I was among people who emailed the government, in response to preparations for development at Sai Wan, Tai Long Wan.
Developers damaging areas that are within yet technically excluded from country parks is hardly a new issue; development was earlier prevented at Sha Lo Tung (long running saga there!), and at Ham Tin, Tai Long Wan, and damaged places include Sham Cheung on south shore of Tolo Harbour. Now, however, the issue is more in the spotlight, and South China Morning Post has been acitive, including with list of areas that have been bought by developers.
From Associated Press:
Take them out, if their numbers are dwindling then what affect if any are they having as an apex predator?? An odd seal here and there! So they won't be missed one bit and the oceans will be a safer place for humans to play in! At the end of the day we are the apex living beings on this planet! All this conservation malarky goes against natural selection and evolution, its time for humans to DOMINATE as a species! Aren't you glad that big old nasty meteor took out the dinosaurs making way for the mammals to evolve? Lets just cull them and ride waves!!
I'm visiting Hong Kong and I've grown a bit tired of all the shopping, but this sounds amazing!
Following public pressure, Citibank has "stopped all credit card promotions related to shark fin" in Asia Pacific. It first halted only the meal promotions in Hong Kong, allowing similar ones in Singapore to continue, in contravention of its own positions on corporate social and environmental responsibility. (The bank cried that 'no one in Singapore had complained.' Presumably they didn't ask the sharks.)
But after the anomaly was pointed out in the letters pages of the SCMP, including by Eric Bohm, chief executive of WWF, as well as by the New York Times, the bank's 'no shark's fin' policy was extended to all of Asia. (The promotions also featured other endangered species such as South African abalone and blue fin tuna.)
So, two cheers for Citibank, who finally came round to the good side, after some severe prodding.
(For original refs, see SCMP letters on 28 July and 2 Aug 2010, and the bank's own letter announcing the change on 3 Aug.)
beautiful !!!!!!
breath taking !!!!!!!
I'm delighted you like the photos.
Ma Shi Chau is very near Sam Mun Tsai, a tiny fishing village. Sam Mu Tsai is on 29K minibus route from Tai Po Market station.
Once at Sam Mun Tsai, head south, to former island, and there's path leads over, and down to Ma Shi Chau.
Ma Shi Chau pleasant; but the rocks aren't too dramatic (for this one, I took from real close, with wide angle). Still, it's one of most easily reached places in Hong Kong Geopark.
Martin
would you mind to tell how to go there ?? btw , thank you for sharing so many beautiful photographs
The top pic is at Shek O Beach
Various beaches have trees above tideline; Cheung Sha among them
Yes, rubbish is important
Yet maybe tougher to give updates on than bacteria - depends a lot on onshore winds, and not really so dangerous, albeit unsightly.
I live on Cheung Chau; complained to district council, and HK govt, re the glass shards on Kwun Yam Wan Beach: led to no real action, as main source is on site that is maybe private.