Programme Highlights

Everything existing in this world has stories of their origins and developments. Mankind is curious and continues to try to give explanations on phenomenons they encounter in Nature. From this action sprang various Myths, Legends in ancient times, and indeed, our knowledge on Culture to Science today. The same as we need to know all components of our home to keep our places well managed and protected, so too must we know the Stories of Nature, Natural History, of our own region and country, the most important fundamental knowledge for understanding how to maintain sustainable conditions of natural environments.

All living creatures evolved in water, no life can survive without water. The Aquatic Ecosystem is the first and oldest Ecosystem formed on Earth. The most characteristic feature of the Aquatic Ecosystem is detoxification. The seriousness of the rapid development is resulting in the destruction of various Aquatic Ecosystems from Streams, Rivers, and Estuaries to Coastal waters.

Speaker

Prof. Chong Dee-hwa is the President of Ichthyological Society of Hong Kong. Prof. Chong is a Hong Kong fish scientist and naturalist, whose main research is in fish classification, evolution and geographical distribution. He has been active in various research and environmental studies of Hong Kong Aquatic Ecosystem and conservation. Since 1974, Prof. Chong has been studying fresh water fishes and distribution in Hong Kong. He founded Ichthyological Society of Hong Kong in 2008. His researches and publications include《Hong Kong Stream Fishes : An annotated checklist with remarks on conservation status》, 《Study on the toxic coral reef fishes of China》,《Study on the gall-bladder poisonous fishes in China》, 《Cage net fisheries in Hong Kong》, 《Native Freshwater Fishes of Hong Kong Calender 2007》, etc.

Registration & Enquiries

The seminar is free of charge and the number of participants is limited to 50. The applications will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis with priority given to Registered Young Members. For registration, please register online at https://goo.gl/forms/XNW2SSPkXptDXAf32. Successful applicants will be noticed individually. For enquiries, please contact Ms. Leeman WONG by email: srg.ymc1617@gmail.com