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Joint action between AFCD and Police
« on: Jun 10th, 2003, 1:00am » |
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Message from Mr. K.M. Law of AFCD about the joint cooperation betwen AFCD and the Lok Ma Chau Police on 29 May. The message is in Chinese, which is briefly translated as below:
"Two illegal fishermen were arrested and their equipments were confiscated. There is some signs of reduce in number of fishermen in these days.
It was found that the fishermen were arranged by seafood merchandisers there. The mudskipper were sold at a higher cost (around RMB 11-12 per catty), some were exported to Taiwan.
AFCD will keep close monitor to the situation, arrange patrol and confiscate fishing eqipment. In order to reduce destruction made to Mai Po Inner Deep Bay Wetland, they will closely communicate with the HK Police Force and if necesary, carry out joint action to arrest the fishermen or to chase them back"
漁護署聯同警方在米埔泥灘上拘捕越境漁民
本年5月29日漁農自然護理署聯同落馬洲警署人員一起在米埔內后海灣泥灘上執行 拘捕非法越境漁民(俗稱花魚佬)的行動。兩方人員冒著炎熱天氣及厭惡的污泥迅速 行動，在泥灘上拘捕了其中兩名非法越境漁民，過程順利，其餘的則愴惶離開港境 或逃入紅樹林內。警方扣押了這兩名漁民，把他們列作非法入境者處理，並會與深 圳當局安排遣返。本署人員則將他們的捕魚器具如魚籠、魚網及泥板等沒收。由觀 察所得，此後連日來這些花魚佬在泥灘上的活動(不論頻密程度或人數)已大為減少 。
從這兩名漁民口中得知，深圳有海產收購者安排這些漁民由深圳沙咀乘搭木船進入 港境，利用泥板在泥灘上活動捕捉花魚(即是彈塗魚)。收購者在深圳福永鎮以每斤 十一至十二元人民幣向他們收購，大條的花魚會空運往台灣出售，細條的會留在當 地的漁欄飼養。
本署會繼續密切監察泥灘上的情況，經常派員巡邏並拆除及沒收非法的捕魚器具。 更加會與警方加強溝通合作，有需要時再部署聯合行動拘捕或驅逐這些非法越境漁 民，以減低米埔內后海灣濕地生態所受到的損害。
羅傑明
高級農林督察
漁農自然護理署
濕地及動物護理科執法組
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Re: Joint action between AFCD and Police
« Reply #1 on: Jun 11th, 2003, 12:59am » |
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HKBWS welcomes the action of AFCD and Police in arresting the mudskipper collectors.
We also welcome AFCD reporting the outcome on this bulletin board and offer congratulations for the success of the joint operation!
However we believe that this problem will not be solved by one successful enforcement action.
We would welcome a regular report on the number of mudskipper collectors observed by AFCD or even the Police (The mudskipper collectors are illegal border crossers and have a history of threatening and even assaulting AFCD staff!).
We would also urge HKBWS member to continue to report sightings of mudskipper collectors and post evidenceon the bulletin board - both pix and reports of numers of collectors.
It is interesting to discover that the mudskipper collectors are organised by seafood merchandisers. While there is money to be made the mudskipper collectors will keep trying to come to HK mudflats unless it becomes unprofitable (confiscating equipment by AFCD and Police is a good way to reduce profitability of collecting mudskippers in HK)
I would like to ask AFCD if the mudskipper collectors are also being charged under Cap 170 for disturbance to birds in the Ramsar site?
I would also like to know how HKBWS can further assist AFCD and HK Police in eliminating the problem of mudskipper collectors which has continued over many years.
Mike Kilburn
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TH KWAN
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Re: Joint action between AFCD and Police
« Reply #2 on: Jun 11th, 2003, 6:16pm » |
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I have written a letter to Ms Liu Sao Dong, urging her to take action about this problem. I emphasized the importance of tackling this problem by having liason with the Chinese authority. It seems to me that no matter how hard our police/AFCD colleagues may try, without the joint effort from the Chinese officials, our effort would still be futile.
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