The Hong Kong Seashore-an Environment in Crisis

The geographical position of Hong Kong on the borders of the temperate and tropical zoogeographic regions creates a fascinating assembly of littoral biotic communities when correlated with a local diversity of geomorphological and hydrological eccentricities. The expanding urban area resulting from...

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Published in:Environmental conservation 1976-01, Vol.3 (4), p.243-243
Main Author: Morton, Brian S
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The geographical position of Hong Kong on the borders of the temperate and tropical zoogeographic regions creates a fascinating assembly of littoral biotic communities when correlated with a local diversity of geomorphological and hydrological eccentricities. The expanding urban area resulting from a population that is confidently expected to reach 5.5-6.5 million by 1991 is encroaching into rural and coastal areas. Demand for low-lying flat land has resulted in official and unauthorized reclamation of shores. Coliform bacterial counts in excess of 106/100 ml have been recorded. No coastal parks, conservation areas, reserves, or code exist. Pollution of Hong Kong's seashore is described.
ISSN:0376-8929