|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
| |
Canon Hongkong Participated in “Tai O Cultural and Ecological Tour” to Experience the Traditions and Sustainable Development of the Fishing Village
2015-SEP-12
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Canon Hongkong Participated in “Tai O Cultural and Ecological Tour” to Experience the Traditions and Sustainable Development of the Fishing Village |
| |
| In a hope of strengthening CHK staff’s engagement to the community, Canon Hongkong (CHK) proactively participates in an array of Social Awareness Programmes through the ACT Social Awareness Network of HKCSS. |
| |
| On September 12, 25 participants comprising CHK staffs and their family members and friends joined “Tai O Cultural and Ecological Tour” organized by Tai O Cultural and Ecological Integrated Resource Centre (CERC). Guided by Tai O residents, the cultural walk has provided a great chance for participants to understand Tai O Fishing Village from a cultural and historical prospective. Besides, participants have also learned the intelligent workmanship of villagers by experiencing the making of “salty eggs” and “soybean congee” – two kinds of traditional food in Tai O – in the iconic stilt houses. In additions, through the sharing by the CERC representative, participants have gained great insights on the business vision, operation models and challenges of the centre, as a social enterprise working for preserving the community’s heritage through local tourism. |
| |
| Established by Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association since 2006, CERC is a social enterprise which encourages sustainable development of community by utilizing social capitals derived from local culture and ecology. The “Tai O Cultural and Ecological Tour” project – as one of the best demonstrations of sustainable development of community through local tourism – enables local Tai O villagers to transform their traditional skills into valuable assets by taking up the roles of docents and instructors for workshops, and meanwhile serve a number of 8,000 public visitors every year by introducing them the beauty of Tai O culture and ecology. |
| |
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
