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“Descendants of the Earth: Horseshoe Crab” Creative Community Engagement Event
 

 
 

The horseshoe crab has existed since 4.75 million years ago, about 230 million years prior the early appearance of dinosaurs on Earth. There are currently four living horseshoe crab species found globally, among which, Mangrove horseshoe crab (in the image above) and Chinese horseshoe crab can be found in Hong Kong.

  

Starting from 30th June to 14th July 2016, Hongkong Land together with OPCFHK will present a two-week community event on horseshoe crab conservation, Descendants of the Earth: Horseshoe Crab at The Rotunda. Designed to brush up conservation knowledge and unleash creativity, the series of games, DIY workshops and conservation talks will enable families and students to learn about the indigenous species through the fun-filled weekend activities.

Horseshoe Crab Conservative Activities

Hongkong Land, in partnership with Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hong Kong (OPCFHK) and the City University of Hong Kong (CityU), has introduced a Video Competition to 2015/16 Juvenile Horseshoe Crab Rearing Programme. Students who participated in rearing the juvenile horseshoe crabs at schools created short videos to promote public awareness on horseshoe crab conservation. The videos are available for public viewing and voting via the Facebook fan page of OPCFHK (https://goo.gl/LbthpF) until 24th June 2016 and the results will be announced at the Programme’s Finale Ceremony on 29th June 2016 at The Rotunda, Exchange Square in Central.

To support the Video Competition newly introduced this year, professional videographer and digital marketer were invited to offer a workshop on the skills and techniques of creative thinking and video production, and the students found it interesting and enjoyable.

Under 2015/16 Juvenile Horseshoe Crab Rearing Programme, students were offered the opportunity and responsibility to raise captive-bred horseshoe crabs at school for six to eight months. These horseshoe crabs were then released at Ha Pak Nai, one of the species’ natural habitats and nursery grounds found in Hong Kong.

Creative workshops on the weekends (1st to 3rd July and 9th to 10th July) for both kids and adults include craft-making of horseshoe crab paper helmet, DIY T-shirt Upcycling Tote Bag, Conservation Postcard Making, Embrace Horseshoe Crab Conservation Talks (to be delivered in Cantonese or English) as well as other conservation-themed games. Registration is required for the activities, please visit OPCFHK Facebook page for more information: https://goo.gl/nwMJWk, seats are limited and will be reserved on a first come, first served basis.

Descendants of the Earth: Horseshoe Crab marks the finale of 2015/16 Juvenile Horseshoe Crab Rearing Programme, a major CSR initiative supported by Hongkong Land. Dedicated to making a positive social impact, Hongkong Land holds that education provides the key to nurturing a responsible and green generation of citizens. Supporting the community through education, resources allocation and community engagement, it is believed that the Programme has fostered and will continue to develop conservation awareness in Hong Kong.

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