I DIDN'T believe my eyes when I read the report headlined, ''Helicopters join fight against sea dredging'' by Kathy Griffin (South China Morning Post, June 25). I am a member of Friends of the Earth and an active volunteer in the Water Action Group and dredging is also a major concern of our group.
We must do everything we can to stop destroying our environment and with it Hongkong's marine life, but does the Environmental Protection Department think it can make a difference with arranging two flights a month to patrol these areas? Don't officials feel a bit silly announcing these ''frequent flights''? Do they even announce the time and day they go up in the air or out to sea? If this is all the EPD has thought of, what a great fight it's putting up.
ANGELA SCHAEL Cheung Chau