Shek O Quarry is located at the south-east part of Hong Kong Island. The quarry has been in operation since 1964 and by the 1980s had created a large scar on the western face of D’aguilar Peninsula. As an outcome of the governments’ Metroplan Landscape Strategy for Urban Fringe and Coastal Areas in 1989, Shek O Quarry was identified as an area of degraded landscape that required rehabilitation.    This led to the formulation of a landscape master plan for the quarry and signing of the rehabilitation contract in 1994, under which the quarry operator was required to:

•  construct a new alignment for Shek O Road to eliminate a hairpin bend and shorten the road by 600m.
• create a new landform that blends into the natural landscape of the D’aguilar Peninsula by reducing the overall slop angle of the old quarry benches and providing a final profile that is more conducive to vegetation growth. 
• create a sheltered marine cove for future recreational use. 
• create a permanent access road and car park for the future land use.
• provide nesting sites for peregrine falcons on the other boundary cliffs.
• plan the slopes with native and pioneer trees to establish a self sustaining eco system and create suitable habitats for birds, mammals and insects.
• creating a landscape that evolves into the kind of advanced ecological community found on the adjacent native slopes with similar flora and fauna.