Coastal Geography

23 Feb 2012

Zhang Xiao's series of photographs (including Coastline No 2, left) of the mainland's coastal areas that reveal the changes to those places as a result of the country's economic development over...

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Unruly dogs, untidy visitors make popular beach Shek O's shame

17 Oct 2010

One of Hong Kong's favourite beaches has become a playground for stray dogs that soil the shoreline with faeces and urine, residents claim.

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Youngsters understand 'world's health is in danger'

13 Nov 2009

With 6,558 participants, this year's Cleanup Challenge was the largest Hong Kong has ever seen.

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Guides warn Hainan visitors to avoid the sea

2 Jul 2009

Tour guides in Hainan province are warning tourists to stay away from the sea, citing the death of two Hong Kong visitors on Monday.

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Barriers to prevent loss of sand at beaches in Tuen Mun, Lantau

25 Apr 2009

Two beaches popular with swimmers and sun lovers will undergo maintenance work from July, intended to stop further loss of sand.

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Government seeks plan to stop beaches disappearing

3 Jun 2008

Sand loss on some of Southern District's famous beaches, blamed on geographical conditions by academics, will be the subject of a government-backed study.

The government is planning...

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Opinion

Placating graduates a work in progress

Updated 5:24AM

George Chen

For HSBC, the first love is apparently not the deepest

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Coastal industries face tighter central control

The mainland's rapidly growing offshore and coastal industries would have to contend with tougher regulations, higher duties and direct central government inspections, State Oceanic Administration...

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Fake beach risk to rare fish: critics

Opponents of plans to turn 200 metres of the Tai Po coastline into an artificial beach claimed yesterday that the sea nearby is host to rare species, and disputed the government's environmental...

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Sand being used to restore beach is just like mud, says councillor

A government contractor has been accused of using poor quality sand to restore a popular beach.

District councillor Shek Kwok-keung compared the sand being used at Deep Water Bay to...

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Cool ideas for hot days

We all know that summer feeling - stifling heat and sweaty bodies - which makes us stay at home with the air conditioners on full blast.

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Disney green bill?

An environmental critic has called on the government and Disney to address unfinished tasks, including destruction of the coastline, and draw up schemes to conserve the local heritage. Do you...

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What's On

BEACH CARNIVAL

The kick-off carnival for the Sony Handycam Hong Kong Beach Volleyball Tournament (Gold Coast) will take place from 1.30pm to 6pm tomorrow at Old Cafeteria Beach in...

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