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Mike Kilburn
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140+ mudskipper collectors in Deep Bay! 140+ 花魚佬!
« on: Jun 24th, 2006, 1:35am » |
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This afternoon 140+ mudskipper collectors were seen in Deep Bay. At least 30 of these were inside the boundary of the Ramsar site.
Also, fishing nets had been laid on the mud below the Marine Poilce Post at Tsim Bei Tsui.
As usual the Marine Police did nothing.
The AFCD hovercraft was also seen out on the mud and passing the mudskipper collectors and also did nothing.
It seems the Ramsar site and the protection promised by the Hong Kong Government is completely meaningless when no enforcement is done by the relevant authorities.
What a waste of taxpayers' money to pay for the enforcement bodies (AFCD and Marine Police) who fail to defend our borders and uphold our responsibility to an international treaty. This last part is indeed is a shameful disgrace on Hong Kong.
Today was 140. How many will there be tomorrow or next week because this problem has not been solved while it was still a small problem?
What is the Government going to do about this problem which has continued for many years?
For more information on this issue please see another article on this problem on page 6 of Bulletin no 199 (the most recent issue)
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Re: 140+ mudskipper collectors in Deep Bay!
« Reply #1 on: Jun 24th, 2006, 9:20am » |
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Just plain horrible...
To force the Marine Police to do something, I think the Society should lodge a formal complaint to the Complaints Against Police Office, or even stronger, to the Office of the Ombudsman. In my opinion the case is pretty much indefensible for them.
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Re: 140+ mudskipper collectors in Deep Bay!
« Reply #2 on: Jun 24th, 2006, 10:25am » |
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what a shame to those Tsim Bei Tsui POLICE OFFICER~!
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Re: 140+ mudskipper collectors in Deep Bay!
« Reply #3 on: Jun 24th, 2006, 2:54pm » |
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140+ !
I thought you were talking about egrets!
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Re: 140+ mudskipper collectors in Deep Bay!
« Reply #4 on: Jun 24th, 2006, 3:24pm » |
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Conservation News
February 2006
by Mike Kilburn
Marine Police remain indifferent to mudskipper collectors
On the morning of 4th February 2006, 9 mudskipper collectors from Shenzhen were observed on the Deep Bay mudflats immediately below the Tsim Bei Tsui observation point – inside Hong Kong territory, which is illegal – and has been going on fo a number of years. There can be no doubt that their activities were noted by the Marine Police, who not only have a clear view of the bay from the Police Station, but also sent a boat filled with officers on a circuit of Deep Bay during the time the mudskipper collectors were active in the mud.
According to the law, by entering Hong Kong territory away from a border control point and without documentation the mudskipper collectors were breaking the law as “illegal border crossers” – even Hong Kong citizens require a Frontier Closed Area permit issued by the Police to enter such areas!. However, the Marine Police did nothing until the incident was reported by phone to the 999 call centre. During this time the rising tide covered the mud and the mudskipper collectors returned to their boat (which had been moored in plain view along the channel used by the police boat) and began motoring back towards Shenzhen.
Following the call a Marine Police boat was sent to intercept the mudskipper collectors, and the police reported that they checked the identities of the illegal border crossers (this was observed to occur through a telescope). In the discussion of the incident with the police the following disturbing exchange took place. It was also explained that the fishermen were warned they should not return within 24 hours.
Question: Does this imply it is acceptable to cross the border illegally once every 24 hours?
Answer: No.
Question: Is it illegal if they cross the border after 24 hours has elapsed
Answer: Yes.
Question: What will the police do?
Answer: If they repeatedly cross the border illegally they will be arrested
Question: If it is established that they are illegal border crossers why were they not arrested immediately?
Answer: They did not know they had entered Hong Kong.
Incredibly, the Marine Police accepted this as a reason to take no further action except to issue the warning not to return within 24 hours.
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Re: 140+ mudskipper collectors in Deep Bay!
« Reply #5 on: Jun 24th, 2006, 3:27pm » |
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二零零六年二月四日早晨，有人見到九個從深圳過來捕彈塗魚的漁民在后海灣泥灘出現，地點是尖鼻嘴觀景處的正下方。由地處本港範圍，因此漁民做的是違法行為，而且已經持續了多年。水警無疑知道這些活動，從警署可以俯瞰整個后海灣，而且當漁民在泥灘上活動的時候，一艘載滿警員的船曾經環繞后海灣巡邏一週。
捕捉彈塗魚的漁民並非從受管制的邊境口岸進入本港，同時又沒有通行證，根據本 港法例，是違法的「非法入境者」。就算是本港居民要進入那些地方，也需要取得 警方發出的邊界禁區通行証！可是水警並沒有採取行動，直到有人致電999報案中 心舉報才動手，這時上漲的潮水已經淹沒了泥灘，漁民登上他們的機動小艇（就繫 在水警巡邏的水道旁，警員應該可以清楚見到），啟程返回深圳。
水警收到報告後派船攔截漁民，並稱已經查核了非法入境者的身份（這點我們在望 遠鏡中見到）。以下是事後我們和水警交談的紀錄，內容令人氣結，水警說已經警 告了那些漁民不要在24小時之內再來。
問： 這樣說是否表示他們可以每24小時非法進入本港一次？
答： 不是。
問： 如果他們在24小時後再進入本港，是否違法？
答： 是。
問： 那麼警方會怎樣做？
答： 如果他們多次非法入境，會被拘捕。
問： 既然已經確認他們是非法入境者，為甚麼不馬上拘捕？
答： 那些人並不知道自己已經進入香港範圍。
水警竟然會接受這樣的解釋，除了警告漁民24小時內不要再來之外，便沒有進一步 行動，簡直匪夷所思。
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Re: 140+ mudskipper collectors in Deep Bay! 140+ �
« Reply #6 on: Jun 24th, 2006, 11:13pm » |
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Re: 140+ mudskipper collectors in Deep Bay! 140+ �
« Reply #7 on: Jun 28th, 2006, 12:54am » |
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When reporting these cases to the police, ask them for the Report Book number so that the cases can be oficially followed up.
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