A year-long project to renovate a special pond for migratory birds at the Mai Po Nature Reserve has been completed.
The reserve is managed by environmental organisation WWF.
Construction began last summer on one of 13 estuary ponds, or gei wai, to provide better environment for waterbirds staying in town during migration seasons.
Every winter, reserve officers stock the gei wai with fish for the birds to eat in order to reduce the number of fish taken from nearby commercial ponds.
The HK$1.5 million project involved creating a new home for migratory birds.
A series of 'high tide' roosting sites were built. These roosts consist of shallow pools with raised areas of mud on which birds can rest and eat. Twelve manmade islands have also been constructed in the pond.