By Channey Chan, Carlokas Ho, Esther Ng, Elby Ip and Pearl Chan.
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By Channey Chan, Carlokas Ho, Esther Ng, Elby Ip and Pearl Chan
Introduction to Kau Sai Chau (I)
• 5th largest island of HK
• Lie in the centre of Port Shelter• Large mangrove
community on the north part of island (reservoir)
Introduction to Kau Sai Chau (II)
History of Kau Sai Chau (I)
• 1936-1975: military training in aerial bombing and artillery shelling by HK government
• Fire damage and soil erosion by shelling and hillfires
• Dominated by low shrubs and grasses
History of Kau Sai Chau (II)
Before
After
About the Public Golf Course (I)
• Jockey Club was aware of the growing wish of golf course– Build a public golf course with 2 sites, north and south
• Agreement with HK government– HK government: land– Jockey Club: construction and maintenance
• Environmental assessments– Before construction– Become framework of EIA for EPD
About the Public Golf Course (II)
• Known as “environmentally friendly” golf course– "Certified Audubon Cooperative
Sanctuary" – 1st golf course in China to win this distinction
• Aim at promoting golf to public• Not-for-profit-making basis• Has started the 3rd site
construction in 2006• Adopt a long sustainable plan
Rationale for Choice
• Target: Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course
i. Historical background• military training in bombing and shelling
ii. Common sense of building golf course • environmentally unfriendly
iii. Recreational facilities• first public golf course
Our Goals
• Is Kau Sai Chau golf course really environmentally unfriendly?
• Impacts Positive? Negative?
• Assess sustainability of golf course
• Any further development?
• Any impacts on other aspects?
Research Methods of Baseline Information
• Primary research:– Interviews with stakeholders
• Kevin Yuen, general manager of the Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course Limited
– Observation
• Secondary materials:– Government publications– Newspaper searching– Internet– Printed books
• Community Project– provision of a healthy sport– encouragement of compliance in etiquette
and fairness• indoctrinate proper values to younger generatio
n• harmonization of family (parent-child activities)
Baseline Conditions and ImpactsSocial Aspect (I)
– providing therapeutic services to people with disabilities
– assisting in fund raising activities– expanding elite golfer training to the grass-
root level
Baseline Conditions and ImpactsSocial Aspect (II)
– attracting more visitors to Sai Kung
positive effect on local economy– provision of jobs– minimizing the drain of wealth from Hong K
ong to other golf cities– enhancing the growth of golf industry
Baseline Conditions and ImpactsEconomic Aspect
Before development: • little habitats• degraded by hill fires
soil erosion, washouts• shell damages resulted from artillery
practices in the 1950s
Baseline Conditions and ImpactsEnvironmental Aspect
Benefits:• converted the barren island
to a scenic place (improved visual effect)
• re-colonization of flora and fauna • reduced soil erosion• increased hill fire control• preserve coastline
Baseline Conditions and ImpactsEnvironmental Aspect
Present: • minimum use of pesticides• planting of environmentally friendly turf grass
“Seashore Paspalum” for the 3rd golf course currently under construction
Baseline Conditions and ImpactsEnvironmental Aspect
• Served as a blueprint for the drafting and establishment of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) which came into effect in 1998, two years after the KSC golf course had been opened.
• Resulted in clearer categorization of development projects requiring environmental permits: outdoor golf course development is one of the categories of designated projects in the EIAO.
• Green groups are part of the advisory/monitoring committees in development projects ( the government tends to be more responsive to the environmental concerns of the public and Green groups).
Baseline Conditions and ImpactsPolitical Aspect
Types of Participants (I)
• KSC golf course
• Environmental groups (green groups)– World Wide Fund, The Conservancy Association,
Friends of the Earth
• Golf players and visitors
• Government departments– Environmental Protection Department, Agriculture,
Fisheries and Conservation Department, Planning Department and Sustainable Development Council
Types of Participants (II)
• Environmental consultants
• Sai Kung residents
• Sai Kung fishermen
• Kau Sai villagers
Interrelations of Participants
Society
Politics
Community
Environment Environment
Economy
Examples of Interrelations
• Society Economy– e.g. Sai Kung Residents and Job Provision to Sai Kung
Residents
• Politics Environment– e.g. Legislation of EIA and HK water quality
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