BeachsaversA Clinton Global Initiative Commitment

BeachsaversContents

1.The Mission2.The Reason3.The Problem4.The Misunderstanding5.The Rubbish6.The Sources7.Another Problem8.The Current Situation9.The Proposal10.The Government Entity11.Beach Maintenance

12.Life Safety and Rescue13.Beach Architecture14.Beach Signage15.HK Marine Police16.HK Community17.Beach Sculpture18.Clinton Global Initiative19.The Commitment20.Summary21.Moving Forward22.Index of Hong Kong’s Beaches

The Mission Tung Ping Chau NT

“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.”

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 HoiSai 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

Tung O Wan Lamma

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.

The RubbishWhat does it consist of ?

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

Big Wave Bay Beach

Green sign from Chaweng Beach Koh Samui

The Sources of the rubbish

Design

•Fishing Boats

•Coastal Shipping

•Pleasure Craft

Mong Tun Wan, LantauBig Wave Bay Beach

•Storms

•Stray dogs & animals

•Unsecured Bins

•No Bins or Stockades

•Hikers and Campers

•Swimmers and Surfers

Another Problem

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

Leung Shuen Wan HoiSai Kung

In alphabetical order

and District Boards!

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

Tai Long Wan Sai KungThe Current Situation Country and Marine Parks Authority

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

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.

Environmental Protection Department

Deep Water BayHK Island

The 4 grades given

by the EPD are:

1- Good

2- Fair

3- Poor

4- Very Poor

Beach Management Current Situation

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

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) is responsible for the cleanliness of many but not all of the (non - gazetted) beaches.

Leung Shuen Wan HoiSai KungThe Current Situation

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

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 .

Beach Management Current Situation

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

The Current SituationLeisure and Cultural Services Department

Beach Management Current Situation

bathing beaches - total 12 on HK Island

1. Hung Shing Yeh Beach # 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 # 15. Golden Beach #

Tsuen Wan

16. Anglers' Beach ! 17. Gemini Beaches ! 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

...and 29 in the New Territories

The Current SituationLeisure and Cultural Services

The Current SituationLeisure and Cultural Services Department

Big Wave Bay

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.

Beach Management Current 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, LammaThe Current SituationMarine Department

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

Shum Wan Pier, Aberdeen Harbour

Beach Management Current Situation

The Current SituationMarine Department

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.

The Proposal

Kwun Yam Wan,Cheung Chau

•Beach Maintenance and cleanliness

•Beach Management

•Life Safety and Rescue

•Beach Amenities

•Beach Signage

The Government EntityPROPOSED AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

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

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

! State of the Art Beach Rescue equipment shall be deployed

Bondi Beach Sydney

Life Safety & Rescue

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 equipment

Palm Beach Sydney

Modern beach rescue and patrolequipment plus sponsored sun shade devices for life guards shall be deployed.

Use of public address systems shall be strictly limited for emergencies only.

Looking Forward

Beach Architecture Current Situation

Big Wave Bay Beach

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.

Beach Architecture Current Situation

Clearwater Bay Second

Beach

Deepwater Bay

Shek O

Beach

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

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

•State of the art rescue equipmentDesign

Miami Beach

Stylish and modern coastal design to be incorporated on Hong Kong’s beaches in order to upgrade them to world class facilities

Beach SignageCurrent Situation

Big Wave Bay Beach

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 SignageCurrent Situation

Big Wave Bay Beach

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

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

•State of the art rescue equipmentDesign

Bondi Beach SydneyMiami Beach

Signage needs to be easy to read, durable, dual language and minimal. Design guidelines and styles need to be developed.

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

•Ecovision Asia

•GreenLamma

Group

•WWF

•Gammons

•CLSA

•YPO

•CIS

•CDNIS

•HKCC

•Austcham

•Amcham•Corporate Social Responsibility

•Community Groups

•NGOs

•Schools

•Clubs

•Families and freinds

Who can help ?

Pak Lap Bay BeachTung O Wan Lamma

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 LammaHK Community

HK CommunityGreenLamma 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

•State of the art rescue equipment

Chinese International School

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

The Hong Kong 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.

HK Community Deep Water Bay

Hong Kong Country Club

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 WanMong Tung WanSham WanPak Lap BaySham Wan

HK Community

Beach Sculpture 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.

Mornington Peninsula Victoria Australia

Beach Sculpture 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.

Cottosloe Beach Perth Western Australia

Beach Sculpture and Culture - Looking Forward

Bondi Beach Sydney

Sand sculpture competitions and exhibitions like these on Bondi Beach, Sydney can be introduced onto select HK beaches.

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

“ 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

President Clinton announced Graeme Reading’s Commitment to Action at CGI Asia 2nd December 2008

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 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.

Cottosloe Beach Perth Western Australia

Tung Ping Chau NT

“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 Beaches1. Butterfly Beach (蝴蝶灣泳灘)

2. Castle Peak Beach (青山灣泳灘)

3. Kadoorie Beach (加多利灣泳灘)

4. Cafeteria Old Beach (舊咖啡灣泳灘)

5. Cafeteria New Beach (新咖啡灣泳灘)

6. Golden Beach (黃金泳灘)

7. Anglers' Beach (釣魚灣泳灘)

8. Gemini Beaches (雙仙灣泳灘)

9. Hoi Mei Wan Beach (海美灣泳灘)

10. Casam Beach (更生灣泳灘)

11. Lido Beach (麗都灣泳灘)

12. Ting Kau Beach (汀九灣泳灘)

13. Approach Beach (近水灣泳灘)

14. Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach (馬灣東灣泳灘)

15. Kiu Tsui Beach (橋咀泳灘)

16. Hap Mun Bay Beach (廈門灣泳灘)

17. Trio Beach (三星灣泳灘)

18. Silverstrand Beach (銀線灣泳灘)

19. Clear Water Bay 1st Beach (清水灣第一灣泳灘)

20. Clear Water Bay 2nd Beach (清水灣第二灣泳灘)

21. Big Wave Bay Beach (大浪灣泳灘)

22. Shek O Beach (石澳泳灘)

23. Turtle Cove Beach (龜背灣泳灘)

24. Hairpin Beach (夏萍灣泳灘)

25. Stanley Main Beach (赤柱正灘泳灘)

26. St. Stephen's Beach (聖士提反灣泳灘)

27. Chung Hom Kok Beach (舂坎角泳灘)

28. South Bay Beach (南灣泳灘)

29. Middle Bay Beach (中灣泳灘)

30. Repulse Bay (淺水灣泳灘)

31. Deep Water Bay Beach (深水灣泳灘)

32. Hung Sing Yeh Beach (洪聖爺灣泳灘)

33. Lo So Sing Beach (蘆鬚城泳灘)

34. Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach (長洲東灣泳灘)

35. Kwun Yam Beach (觀音灣泳灘)

36. Silvermine Bay Beach (銀鑛灣泳灘)

37. Pui O Beach (貝澳泳灘)

38. Upper Cheung Sha Beach (上長沙泳灘)

39. Lower Cheung Sha Beach (下長沙泳灘)

40. Tong Fuk Beach (塘福泳灘)

41. Rocky Bay Beach - not suitable for swimming

Gazetted Beaches - Managed by LCSD -

Index of Hong Kong’s BeachesNon Gazetted Beaches

1. Chung Wan (涌灣) South Crooked Harbour, North District

2. Cheung Sha Wan (長沙灣) Northeast Ping Chau

3. Crescent Bay (娥眉灣) Crescent Island, Mirs Bay

4. Lo Kei Wan (籮箕灣) Crescent Island, Mirs Bay

5. Tung Wan (東灣) Wong Wan Chau, Mirs Bay

6. Wu Kai Sha (烏溪沙) Wu Kai Sha, Ma On Shan

7. Lung Mei (龍尾) Plover Cove, East Tai Po

8. Hoi Ha Wan (海下灣) Hoi Ha Wan, North Sai Kung

9. Nam She Wan (!蛇灣) East Sai Kung, Mirs Bay

10. Tung Wan (東灣) East Sai Kung, Tai Long Wan

11. Tai Wan (大灣) East Sai Kung, Tai Long Wan

12. Ham Tin Wan (鹹田灣) East Sai Kung, Tai Long Wan

13. Tai Long Sai Wan (大浪西灣) East Sai Kung, Tai Long Wan

14. Long Ke Wan (浪茄灣) Long Ke Wan, East Sai Kung

15. Long Ke Tsai (浪茄仔) Long Ke Wan, East Sai Kung

16. Pak Sha Chau (白沙洲) Sai Kung Hoi, Sai Kung

17. Pak Lap Wan (白臘灣) High Island, South Sai Kung

18. Ma Tau Wan (馬頭環) High Island, South Sai Kung

19. Kam Lo Wan ("#灣) High Island, South Sai Kung

20. Nam Fung Wan (南風灣) High Island, South Sai Kung

21. Kau Sai Wan ($西灣) Kau Sai Chau, Sai Kung

22. Whiskey (白環) Kau Sai Chau, Sai Kung

23. Campers' Bay (露營灣) Ngau Mei Hoi, Clearwater Bay

24. Pak Shui Wun (白水碗) Ngau Mei Hoi, Clearwater Bay

25. Bayside (碧沙灣) Ngau Mei Hoi, Clearwater Bay

26. Little Palm (小棕林) Ngau Mei Hoi, Clearwater Bay

27. Lung Ha Wan (龍蝦灣) Ngau Mei Hoi, Clearwater Bay

28. Ung Kong Wan (甕缸灣) Bluff Island, Clearwater Bay

29. Lung Kwu Upper (龍鼓上灘) Lung Kwu Tan, west Tuen Mun

30. Lung Kwu Lower (龍鼓下灘) Lung Kwu Tan, Tuen Mun

31. Dragon Bay (青龍灣) Tsing Lung Tau, Tsuen Wan

32. To Tei Wan (土地灣) Shek O, Cape D'Aguilar

33. Tai Pak Wan (大白灣) Discovery Bay, East Lantau Island

34. Tai Long Wan (大浪灣) Chi Ma Wan, South Lantau Island

35. Yi Long Wan (二浪灣) Chi Ma Wan, South Lantau Island

36. Sha Lo Wan (沙螺灣) West Tung Chung, North Lantau Island

37. Tai Long Wan (大浪灣) Shek Pik, South Lantau Island

38. Lo Kei Wan (籮箕灣) Shui Hau, South Lantau Island

39. Kau Ling Chung (狗嶺涌) Fan Lau, Southwest Lantau Island

40. Fan Lau Tung Wan (分流東灣) Fan Lau, Southwest Lantau Island

41. Fan Lan Sai Wan (分流西灣) Fan Lau,[2] Southwest Lantau Island

42. Luk Keng Wan (鹿頸灣) Yam O, Northeast Lantau Island

Index of Hong Kong’s BeachesNon Gazetted Beaches (continued)

43. Tai Kwai Wan (大貴灣) Northwest Cheung Chau

44. Po Yue Wan (鯆魚灣) Southwest Cheung Chau

45. Pak Tso Wan (白%灣) Southwest Cheung Chau

46. Shek Pai Wan (石排灣) Southeast Lamma Island

47. Mo Tat wan (模達灣) East Lamma Island

48. Kwo Chau Wan (果洲灣) Ninepin Group

49. Siu A Chau Wan (小鴉洲灣) Soko Islands

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!

BeachsaversThe EndAcknowledgements

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