We need your financial support to protect our country parks from development and eco-vandalism.
Environmental concern groups and hiking associations have been fighting hard in reducing development pressure in Tai Long Wan, Tai Long Sai Wan, Hoi Ha, Pak Lap, So Lo Pun, To Kwa Peng, Pak Tam Au, Lai Chi Wo, Yi O and other parts of country parks.
But development pressure has not stopped. The existing country park boundaries are under threat from those who want to use park land for new housing estates.
The promised designation of new country parks such as Robin’s Nest, Lamma Island, Tung Lung Chau, and Po Toi has stalled.
And the AFCD refuses to put the enclaves of private land deep inside country parks under the control of the Country and Marine Parks Authority. It claims that it is ‘too difficult to manage’.
This has opened the door for the Heung Yee Kuk and village developers to push the Town Planning Board for the right to build village houses in these enclaves. These houses will result in an increase in population, economic activity, traffic, light pollution, poaching, sewage and waste water run off (there are no sewers in the country parks).
We believe that this disregard for Hong Kong’s natural heritage is foolish. The country parks are part of what makes Hong Kong stand out from Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, New York and London.
Imagine our country parks turned into new towns and NT villages? And we could never afford to undo these developments and recreate the parks if we ever wanted to.
The ‘Save Our Country Parks’ campaign includes:
1. Public events to raise awareness.
2. Country park clean up hikes.
3. Fighting small houses in Country Parks enclaves.
4. Supporting a Judicial Review of the refusal by the Country and Marine Authority to incorporate enclaves under the Country Parks Ordinance.
5. Supporting a Judicial Review of the decision by the Town Planning Board to permit small house developments in Hoi Ha, Pak Lap and So Lo Pun.
How to make donations in support of the ‘Save Our Country Parks’ campaign:
1. Cheques can be made payable to “Designing Hong Kong Limited”. Mark on the back ’Save Our Country Parks’ and sent your donation to Designing Hong Kong Limited, 507, Eastern Harbour Centre, 28 Hoi Chak Street, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.
2. Donations can be transfered electronically to HSBC 808-347553-001. Please email the bank-in information to info@countryparks.hk
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Donations over HK$100 will be rewarded with the ‘Save Our Country Parks’ badge! To receive your badge, please include your mailing address details with your donation.
支持保衛郊野公園
我們需要你們支持，保護郊野公園不受發展蠶食及破壞。
環保團體及登山人士致力減少發展郊野公園不包括土地的壓力，如大浪西灣、海下、白腊、鎖羅盆、土瓜坪、北潭凹、荔枝窩和二澳等地。
郊野公園仍然受到興建大型屋苑的聲音所威脅。
將紅花嶺、南丫島、東龍州、蒲台等地納入郊野公園的工作遲遲未開展。
另一邊廂，漁農自然護理處以難於管理為由，推掉將郊野公園內的私人土地交予郊野公園及海岸公園管理局規劃的建議。
如此就打開大門邀請原居民在郊野公園內建丁屋，為郊野公園帶來大量人口、經濟活動、交通、光污染，偷獵野生動物及污水（郊野公園沒有污水處理設備）等情況。
我們相信任何一個不珍視郊野公園的人都是愚蠢的。我們的郊野公園是香港的重要自然財產，讓我們在上海、北京、新加坡、紐約及倫敦中別樹一幟。
試想像將郊野公園剷平為新市鎮或新界的丁屋村？我們永遠無法承擔自己所作出的錯誤，或重建郊野公園。
保衛郊野公園的工作包括：
1.舉辦公眾活動，提升大眾關注
2.組織清潔郊野登山活動
3.反對在郊野公園不包括土地範圍內的丁屋申請
4.支持司法覆核，覆核郊野公園管理局將海下、白腊、鎖羅盆、土瓜坪、北潭凹不納入郊野公園的決定
5.支持司法覆核，覆核城市規劃委員會容許在海下、白腊、鎖羅盆大量建屋的決定
支持保衛郊野公園：
1. 支票抬頭寫「Designing Hong Kong Limited」，背後註明「保衛郊野公園」並郵寄到「鰂魚涌海澤街28號東港中心507室」
2. 存入匯豐銀行戶口808-347553-001，並電郵入數單據到info@countryparks.hk
「保衛郊野公園」熨章
港幣100元以上，我們會送出「保衛郊野公園」熨章以作紀念，歡迎留下郵寄地址。