Expedition
Patrick H.C. Lam has organised 15 overseas expeditions in the past 2 decades
- China, England, Spain, Canada, New Zealand, Antarctica, Arctic region
HIghlight: Visit to 2 poles within 10 months
Arctic Expedition September 2011 遠征北極
Like what he did in the Antarctic Expedition in 2010, as the Education Coordinator, Patrick Hak-chung Lam took another 20 secondary school students to Arctic Expedition. All of them had the full sponsorship from Yan Oi Tong, one of the big 6 NGOs in Hong Kong.
They conducted scientific investigation there and exchanged with the scientists on the vessel. They had a special day of exchange with the Inuits in Greenland. It’s also exciting to visit the unique plate tectonic area in Iceland where Eurasian Plate moves apart from North American Plate.
3/9 Flight to Copenhagen, Denmark and transfer to Oslo, Norway
4/9 Flight to Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, the northernmost island of Norway (80′N); fossil hunting, polar museum, pilot testing, coal mine visit
5-16/9 Arctic voyage: Spitsbergen — East Greenland — Iceland
- wildlife spotting, arctic soil and plants, arctic ecosystem, visiting Inuit communities, group project on scientific investigation
17/9 Geography field trip in Iceland for plate tectonic features
18/9 Flight back to Hong Kong via Copenhagen
19/9 Safe journey back Hong Kong
Or you can visit the Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6XB_V_oypk
Antarctic Expedition Dec 2010 遠征南極洲
As the Education Coordinator and Team Leader, Patrick Hak-chung Lam had the Antarctica Expedition with 20 secondary school students. All of them had the full sponsorship from Yan Oi Tong, one of the big 6 NGOs in Hong Kong.
Apart from having life-wide experiences with wildlife and the unique natural environment, they conducted scientific investigation there and exchanged with the scientists on the exploration vessel and at various science stations in Antarctic Peninsula.
Or you can visit the YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UikHG53qYT4
3/12 Flight to Buenos Aires via Paris
4/12 Arrival at Buenos Aires, Argentina
5/12 Buenos Aires, rest
6/12 Flight to Ushuaia, End of the World, the southernmost city of the world. Formulation of research topics in Antarctica.
7/12 Hiking in Glacier Martial, Ushuaia and ecological tour at Tierra del Fuego National Park
8/12 Departure from Ushuaia 54′S
48 hours across Dranke Passage (rough Southern Ocean with 10-meter wave) to Antarctica
11-17/12 Antarctic Peninsula
King George Island (China’s Great Wall Station, Chile Station, Russian Station)
Half Moon Bay: Gentoo and Chinstrap penguins
Wiheminia Bay: iceberg, avalanche
Orne Harbour: hiking and Zodiac cruise for wildlife; exploration vessel hit by a large iceberg
Paradise Bay: Argentina Station, volcanic breccia, Gentoo penguin
Danko Island: an amazing rock tour, read the following article for details
Cocktail_Antarctica_on_rock_Patrick_Lam MS03 version Feb 2011.doc
Lamaire Channel: a very narrow channel with 400-m width only.
Petermann Island: seals, Adelie and Gentoo penguins, new born birds
Pleneau Island Shore: Zodiac cruise for wildlife and landscape
Neko Harbour: snow slide, swimming on icy waters, baby penguin witnessed
Cuverville Island: pearlwort (a special Sub-Antarctic plant), reddish lichen
Students’ 10 research projects in Antarctica. The file below is a summary of the student presentation on 26 March 2011.
20110326 Antarctica 10 groups presentation revised.pdf
48 hours across Dranke Passage (rough Southern Ocean with 10-meter wave)
20/12 Arrival at Ushuaia, Maritime Museum and city walk; then flight to Buenos Aires
21/12 Buenos Aires city tour
22/12 Write up research report
23/12 Return Hong Kong
Barcelona cultural exchange tour 2009
Summer Institute, The University of Toronto, 2008
A group of 11 Hong Kong gifted students (Grades 5-7) went to The University of Toronto, Canada to attend a gifted programme called Tomorrow’s Innovators in the Summer Institute with other 10 students from Quebec in 2008 summer. Patrick Lam was the tour planner, fund-raiser, leader and instructor for the tour in order to cater for the needs of the gifted learners from low SES background. Special thanks should be given to Mr. Jacky Wah-keung Cheung for full sponsorship and Prof. Nancy Law’s encouragement.
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