HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    Conservation 自然保育 (Moderators: Webcreeper, BBS Moderators)    Landfill in Country Park???　郊野公園變堆填區??? « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Landfill in Country Park???　郊野公園變堆填區???  (Read 1416 times) Andrew BBS Member BBS God     Gender: Posts: 218 Landfill in Country Park???　郊野公園變堆填區??? « on: Jan 10th, 2006, 7:49am » Quote Modify Environmental officials may use part of country park as rubbish dump         Environmental officials are considering turning part of the Clear Water Bay Country Park in Sai Kung into a landfill site.   The Environmental Protection Department wants to extend the Tseung Kwan O landfill site to cope with the city's growing rubbish problem. One option to expand the landfill involves slicing off 5.1 hectares of land in the country park.        A consultancy study commissioned by the department says the plan would have an impact on some rare and protected butterflies and birds.     But it says the ecological impact on the country park would be small.     The plan is now being examined by the Country and Marine Parks Board. Green activists called the plan ridiculous and said its approval would open a floodgate.     The Tseung Kwan O landfill currently receives an average of 8,100 tonnes of waste every day and it is the only landfill in Hong Kong designed to accept chemical waste.     The government estimates that all three landfills in Hong Kong will be exhausted in the next five to nine years. The Tseung Kwan O landfill will be used up by 2011.     The other two landfills, in Ta Kwu Ling and Tuen Mun, will also be expanded.     The consultancy report says the extension in the Tseung Kwan O landfill could be built much higher if it takes up the slope in the Clear Water Bay Country Park. But there are two other options which would not encroach on the park.     Choy So-yuk, chairwoman of the Legislative Council environmental affairs panel, said yesterday she would call a special meeting to investigate the issue.     "Country parks are supposed to be sacred and untouchable. The department seems to be treating it as its private land," she said.     "The EPD should protect the environment, not pollute it."     An Environmental Protection Department spokeswoman said the landfill extension was an immediate solution to the waste problem.      C SCMP 10/01/2006   Whatever next? Landfill in Mai Po?   « Last Edit: Jan 10th, 2006, 1:06pm by Webcreeper » Logged Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement 簡訊通告 -----------------------------  - Membership Affair 會員事務   - Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座   - Projects 項目計劃   - Crested Bulbul Club 紅耳鵯俱樂部 ----------------------------- Discussion Area 討論區 -----------------------------  - General 一般問題 => Conservation 自然保育   - Bird Identification 鳥類辨識   - Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 I   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 II ----------------------------- Special Topics 特別主題 -----------------------------  - Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley 塱原可持續生態管理計劃   - Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺   - Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福   - Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育   - Black-eared Kite 鳶(麻鷹)   - Swifts and Swallows 燕與雨燕   - China Birdwatching Network 中國觀鳥活動網絡   - Winter Altas Survey 冬季鳥類普查   - Nature Conservation Policy 自然保育政策 ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing 知識分享 -----------------------------  - FAQ 常見問題   - Archive 資料重溫 « Previous topic | Next topic »

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