Hong Kong Geography and Nature

Geography And Nature

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  1. Complete the sentence about Hong Kong Trail with the correct year: Organized annually by General Education Unit of HKU with support of Mr Panda Lee from ______, it holds the record of only trail walk…
  2. Complete the sentence about MacLehose Trail with the correct year: H. "Ted" Nichols, announced in July ______ that the Government planned on passing legislation to give country parks statutory status.
  3. Complete the sentence about MacLehose Trail with the correct year: The Country Parks Ordinance was enacted and came into effect in ______, and the Country Parks Board was formed shortly thereafter.
  4. Complete the sentence about MacLehose Trail with the correct year: After nine months' work, the MacLehose Trail was officially opened on 26 October ______ by MacLehose and Nichols.
  5. Complete the sentence about Hong Kong Global Geopark with the correct year: On 18 September ______, UNESCO listed the geopark as part of its Global Geoparks Network.
  6. Complete the sentence about Discovery Bay with the correct year: Following two years of planning and negotiation, a 'Master Plan' was agreed in December ______ between HKR and the Hong Kong government…
  7. Complete the sentence about Discovery Bay with the correct year: Cha Chi-ming, better known for running China Dyeing Works Ltd during the 1970s, an international textile group, acquired equity interes…
  8. Complete the sentence about Kwai Chung Container Terminals with the correct year: The Container Committee was appointed by the Governor Sir David Trench on 12 July ______ to advise the government on t…
  9. Complete the sentence about Kwai Chung Container Terminals with the correct year: The first container vessel to call on the new terminal, on 5 September ______, was the Tokyo Bay.
  10. Complete the sentence about Kwai Chung Container Terminals with the correct year: Thanks to the success of the Kwai Chung Port, Hong Kong overtook the Port of New York and New Jersey in ______ as the…
  11. Complete the sentence with the correct year: In ______ it won the title of world's busiest port from Rotterdam.
  12. Complete the sentence about Mui Wo with the correct year: In March ______, whilst attempting a further escape from the Mongols, the penultimate Song emperor Duanzong fell from a boat and almost drowne…
  13. Complete the sentence about Mui Wo with the correct year: Duanzong's successor, Zhao Bing, was enthroned at Mui Wo on 10 May ______.
  14. Complete the sentence about Mui Wo with the correct year: Mui Wo is one of five villages of Lantau that were resettled when the coastal restriction of the Great Clearance was lifted in ______.
  15. Complete the sentence about Mui Wo with the correct year: A silver and lead mine, close to the settlement of Pak Ngan Heung and Sivermine Waterfall, formally opened in March ______.
  16. Complete the sentence about Tung Chung with the correct year: Since the Song dynasty between 960 and ______ AD, there have been people living in Tung Chung.
  17. Complete the sentence about Tung Chung with the correct year: Tung Sai Chung is one of five villages of Lantau that were resettled when the coastal restriction of the Great Clearance was lifted in ___…
  18. Complete the sentence about Tung Chung with the correct year: Roads and drainage works to serve this reclaimed land were completed in May ______.
  19. Complete the sentence about Hung Hom with the correct year: Hung Hom Bay has been partially reclaimed several times since ______, expanding the area of Hung Hom as a consequence.
  20. Complete the sentence about Yau Ma Tei with the correct year: In ______, Qing official Lin Zexu ordered the construction of a fortification in the area to defend against possible British attacks.
  21. Complete the sentence about Yau Ma Tei with the correct year: Before the ceding of Kowloon to the British in ______, Yau Ma Tei was a beach and a bay gathering many Tanka fishermen.
  22. Complete the sentence with the correct year: At the time of the ______ census, the population of Shek Kip Mei was 72.
  23. Complete the sentence about Shek Kip Mei with the correct year: Since 1 October ______, it has been served by Shek Kip Mei station on the MTR at Woh Chai Street and Wai Chi Street.
  24. Complete the sentence about Cheung Sha Wan with the correct year: At the time of the ______ census, the population of Cheung Sha Wan was 653.
  25. Complete the sentence about Cheung Sha Wan with the correct year: In April ______, a total of 580 unused shells from the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong were found buried at Tonkin Street in Cheung S…
  26. Complete the sentence with the correct year: At the time of the ______ census, the population of Lai Chi Kok was 173.
  27. Complete the sentence about Kennedy Town with the correct year: In ______, when Arthur Edward Kennedy was governor, land was reclaimed along the coast of Kennedy Town.
  28. Complete the sentence about Taikoo Shing with the correct year: According to Swire, its Chinese name Taikoo was chosen by Thomas Taylor Meadow, the British Consul in Shanghai when Swire's Shanghai off…
  29. Complete the sentence about Taikoo Shing with the correct year: As part of the business strategy, Swire Properties was established in ______ immediately after the closing of the dockyard.
  30. Complete the sentence about Taikoo Shing with the correct year: Completing in ______, Swire immediately became one of the largest property companies doing the construction themselves.
  31. Complete the sentence about Deep Water Bay with the correct year: Originally, the bay was called Heong Kong Bay, as shown in a British map from ______.
  32. Complete the sentence about Deep Water Bay with the correct year: At the time of the ______ census, the population of Deep Water Bay was only 8.
  33. Complete the sentence about Deep Water Bay with the correct year: Deep Water Bay Valley was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest in ______.
  34. Complete the sentence about Tai Tam Reservoir with the correct year: Yet again, the supply was proved insufficient and the building of the Tai Tam Tuk dam began in ______.
  35. Complete the sentence about Tai Tam Reservoir with the correct year: As part of the Tai Tam scheme, the UK colonial government commenced the construction of Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir in ______.
  36. Complete the sentence about Tai Tam Reservoir with the correct year: The project was completed in ______, cost 2.46 million Hong Kong dollars and had a 1.42-billion-gallon capacity upon completion.
  37. Complete the sentence about Kowloon Reservoir with the correct year: In ______, the British took over the New Territories and New Kowloon and the Public Works Department immediately sent engineering t…
  38. Which place completes this sentence about Victoria Harbour? On 21 December 1854, the Hong Kong police arrested several armed rebels who were about to attack ______ City.
  39. Which place completes this sentence about Hong Kong Island? Human settlement of the area dates back 6,000 years ago, as evidenced by Neolithic artifacts discovered in ______, Hong Kong Island.
  40. Which place completes this sentence about Lantau Island? A small northeastern portion of the island is located in the ______ District.
  41. Which place completes this sentence about Causeway Bay? As a result, the Victoria Park and Tin Hau constituencies became a part of ______ District starting from that day.
  42. Which place completes this sentence about Causeway Bay? Added to this confusion, ______ Fire Station is located in the Canal Road constituency but some non-government sources consider it as part of th…
  43. Which place completes this sentence about Causeway Bay? The statue had been taken away during the Second World War from Statue Square at Chater Road, ______.
  44. Which place completes this sentence about Tsim Sha Tsui? Several villages had been established in this location before ______ was ceded to the British Empire in 1860.
  45. Which place completes this sentence about Tsim Sha Tsui? Before ______ was ceded to Britain in 1860, many villages were present in the area.
  46. Which place completes this sentence about Tsim Sha Tsui? In 1888, the Star Ferry started offering regular transport between ______ and Tsim Sha Tsui, and the area has flourished ever since.
  47. Which place completes this sentence about Tsim Sha Tsui? Whitfield Barracks, converted into ______ Park in 1970, ran to the west of Nathan Road, and Kowloon Naval Yard occupied the waterfront to the w…
  48. Which place completes this sentence about Sham Shui Po? To promote creative tourism in old Hong Kong districts of ______ and Sham Shui Po Hong Kong Design Centre unveiled a budget of HK$60 million.
  49. Which place completes the sentence? Tuen Mun is located in the west of Hong Kong's ______.
  50. Which place completes this sentence about Tuen Mun? The North-west Railway, as it was then known, was thus established according to the ______-Canton Railway Corporation Ordinance.
  51. Which place completes this sentence about Tuen Mun? The service had been enhanced from using 7-car trains to 8-car to cope with the increasing population in Tuen Mun, Tin Shui Wai, and ______.
  52. Which place completes the sentence? Residents can take 952, 960, 961, and 962 series bus to the ______ side.
  53. Which place completes this sentence about Repulse Bay? Repulse Bay or Tsin Shui Wan is a bay in the southern part of ______, located in the Southern District, Hong Kong.
  54. Which place completes this sentence about Repulse Bay? Repulse Bay is located in the southern part of ______, to the east of Deep Water Bay and to the west of Middle Bay and South Bay.
  55. Which place completes this sentence about Repulse Bay? Middle Island is located off ______, between Repulse Bay and Deep Water Bay.
  56. Which place completes this sentence about Shek O? The Dragon's Back above Shek O is home to ______'s only paragliding site.
  57. Which place completes this sentence about Cheung Chau? Sun Ferry operates ferries between ______ pier number 5 and Cheung Chau.
  58. Which place completes this sentence about Lamma Island? Car-free and located a 30-minute ferry ride from ______ Pier, the island features nature trails, seafood restaurants, and multicultural communit…
  59. Which place completes this sentence about Peng Chau? Peng Chau is a small island located off the north-eastern coast of ______, Hong Kong.
  60. Which place completes this sentence about Tian Tan Buddha? The Big Buddha is a large bronze sculpture of Buddha, completed in 1993, and located at Ngong Ping, near Po Lin Monastery on ______, Hong Kon…
  61. Which place completes this sentence about Po Lin Monastery? Po Lin Monastery is a Chan Buddhist monastery, located on Ngong Ping Plateau, on ______, Hong Kong.
  62. Which place completes this sentence about Peak Tram? The lower terminus station, ______, is located on Garden Road near St.
  63. Which place completes this sentence about High Island Reservoir? Located in the far south eastern part of the ______ Peninsula, it was opened in 1978, helping to alleviate water shortage problems in H…
  64. Which place completes this sentence about High Island Reservoir? The other was built in the southeast of High Island, connecting it with the ______ Peninsula near Po Pin Chau, a stack island.
  65. Which place completes this sentence about High Island Reservoir? Aqueducts totalling 5 miles in length were also constructed to transfer water from streams around ______ Peninsula to the reservoir.
  66. Which place completes this sentence about Hong Kong Wetland Park? Hong Kong Wetland Park is a conservation, education and tourism facility, located at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai, in ______.
  67. Which place completes this sentence about Chek Lap Kok? The island is located north of ______ off Ma Wan Chung and Tung Chung.
  68. Which place completes this sentence about Tsing Ma Bridge? Until this link opened in 1997, ______ could only be accessed by water, and was completely rural.
  69. Which place completes this sentence about Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre? Built along the ______, it is linked by covered walkways to nearby hotels and commercial buildings.
  70. Which place completes this sentence about Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre? The glass curtain was the world's largest at the time, overlooking the ______ on three sides.
  71. Which place completes this sentence about Hong Kong Museum of History? The museum is accessible within walking distance from Exit D1 of Hung Hom station, Exit B2 of ______ station or Exit P2 of East T…
  72. Which place completes this sentence about Kowloon Walled City? Originally a Chinese military fort, it became an enclave after the ______ were leased to Britain in 1898.
  73. Which place completes this sentence about Victoria Park, Hong Kong? In 1984, an overpass of the Island Eastern Corridor was built along Victoria Park Road, connecting ______ with the Tai Koo Shing est…
  74. Which place completes this sentence about Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower? The clock tower is located near ______ and near the western end of Salisbury Road.
  75. Which place completes this sentence about Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower? Another landmark, the ______ Ferry Pier, is located nearby.
  76. Which place completes this sentence about Walled villages of Hong Kong? Most of the walled villages of Hong Kong are located in the ______.
  77. Which place completes this sentence about Ping Shan Heritage Trail? Ping Shan Heritage Trail is a heritage trail located in the Ping Shan area of ______ District, in Hong Kong.
  78. Which place completes this sentence about Tung Lung Island? Tung Lung Chau, previously known as Nam Tong Island or Nam Fat Tong is an island located off the tip of the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the…
  79. Which place completes this sentence about Ap Lei Chau? Public housing estates were built to accommodate people, including some who had suffered in a fire in the ______ typhoon shelter.
  80. Which place completes this sentence about Districts of Hong Kong? At first the Northern District Officer was stationed in ______.
  81. Which place completes this sentence about Shing Mun Reservoir? Administratively, it is located within the boundaries of ______ District.
  82. Which place completes this sentence about Hong Kong Trail? The popular running path on Bowen Road connects to both Sections 3 and 4 via the steep ascent up the ______ Gap Trail.
  83. Which place completes this sentence about Hung Hom? As of October 2016, Ho Man Tin station and Whampoa station as part of an extension of the ______ line, are available for accessing the Hung Hom area…
  84. Which place completes this sentence about Jordan, Hong Kong? There are also sections offering karaoke, hostess bars and massage parlours; nearby ______ is better known for such services, however.
  85. Which place completes this sentence about Cheung Sha Wan? Before World War I, two ends, Lai Chi Kok and ______, of Cheung Sha Wan had been reclaimed.
  86. Which place completes this sentence about Tai Tam Reservoir? Twelve arches supported by half-round granite columns were also built to prop up the Tai Tam Road connecting ______ and Chai Wan.

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