wetlands

Lantau blueprint scraps worst ideas, talks up conservation, upholds ELM

June 4, 2017 // 7 Comments

After three and half years of aggressive development plans from the Leung government, the Sustainable Lantau Blueprint is a return somewhat to the status quo. The blueprint, [...]

Wetlands dumping not a problem: AFCD official

June 15, 2016 // 4 Comments

An AFCD official has claimed that rubbish dumping on Pui O wetland is not “significant” because it covers a small area. In an email exchange with local community members [...]

This is what trashing the wetlands looks like

January 21, 2016 // 3 Comments

A Hong Kong judge yesterday gave the go-ahead for a judicial review into the dumping of landfill onto Pui O wetlands. The core issue is the role of the Environment Protection [...]

Trashing the wetlands, with a little help from the EPD

January 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Environmental Protection Dept has taken time out from authoring the destruction of Shek Kwu Chau to trashing the Pui O wetlands. The EPD has given the go-ahead for a [...]