A study of the geology of Ap Chau, Hong Kong

Abstract

Ap Chau is a valuable island for Hong Kong secondary school teachers and students to conduct field observation of geology. However, there have been only a few field guides provided by the HKSAR Government to tourists. In addition, although discussions on the geology of Ap Chau by recent literature papers have been made by many geologists, those readers, without adequate prior knowledge of the siliciclastic sedimentary rocks, cannot understand the background and relevant information of geology of Ap Chau easily. Therefore, with many literature reviews discussed in this dissertation, basic geological knowledge towards sedimentary rocks commonly found in Ap Chau can be enriched after studying this paper. In addition, five exposures of sedimentary rocks along the coasts of Ap Chau are logged in two field-visits in order to show the local differences and similarities of sedimentary rocks. I, as a secondary school geography teacher, sincerely hope that this dissertation can help other geography teachers to easily set their schoolbased field worksheets and exam papers.