In the SCMP today there was a follow on article related to the plans to setup an artificial beach in at Lung Mei village near Taipo. The previous posting on this subject can be found HERE
A few key points about this article:
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Hong Kong Wildlife forum a Hong Kong online community have being actively campaigning to save the 200 metre stretch of valuable coastline.
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Over two weekends volunteers surveyed the beach and recorded more than 100 marine species FIVE times the number cited in the government reports.
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Places such as Lung Mei are an invaluable natural classroom and are irreplaceable.
The Hong Kong government needs ensure that development is controlled and sustainable. Given the findings of the olunteers we question the validity of the environmental impact assessment carried out by the EPD.