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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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【有「據」講句】香港10大開放數據排行榜2026出爐逐「據」講!
【有「據」講句】香港10大開放數據排行榜2026出爐逐「據」講! 發布日期：2026年6月15日 研究社近日積極探索政府近年在開放數據平台公開的數據集和相關程式，引介了10種用途與特色各異的數據工具，當中部分對大眾衣食住行帶來實用價值【註1】，亦有部分能加深市民對自身城市不同層面的了解【註2】。綜合了過去研究社幾年數百項研究工作的使用經驗，排列以下10種開放數據的排名，透過呈現及引介其各種獨特價值，期望大家亦能「用得著」：==➤ 第1位｜城市面面觀：Open3D HK可視化三維地圖｜獨特之處：細緻度研究員往常關注土地、規劃等議題，離不開各種地圖工具，而三維地圖在呈現城市地貌的視覺上，可謂最為細緻，甚至可將其用於偵查僭建建築物。除了直觀地比較建築物高低，甚至能「透視」部分大樓整體結構，亦有部分地景容許用家比較今昔。整份數據不僅對研究者有用，對各業界如規劃、運輸，甚至設計遊戲者同樣實用，公眾亦可以此探索城市各處。其細緻促使用者可構思多元實用功能，亦同樣有可不斷強化之空間，如新加坡的三維地圖，有建築物影子分析、窗口視覺等功能，亦同樣值得借鑒。==➤ [...]
Findings
The map of “under-utilised” government land
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.