Following is a question by the Hon Choy So-yuk and a written reply by the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, Dr Sarah Liao, at the Legislative Council meeting today (March 16) :
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council of the number of rivers and streams along which concrete was laid in each of the past 10 years as part of drainage works/flooding prevention projects, and the total length of these rivers and streams covered with concrete?
Reply:
Madam President,
In the past decade, we built a total of some 31 kilometres of concrete channel bed in 16 major river training and flood prevention projects (see Annex 1 for details). In the light of the growing public awareness of environmental protection, we are committed to including environmental friendly features in such projects as far as practicable and technically feasible with a view to making them more compatible with the environment and preserving the natural habitats. The various possible measures are set out at Annex II.
End/Wednesday, March 16, 2005
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