[San Tin Technopole for dummies] Our wetlands need you!
"Why we should make our comment to the Town Planning Board when San Tin Technopole development will probably be proceeded?" Someone might ask.
It's not because we are optimistic. It's just because we refuse to give up. We don't want to witness Hong Kong triggering the largest ecological disaster that has been avoided in the past 30 years. We don't want this internationally important wetland to be destroyed in silence...
If you still care about this land, fishponds, and wetlands, we sincerely invite you to join us in this race. Express your opinion on San Tin’s future and to let the Town Planning Board to hear your voice. It can be through words, photos, videos, or even voice recordings.
Plan-making is the final stage of the entire development process! Please submit a written statement to the Town Planning Board on or before 8 May 2024 (Wed). There are three ways:
1. For Quick and Easy,
use Greenpeace's platform to forward your opinion to the Town Planning Board in just three minutes (Only in Chinese)
2. For patient guys,
refer to the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society's summary of opinions and email your views to the Board directly
3. For experienced guys
use the official online submission platform to express your opinions
Background on San Tin Technopole Development Controversy
The government suddenly announced in May last year an increase in the scale of the San Tin Technopole development, expanding the development area by 60%, reclaiming wetlands with an area of almost the size of Ma Wan Island. The plan would encroach into 175 hectares of internationally recognized Important Bird and Biodiversity Area, which is not in line with the national and global wetland conservation policies and targets.
The government has officially applied for the amendment of the San Tin outline zoning plan. Once approved, the wetland conservation zonings with legal protection within the 250 hectares of "Wetland Conservation Area" and "Wetland Buffer Area" will be entirely rezoned to Innovation and Technology zonings that are lacking of any wetland conservation intention. Such changes will lead to irreversible destruction to the entire wetlands including Mai Po and Shenzhen.
Visit the "Protect Our Fishpond Wetlands" website for more details
