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Where is Long Valley?Where is Long Valley?

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Where is Long Valley?Where is Long Valley?

Bio-diversityBio-diversity

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The results of destroying

Long Valley• Reduce the chance of bird’s survival

~210 birds species found›4 species -vulnerable›7 species -near threatened

Globally threatened species• Vulnerable:

•Greater spotted Eagle

•Imperial Eagle

•Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler

•Japanese Yellow Bunting

Globally threatened species• Near-threaten:

•Schrenck’s Bittern*•Black Vulture•Grey-headed Lapwing•Asian Dowitcher•Japanese Waxwing•Red-billed Starling*•Chestnut-cheeked Starling

Regionally Important SpeciesChinese Pond Heron*Little Egret*Common Teal*Black-winged Stilt*

Restricted range species in Hong KongBonelli’s EagleNorthern Hobby*Greater Painted –snipe*

Declining species in Hong KongWatercock*Pheasant-tailed Jacana*Black-naped Oriole

Locally Important Species•Chestnut Bittern*•Japanese Quail*•Common Snipe*•Pintail Snipe*•Swinhoe’s Snipe*•Richard’s Pipit*•Bluethroat*•Common Stonechat*•Zitting Cisticola*

Painted snipe chick

Grey-head Lapwing

bats

Local cultural characteristicsLocal cultural characteristics

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Ancestral HallAncestral Hall

河上鄉的居石侯公祠Ho Sheung Heng Ancestral Hall

松柏塱村的簡氏祠堂Chung Baak Long Ancestral Hal

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Traditional BuildingsTraditional Buildings

河上鄉洪聖古廟河上鄉洪聖古廟Ho Sheung HengHo Sheung Heng

Hung Shing TempleHung Shing Temple

客家圍的入口及圍牆Hakka Wai(walled city) Entrance

燕崗村的舊式建築Yin Gong’s old building

Traditional Building Structure Traditional Building Structure

kitchenstudy room

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Environmental Issue

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430 signatures from our school have been gathered andsubmitted to the Director of Planning Department.

January 2000

The letter from our students

Lok Ma Chau spur line has become the most objectionable project in the Environment Impact Assessment process.

July 2000

The Executive Council had authorized the Kowloon-Canton Railway corporation to proceed with the project.

South China Morning Post 15/6/2002

The redesigned plan of the spur line , will across Lok Ma Chau underground ..

Actions• Date:27/4/2002• Schools involved:• —Queen Elizabeth School Old Students’

Association Secondary School• —Umah International Primary School

• Activity:Bird watching trip• Role:Young leaders

Reflection

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