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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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【為誰優先為誰農】農業優先區的民間創新提案大檢閱!
【為誰優先為誰農】農業優先區的民間創新提案大檢閱! 發布日期:2025年8月13日 數月前歷時8年,影響未來香港農業發展路徑的「農業優先區」諮詢期間,有多達161份市民撰寫意見轉交部門 【註 1】,當中包括學者、農夫、農業愛好者、當區居民、好吃本地菜的市民、行山人士、關注兒女健康的家長、有機食品餐廳和社區小店等,可見民間對於香港農業發展依然關注 。既然這麼多人用心書寫出提議,就此我們也花些心機,在諮詢期期間從百多份意見中綜合當中各種獨到及新穎的提案,以拉闊香港農業與鄉郊政策的未來方向。▍1. 既集中又擴散:實現香港無處不農田除了現時39個農業優先區的選址,許多申述建議對農業優先區提出十多個具體選址,散落在香港各處,更廣泛地辨認出更多偏遠鄉郊、絕世好田、 遠近馳名及近年已有在地復育計劃的地點,包括:坪輋:本地最大有機農區之一川龍:西洋菜之鄉沙嶺:大片農田、魚塘和濕地龍丫排:復育本地米種的水稻田丙崗南:有機農場群落,四季皆產新鮮蔬菜白銀鄉:青皮冬瓜遠近馳名荔枝窩:獲聯合國認證的復耕復村計劃沙頭角:假日農夫好去處這些選址提案比起現時以「集中化」選定的優先農區的策略之外,再加上了擴散化的「散策」,令更多散落各處的、著名的、有在地農業社群、有復耕潛力的農田能夠獲未來優先區的保障。▍2. 農業「一起優先」區?另有不少申述者嘗試拉闊農業優先區以內的討論,建議除了現時選定的980公頃作優先區以外,其餘約3000公頃現劃作農地用途也應想多些辦法成為「一起優先區」,也在區內落實「農地農用」原則及對現有耕地予以保留及補償,既保障農夫,也為本地農業的未來打下穩固的底線。▍3. 土區不二:劃地也要保土//「可否在顧問報告中在「農業優先區」抽取各泥土樣本,並建議適合耕作的農作物 [...]
About Liber Research Community
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.









