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Jack Deng

More than 100 wood fossils up to 5.3 million years old have gone on display in a Hong Kong park, where visitors are allowed to touch the ancient remains.
The fossils, collected by the late Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum, a billionaire and chairwoman of Chinachem Group, were unveiled on Friday, when the first phase of the park redesign to show off the fossils was opened free of charge to the public.
Chinachem, which created Nina Park in Tsuen Wan, said more than 100 pieces of museum-grade wood fossils would be on display, the largest collection of its type in an urban park in Asia.
Visitors will also be able to touch the exhibits.

All the fossils came from West Java, Indonesia and started to form about 2.6 million to 5.3 million years ago in the Pliocene era.
The park’s designer, Chan Lai-kiu, said there were no concerns that the fossils might be damaged.
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“This is like the internet, where you often can only balance as much as possible between safety and fun,” Chan said.
“We will provide the public with a sense of interaction as much as possible within an acceptable range.”
The collection includes the 30-metre (98-feet) “Sun Fossil”, the world’s seventh-largest petrified wood piece.
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Donald Choi, Chinachem’s CEO, said the park would be opened in phases as some fossils were still to be delivered or being prepared.
“Nina Park is designed with the community in mind, with attractions that appeal to a diverse audience of different ages, cultures and nationalities, coming together in this shared social space to explore the mysteries of the natural world,” he said.
The park, which covers an area of 6,500 square metres (69,965 sq ft), also features the Wood Fossil Experience Centre, designed to educate visitors about fossils and geology.


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More than 100 fossilised pieces of wood collected by late Chinachem chairwoman Nina Wang unveiled in Tsuen Wan park
Designer says people will be able to touch rare pieces in new Nina Park and more exhibits to be added later


More than 100 fossilised pieces of wood collected by the late Nina Wang, who was chairwoman of Chinachem Group, unveiled in Tsuen Wan park.


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Hong Kong billionaire’s private collection of fossilised wood goes on show in public park

More than 100 fossilised pieces of wood collected by late Chinachem chairwoman Nina Wang unveiled in Tsuen Wan park Designer says people will be able to touch rare pieces in new Nina Park and more exhibits to be added later

More than 100 fossilised pieces of wood collected by late Chinachem chairwoman Nina Wang unveiled in Tsuen Wan park

Designer says people will be able to touch rare pieces in new Nina Park and more exhibits to be added later