Chang'e-5 lunar samples to open new chapter in Hong Kong's lunar scientific research

STORY: Chang'e-5 lunar samples to open new chapter in Hong Kong's lunar scientific research DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the University of Hong Kong 2. various of Qian Yuqi working 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): QIAN YUQI, Research fellow from HKU's Department of Earth Sciences 4. various of samples 5. various of people visiting an exhibition about China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe STORYLINE: The geologists at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have received a set of precious research samples, the lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-5 mission. On Aug. 7, the HKU announced that its geologists team obtained approval from the China National Space Administration's Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center to study the lunar soil samples collected by China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe in 2020. This marked the first time that a Hong Kong research team has secured lunar soil samples. At the press briefing held earlier by the HKU, Qian Y

Tree-shaped landscape in north China

STORY: Tree-shaped landscape in north China DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: BAYANNUR, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of tree-shaped landscape STORYLINE: From a bird's eye view, the tree-shaped landscape of Chaoge Mountain in Bayannur City, Inner Mongolia just like a vivid Chinese ink painting. According to geologists, the land surface has formed various of gullies after years of rain and mountain torrents. At sunrise and sunset, the meandering riverbed glows with more color. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bayannur, China. (XHTV)

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