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立即去信反對在東成里的高樓發展
鷺鳥一起聚集及築巢繁殖的地方通常稱為鷺鳥林，全港約有20個鷺鳥林。由於鷺鳥的築巢地點分佈非常局限，繁殖鷺鳥、鷺鳥林以及其依賴的覓食地和飛行路線都應受到保護。東成里鷺鳥林位於南生圍以南，主要為小白鷺及池鷺的繁殖地，有接近20年歷史。根據2018年的調查，該鷺鳥林共錄得84個鳥巢，是后海灣第二大、全港第三大的鷺鳥林[1]。雖然處於「濕地保育區」及「濕地緩衝區」之外，但繁殖鷺鳥依賴「濕地保育區」及「濕地緩衝區」的河道及濕地覓食育雛，可見東成里鷺鳥林與后海灣的濕地生態系統環環相扣。
可是，近日有發展商就東成里鷺鳥林及附近土地提交了高密度住宅發展的規劃申請（A/YL-NSW/275），項目包括34棟二至三層屋宇以及16棟25至45層高的住宅大樓，建築物高度可達135米，預計人口約11,500。本會擔心該大型發展項目將直接摧毀部份繁殖地，亦會帶來嚴重的人為干擾，甚至令鷺鳥永久地失去其繁殖地。我們呼籲大家在12月31日前入信反對發展申請，並要求城規會及各政府部門做好把關工作，拒絕在生態敏感地立下不良的高樓先例。
高樓發展申請摘要
城規會電郵：tpbpd@pland.gov.hk
提交意見截止日期：2019年12月31日
立即去信反對在東成里的高樓發展
1.【構成不可逆轉的生態破壞】是次項目位於東成里，正正是小白鷺及池鷺的重要繁殖地，也是后海灣第二大鷺鳥林。發展將直接摧毀部份繁殖地，亦會帶來嚴重的人為干擾，甚至令鷺鳥永久地失去其繁殖地。除了鷺鳥林，項目也會導致魚塘濕地的永久損失。然而，發展商提交的生態影響評估嚴重低估發展對鷺鳥林及周邊生態的負面影響。
2.【發展規模過大而導致鄉郊環境惡化】該發展項目包括34棟二至三層屋宇以及16棟25至45層高的住宅大樓，建築物高度可達135米；預計人口達11,500。如此大規模且高密度的住宅發展項目不但與南生圍一帶的自然及鄉郊環境產生衝突和導致整體的鄉郊環境惡化，更為鷺鳥林帶來嚴重的人為干擾。
3.【在后海灣一帶立下不良的高樓先例】過去十年，單單在南生圍一帶就有超過十宗與發展房地產相關的規劃申請，當中更不乏一些提高發展密度的申請，可見后海灣所面臨的發展壓力是相當之大。若現時批出項目，准許發展商興建高45層的住宅大樓，變相「開綠燈」同意在后海灣一帶甚至毗鄰鷺鳥林興建高樓。
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HKBWS: Reject developers’ Christmas present to the breeding egrets and herons! (Deadline: 31 December 2019)
Object to the high-rise development at Tung Shing Lei now!
Herons and egrets nest together in colonies called egretries and there are some 20 nesting colonies in Hong Kong. Due to the restricted distribution of their nesting sites, breeding egrets/herons together with their nesting colonies, feeding grounds and flight paths should all be protected. Tung Shing Lane Egretry is located south of Nam Sang Wai and is mainly the nesting site of Little Egrets and Chinese Pond Heron with almost 20 years of history. According to the 2018 survey, a total of 84 nests were recorded, making the Tung Shing Lane Egretry the second and third largest egretry in Deep Bay and in Hong Kong respectively[1]. Although situated outside the “Wetland Conservation Area” (WCA) and “Wetland Buffer Area” (WBA), the breeding egrets/herons rely on the river channels and wetlands within the WCA and WBA as feeding grounds to raise their chicks. Therefore, the Tung Shing Lane Egretry has strong ecological connection with the Deep Bay wetland ecosystem.
However, developers recently submitted a planning application for high-rise residential development at Tung Shing Lane Egretry and its surroundings, including 34 two to three-storey houses and 16 blocks of 25 to 45-storey residential towers reaching 135 metres tall in building height. HKBWS is concerned the large scale development with an estimated population of 11,500 would directly destroy a portion of the nesting colony and greatly increase the human disturbance, which may even lead to the abandonment of this breeding ground. We encourage all of you to submit your objection to the development on or before 31 December 2019, and urge the Town Planning Board and Government department to be a conscientious gatekeeper, not to set an undesirable precedent for high-rise development in the Deep Bay area.
Gist of the high-rise development application
Email to: tpbpd@pland.gov.hk
Deadline of Submission: 31 December 2019
Object to the high-rise development at Tung Shing Lei now!
Summary of the online petition:
1. [Irreversible ecological damage]: The current application site is located at Tung Shing Lei, which is an important breeding ground for Little Egret and Chinese Pond Heron, and is the second largest nesting colony in the Deep Bay area. The development will directly destroy a portion of the nesting colony and greatly increase the human disturbance, which may even lead to the abandonment of this breeding ground. Besides, there will be permanent loss in fishponds and wetlands. However, the ecological impact assessment submitted by the developer seriously underestimated the adverse impacts of the development to the egretry and the surrounding environment.
2. [Excessive scale of development leading to environmental degradation]: The development project includes 34 two to three-storey houses and 16 blocks of 25 to 45-storey residential towers, with a maximum building height of 135 metres and an estimated population reaching 11,500. Such large scale and intensive residential development is incompatible with the natural and rural character of the Nam Sang Wai area, and will even lead to a general degradation of the rural environment.
3. [Set an undesirable precedent of high-rise development in the Deep Bay area] Just in the Nam Sang Wai area, there were over 10 planning applications related to property development in the past decade, including applications for increasing the development intensity; hence, the Deep Bay area is facing an imminent development pressure. If the current application of 45-storey residential towers is approved, it would imply green lights would be given to high-rise development in the Deep Bay area or even immediately adjacent to egretries.
[1] Anon, 2018. Summer 2018 Report: Egretry Counts in Hong Kong with particular reference to the Mai Po Inner Deep Bay Ramsar Site. Report by The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
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