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As Hong Kong government favour the transition into a secondary sector, and eventually a tertiary sector, agriculture became a reduced segment. Organic Farming was introduced in 1988. [ 5 ] An Accredited Farm Scheme for protecting the environment and consumers against residues of agricultural pesticides was introduced in 1994.
[1] [2] There were discrepancies in the number of acres actually gained from the entire project: some sources claimed it added 59 acres (240,000 m 2) of land to Hong Kong's Central waterfront and Statue Square, [3] while some indicated that the total area was extended by 65 acres (260,000 m 2) using materials with a total weight of 3.5 million ...
It later shifted its focus to promote biodiversity conservation in Hong Kong and south China, and greater environmental awareness. It is located near Pak Ngau Shek, encompassing Kwun Yam Shan in the central New Territories; The Farm was built in a valley with streams, woodlands and terraces in 1956 by the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Association.
Carrie Lam proposed Lantau Tomorrow Vision in her second policy address in October 2018.. On 10 October 2018, Carrie Lam's second policy address laid out the "Lantau Tomorrow Vision" which included the 1,700-hectare reclamation project which would provide between 260,000 and 400,000 homes to 700,000 to 1.1 million people, of which 70 per cent of the homes would be public housing. [11]
Hong Kong has ordered the culling of almost two thousand pigs after confirming a second case of African swine fever (ASF) in a month. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD ...
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (Chinese: 漁農自然護理署; formerly the Agriculture and Fisheries Department (漁農署) before 2000, of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for agriculture and fisheries in Hong Kong, conservation projects and issues, and managing the country parks and special areas.
The reclamation of land from the ocean has long been used in mountainous Hong Kong to expand the limited supply of usable land with a total of around 60 square kilometres of land created by 1996. [1] The first reclamations can be traced back to the early Western Han dynasty (206 BC – 9 AD), when beaches were turned into fields for salt ...
Central and Wan Chai Reclamation is a project launched by the government of Hong Kong since the 1990s to reclaim land for different purposes. This includes transportation improvements such as the Hong Kong MTR station, Airport Express Railway & Central-Wan Chai Bypass, as well as public recreation space such as the Central Harbourfront Event ...