机构概况

嘉道理农场暨植物园（Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden，简称KFBG）紧贴香港保护环境资源的步伐，致力提高市民的保育意识，以严谨的科学方法保护物种及生态系统，并提供低碳生活方式的新思维应对世界环境问题。本园通过关注自然保育、永续生活和多元整体教育，重新将人类与自然联系起来。KFBG与公众、政府、学术界、非牟利团体及企业携手合作，共同守护我们的未来。

本园位于香港最高的大帽山北面山坡，被高耸山峦环抱，园内有溪流、林地、果园、菜园、登山径、动物展示区、花卉艺廊、永续农业示范耕地、野生动物拯救中心、本土原生树木苗圃、保育和教育设施，以及充满魅力的蕨类植物径。园区内的绿汇学苑设在建于1899年的一级历史建筑旧大埔警署内，倡导尊重自然与彼此的永续生活。2024年4月，本园更开设嘉道理中心Food Hub，提供住宿体验和创新烹饪课程。

历史沿革

1951年，二战后大量内地移民涌入香港，他们虽有传统农耕和畜牧知识，却缺乏启动资金和土地。嘉道理兄弟（Sir Horace Kadoorie与Lord Lawrence Kadoorie）在这一年成立了嘉道理农业辅助会（KAAA），与香港政府合作，帮助贫困移民自力更生。辅助会向数千人提供农业培训，以小额贷款方式发放成千上万的猪只、鸡只和鸭只，并建造水井、灌溉渠道、道路、桥梁、猪舍及农舍。

1956年，KAAA在白鹤笏（今KFBG现址）建立实验和推广农场，向本地农民和驻港尼泊尔啹喀士兵传授先进农耕和畜牧技术。1995年1月20日，香港立法会通过条例（KFBG第1156章），将KFBG注册为非牟利机构，转型为专注自然保育和教育的机构。1998年，KFBG将工作范围扩展至中国大陆，确立了”和谐人与环境关系”的使命。

植物园与自然保护区

KFBG最初于1956年作为农业辅助会成立，选择此地是因为中央山谷的溪流终年不断，为人类、牲畜和农作物提供充足水源。20世纪90年代初，全球生物多样性面临的威胁引起主流关注，KAAA决定将管理重点从农牧业转向自然保护，将大部分上坡地设为自然保护区，让自然过程恢复，促进植物和动物生命的再生。

如今，KFBG的山坡是一个示范地，展示如何通过将沉浸式植物展示、主题花园、动物特色、永续农业示范耕地和教育体验嵌入自然景观来实现这种平衡。园区内主要是正在持续进行生态修复和增强的次生林，旨在为众多本土动植物提供栖息地，同时保障长期水资源供应，增强应对气候变化的能力。

自然保育工作

KFBG的自然保育工作涵盖动物保育、植物保育、生态系统修复、野生动物拯救与康复等领域。园区野生动物拯救中心（WARC）负责拯救受伤或被非法贸易捕获的野生动物，包括蛇类、鸟类和哺乳动物。中心还开展黑翅鸢跟踪研究等特色项目。

植物保育方面，KFBG在香港及华南地区开展本土植物的保护和恢复工作，从香港各地采集种子用于园区山丘的再野化项目。园区苗圃培育本土原生树木，为生态修复提供种苗。

永续生活与教育

KFBG通过”三H学习”理念——Head（知识）、Hands（实践行动）和Heart（反思与觉察）——提供多元整体教育，重新连接人与自然。嘉道理地球项目（Kadoorie Earth Programme）是旗舰教育项目，为参与者提供深入的自然体验和可持续生活技能培训。

永续生活项目涵盖再生能源、有机农业、社区互助等方面，帮助社区建立韧性，共同创造与自然和谐共处的低碳生活方式。绿汇学苑作为KFBG的特别部门，在旧大埔警站（建于1899年的一级历史建筑）内举办各种社区项目，展示如何在尊重自然和彼此的同时实践永续生活。

游览信息

KFBG提供丰富的游览体验，包括主题花园、野生动物展、农场动物区、爬虫馆（目前临时关闭）和各类教育展览。园区内设有观光巴士、餐厅和农场商店，为访客提供便利。游客还可参加各类工作坊、课程和特别活动，深入了解自然保育和永续生活理念。

官方网站：https://www.kfbg.org

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Overview

Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) raises awareness, undertakes rigorous science-based species conservation and ecosystem restoration, and offers new ways of thinking and low-carbon living to respond to the world’s environmental problems, all while being linked to the resources and lifestyle of Hong Kong. Our work brings hope and improvement, by focusing on nature conservation, sustainable living and holistic education that reconnect people with nature. By working together with the public, government, academia, NGOs and businesses, we help to protect our common future.

KFBG is situated in the rural New Territories on the northern slopes of Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong’s highest mountain, where two steep spurs enclose its deep-set valley. Within KFBG, there are streams, woodlands, orchards, vegetable gardens, walking trails, separate exhibits focusing on live animals, flora and art, sustainable agriculture demonstration plots, a wild animal rescue centre, a native tree nursery, conservation and education facilities, and magical, misty fern gardens. A special department at KFBG is the Green Hub, located in the renovated Old Tai Po Police Station – a Grade 1 listed historic building dating back to 1899 – where we run community programmes to demonstrate how we can live sustainably, while at the same time respecting nature and each other. In April 2024, we opened the Kadoorie Centre – Food Hub, for residential retreats and innovative cooking.

History and Development

In the post-war years, Hong Kong was flooded with immigrants, with many having traditional knowledge of crop production and livestock farming but without stock; others had land but no experience. In 1951, Lawrence and Horace Kadoorie established the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Association (KAAA), which became a key partner of the Hong Kong government in devising and implementing a plan to help Hong Kong feed itself. Through such aid, thousands of people received agricultural training: thousands of pigs, chickens and ducks were bred and given to farmers or sold to them on credit as micro-loans and numerous wells, irrigation channels, roads, footpaths, bridges, pigsties and farmhouses were built.

In 1956, the KAAA established an experimental and extension farm at Paak Ngau Shek (the present site of KFBG) as a centre to demonstrate effective and profitable crop production and animal husbandry techniques. On 20 January 1995, the Legislative Council passed an Ordinance (KFBG Chapter 1156) incorporating KFBG as a non-profit corporation and designated as a conservation and education centre with a new mission. In 1998, KFBG extended its work into Mainland China. The mission evolved to become, ‘To harmonise our relationship with the environment’.

Botanic Garden and Nature Reserve

Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden started life as the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Association in 1956 to provide livestock and agricultural support to local villagers. The denuded, eroded site was chosen because it had been observed that the stream in its central valley never dries out, allowing sufficient water supply for humans, livestock and food plants year-round. By the early 1990s, awareness of the threat to global biodiversity came to mainstream attention, and a conscious decision was taken to transition management of the site to focus on nature conservation in the capacity of a botanic garden, whilst much of the site’s upper slopes were set aside as a nature reserve.

Today, KFBG’s hillside is a demonstration site that showcases how balance between sustainable yields and ecological integrity can be achieved by embedding inspirational, immersive botanical displays, theme gardens, live animal features, sustainable agricultural plots and educational experiences in a primarily natural landscape. KFBG’s nature reserve consists mostly of maturing secondary forest, undergoing continuous ecological restoration to challenge and reverse local and regional biodiversity decline, whilst guaranteeing long-term water supply and offering resilience to climate change and extreme weather events.

Conservation Work

KFBG’s conservation programmes cover fauna conservation, flora conservation, ecosystem restoration, and wildlife rescue and rehabilitation. The Wild Animal Rescue Centre (WARC) rescues and rehabilitates injured wildlife including snakes, birds and mammals, with special projects such as the Black-eared Kite Wing Tagging Project. The centre also handles illegal wildlife trade rescue operations, repatriation and wild release programmes.

In flora conservation, KFBG undertakes native plant conservation and restoration work throughout Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. The native tree nursery cultivates seedlings for ecological restoration projects, with seeds collected from remote parts of Hong Kong to support the rewilding of KFBG’s hillside.

Sustainable Living and Education

KFBG offers holistic education through the ‘3H Learning’ approach: Head (knowledge), Hands (practical action) and Heart (reflection and mindfulness) to reconnect people with nature. The Kadoorie Earth Programme is the flagship education initiative, providing in-depth nature experiences and sustainable living skills training. Sustainable living programmes cover renewable energy, organic farming and community mutual support, helping communities build resilience and co-create low-carbon ways of living in harmony with nature.

The Green Hub, a special department of KFBG located in the historic Old Tai Po Police Station (Grade 1 listed, built 1899), runs community programmes demonstrating sustainable living practices while respecting nature and each other. The Kadoorie Centre – Food Hub, opened in April 2024, offers residential retreats and innovative cooking experiences.

Visitor Information

KFBG offers diverse visitor experiences including themed gardens, wildlife exhibits, farm animal areas, reptile house (currently temporarily closed) and various educational exhibitions. Shuttle bus services, a restaurant and farm shop are available on site. Visitors can also participate in workshops, courses and special events to learn about nature conservation and sustainable living.

Official Website: https://www.kfbg.org