Nature
The hilly area of the island largely remains intact and is designated as a green belt. In 1997 a once lost endemic plant, Hong Kong croton, was found in the woodland beneath the highest peak, Tsing Yi Peak, on the island.
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“In nature there’s no blemish but the mind;
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When the forest shall mislead me,
When the night and morning lie,
When the sea and land refuse to feed me,
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