A Clinton Global Initiative Commitment

Beachsavers
A Clinton Global Initiative Commitment
Beachsavers
Contents
1.The Mission
2.The Reason
3.The Problem
4.The Misunderstanding
5.The Rubbish
6.The Sources
7.Another Problem
8.The Current Situation
9.The Proposal
10.The Government Entity
11.Beach Maintenance
12.Life Safety and Rescue
13.Beach Architecture
14.Beach Signage
15.HK Marine Police
16.HK Community
17.Beach Sculpture
18.Clinton Global Initiative
19.The Commitment
20.Summary
21.Moving Forward
22.Index of Hong Kong’s Beaches
The Mission
“To establish a sustainable method of keeping Hong Kong’s beaches
clean and free of ocean and land born trash and pollution for the
benefit current and future generations of Hong Kong residents.”
Tung Ping Chau NT
The Reason
Hong Kong is the only major city in Asia that is surrounded by
natural beaches, yet many of these assets are being threatened
by neglect, refuse and pollution.
Leung Shuen Wan Hoi
Sai Kung
The Problem
Hong Kong’s beaches are littered with tons of rubbish each day,
and yet there is no sustainable system in place to prevent this from
reoccurring unlike in other world class cities.
Big Wave Bay Beach
The Misunderstanding
Design
It is believed by some Government officers that 80% of the rubbish found
on Hong Kong’s beaches comes from the land (campers, day trippers etc.)
but we believe that most of the rubbish comes from the sea.
Tung O Wan Lamma
The Rubbish
What does it consist of ?
Big Wave Bay Beach
Green sign from
Chaweng Beach Koh
Samui
Recorded Rubbish
•Polystyrene Foam
•Cigarette Lighters
•Syringes
•Light Bulbs
•Building Materials
•Fishing tackle
•Plastic Bottles
•Plastic Bottle Tops
•Clothing
•Timber
•Rubber
•Rope
•Plastic Bags
•Aluminium Cans
•Packaging
•Broken Glass
•Ring Pulls
•Tar and oil
•Batteries
•Engine Parts
The Sources
of the rubbish
Design
•Fishing Boats
•No Bins or Stockades
•Storms
•Coastal Shipping •Stray dogs & animals •Hikers and Campers
•Pleasure Craft •Unsecured Bins
•Swimmers and Surfers
Mong Tun Wan, Lantau
Big Wave Bay Beach
Another Problem
Leung Shuen Wan Hoi
Sai Kung
In alphabetical order
Beach management in Hong Kong is currently administered by a
number of different Government departments depending on the
location, access and classification of the individual beach.
•AFCD
•CMPA
•EPD
•FEHD
•LCSD
•MD
and District Boards!
The Current Situation
Tai Long Wan Sai Kung
Country and Marine Parks Authority
The Country and Marine Parks Authority, part of the Agricultural
Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) is responsible for the
cleanliness of beaches in Hong Kong’s Country and Marine Parks
Perhaps the most
effective of all
rubbish collection
devices, the CMPA
provides large refuse
bins called “Litter
Stockades.” These
are built to with
stand most wave and
tidal action and are
sensitively located off
the sand areas. They
are also designed to
blend in with the
environment.
This should be
considered by the
LCSD and FEHD.
The Current Situation
Deep Water Bay
HK Island
Environmental Protection Department
The EPD issues weekly gradings from 1 -4 for the beach water
quality based on the level of E coli in the water on gazetted
beaches which are open for swimming. This information is
advised to the public on its website, the beach hotline, beach
noticeboards and weekly press releases. The EPD also ranks the
beaches annually on water quality.
The 4 grades given
by the EPD are:
1- Good
2- Fair
3- Poor
4- Very Poor
The
Current
Situation
Beach
Management
Leung Shuen Wan Hoi
Sai Kung
Food
Current
and Situation
Environmental Hygiene Department
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD)
is responsible for the cleanliness of many but not all of the
(non - gazetted) beaches.
The Country and Marine Parks Authority, under the Agricultural
Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) is responsible
for the cleanliness of beaches in Country and Marine Parks
Provision of green
FEHD bins are
ineffective as they
are often poorly
secured and
susceptible to
wave and tide
action plus wild
dogs and animals,
scattering trash
around the bins .
The
Current
Situation
Beach
Management
Leisure
Currentand
Situation
Cultural Services Department
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department
(LCSD) is responsible for the cleanliness of 41
public (gazetted) beaches with 12 on HK Island
1. Deep Water Bay Beach #
2. Repulse Bay Beach #
3. Middle Bay Beach #
4. South Bay Beach #
5 .Chung Hom Kok Beach #
6. St. Stephen's Beach #
7. Stanley Main Beach #
8. Hairpin Beach !
9. Turtle Cove Beach #
10. Shek O Beach #
11. Rocky Bay Beach !
12. Big Wave Bay Beach #
! Beach is not open for
swimming
# Beaches provided with
shark prevention nets
1. Hung Shing Yeh Beach #
The
Current
Situation
Beach
Management
Leisure
Currentand
Situation
Cultural Services
2. Lo So Shing Beach #
Cheung Chau
3. Kwun Yam Beach #
4. Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach #
Lantau Island
5. Silver Mine Bay Beach #
6. Pui O Bay Beach #
7. Lower Cheung Sha Beach #
8. Upper Cheung Sha Beach #
9. Tong Fuk Beach #
Tuen Mun
10. Butterfly Beach #
11. Castle Peak Beach #
12. Kadoorie Beach #
13. Cafeteria Old Beach #
14. Cafeteria New Beach #
bathing beaches - total 12 on HK Island
15. Golden Beach #
Tsuen Wan
16. Anglers' Beach !
17. Gemini Beaches !
...and 29 in the New Territories
18. Hoi Mei Wan Beach !
19. Casam Beach !
20. Lido Beach !
21. Ting Kau Beach !
22. Approach Beach !
23. Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach #
Sai Kung
24. Trio Beach #
25. Kiu Tsui Beach #
26. Hap Mun Bay Beach #
27. Silverstrand Beach #
28. Clear Water Bay 1st Beach #
29. Clear Water Bay 2nd Beach #
! Beach is not open for swimming
# Beaches provided with shark
prevention nets
The Current Situation
Big Wave Bay
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
The LCSD employs a mixture of
modern and antiquated equipment.
Rows of bins as
deployed on the
LCSD managed
beaches have
been found, in
other cities, to
fail in preventing
rubbish from
being left in the
sand. Central
collection areas
like the Litter
Stockades used
by the CPMA are
a more effective
and less obtrusive.
form of trash
collection.
The
Current
Situation
Beach
Management
Marine
Current
Department
Situation
The Marine Department is responsible for the removal of
floating refuse and employs a fleet of 70 scavenger contractors
working 7 days a week. Items shown below that wash ashore
are left to accumulate on non gazetted beaches and harbours.
Ha Mei Wan, Lamma
The
Current
Situation
Beach
Management
Shum Wan Pier,
Aberdeen Harbour
Marine
Current
Department
Situation
Enacted in 1995,
this regulation may
need to be updated
due to increased
shipping movements.
The dumping of floating refuse, plastics, food stuffs, oil, packing
materials, clothes etc is prohibited under the Marine Department’s
Merchant Shipping regulation Chapter 413J
The Proposal
Beachsavers propose that either one
new or one current Government
entity shall be empowered to be
responsible for all aspects concerning
the beaches of Hong Kong.
Kwun Yam Wan,
Cheung Chau
The Government Entity
PROPOSED AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
•Beach Maintenance and cleanliness
•Beach Management
•Life Safety and Rescue
•Beach Amenities
•Beach Signage
Bondi Beach Sydney
Beach Maintenance
and Cleanliness
! Purpose made beach cleaning equipment will need to
be purchased and deployed on a daily basis.
Point Piper Sydney
Life Safety & Rescue
Looking Forward
! State of the Art Beach Rescue equipment shall be deployed
The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD)
is responsible for the cleanliness of [ ] public (non - gazetted)
beaches with [12] on HK Island and [ ] in the New Territories.
The Marine Department is responsible for the removal
of floating marine refuse but not when it washes ashore.
The Country and Marine Parks Authority, under the Agricultural
Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) is responsible for the
cleanliness of beaches in Country and Marine Parks
Bondi Beach Sydney
Life Safety & Rescue
Palm Beach Sydney
Looking Forward
!Modern Beach Rescue equipment
The Marine Department is responsible for the removal
of floating marine refuse but not when it washes ashore.
The Country and Marine Parks Authority, under the Agricultural
Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) is responsible for the
cleanliness of beaches in Country and Marine Parks
Modern beach
rescue and patrol
equipment plus
sponsored sun
shade devices for
life guards shall be
deployed.
Use of public
address systems
shall be strictly
limited for
emergencies only.
Beach Architecture
Current Situation
If the foundation structure in this photo was neatly
clad in local stone, it would blend in with the natural
environment. Materials selected must be suited for
use in the harsh ocean environment thereby
avoiding rust stains as evident here.
Big Wave Bay Beach
Beach Architecture
Current Situation
Shek O
Beach
Clearwater Bay Second
Beach
Deepwater Bay
Refuse collection
points, toilet &
amenity blocks, car
parks, look out
towers, BBQ pits,
digital clocks,
commercial kiosks and
shops, sewage
treatment tanks etc.
need to be approved
from a design
aesthetic as well as
for function.
Beach Architecture
Looking Forward
art rescue
•State
The Foodof
andthe
Environmental
Hygieneequipment
Department (FEHD)
Design
is responsible for the cleanliness of [ ] public (non - gazetted)
beaches with [12] on HK Island and [ ] in the New Territories.
The Marine Department is responsible for the removal
of floating marine refuse but not when it washes ashore.
The Country and Marine Parks Authority, under the Agricultural
Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) is responsible for the
cleanliness of beaches in Country and Marine Parks
Stylish and modern coastal design to be incorporated on Hong
Kong’s beaches in order to upgrade them to world class facilities
Miami Beach
Beach Signage
Big Wave Bay Beach
Current Situation
Current signage
takes many forms,
are made of
different materials
and present a
confusing outlook
for the public.
Some, like the
LCSD one on the
far left are too
negative and
ironically do not
include a “No
Littering” graphic!
Beach Signage
Big Wave Bay Beach
Current Situation
This new structure
at Big Wave Bay is
to be applauded
but the design did
not carry through
to the signage
which is excessive
and of too many
different styles. The
result is confusion,
ugliness and
ineffectiveness.
Beach Signage
Looking Forward
equipment
•State of the art rescue
Design
The Marine Department is responsible for the removal
of floating marine refuse but not when it washes ashore.
The Country and Marine Parks Authority, under the Agricultural
Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) is responsible for the
cleanliness
in Country
anddual
Marine
Parks and
Signage
needs to of
bebeaches
easy to read,
durable,
language
minimal. Design guidelines and styles need to be developed.
Bondi Beach Sydney
Miami Beach
HK Marine Police
The Marine Police need to be further empowered and work with the Marine
Department to closely monitor shipping and enforce a zero tolerance policy
towards litter, bilge cleaning and the dumping of any other waste or pollutants
within HK waters. Hefty fines shall be implemented and enforced.
HK Community
Pak Lap Bay Beach
Tung O Wan Lamma
Who can help ?
•Ecovision Asia
•GreenLamma
Group
•Corporate Social Responsibility
•Community Groups
•NGOs
•Schools
•Clubs
•Families and freinds
•WWF
•Gammons
•CLSA
•YPO
•CIS
•CDNIS
•HKCC
•Austcham
•Amcham
HK Community
GreenLamma Group
The teachers and students of Primary 6 hike every year to Tai Long Wan in the New
Territories to clean up the beach and then enjoy the fruits of the labour!
Tung O Wan Lamma
HK Community
GreenLamma Group
The teachers and students of Primary 6 hike every year to Tai Long Wan in the New
Territories to clean up the beach and then enjoy the fruits of the labour!
Tung O Wan Lamma
HK Community
Chinese International School
•State of the art rescue equipment
The teachers and students of Primary 6 at Chinese International
School hike every year to Tai Long Wan in Sai Kung Country Park
to clean up the beach and then enjoy the fruits of their labour!
Tai Long Wan
HK Community
The Hong
Country
Club
Hong
KongKong
Country
Club
Once a year, the Staff and Members of the Hong Kong Country Club
volunteer to clean up the beach directly below the Club’s Premises at
Deep Water Bay.
Deep Water Bay
HK Community
Families and friends
The teachers and students of Primary 6 hike every year to Tai Long Wan in the New
Territories to clean up the beach and then enjoy the fruits of the labour!
Tai Long Wan
Mong Tung Wan
Sham Wan
Pak Lap Bay
Sham Wan
Beach Sculpture
Mornington Peninsula
Victoria Australia
and Culture - Looking Forward
In Australia, beaches
are also used as
exhibition spaces for
sculpture and art
events during the
winter season. Hong
Kong is ideal for such
activities.
Beach Sculpture
Cottosloe Beach Perth
Western Australia
and Culture - Looking Forward
Sculpture by the Sea
is an annual event
held in March at
Cottosloe Beach,
Western Australia.
Comprising original
sculptures both on
and in the sand and
some even floating
on the sea, this is a
major cultural event.
In 2009, there were
62 sculptures. It may
be possible to bring
this and similar
exhibitions to Hong
Kong.
Beach Sculpture
and Culture - Looking Forward
Sand sculpture competitions and exhibitions like these on Bondi
Beach, Sydney can be introduced onto select HK beaches.
Bondi Beach Sydney
Clinton Global Initiative
In 2005, President Clinton established CGI
to turn ideas into action as he believes that
governments alone can not adequately
confront the world’s most pressing problems
without the help of the private sector.
In 2008, Australian born and long term HK resident,
Graeme Reading, proposed to President Clinton a
Commitment to Action to save Hong Kong’s beaches.
The Commitment
President Clinton
announced
Graeme Reading’s
Commitment to
Action at CGI Asia
2nd December 2008
“ Beachsavers is expected to positively impact 191,000 students
and an additional 100,000 residents in the beach communties of
Hong Kong. I am very grateful for this Commitment.”
President Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
Summary
•Beach Management to be co-ordinated and administered by one Government Entity
•This entity to establish a sustainable system for the removal of refuse from all beaches
•Where possible, the refuse needs to be eliminated at the SOURCE
•School initiated beach clean ups need to be introduced into school curricula
•Community awareness needs to be enriched through regular beach clean ups
•“Adopt a Beach” programs need to be re introduced
•Corporate Social Responsibility programs need to be encouraged
•Hong Kong’s participation in Clean Up the World day to be publicised
•Heavy fines and penalties for littering both on shore and off shore to be introduced
•Current regulations regarding littering and dumping to be reviewed and updated
Shum Wan Lamma
Moving Forward
Cottosloe Beach Perth
Western Australia
Tung Ping Chau NT
ITS TIME FOR US TO COLLECTIVELY DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND !
This sculpture entitled "Line in the
sand”, symbolises that it is time to
review how Hong Kong’s beaches are
managed and how this may be
improved in order to save and preserve
Hong Kong’s many beautiful beaches
for current and future generations.
“Line in the sand” by
sculptor and artist
John Hutchison was
one of 62 sculptures
featured on Cottosloe
Beach, Western
Australia, in March
2009 as part of their
annual “Sculpture by
the Sea” exhibition.
Index of Hong Kong’s Beaches
Gazetted Beaches - Managed by LCSD 1. Butterfly Beach (蝴蝶灣泳
)
22. Shek O Beach (石澳泳
2. Castle Peak Beach (青山灣泳
3. Kadoorie Beach (加多利灣泳
23. Turtle Cove Beach (龜背灣泳
)
灣泳
4. Cafeteria Old Beach (舊咖
24. Hairpin Beach (夏萍灣泳
)
)
)
泳
25. Stanley Main Beach (赤柱正
灣泳 )
5. Cafeteria New Beach (新咖
6. Golden Beach (黃金泳
)
)
26. St. Stephen's Beach (聖士提反灣泳
)
27. Chung Hom Kok Beach (舂坎角泳
7. Anglers' Beach (釣魚灣泳
)
8. Gemini Beaches (雙仙灣泳
28. South Bay Beach (南灣泳
)
29. Middle Bay Beach (中灣泳
10. Casam Beach (更生灣泳
31. Deep Water Bay Beach (深水灣泳
)
12. Ting Kau Beach (汀九灣泳
)
13. Approach Beach (近水灣泳
)
)
32. Hung Sing Yeh Beach (洪聖
灣泳
33. Lo So Sing Beach (蘆鬚城泳
)
)
)
34. Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach (長洲東灣泳
14. Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach (馬灣東灣泳
15. Kiu Tsui Beach (橋咀泳
)
)
30. Repulse Bay (淺水灣泳
)
)
)
9. Hoi Mei Wan Beach (海美灣泳 )
11. Lido Beach (麗都灣泳
)
)
35. Kwun Yam Beach (觀音灣泳
)
)
36. Silvermine Bay Beach (銀鑛灣泳
)
16. Hap Mun Bay Beach (廈門灣泳 )
37. Pui O Beach (貝澳泳
17. Trio Beach (三星灣泳
38. Upper Cheung Sha Beach (上長沙泳
)
39. Lower Cheung Sha Beach (下長沙泳
)
)
18. Silverstrand Beach (銀線灣泳
)
)
19. Clear Water Bay 1st Beach (清水灣第一灣泳
)
40. Tong Fuk Beach (塘福泳
20. Clear Water Bay 2nd Beach (清水灣第二灣泳
)
41. Rocky Bay Beach - not suitable for swimming
21. Big Wave Bay Beach (大浪灣泳 )
)
)
Index of Hong Kong’s Beaches
Non Gazetted Beaches
1. Chung Wan (涌灣) South Crooked Harbour, North District
22. Whiskey (白環) Kau Sai Chau, Sai Kung
2. Cheung Sha Wan (長沙灣) Northeast Ping Chau
23. Campers' Bay (露營灣) Ngau Mei Hoi, Clearwater Bay
3. Crescent Bay (娥眉灣) Crescent Island, Mirs Bay
24. Pak Shui Wun (白水碗) Ngau Mei Hoi, Clearwater Bay
4. Lo Kei Wan (籮箕灣) Crescent Island, Mirs Bay
25. Bayside (碧沙灣) Ngau Mei Hoi, Clearwater Bay
5. Tung Wan (東灣) Wong Wan Chau, Mirs Bay
26. Little Palm (小棕林) Ngau Mei Hoi, Clearwater Bay
6. Wu Kai Sha (烏溪沙) Wu Kai Sha, Ma On Shan
27. Lung Ha Wan (龍蝦灣) Ngau Mei Hoi, Clearwater Bay
7. Lung Mei (龍尾) Plover Cove, East Tai Po
28. Ung Kong Wan ( 缸灣) Bluff Island, Clearwater Bay
8. Hoi Ha Wan (海下灣) Hoi Ha Wan, North Sai Kung
29. Lung Kwu Upper (龍鼓上
) Lung Kwu Tan, west Tuen Mun
9. Nam She Wan (!蛇灣) East Sai Kung, Mirs Bay
30. Lung Kwu Lower (龍鼓下
) Lung Kwu Tan, Tuen Mun
10. Tung Wan (東灣) East Sai Kung, Tai Long Wan
31. Dragon Bay (青龍灣) Tsing Lung Tau, Tsuen Wan
11. Tai Wan (大灣) East Sai Kung, Tai Long Wan
32. To Tei Wan (土地灣) Shek O, Cape D'Aguilar
12. Ham Tin Wan (鹹田灣) East Sai Kung, Tai Long Wan
33. Tai Pak Wan (大白灣) Discovery Bay, East Lantau Island
13. Tai Long Sai Wan (大浪西灣) East Sai Kung, Tai Long Wan
34. Tai Long Wan (大浪灣) Chi Ma Wan, South Lantau Island
14. Long Ke Wan (浪茄灣) Long Ke Wan, East Sai Kung
35. Yi Long Wan (二浪灣) Chi Ma Wan, South Lantau Island
15. Long Ke Tsai (浪茄仔) Long Ke Wan, East Sai Kung
36. Sha Lo Wan (沙螺灣) West Tung Chung, North Lantau Island
16. Pak Sha Chau (白沙洲) Sai Kung Hoi, Sai Kung
37. Tai Long Wan (大浪灣) Shek Pik, South Lantau Island
17. Pak Lap Wan (白臘灣) High Island, South Sai Kung
38. Lo Kei Wan (籮箕灣) Shui Hau, South Lantau Island
18. Ma Tau Wan (馬頭環) High Island, South Sai Kung
39. Kau Ling Chung (狗嶺涌) Fan Lau, Southwest Lantau Island
19. Kam Lo Wan ("#灣) High Island, South Sai Kung
40. Fan Lau Tung Wan (分流東灣) Fan Lau, Southwest Lantau Island
20. Nam Fung Wan (南風灣) High Island, South Sai Kung
41. Fan Lan Sai Wan (分流西灣) Fan Lau,[2] Southwest Lantau Island
21. Kau Sai Wan ($西灣) Kau Sai Chau, Sai Kung
42. Luk Keng Wan (鹿頸灣) Yam O, Northeast Lantau Island
Index of Hong Kong’s Beaches
Non Gazetted Beaches (continued)
43. Tai Kwai Wan (大貴灣) Northwest Cheung Chau
47. Mo Tat wan (模達灣) East Lamma Island
44. Po Yue Wan (鯆魚灣) Southwest Cheung Chau
48. Kwo Chau Wan (果洲灣) Ninepin Group
45. Pak Tso Wan (白%灣) Southwest Cheung Chau
49. Siu A Chau Wan (小
洲灣) Soko Islands
46. Shek Pai Wan (石排灣) Southeast Lamma Island
Notes
•Golden Beach, Tuen Mun is the first artificial beach in Hong Kong and one of the very
few that has a Volley Ball Court.
•Big Wave Beach includes a prehistoric rock carving site.
•Cheung Sha Beach on Lantau Island, is 3 kilometres in length, making it
Hong
Kong’s longest beach.
•Approach Beach, Ting Kau Beach, Angler’s Beach, Gemini Beaches, Hoi Mei Wan
Beach, Cassam Beach and Lido Beach in Tsuen Wan have all been closed for
swimming due to their worsening water quality. This is a trend that needs to be halted
and then reversed!
Beachsavers
The End
Acknowledgements
Agricultural and Fisheries Conservation Department Website
Chinese International School
Clean Up the World and Clean Up Australia
Clinton Global Initiative
Environment Protection Department Website
Ecovision
Food and Environment Hygiene Department
Green Lamma Group
Hong Kong County Club
Hong Kong Marine Department
Leisure and Cultural Services Website