Government Inspects Sharp Island for Several Days; Coral Protection Leaflet Printed Only in Traditional Chinese and English
政府連日派員巡查橋咀島 保護珊瑚傳單僅印繁體及英文
Sharp Island was nearly overrun during the National Day holiday, prompting concern over ecological damage. The government sent staff to inspect the island on Saturday (the 4th), but said they had “not seen anything unusual”; the beach had been cleaned and it believed visitors’ behaviour would not have a major impact on the coral areas. The Stand News visited the island today and found personnel from various departments conducting inspections and distributing leaflets. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department distributed its 2013 Code of Conduct for the Protection of Hong Kong’s Coral Areas, whose content was in Traditional Chinese and English. Asked whether it would be able to distribute Simplified Chinese leaflets before the Golden Week holiday, the department said it was producing publicity materials in multiple languages—Traditional and Simplified Chinese and English—and would launch them as soon as possible.
橋咀島於十一國慶假期幾乎淪陷，破壞生態引起關注，政府周六（4日）已派員到島上視察，不過結果是「見唔到特別情況」，沙灘已回復潔淨，並相信遊客行為對珊瑚區不會有大影響。《獨媒》今日登島視察，各部門人員均在現場巡查及派發單張，其中漁護署派發2013年的保護香港珊瑚區守則，不過內容為繁體中文及英文。本網向漁護署查詢會否趕及在黃金周前派發簡體中文單張，署方回覆指正製作多語言（繁簡中文和英文）的宣傳品，會儘快推出。