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Re: Our Hills - The Costliest Annual Fire Dragon D
« Reply #1 on: Oct 26th, 2003, 11:29pm » |
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angry, of course. nothing can be done however... any suggest?
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Re: Our Hills - The Costliest Annual Fire Dragon D
« Reply #2 on: Oct 27th, 2003, 10:08am » |
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I am Delighted to see Owlet-nightjar post so many meaningful questions to make us think what Conservation is.
The event, from the negative side, is loss of trees but from the positive side, it may be the start of new life without consideration of the cause(s) of fire. But must the fire be caused by the careless people or can it be other reasons (e.g. low RH in sunny days)? Unfortunately the photo cannot tell. Of course, normally it is unhappy to see this event esp. it occurs near your house!!
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Re: Our Hills - The Costliest Annual Fire Dragon D
« Reply #3 on: Oct 27th, 2003, 12:30pm » |
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Clear the grass around each tomb before every Ching Ming and Chung Yeung Festival.
People loves to burn the grass around the tombs for site maintenance.
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Re: Our Hills - The Costliest Annual Fire Dragon D
« Reply #4 on: Oct 30th, 2003, 7:27pm » |
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According to a reliable source, there were over 40 reports of hill fires in the N.T. during the Chung Yeung weekend. Some of the fires burned for 24 hours with the Fire Services unable to stop them.
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There is an unexpected effect that the scars caused by the mountain-bikes have acted as a fire break in places.
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Re: Our Hills - The Costliest Annual Fire Dragon D
« Reply #5 on: Nov 4th, 2003, 10:35am » |
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According to David Melville the ex-Director of WWF of all the hill fires in Hong Kong 100% are started by people.
Lets post more pictures and CC to AFCD.
Also I think the Govt used to have a committee to monitor hill fires. but I have not heard about this for the last few years.
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Re: Our Hills - The Costliest Annual Fire Dragon D
« Reply #7 on: Oct 23rd, 2004, 9:16pm » |
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 Can we do anthing more to stop it? 
Date: 23/10/2004
Location: photo taken from Long Valley
Date: 23/10/2004
Location: photo taken from Hang Tau Road
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Re: The Costliest Annual Fire Dragon Dance 年年有山火
« Reply #8 on: Oct 23rd, 2004, 9:54pm » |
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There were over 100 cases of hill fire on 22/10/04. Some 20 people were stranded by fire after visiting graves at Tai Po. All were saved.
無線電視網上新聞重溫 News Report on TVB Jade 22/10/04
本港今日發生近百宗山火，其中大埔有廿多人，掃墓後被山火圍困，最後全部安全 獲救。
星島 SingTao 重陽山火近百宗困24人
10月 23日 星期六 03:30 更新
(星島日報報道)大批孝子賢孫昨天趁重陽節掃墓，在黃色火災危險警告下，本港共 發生近百宗山火，其中二十四名掃墓人士被山火圍困，幸消黎H員及時將山火撲熄A Q困人士均無受傷。此外，在一連三天的長假期，不少市民返回內地掃墓及度假，� 璁b羅湖已有超過十四萬人次出境。
明報 Mingpao 104宗山火 大埔困一家24人
10月 23日 星期六 02:00 更新
【明報專訊】不少孝子賢孫昨日趁重陽節假期登高掃墓，有市民特地前往和合石浩 園，悼念於去年SARS期間英勇殉職的醫護人員。全港昨日一共發生逾百宗山火，其 中在大埔，更有20多人一度被山火圍困，要消防救出。
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Re: The Costliest Annual Fire Dragon Dance 年年有�
« Reply #9 on: Oct 12th, 2005, 1:23pm » |
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12/10/05 明報 Mingpao
青嶼幹線收費亭附近的山火至昨晚入夜後仍未被救熄，長長火龍盤踞山頭。（衛永 康攝）
At least 56 cases of hill fires broke out yesterday, suspected to be caused by offerings left unattended by grave-sweepers. The worst fire, occurring at Penny’s Bay, was still raging until midnight yesterday.
重陽火龍逼近青嶼收費亭 山火56宗 消防密密出動
【明報專訊】重陽節遇上天氣乾燥，在黃色火災危險警告下，疑因前往掃墓的市民 留下火種，致昨日全港共發生最少56宗山火，幸未有造成傷亡。其中大嶼山竹篙灣 花坪山火勢最猛，火場面積達500米乘500米，消防員疲於奔命登山撲救，飛行服務 隊亦需派出直升機不斷投擲水彈撲救，大火直至深夜仍未被救熄。
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昨 日 重 陽 ， 本 港 多 處 發 生 山 火 ， 圖 為 錦 田 高 埔 村 一 群 孝 子 賢 孫 冒 著 大 火 拜 祭 祖 先 。
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孝 子 賢 孫 香 燭 冥 鏹 留 火 種
山 火 逼 近 照 拜 山 港 九 新 界 48 宗 報 告
【 本 報 訊 】 昨 日 重 陽 節 ， 大 批 孝 子 賢 孫 拜 山 ， 疑 有 人 燃 燒 香 燭 冥 鏹 遺 下 火 種 ， 引 致 山 火 頻 仍 。 根 據 新 聞 處 資 料 ， 本 港 昨 日 共 發 生 四 十 八 宗 山 火 ， 其 中 北 大 嶼 山 公 路 對 上 山 頭 的 山 火 ， 冒 出 大 量 濃 煙 ， 火 勢 一 度 逼 近 公 路 收 費 廣 場 。 火 乘 風 勢 擴 散 ， 至 晚 上 十 一 時 仍 未 救 熄 ； 各 宗 山 火 無 人 受 傷 。 其 中 錦 田 高 埔 村 ， 有 拜 山 人 士 不 顧 危 險 ， 冒 住 山 火 拜 祭 祖 先 。
記 者 ： 黃 學 潤
In addition to the fireworks, visitors to Disneyland should have had an additional treat to this annual Hong Kong tradition.
昨晚到迪士尼的遊客應可免費欣賞這個一年一度的本港民俗特色。 
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