HKBWS Chuan

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24/04/2012 17:17

蒲台島是香港最南面的島嶼，島上除了多個著名地質景點如棺材石、佛手巖、靈龜上山等等外，亦是香港獨有盧氏小樹蛙的天然棲息地，蒲台島的獨特地理位置及天然環境亦造就她成為遷徙鳥類的重要補給站，島上記錄到的雀鳥品種超過300種，達全港總數的六成。

2012年初有人於島上清除植物及放置石屎板，破壞自然景觀及生態價值。原來規劃署早於2001年已建議蒲台群島劃作郊野公園，但一直未得到落實。

我們認為將蒲台島劃作郊野公園是保護該島景觀、生態、文化及康樂價值的最有效及最佳辦法。

香港觀鳥會就此設立「支持蒲台郊野公園」Facebook page，請大家按like並分享大家對蒲台島的關心、蒲台島的漂亮照片、歷史文化遺產.....等等!
連結網址：http://www.facebook.com/SupportPoToi


希望大家向城規會及漁農自然護理署表達意見，將我們的logo放到大家在蒲台島拍攝的照片上，照片可以是自然景觀、文化及康樂活動、動植物...等等，送交城規會(tpbpd@pland.gov.hk)及漁護署(mailbox@afcd.gov.hk)，並寫上你對蒲台島的意見及訴求。向城規會提交意見的限期是2012年5月2日(星期三)。


參考意見：
1. 蒲台島擁有極高生態價值及科學研究價值，城規會應劃設具特殊科學價值地點(SSSI)，
2. 蒲台島曾發現300種以上的雀鳥，當中包括多個香港首次記錄的品種；
3. 蒲台島是盧氏小樹蛙的棲息地，當局應加以保護；
4. 蒲台島擁有高康樂及景觀價值，支持劃設蒲台島作郊野公園；
....等等你可以想到的意見!


Po Toi is the southern-most island of Hong Kong. The famous rock formations such as the Coffin Rock, Palm Cliff and Tortoise Climbing up the Mountain attract many hikers. Meanwhile, it is a natural habitat of the endemic Romer's Tree Frog which is internationally endangered. The special geographical location together with the natural environment makes the island a crucial refueling stop for migratory birds. More than 300 species - 60% of the Hong Kong Total - have been recorded from the island.

In early 2012 workers cleared vegetation on the island and put hundreds of concrete slabs on Po Toi, damaging the landscape and ecological value. In fact, the Planning Department has suggested in 2001 that Po Toi Islands should be zoned as Country Park but this has never happened.

We think that designating Country Park for Po Toi is the best way to protect its landscape, ecological, cultural and recreational values from destruction.

HKBWS has set up the "Support Po Toi Country Park" Facebook page, Please "Like" and share your views, photos, stories about Po Toi.
Link: http://www.facebook.com/SupportPoToi


Please put the "Support Po Toi Country Park" logo on your photos of Po Toi's scenic views, cultural and recreational activities, animals and plants...and send together with your comments to the Town Planning Board (tpbpd@pland.gov.hk) and AFCD (mailbox@afcd.gov.hk). Deadline for sending comments to Town Planning Board is 2 May 2012(Wed)

Suggested opinions for your reference:
1. Po Toi has high scientific value and conservation value, the Board should designate "Site of Special Scientific Interest" for Po Toi;
2. More than 300 species of birds have been found on Po Toi including many Hong Kong 1st Records;
3. Po Toi is a natural habitat for Romer's Tree Frog and the government should provide extra protection;
4. Po Toi has high value in landscape and recreational activities and the Government should designate it as a Country Park...
...etc. That you can think of!



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Logo 可於以下連結下載 The Logo could be downloaded from: [特別鳴謝貓魔鈴義務設計logo! / Special Thanks to MaoMorning for designing the logo!]
(白色white PSD format) http://www.hkbws.org.hk/web/chi/potoi/PoToi_w.psd
(白色white EPS format) http://www.hkbws.org.hk/web/chi/potoi/PoToi_w.eps
(黑色white PSD format) http://www.hkbws.org.hk/web/chi/potoi/PoToi_b.psd
(黑色white EPS format) http://www.hkbws.org.hk/web/chi/potoi/PoToi_b.eps
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HKBWS Chuan

提供一個樣版讓大家參考, 請按個人意見作修改： A Sample for your reference, please amend according to your own opinion:


TO: tpbpd@pland.gov.hk, mailbox@afcd.gov.hk
CC: cnokming @ hkbws.org.hk (移除空格) <-請抄送本會自然保育主任作記錄, 張貼於本帖亦可。

Subject: 支持蒲台島劃作郊野公園，保護蒲台的科學保育價值 / Support Po Toi Country Park to save its scientific and conservation value

本人支持蒲台島劃作郊野公園，懇請城規會及漁農自然護理署：
1. 蒲台島是重要候鳥補給站，是研究及欣賞遷徙雀鳥的一流地點，希望城規會肯定蒲台島的特殊科學價值，保育遷徙雀鳥覓食補給的地方；
2. 蒲台島亦是香港獨有、瀕危的盧氏小樹蛙的天然棲息地，其生境應得到保育；
3. 蒲台島擁有漂亮天然風光及地質景觀，加上各類傳統文化活動，亦應得到保護；
4. 劃設郊野公園可以讓天然環境及自然生態得到合適保護。
5. （請加入個人意見！）

市民　陳大文 <-記得附上名字！

I support Po Toi as a Country Park and I hope the Town Planning Board and AFCD could:
1. Recognize Po Toi's Special Scientific Value, protect and conserve the feeding habitats of migratory birds, As Po Toi is a crucial refuelling stop for them, and is also a prime site for studying and appreciating migratory birds;
2. Po Toi is also one of the few natural habitats for the Endemic and Endangered Romer's Tree Frog, their habitats should be conserved;
3. The Natural Beauty, Rock formations and Cultural Activites should aslo be protected;
4. Designating Country Park is the most appropriate way to protect all these.
5. (add your own opinion!)

Chan Tai Man <-Rember your name!

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25/04/2012 11:06

HKBWS Chuan

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Original posted by brendank at 28/04/2012 21:14
Does anyone know what is planned at the helipad? There is clearly construction underway. Today I observed a large pile of gravel and some large machinery on the helipad. Afraid whatever is planned mig ...

These are Government works being carried out by the Home Affairs Department and Lands Department, probably including improvement of helicoper pad and the footpath. The HKBWS office has asked for more information about the works, and we are still waiting for a reply.

HKBWS Chuan

以下是本會的詳細意見（只備英文版）。
HKBWS's Detailed Submission can be downloaded below.



http://www.hkbws.org.hk/web/chi/potoi/PoToiSSSI_CP_compressed.pdf

特別嗚謝白理桃資深大律師提供寶貴意見，以及各提供相片的攝影師，還有貓魔鈴為本活動義務設計「支持蒲台郊野公園」Logo。
Special thanks to Mr. Ruy Barreto S.C. for his expert advice, photographers who contributed photos to this submission, and MaoMorning for designing the "Support Po Toi Country Park" Logo.

當然少不了Geoff Welch在蒲台觀察及整理多年來的雀鳥記錄以及參與撰寫本報告！
And of course Geoff Welch who birded at Po Toi for years and compile all the records of birds at Po Toi, and participated in the writing of this report!

HKBWS Chuan

雖然城規會提交意見已截止，但大家仍可以將意見送到漁護署(mailbox@afcd.gov.hk)。
Although the deadline for submitting comments to Town Planning Board has passed, You can still send comments to AFCD (mailbox@afcd.gov.hk).

HKBWS Chuan

城規會今天公佈蒲台群島發展審批地區草圖收到的175份申述，當中約80份支持保護蒲台島的生態價值及劃為郊野公園，另外竟有約90份意見希望發展所謂的紀念花園(骨灰場)，包括發展商Splendid Resources Inc.。

保護蒲台島仍需要大家的努力，請於6月15日或之前去信城規會，表達大家希望保護蒲台島的意見，請務必表明「支持香港觀鳥會（TPB/R/DPA/IPTI/1-4）的申述」，否則意見可能被城規會視作無效：

1. 到城規會的網頁 (http://www.info.gov.hk/tpb/tc/plan_making/draft_plan.html);
2. 或電郵(tpbpd@pland.gov.hk)提交意見。

請表明「支持香港觀鳥會（TPB/R/DPA/IPTI/1-4）的申述」，參考理據如下：
1. 蒲台島擁有極高生態價值及科學研究價值，城規會應劃設具特殊科學價值地點(SSSI)，香港觀鳥會的詳細申述文件亦已證明蒲台的生態價值；
2. 蒲台島曾發現300種以上的雀鳥，當中包括多個香港首次記錄的品種；
3. 蒲台島是盧氏小樹蛙的棲息地，當局應加以保護；
4. 蒲台島擁有高康樂及景觀價值，支持劃設蒲台島作郊野公園；劃作郊野公園後當局亦有責任改善當地的設施及推廣旅遊；
5. 早前島上的非法活動已破壞該區的景觀及生態價值，地政署亦正採取行動，當局應予以管制。

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25/05/2012 12:32

The Town Planning Board has published the 175 representations received, about 80 of them support protecting Po Toi's conservation value and support Country Park Designation. However, there are about 90 comments including the developer Splendid Resources Inc. supporting the development of the so called "Memorial Garden" (or "Columbarium").

We need your support to protect Po Toi! Please submit comments to the Town Planning Board on or before 15 June. Please clearly state "I support Hong Kong Bird Watching Society's representation (TPB/R/DPA/IPTI/1-4)" or the comments may not be recognized by the Board:

1. At Town Planning Board's webpage (http://www.info.gov.hk/tpb/en/plan_making/draft_plan.html);
2. By e-mail (tpbpd@pland.gov.hk)。

Please state clearly "I support Hong Kong Bird Watching Society's representation (TPB/R/DPA/IPTI/1-4)" because:
1. Po Toi has high scientific value and conservation value, the Board should designate "Site of Special Scientific Interest" for Po Toi. Hong Kong Bird Watching Society's detailed submission have proven the conservation value of Po Toi.
2. More than 300 species of birds have been found on Po Toi including many Hong Kong 1st Records;
3. Po Toi is a natural habitat for Romer's Tree Frog and the government should provide extra protection;
4. Po Toi has high value in landscape and recreational activities and the Government should designate it as a Country Park. By doing such, the government has the responsibility to promote tourism and improve the public utilities on the Island;
5. The illegal activities on the island has damaged Po Toi's ecological and landscape value. The Lands Department has been carrying out enforcement actions and other relevant authorities should control these activities.

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25/05/2012 12:32

HKBWS Chuan

Yes the paper mainly focus on Po Toi Island. Nevertheless, HKBWS will also highlight the need of protection of other nearby islands during the hearing sessions of the Board, esp. waglan which is known to be an important site. Zoning of a "Conservation Area" would be the most appropriate if not a country park or special area. However, I guess the disturbances on Waglan are mainly come from recreational fishers and maybe some adventurers. This cannot be controlled through Town Planning system.

For the other islands they are not well studied due to inaccessibility, and that's why we did not provide much information on them. However, The planning department has recognized their value in terms of landscape quality.

The background document provided by the Town Planning Board is pretty well-written and is a good official reference document:
http://www.ozp.tpb.gov.hk/pdf/DPA_I-PTI_1_e.pdf


About the case in Lamma as brendan said, is turned down at the moment. If it comes out again, it may be possible for HKBWS to join hands with other green groups to act. The document Brendan talked about could be obtained from
http://www.info.gov.hk/tpb/en/me ... nutes/m456rnt_e.pdf

Beetle Cheng
HKBWS Conservation Officer

HKBWS Chuan

最後兩日啦！你交左意見未？
Two days left! Have you submitted your comments?

HKBWS Chuan

謝謝各位有去信城規會的朋友。城規會之後會聯絡有提交意見的市民，可以有權出席城規會會議在委員前表述意見，不過城規會會議大多在星期五下午舉行。若未能抽空出席的朋友，可以在facebook page或本論壇留下你的意見，觀鳥會代表會整理後在會議上代為表述大家的意見。

仍未提交意見的朋友，仍然可繼續去信漁護署，電郵: mailbox@afcd.gov.hk

Thank you for everybody who submitted comments to the Town Planning Board. The TPB will contact you later and tell you that you can attend the TPB meeting and express your views in front of the Board members, but these meetings are usually held on friday afternoon. If you are not free to attend, you can leave your comments here, the representative of the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society will try to collect all ideas and express them on behalf of you.

If you haven't submitted comments yet, you can still e-mail to AFCD, address: mailbox@afcd.gov.hk

HKBWS Chuan

Po Toi: Magnet for Migratory Birds and Potential Eco-tourism Hotspot by Dr Martin Williams
June 23rd, 2012
http://www.lungfushan.com/po-toi ... dr-martin-williams/

HKBWS Chuan

多謝各位關心蒲台的朋友! Thanks to everybody who cares about Po Toi!

城規會在最近一輪的諮詢共收到725份意見，經過觀鳥會的點算，當中約100份是發展商找到的支持者，另有十多份未能判斷立場，換言之，在這一輪中支持保育蒲台的公眾意見超過600份! 謝謝各位有提交意見的朋友!

希望城規會委員門能重視大部份市民的意見，接納環保團體的專業意見和建議, 規管蒲台島上的發展; 漁護署亦應該回應市民的訴求，設立郊野公園，為蒲台群島提供更佳的保護。

The Town Planning Board received 725 comments in the last public consultation. HKBWS found that about 100 of them are on the side of the developer, while we cannot determine the position of about a dozen of submissions. In order words, there are more than 600 comments supporting the conservation of Po Toi! Thank you so much for your support!

We hope that the TPB members can take the comments of the wider public, adopt Green Groups' professional comments and suggestions to conserve Po Toi Island by controlling developments; AFCD should also response to the public by setting up Country Park to better protect Po Toi and surrounding Islands.

HKBWS Chuan

膠粒事件最新消息(8月7日): 螺洲群島需要你!
http://wwf.org.hk/news/featureds ... and-needs-your-help

Plastic Spill update (7 Aug): Beaufort Island needs your help!
http://wwf.org.hk/en/?7482/Plast ... and-needs-your-help

HKBWS Chuan

HKBWS would certainly make representation on the meeting.
Members who are free to attend are welcome to join, and certainly HKBWS would try to consolidate all comments from birders/public as far as possible.

HKBWS Conservation Officer

HKBWS Chuan

本會得知鳥友收到城規會邀請於9月28日出席會議，若鳥友們未能抽空出席，可委託一位有能力表達你的意見的朋友出席會議。為了節省行政上及其他方面需要的人力，而且本會在會上將會有大量資料表述，本會不建議指派本會作為你的代表。不過，會員仍可（例如於論壇或facebook page）留下簡短意見或照片，本會屆時可以引用這些意見與相片。
本會將盡所能利用我們的知識，包括蒲台群島的生態資料，規劃及環境政策等，在城規會上盡力爭取蒲台群島更佳的保護。

You can assign anybody who are able to present your views. To save time and manpower in administration, and that HKBWS would have large amount of information to be presented during the meeting, you are NOT encouraged to assign HKBWS as the representative. However, members are welcome to leave us short messages or photos(e.g. on the forum or on the facebook page) with your name so that HKBWS can quote the views of HKBWS members during the meeting.
Please rest assured that HKBWS will make best use of our knowledge, including ecology on Po Toi, planning and environmental policies during the meeting to urge for better protection of Po Toi.

支持蒲台郊野公園 Support Po Toi Country Park
http://www.facebook.com/SupportPoToi

香港觀鳥會自然保育主任
HKBWS Conservation Officer

HKBWS Chuan

今天觀鳥會與香港地貌岩石保育協會、各界關注骨灰龕法案大聯盟、創建香港等團體出席城規會會議，同場的亦有反對骨灰龕的蒲台島居民。

發展商Splendid Resources Inc.在會前要求城規會押後會議，但城規會決定如期進行會議，及後Splendid 的代表未有出現於會議作表述。

幾個團體都表示支持城規會的草圖以管制島上發展，但將蒲台群島納入郊野公園才能全面保育蒲台群島及對居民有利。觀鳥會指出蒲台島上的保育價值極高，以及島上值得好好保存的生態環境，亦指出多項蒲台不適宜建骨灰龕的理據。

一些反對骨灰龕的蒲台島居民表示他們的意見未得到尊重，甚至懷疑有人在未得到共識前，利用「蒲台島值理會」的名義提交支持骨灰龕的意見。

城規會仍在閉門審議當中，未知今天會否有結果，但順應發展商要求的機會不大。


The HKBWS with groups such as Association for Geoconservation, Alliance for The Concern over Columbarium Policy and Designing Hong Kong attended the Town Planning Board Meeting today. There were also a group of Po Toi villagers who object to the columbarium.

Before the meeting started, the developer Splendid Resources Inc. requested the Town Planning Board to defer the meeting but the Town Planning Board decided to continue the meeting as scheduled. After that, Splendid was not present at the hearing session of the meeting.

The groups expressed support to the Town Planning Board's draft plan to control development on the island but raised that designating Po Toi Islands as Country Park is the best to the environment and residents. HKBWS pointed out that the island is of very high ecological value and the habitats that require protection, as well as the reasons that columbarium use is not suitable on Po Toi.

Some villagers that objected to the columbarium development said that their opinions have not been reflected, and some even claimed that somebody used the name of the "Po Toi committee for organising festival events" ("蒲台島值理會") without having a consensus.

The Town Planning Board is still having an internal discussion. It is not sure whether they have the conclusion today but it is unlikely that the board would make decisions in favour of the developer.

HKBWS Chuan

http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/express ... 8&55&872808

香港電台新聞:

環 保 團 體 稱 蒲 台 島 具 生 態 價 值 促 限 制 發 展
2012-09-28 HKT 15:07
城 規 會 討 論 蒲 台 島 發 展 審 批 地 區 草 圖 ， 反 對 在 島 上 興 建 骨 灰 龕 的 蒲 台 島 村 民 說 ， 擔 心 影 響 風 水 ， 造 成 心 理 壓 力 。

有 環 保 團 體 的 代 表 指 出 ， 蒲 台 島 具 科 學 及 生 態 價 值 ， 亦 是 候 鳥 棲 息 的 重 要 地 區 ， 支 持 發 展 審 批 草 圖 ， 限 制 島 上 土 地 用 途 。

不 過 ， 聲 稱 受 蒲 台 島 值 理 會 及 部 份 村 民 委 託 的 規 劃 師 在 會 上 表 示 ， 島 上 建 紀 念 花 園 有 助 帶 動 經 濟 活 動 ， 希 望 土 地 用 途 平 衡 保 育 及 經 濟 發 展 。

計 劃 在 島 上 興 建 骨 灰 龕 的 發 展 商 代 表 ， 不 滿 城 規 會 不 肯 押 後 會 議 一 至 兩 個 月 ， 以 查 證 提 出 申 述 意 見 人 士 的 身 份 ， 發 展 商 聲 言 會 提 出 司 法 覆 核 。

HKBWS Chuan

城規會決定通過蒲台島草圖不作改動，蒲台島的詳細規劃將於未來三年內製訂分區計劃大綱圖時決定，意味環保團體及各位關注自然環境的市民仍要繼續努力爭取。
The Town Planning Board approved the Draft Po Toi Plan without amendments, The detailed planning on Po Toi will be decided during the preparation of the Outline Zoning Plan in the future 3 years. Green Groups and citizens concerned about the natural environment still need to fight in the future.


城規會通過限制蒲台島土地用途 (港聞)
http://www.singtao.com/breakingnews/20120928a162241.asp


城規會通過
暫凍結發展蒲台島
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20120928/51079828