Early Cretaceous rock formation in HKSAR selected as IUGS geological heritage site

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Early Cretaceous rock formation in HKSAR selected as IUGS geological heritage site

STORY: Early Cretaceous rock formation in HKSAR selected as IUGS geological heritage site DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the park and hexagonal volcanic rock columns 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CHAN YU NAM, Senior Geopark Officer, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of HKSAR 3. various of hexagonal volcanic rock columns STORYLINE: The Early Cretaceous rhyolitic columnar rock formation (hexagonal volcanic rock columns) in Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (Hong Kong Geopark) had been selected as one of the First 100 International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Geological Heritage Sites. It was announced by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Saturday. According to geologists, the columnar rock formation in Sai Kung District originated from volcanic activities in the region about 140 million years ago. Experts believe that a vo

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