Wetland Plan Promotes More Biodiversity

Urban encroachment has been halted, bringing new vitality to a natural habitat in Hong Kong's New Territories, as Honey Tsang reports.

Concerns about landslides and flash floods have prompted ongoing efforts to tame Hong Kong's wild rivers and streams that have resulted in many riverbeds and their banks being encased in concrete that rises far above flood levels.

While the result has been a sharp reduction in the city's wetland and natural habitats, the restoration of Long Valley in the New Territories represents a new approach to saving the city's wetlands.