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Written by: Zhou Haoyi
2021-06-11 12:22
Last update date: 2021-06-11 12:22
Greenpeace and the local research institute jointly studied the brownfield conditions in Hong Kong earlier and found that there are about 1,965 hectares of brownfields in Hong Kong, which is about 380 hectares more than the government research.
Greenpeace project director Chen Kechun stated on a radio program today (11th) that the government's research scope is not comprehensive, the research data used is also outdated, and the "invisible brownfields" are ignored, so the "number of leaks" is about 380. Hectares of brown land.
Brownfields will cause pollution and threaten the ecological recovery of country parks. There is a double urgency
Chan Ke-chun pointed out that the research data used by the government is outdated. For example, the first report on the use and operation of brownfields in the New Territories published in 2019 is still using satellite images in 2015, and the latest brownfields cannot be identified, and the scope of the research is not comprehensive, and there is no research. Brownfields located in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing districts.
She continued that a brownfield site located on Wo Yi Hop Road in Shing Mun Reservoir had been expanded into Shing Mun Country Park in 2002. So far, half of the brownfield is within the scope of a country park.
She said that brownfields can cause pollution and even threaten the ecology of country parks. She believes that there is a double urgency to recover brownfields.
Cai Nuozheng, a researcher at the Local Research Institute, said that the government’s research ignores "invisible brownfields", which refers to some land that appears to be green, but is essentially idle brownfields, which can be converted into brownfield operations when necessary. He believes that other areas are being developed. Priority should be given to the development of these "invisible brownfields" before greening the land.
He also pointed out that the government should review the brownfields in Hong Kong before it is qualified to discuss other land options.
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