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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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【萬家「燈」火】休漁期現鋪天漁燈 映照數萬戶香港市民?
【萬家「燈」火】休漁期現鋪天漁燈 映照數萬戶香港市民? 近年每逢內地休漁期(每年5月至8月中),便會有大量設強光燈的漁船,駛進香港海域捕魚,其產生的光害令香港南邊和東邊向海的天空「非常熱鬧」,亦影響部分近岸居民作息,網上亦有社交媒體群組,亦有不知光源為何的民眾詢問,已經引來不少市民關注。 研究員整理近3年網民紀錄的相關相片或影片,針對有違規,即未有妥善使用光罩的漁燈相片或影片,按照片中的地理特徵進行位置判辨,成功識別出至少25處受漁船強光影響地點,對應海域主要覆蓋香港的東、南面。 研究員再透過地理資訊工具,將光源影響範圍,疊置於香港地圖上,發現受影響的鄰近海岸者,至少逾百個市民棲居地,涉及15條主要村落屋群,以及83個近岸屋苑(包括多於4幢以上的獨立屋屋苑)或宿舍、醫院等其他居住處所,受影響者潛在數以萬計。 ▍西貢、南區、南大嶼對出海域成漁燈重災區? 水域漁船非法使用光燈的情況,近年廣受關注,亦使近岸居民感到困擾【註1】。例如在「香港漁船違法使用光燈關注組」等專頁上,每逢休漁期時份,便會有大量網民發布相關紀錄,當中甚至有影片是拍攝在飛機上,俯瞰則能看到漁船星羅棋布地出現在不同海域。當中能被研究員認出的25個受影響者拍攝地點包括:➤ 受影響者的拍攝地點 1. 大嶼山長沙沙灘|2. [...]
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.









