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... Red tide sightedFriday, May 15, 2020 A red tide has been sighted over the past week, an inter-departmental red tide working group reported today (May 15). The red tide was spotted by staff of the Environmental Protection Department on May 12 at Silver Mine Bay Beach, Lantau Island. The red...

...Red tides sightedFriday, December 11, 2020 Two red tides have been sighted over the past week, an inter-departmental red tide working group reported today (December 11). The first red tide was spotted by a member of the public yesterday (December 10) at Hoi Ha Wan. The red tide has dissipated. The...

... Red tides sightedFriday, April 9, 2021 Two red tides have been sighted over the past week, an inter-departmental red tide working group reported today (April 9).The first red tide was spotted by staff of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department on April 5 at Silver Mine Bay Beach, Lantau...

... Red tides sightedFriday, May 14, 2021 Two red tides were sighted over the past week, an inter-departmental red tide working group reported today (May 14). The first red tide was spotted by staff of the Marine Department at Victoria Harbour from North Point Ferry Pier to Heng Fa Chuen on May 9...

... Pesticides Ordinance Cap.133 administered by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. Only  antifouling paints which are registered pesticides may be imported, supplied and sold by licensed pesticide traders for use in Hong Kong. As for those antifouling paints not registered, they are...

... documents Notice for extension of period for decision making Entry of decision in the GMOs Register if no appeal By Applicants By AFCD within 14 days within 30 days within 28 days within 270 days / extended period Approval Application Process Non-disclosure Request Process within 90 days Variation Request...

... payments by crossed cheques are being posted to the successful applicants, involving payments of around $180,000. The department has expedited the processing of the applications such that disbursement of the ex-gratia payments can be made as soon as possible." A one-off ex-gratia payment of $5 000 is...

... Department are on high vigilance in patrolling the Ramsar Site for detecting illegal activities including entry without a permit from the authority. Some areas in the Ramsar site are within the Frontier Closed Area and are patrolled by the Police. Any person who enters into or be within the Restricted Area...

... working group said, "The red tides at the waters off Tsuen Wan West and the northern waters of Chek Lap Kok were formed by Noctiluca scintillans, while the other three red tides were formed by Heterosigma akashiwo. Noctiluca scintillans is non-toxic, while Heterosigma akashiwo might produce neurotoxins...

... biodiversity by members of the public.The HKBIH is a one-stop website providing information on local species and biodiversity to members of the public. The HKBIH is being developed in two phases. The first phase includes a Species Database, Multimedia Database, Platform for Education Programmes, and a series...