《在鷺鳥林規劃及實施工程指引》
在2013年及2014年的鷺鳥繁殖期期間，有幾項建築工程於鷺鳥林附近進行，嚴重威脅受香港法例第170章所保護的繁殖雀鳥、幼鳥、鳥蛋及巢的安全。因此，本會於2014年舉辦了一個工作坊，以制訂一份在鷺鳥林規劃及實施工程的指引。來自不同政府部門及私人機構的代表、工程師及顧問參與討論，為我們提供實際有用的意見。終於在本年八月，本會完成了該《指引》，並已發送至環境局、發展局及相關持份者。本會期望《指引》能幫助工程部門、承辦商及項目倡議者於鷺鳥林附近規劃及實施工程時避免造成不必要的影響。最後，本會想籍此感謝鷺鳥研究組、2014年工作坊的參與者，以及漁農自然護理署對《指引》的貢獻及所提出的寶貴意見。
Guidelines for Planning and Carrying out Construction Works at Egretries
Back in 2013 and 2014, there were a number of cases of construction works at nesting colonies of egrets and herons (egretries) during the breeding season. This put at risk the safety of breeding birds, chicks, eggs and nests, which are protected under the Wild Animals Protection Ordinance (Cap 170). These incidents stimulated the HKBWS to organize a workshop in 2014 to develop guidelines for planning and carrying out construction works at egretries. Officers, engineers and consultants from government departments and the private sector participated in the discussion and gave us helpful comments for the formulation of these guidelines. In August this year, the guidelines are finally published and have circulated them to the Environment Bureau, Development Bureau and other key stakeholders. We hope they will assist works departments, contractors and project proponents both to plan and execute works around egretries without causing unavoidable impacts. Last but not least, we would like to thank our Egret Research Group, all participants of the egretry workshop in 2014 and AFCD for their contribution and valuable comments on the guidelines.
