Besides general conservation of the countryside, Hong Kong has been actively identifying and conserving sites of special scientific interest, such as sites which are natural habitats of rare species of vegetation or insect.

• 除了一般的郊区保护工作外，政府一直积极找出并保护具特别科学价值的地方，例如是稀有树木或昆虫自然生境的地方。