Lung Mei is a mudflat of around 200 metres that locates in Ting Kok, Tai Po. Famous for its rich biodiversity of intertidal organisms, it is a leisure and educational ground for both local residents and visitors.
As a response to the local demand of a lack of bathing beach in the New Territories, the Hong Kong government first put forward the idea of Lung Mei artificial beach in 1998. Yet an underestimation of the place's biodiversity in the environmental impact assessment in 2007 rapidly raised public opposition against the project. In support of ecological conservation, research, campaigns, protests and even lawsuits were carried out by environemtnalists in refutation of the government's proposal. This eventually led to a 16-year delay to the project implementation.
Let's click on the photo to watch a video related to the controversy!
Titled 'the struggle between ecological conservation and urban development in Hong Kong: a case study of Lung Mei Beach',
my project aims to find out the reasons behind such a prolonged planning process through and to provide insights into
how proper negotiation contribute to policy making in conservation and development.
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