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Tropical Storm Lionrock nearing Hong Kong

Tropical storm Lionrock is close to Hong Kong, approaching, and strenghening - so might become Typhoon Lionrock.

Somewhat ironic it has name chosen by Hong Kong, and (of all places a storm with this name could have chosen) looks set to affect us.

Currently, sunny and hot in Hong Kong. But radar on HK Observatory site shows the outer rainbands of the storm are nearby, and edging closer.

Submitted by Martin Williams on 29 August 2010 - 11:03am

Walkathon for breast cancer 3 Oct 2010

Email just in:

Submitted by Martin Williams on 24 August 2010 - 11:53am

Developers versus rural areas inc Tai Long Wan

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.

Submitted by Martin Williams on 19 August 2010 - 12:18pm

Explore Wild Hong Kong!

HK campaign against shark fin eating grows

From Associated Press:

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In April, the state of Hawaii in the United States banned the sale and possession of shark fin. The campaign is now gaining ground in Hong Kong.

Computer engineer Clement Lee set up a Facebook group in March urging locals to cut their gift money to newlyweds by 30 percent if they serve shark fin soup at their wedding banquets. The group now has more than 18,000 supporters. In July, he forced Citibank Hong Kong drop a shark fin set dinner discount for its credit card holders after criticizing the marketing campaign in another Facebook group.

And since June, Hong Kong environmental group Green Sense has signed up 182 primary and secondary schools for their "Sharks We Care" campaign, with the schools pledging not to serve shark fin at banquets and activities.

Responding to the new consciousness, local restaurants are starting to offer shark-fin free menus. Chinese restaurant chain L.H. Group said the response has been positive.

"We get a lot of inquiries and people interested in ordering the new menu weekly since we rolled out in May," said company spokeswoman Toby Kwan.

Local shark fin traders also say they are noticing the shift in attitudes.

"Our shark fin business has dropped considerably. Environmental groups are writing such bad stories about shark fin, a lot of people do not want to buy shark fin now," said Mak Ching-po, chairman of the Hong Kong Dried Seafood and Grocery Merchants Association.

CULL THEM!!

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!!

Thank you for this!

I'm visiting Hong Kong and I've grown a bit tired of all the shopping, but this sounds amazing!

Another step forward in the battle for sharks

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 !!!!!!

beautiful !!!!!!

breath taking !!!!!!!

breath taking !!!!!!!

getting to Ma Shi Chua

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

would you mind to tell how to go there ?? btw , thank you for sharing so many beautiful photographs

shek o beach and beaches w trees

The top pic is at Shek O Beach

Various beaches have trees above tideline; Cheung Sha among them

Rubbish not in monitoring

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.

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