Date News Report

24/7/2000


Shark hunting, collection of fat choi and environmental protection ( Hong Kong Economic Journal - Chinese )


24/7/2000


The result of environmental destruction ( The Sun - Chinese)


24/7/2000


ACE alarmed ( Oriental Daily - Chinese)


21/7/2000


Press report on Long Valley issue missed important points: There are three main issues ( Shing Pao - Chinese)


20/7/2000


H. Kong Rail Line Threatens Birds (Associated Press)


18/7/2000


Panel fails to vote on sensitive rail link (South China Morning Post)


18/7/2000


EPD will make a decision on the controversial Lok Ma Chau spur line (Shing Pao - Chinese)


18/7/2000


ACE comment KCRC EIA have insufficient information on ecology - Long Valley has high ecological value - Member have different opinion ( Hong Kong Economic Times - Chinese)


18/7/2000


The ball of the west rail-hard question were thrown to EPD (The Sun - Chinese)


18/7/2000


ACE gave up making decision on Long Valley railway case (Oriental Daily - Chinese)


18/7/2000


K.Y. Yeung pushed at the back: Lok Ma Chau spur line have to run across the "bird haven" (Singtao Daily - Chinese)


18/7/2000


Lo Wo border crossing building will be rebuilded and expanded, together with new station at Huangguang, which serve 600,000 people (Wen Wei Pao - Chinese)


18/7/2000


ACE cannot reach a common point for the KCRC EIA report (Hong Kong Commercial Daily - Chinese)


18/7/2000


ACE refused to make a decision is regarded as "rare" (Ming Pao - Chinese)


17/7/2000


KCRC chairman, K.Y. Yeung lobbied ACE members personally, in order to get their endorsement on EIA decision (Oriental Daily - Chinese)


17/7/2000


Bird expert suggested setting up temporary wetland for birds ( Ming Pao - Chinese )


7/2000


HKBWS Campaign against Long Valley railway (BirdLife Update - BirdLife International)


17/7/2000


"KCRC Expert" suggests set up a temporary wetland for birds ( Ming Pao - Chinese )


15/7/2000


KCRC Chairman K. Y. Yeung threatened that the Ma On Shan line and the Tsimshatsui extension would be shelved if the gazetted route for the spur line was not approved ( The Sun - Chinese)


15/7/2000


Endangered Black-faced Spoonbill will disappered in the future (The Sun - Chinese)


15/7/2000


Result of the East Rail EIA will be announced on Monday (Oriental Daily - Chinese)


15/7/2000


Announcement of East Rail EIA result. K.Y. Yeung threateded the the Ma On Shan spurline would be shelved ( Shing Po - Chinese )


15/7/2000


Destroyed 10 ha wetland will become an example for future development in Lok Ma Chau. (Hong Kong Economic Times - Chinese)


15/7/2000


BirdLife International criticised the sucessfulness of wetland mitigation (Singtao Daily - Chinese)


12/7/2000


Argument on Sheung Shui Lok Ma Chau alignment arised again ( Orisun.com - The-Sun - Chinese)


12/7/2000


Conflict in Government departments on Long Valley railway (Ming Pao - Chinese)


12/7/2000


Railway development breached international ordinance, Ramsar Bureau send letter to State Forestry Administration (The Sun - Chinese)


11/7/2000


West Rail project worries watchdog (South China Morning Post)


9/7/2000


KCRC's hand cover the sky (Oriental Daily - Chinese)


9/7/2000


University Coalition protested in order to protect Long Valley (Ming Pao - Chinese)


9/7/2000


Nine precious species will lost their home (Oriental Daily - Chinese)


8/7/2000


Rail link report on bird valley "flawed" (South China Morning Post)


8/7/2000


Lok Ma Chau spurline INVADE Mai Po (Ming Pao - Chinese)


8/7/2000


Long Valley wetland (The Sun - Chinese)


8/7/2000


East Rail EIA misleads the public (Singtao Daily - Chinese)


8/7/2000


It is crude to "totally destroy" (Hong Kong Economic Journal)


7/7/2000


International expert blamed KCRC destroy wetland (The Sun - Chinese)


7/7/2000


Kan and green group are being put on table by KCRC (Eask Week Magazine - Chinese)


6/7/2000


Conflict between Government department on Long Valley issue (Hong Kong Economic Times - Chinese)


3/7/2000


Long Valley is a difficult issue to senior government officials (The Sun - Chinese)


29/6/2000


Disaster in bird haven (Next magazine - Chinese)


29/6/2000


KCRC abuse "environmental friendly" ( Shun Pao - Chinese)


29/6/2000


KCRC should be responsible for lying (Oriental Daily - Chinese)


27/6/2000


"Long Valley has no birds" Kan Ping Chi urged for the chance of making money ( Ä« ªG ¤é ³ø )


26/6/2000


Tung must hear people ( South China Morning Post )


25/6/2000


Ecology vs. development? Green Groups opposite the routing of LMC spurline ( Kwn Kau Po - Chinese)


25/6/2000


Be responsible for wetland protection (The Sun - Chinese)


24/6/2000


KCRC threated will give up Ma On Shan and Tsim Sha Tsui spur line (Sing Tao Daily)


24/6/2000


Joint Green group's open letter to Chief Executive to oppose the routing of spurline (Ming Pao - Chinese)


24/6/2000


KCRC threatened will give up the railway network (The Sun - Chinese)


24/6/2000


Government used to "threat" the public ( Oriental Daily - Chinese)


24/6/2000


Green coliation submission their objection in an open letter to Chief Executive (Oriental Daily - Chinese)


24/6/2000


KCRC threatened the public will give up the other railway route if the Lok Ma Chau Spur line is unsuccessful (Apple Daily)


24/6/2000


KCRC destroy biodiversity for the sake of safe transport (Tin Tin Daily - Chinese)


23/6/2000


West Rail destroy Long Valley ( Apple Daily - Chinese)


23/6/2000


KCRC abused the name of CE? (Apple Daily - Chinese)


23/6/2000


A line between life and death (Hong Kong Economic Times - School section - Chinese)


19/6/2000


Birds' haven under ecological threat ( South China Morning Post )


19/6/2000


Constrction sound exchanged for bird call, East and West Rail dragon engulf the NT area (Sing Tao Daily - Chinese)


18/6/2000


Teacher asked for wetland protection being responed (The Sun - Chinese)


16/6/2000


Officials "hostile" to ornithologist ( South China Morning Post )


16/6/2000


British couples complain being treated impolitely (Apple Daily - Chinese)


16/6/2000


Transport Bureau response to British birdwatchers in an impolite way (The Sun - Chinese)


16/6/2000


Wetland will become dryland. Government should have better management measures (The Sun - Chinese)


16/6/2000


British birdwatchers comment on the spurline plan, however, being responsed in a hostile way. (Oriental Daily - Chinese )


14/6/2000


Save Long Valley (The Sun - Chinese)


13/6/2000


Lok Ma Chau spurline start construction before permission? (Hong Kong Economic Times)


13/6/2000


Rail link "must run through bird haven" ( South China Morning Post )


13/6/2000


Lok Ma Chau spurline cause serious destruction on environment, KCRC claimed there is compensation measures (Sing Tao Daily)


13/6/2000


Green groups suspect the effective of compensation measure of Lok Ma Chau spur line (Ming Pao - Chinese)


13/6/2000


KCRC EIA report: rebuilt of wetland (The Sun - Chinese)


13/6/2000


KCRC insist cut through Long Valley, being chellange by green groups (Oriental Daily - Chinese)


13/6/2000


Permanent wetland below viaduct, a trade-off for birds? (Shing Pao -Chinese)


12/6/2000


Green groups comments on the KCRC EIA report: rediculous (TVB.COM)


9/6/2000


International e-mails to Chief Executive's Office, petition for stopping railway destruction (The Sun - Chinese)


6/6/2000


Alternative route must be adopted (South China Morning Post)


6/6/2000


How can birds know habitat relocation ? (Oriental Daily - Chinese)


5/6/2000


Search for ecological heritage at Long Valley (Oriental Daily - Chinese)


5/6/2000


HK 2000 (Radio Television Hong Kong- Chinese - fr 32-50 minutes)


4/6/2000


A Letter to Hong Kong (Radio Television Hong Kong - Chinese - fr 8-16 minutes)


30/5/2000


Alternative route must be adopted (South China Morning Post)


30/5/2000


Rail link must run through bird haven (South China Morning Post)


30/5/2000


Agricultural land crucial home for endangered birds (South China Morning Post)


27/5/2000


Price of Conservation (South China Morning Post)


27/5/2000


Long Valley should be zoned as a nature reserve (The Sun - Chinese)


25/5/2000


Challenge to Lok Ma Chau spurline again - KCRC's saussage-shape artificial wetland (Ming Pao- Chinese)


17/5/2000


Independent committee will investigate the Long Valley spurline case (Ming Pao - Chinese)


17/5/2000


Destruction of Long Valley affects wildlife (Oriental Daily - Chinese)


17/5/2000


KCRC is blamed for driving endangered birds away for sake of financial convinence (Apple Daily - Chinese)


17/5/2000


Rail works "will devastate" wildlife haven (Hong Kong Standard)


17/5/2000


Huge rail plans to put SAR on fast track (South China Morning Post)


17/5/2000


Difficulties for KCRC to avoid wetland destruction (Sing Tao Daily - Chinese)


15/5/2000


Last Haven? (South China Morning Post)


5/2000


Economic Development vs. Environmental Destruction (U-Beat Magazine - CUHK - Chinese )


27/3/2000


Alternative wetland rail lines refused (South China Morning Post)


27/3/2000


Green groups presenting ideas to save Long Valley wetland (Sing Tao Daily - Chinese)


26/3/2000


KCRC refuse to change the plans for Lok Ma Chau Spurline (TVB Jade news - Chinese)


9/1/2000


An alternative route for the Fanling Bypass can save Long Valley (Oriental Daily)


9/1/2000


Long Valley - a second Mai Po (Apple Daily - Chinese)


8/1/2000


Long Valley in the NE NT is a natural wetland habitat (TVB Jade news - Chinese)


7/1/2000


A home for birds or Traffic convenience? (Hong Kong Economic Daily - school section - Chinese)


20/12/1999


Unique ecological heritage can be preserved (South China Morning Post)


19/12/1999


Overseas birdwatchers showed their concern on the threats faced by Long Valley (Ming Pao - Chinese)


13/12/1999


Links threatens bird heaven (South China Morning Post)


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