mkitwah

Two mist nets were found today at Fa Sum Hang, Siu Lek Yuen, Shatin. The location of the nets is opposite to Fa Sum Hang Pavilion.  The case was reported to "1823" immediately at about 11:00 am today.

The mist net was mounted between the bamboo poles

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8/02/2009 20:16

The mist net was almost invisible from a distance.

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8/02/2009 20:16

The location of the nets is opposite to Fa Sum Hang Pavilion.

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8/02/2009 20:16

mkitwah

An officer of AFCD called me on 10/2/2009 and advised that they would inspect the site on that day. I visited the concerned area again on 22/2/2009 and found that all nets were removed and the bamboo poles were laid on the ground.

mkitwah

At least four sets of mist nets were found yesterday (26/12/09) at the farms adjacent to Fa Sum Hang Pavilion (near the location reported in this thread on 8/2/09). I saw nothing in last few weeks and suspected that somebody might get fruitful results recently, which encouraged others to follow.

Reported to 1823 at about 11:30 am and received return call from AFCD after about 5 min. to confirm the details. Another officer of AFCD phoned me again at about 2 pm on the same day and advised that he was at the site and confirmed the locations with me.

Very appreciate AFCD's high efficiency. I would inspect the site and report later.

mkitwah

An officer of AFCD called me on 28/12/2009 am informing me that they would re-visit the site. He phoned me again in the afternoon that the nets were removed. I also visited the site on 2/1/2010 and found that the nets ererted before 26/12/2009 were removed. Thanks for AFCD's effort.

The first photos were taken on 26/12/2009. The second one was taken on 2/1/2010.

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mkitwah

After the misty nets at Fa Sum Hang were removed at early Jan 2010, at least two sets of nets were found again at the same farms on 24/1/10. Though I had called 1823 again but the nets were still there during my visits on 31/1/2010 and 21/2/2010. In my latest visit, one of the net was deteriorated (not removed) and imposed less risk to birds. Another one was still not removed. In addition, a cage with two Red-vented Bulbul were put on the ground. One bulbul was dead and another still alive (see photos). I called 1823 again on that day (21/2/10) informing them the nets were not removed and birds were captured. No response from AFCD was received until 25/2/10 (i.e. after five days). The officer asked for details of the sites and then no further advice was received.

It seems to me that AFCD is not taking effective action on these repeated offended cases though I had highlighted in my report on 21/2/10 that birds were captured. Shall I call 999 instead of 1823 next time in order to save the red-vented bulbul?

mkitwah

Visited the site (Fa Sum Hang) again today (28/2/2010) and found that the deteriorated net was removed. Another one was mounted horizontally above the farm to pretend that it was erected to protect the harvest. However, no reflective materials was attached to the misty net to keep the birds away. The cage was still there but no bird inside.