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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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【好境不「償」】過去十年城市發展 生境永久損失等如1.8個獅子山郊野公園?
【好境不「償」】過去十年城市發展 生境永久損失等如1.8個獅子山郊野公園? 發布日期:2026年4月30日 城市擴張往往會破壞自然生境,為補償環境損失,1998年起政府要求展開大型工程前,必須要進行「環境影響評估」(環評),為補償工程帶來的生境損失和為減緩工程影響提供科學基礎。然而在近年大型發展計劃中,環評亦(不幸)成為了政府為具爭議的項目提供「合法性」的工具,已擱置的交椅洲人工島為一例【註1】。不過即使補償,如重新植樹、遷移物種等,也不能完整補償一些永久損失了的生境,始終城市擴張至自然生境,很難說工程過後整體的生態價值會被以前好,尤其近數十年香港面臨十大基建和各種大小工程,且聚集在鄰近位置,累計影響很大,而現時缺乏整體視覺,從歷史維度觀察香港累積損失了多少生境,亦少有檢視近年香港城市化速度和程度的研究,透過環評觀察永久生境損失屬其中一個重要指標。研究員透過回顧過去十年(2015-2025)有進行「生態影響」(Ecological Implications)評估的工程之環評報告,發現相關工程已經及將會造成的「永久生境損失」(Permanent Loss of Habitat)的土地,竟達1.8個獅子山郊野公園之大。▍北都相關4個工程 構成十年來近半生境損失?研究員透過計算過去10年26項環評報告中【註2】,詳列各種因工程而永久損失的非城市化或受受干擾的生境【註3】,發現累計永久損失1003公頃,足足是1.8個獅子山郊野公園的範圍(557公頃)。當中涉及:永久生境損失種類|永久生境損失面積➢ 農地(當中註明為使用中)|56.73公頃(23.16公頃)=9個多荔枝窩復耕農地➢ [...]
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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.









