Established in 1933, Hong Kong Playground Association is a long-time non-governmental organization providing social services to children and young people in Hong Kong. Through the provision of diversified and pertinent services and facilities, it is devoted to nurturing the healthy mind and spirits of young people, for them to become the future pillars of Hong Kong.

The Jockey Club Silvermine Bay Camp in Mui Wo is the first camp under Hong Kong Playground Association. Opened in 1952, the camp provides recreation and environmental education services for organisations. At the 60s, along with the development in social service, the camp strengthened its recreational activities for young people. Starting from the 90s, the camp extended its target groups from students to churches, universities, non-governmental organisations and private groups, the camp activities also became more multi-dimensional. 

The Silvermine Bay Camp had a large-scale reconstruction work 2011. The new camp is 2568 m² in size, offering accommodation for 180 people in total. There are various environmental facilities in the camp, which include green rooftops, eco-park and paths, also new educational and recreational facilities, including multi-function halls, multi-media rooms, environmental education corridors, an archery range, rope course, etc.

We have installed 240 solar photovoltaic(PV) panels on the rooftop of 5 of the camp buildings, with a system capacity of 94.8 kW and the power generation in the first year was 89,700 kWh.

The campsite possessed a small environmental facility early on, and the installation of solar PV systems give HKPA a large-scale facility for educational purposes. Moreover, the systems have opened up opportunities for them to collaborate with other organisations in terms of environmental aspects.

Information Source: Hong Kong Playground Association