolo Channel. Name(s): ……………………………………………….. Mobile tel: ……………………… Timings: Meet at City Hall, Central: 9.30 am Take boat 10.30 amArrive at City Hall, Central: 6.00 pm Please bring: Water bottle, walking shoes and appropriate clothing for being outdoors. Cost: HK$250 for Members and $300 for Members' guests, including a buffet lunch. Members may bring their own drinks or purchase a selection of drinks on the boat. Members may bring guests on this trip, subject to availability. I understand that I am joining the above mentioned trip entirely at my own risk and that the Royal Geographical Society Hong Kong, having arranged the trip as an agent for its members, cannot be held responsible for any accidents or claims that may arise no matter how they occur. Signed ……………………………………………. Date …………………………….. Signed ……………………………………………. Date …………………………….. Please mail a copy of this form with your cheque payable to "Royal Geographical Society Hong Kong" to: RGSHK, GPO Box 6681, Hong Kong.