Aims of presentation: ＊ To determine the effects of land reclamation in HK ＊ To determine whether land reclamation is beneficial to HK ＊ Give the opinion of whether land reclamation should be implementing in HK

Aims of presentation:

＊ To determine the effects of land reclamation in HK ＊ To determine whether land reclamation is beneficial to HK

＊ Give the opinion of whether land reclamation should be implementing in HK

＊ Used to be a mainstay of land supply ◆ to meet ever-growing housing ◆ to meet economic needs in HK ＊ To solve the traffic jam in HK ◆ e.g in Central and Wan Chai area ＊ Help to promote tourism ＊ Encourage people to use public transportations Source: Bocos Fung (2004), Speech by the director of Planning on Harbour Planning. Retrieved 24 November, 2007, from http://www.pland.gov.hk/press/speeches/160304_c.html

＊ Used to be a mainstay of land supply

◆ to meet ever-growing housing

◆ to meet economic needs in HK ＊ To solve the traffic jam in HK

◆ e.g in Central and Wan Chai area

＊ Help to promote tourism

＊ Encourage people to use public transportations

＊ Narrows the Harbour ＊ Create “Dead Spot” ＊ Loss of important habitat ＊ Loss of shallow feeding area ＊ Poor water quality ◆ ∵ soft mud contaminated with heavy metals & organic chemicals ◆ Harm the marine life Lisa Hopkinson, The Environmental impact of land reclamation. Retreived 23 November,2007 from http://www.harbourprotection.org/html/all_page_e_eng.htm

＊ Narrows the Harbour

＊ Create “Dead Spot”

＊ Loss of important habitat

＊ Loss of shallow feeding area

＊ Poor water quality

◆ ∵ soft mud contaminated with heavy metals & organic chemicals

◆ Harm the marine life

＊ Victoria Harbour is a tourist attraction ＊ It is a public asset & a part of natural heritage of HK ＊ Land reclamation damage the view of Harobur ＊ Harbour  River ＊ ↓ no. of tourists visit ◆ affect economy Lisa Hopkinson, The Environmental impact of land reclamation. Retreived 23 November,2007 from http://www.harbourprotection.org/html/all_page_e_eng.htm

＊ Victoria Harbour is a tourist attraction

＊ It is a public asset & a part of natural heritage of HK

＊ Land reclamation damage the view of Harobur

＊ Harbour  River

＊ ↓ no. of tourists visit

◆ affect economy

Government’s view: ＊ To promote tourism ＊ To solve the traffic jam problem in HK

Government’s view:

＊ To promote tourism

＊ To solve the traffic jam problem in HK

Bad effects of land reclamation: ＊ Harms the natural environment ◆ e.g threaten the marine life ＊ Declining the tourism industry ◆ affect the economy of HK

Bad effects of land reclamation:

＊ Harms the natural environment

◆ e.g threaten the marine life

＊ Declining the tourism industry

◆ affect the economy of HK