Northern Metropolis | Lam Cheng plans to collect hundreds of hectares of fishing ponds for conservation

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor proposed in the "Policy Address" the development strategy for the northern metropolitan area. Among them, three wetland conservation parks will be established, involving fishing ponds such as Nam Sang Wai, Fung Lok Wai, Tsim Bei Tsui, Tai Sang Wai, and Ho Hok Wai.

In an exclusive interview with the "Sing Tao Daily", Lam said that he planned to use the "Land Resumption Ordinance" to recover 2,000 hectares of fishing pond wetland.

However, when Carrie Lam attended the forum this morning (18th), she clarified that 2,000 hectares of land is a description of the total area of ​​three wetlands, not all of which are to be recovered. I believe that hundreds of hectares are sufficient for development.

Alleging that not using public power to reclaim wetlands in fishing ponds will only hurt both sides

The "Policy Address" mentioned that there are plans to build three wetland conservation parks with systematic and scientific management in the northern metropolitan area, and to recover 2,000 hectares of fishing pond wetlands.

In the interview, Lam Cheng described it as "extraordinary thinking" and that "private fishing ponds are basically undeveloped" and should be used for land resumption under the Land Resumption Ordinance.

She explained that in the past, many developers would go to the Town Planning Commission for such fishing ponds and wetlands. However, because the Town Planning Commission considers these fishing ponds to be wetlands that can be preserved, and it is not legally required that they cannot be developed. In the end, even if approved for development, it will only be a project with a relatively low plot. Some people will "destroy first, then build". The government will have to invest a lot of law enforcement resources by then, describing it as a "no winner" situation. Therefore, if the land is not reclaimed in a positive way , In the end it will only hurt both sides.

As for whether he is worried about causing judicial review, Lam said that Hong Kong is a society under the rule of law.

Fish ponds and wetlands in the area from Mai Po to San Bao Shu (Northern Metropolis Development Strategy Report)

Conversely, there are times when the so-called flight routes of birds, or even dolphins, have changed the environment. If it is not severely damaged, they can actually continue to survive in space, so they turn around.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam

Fingers, birds, dolphins still find space to survive

Carrie Lam announced earlier that while developing the northern metropolitan area, a number of laws related to land development will be amended and statutory development procedures will be streamlined. The Environmental Group is worried about the adequacy of environmental assessments before development in the future.

Lam Cheng said that it is necessary to discuss how to balance development and environmental protection. He said that in addition to caring for nature, it can also care for people living in harsh environments, especially children. "I understand that some people worry about the environment and love nature, but the market Do people want to live? People who love nature. If the environment where he (child) lives is bad and affects his studies, what is the future of the child? , Birds and dolphins can also find space to survive.

She believes that the development strategy for the northern metropolitan area should be welcomed by many environmental groups, because the government's unprecedented expenditure of money and the use of public power to conserve wetlands has described it as "a long-awaited thing" for the ring group.

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Lam Cheng: Those who are "unreasonable" will "jump in and deal with the countryside"

The last policy address of the former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying proposed to develop land on the borders of country parks to build public housing, and invited the Hong Kong Housing Society to conduct ecological and technical research. However, the Lam Cheng government suspended the Housing Society two years ago. Research.

During the interview, Lam Cheng denied that the suspension of the Housing Society’s research was a "misconduct", but described it as a "virtual government". He believed that there are more than 1.6 hectares of green belts between the country parks and the urban areas. Instead, it means that "unreasonable people" will "jump in to deal with country parks", emphasizing that one inch of country parks cannot be less, and Honghualing Country Park should be added.

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