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Wetlands in threats
“Study on the Ownership of Fish Ponds in North West New Territories” revealed the environmental threats in North West New Territories through strategic research on the land hound by private developers. The fish ponds may be developed through “land sharing” scheme by the Government.
Brownfield in the NT
“Brownfields in Time: Tracing the course of Brownfields expansion in the New Territories” tracked the proliferation of brownfields
between 1993 and 2017, and through case studies discuss the causes of their significant spread, with a view to lay the foundation for public discussion on a brownfield policy.
Missing Options
In the “Missing Option: Research on Temporary Use and Vacant Government Land in Hong Kong”, we discovered 532 pieces of vacant government land with a total area of 301 hectares. The land parcels, being left vacant or “under-utilised” by the Government, can be found in all 18 districts in Hong Kong.
“Honest Consultation” on Land Supply
“Your Real Choices: Honest consultation on land supply” was written by Liber Research Community and the Citizens Task Force on Land Resources to provide counter-arguments on the official “big land debate” by the Task Force on Land Supply in 2018. We have printed 12,000 copies of the booklet for free distribution to the public.
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【探熱專題】唔止康文署泳灘 全港究竟有幾多座海灘?
【探熱專題】唔止康文署泳灘 全港究竟有幾多座海灘? 發布日期:2025年8月4日 全球暖化,酷熱天氣下能在戶外做的運動不多,大城市在熱島效應下份外炎熱,到海灘游水為室外運動少有的選擇。香港地理環境得天獨厚,擁有頗長的海岸線,達722公里,亦有263個離島,但康文署轄下只有42個憲報公布主要泳灘,難以足夠全港750萬市民享用。究竟香港有多少個海灘?現時並無一個正式統計。研究員透過運用政府最新提供的全港3D地圖,配以Google Map及開源地圖OpenStreetMap等地圖資料驗證,點算全港共有至少619個海灘(石灘、淡水河灘、及長度短於20米的海灘不計算在內),並整合成「香港海灘地圖」,連結見留言/Story。*地圖中的海灘若為無名海灘,則會依其所在附近位置作暫名,例如「[附近地名]無名海灘」。若無官方命名但事實上有通用的地名,則須有可靠的佐證才能作準。若有地理不當之處,歡迎公眾予以指正。▍除咗鄉郊近海地區 竟然連中西區和東區都有天然海灘?綜觀識別出的逾600個海灘,當中最長的為大嶼山長沙海灘,全長約2公里(上下長沙合計),其次為黃金泳灘(黃金泳灘、新咖啡灣泳灘、舊咖啡灣泳灘及加多利灣泳灘合計),長約1.2公里,按長度分析:|海灘長度|數量|佔比||20至50米|186個|30%||51至100米|198個|32%||101至200米|141個|23%||201至500米|66個|11%||501米以上|28個|5%|若按區議會分區作地理分析,令人意想不到的是中西區和東區亦擁有天然海灘,分別為「西環港島西廢物轉運站無名海灘」(位於於堅尼地城域多利道下方)、「銅鑼灣消防局無名海灘」和歌連臣角附近的「銀灣」。前兩者屬於維多利亞港範圍內,但須注意,根據法例,任何人未經許可不得在維港範圍內游泳。▍位處偏遠的陌生沙灘還有甚麼康樂用途?近600個海灘之中,大部分(約70%)屬於無名海灘,尤其集中於香港東北部(尤其是在印洲塘一帶)、西貢外海和眾多離島上,渺無人煙,顯示香港雖小但仍有不少無人之境。部分海灘今天雖然寂寂無名,但亦曾經鼎鼎大名,例如:➤ 印洲塘往灣洲的東灣,被船家及附近村民稱為「督爺灣」,因為港督金文泰曾常到印洲塘及往灣洲東灣露營和遊玩【註1】。➤ 坪洲附近的周公島的海灘,在上世紀30年代有天體營開設,被坪洲居民投訴「影響風水」令魚獲減少,及後因而荒廢,至今島上海灘仍然有天體營廁所等設施的遺跡【註2】。時至今天,海灘的意義並不止於尋幽探秘或容納另類活動,而是急速城市化和熱島效應下,城市居民在夏日暫時逃離炎熱環境的去處。海灘對於香港人的重要性,可見於每逢假日逼爆的康文署泳灘。而除了康文署泳灘,亦有不少海灘可供日常休憩之用,例如是愉景灣大白灣、西貢浪茄灣、屯門龍鼓灘等,不少都會吸引遊人前來進行戲水、溜狗、滑浪及沙灘燒烤等活動,亦或會吸引遊艇前往。除此之外,此地圖整合香港大量偏遠無名海灘,可供尋幽探秘或玩水,但必須注意「不留痕跡」(leave no trace) [...]
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Registered as a non-profit organization in 2014, Liber Research Community consists of a group of people who undertake independent research with the development of Hong Kong in mind. Liber Research Community is a testing ground where people with different research interests can get together and improve the research capacity of society as a whole.









