Site of Special Scientific Interest (Hong Kong)
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (Chinese: 具特殊科學價值地點) or SSSI is a special area to protect wildlife, habitats and geographic features based on scientific interest in Hong Kong.[1] Scientific interests are special features relating to animal life, plant life, geology and/or geography. After being identified by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, these areas are documented by the Planning Department and added to maps. From 1975 to 2005, 67 locations were designated SSSIs throughout Hong Kong.[2]
List of SSSIs[]
- Yim Tso Ha Egretry 25/02/75. Delisted in March 2016.[3]
- Shing Mun Fung Shui Woodland 25/02/75
- Tai Mo Shan Montane Forest Scrub 15/09/75
- She Shan Fung Shui Woodland 15/09/75
- Tai Tam Harbour (Inner Bay) 24/10/75
- D'Aguilar Peninsula 24/10/75
- Ma On Shan 23/06/76
- Tsing Shan Tsuen 23/06/76 (delisted in 2007)[4]
- Sunset Peak 23/06/76
- Mai Po Marshes 15/09/76
- Bluff Island & Basalt Island 16/02/79
- Port Island 16/02/79
- Kat O Chau 16/02/79
- Ninepin Group 16/02/79
- Ping Chau* 16/02/79
- Mai Po Village 16/02/79
- Mau Ping 16/02/79
- Pak Sha Wan Peninsula 16/02/79
- Lai Chi Wo Beach 16/02/79
- Ng Tung Chai 16/02/79
- Pak Tai To Yan 20/09/79
- 20/09/79
- Tai Long Bay 20/09/79
- Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Catchment Area 20/09/79
- Tai Tam Reservoir Catchment Area 20/09/79
- Beacon Hill 20/09/79
- Ho Chung Valley 20/09/79
- Lung Kwu Chau, Tree Island & Sha Chau 20/09/79
- Castle Peak 5/02/80
- Tai Mo Shan 5/02/80
- Pak Nai 5/02/80
- 5/02/80
- Lantau Peak 5/02/80
- Pat Sin Range 5/02/80
- Fung Yuen Valley 5/02/80
- South Lamma Island 5/02/80
- Yim Tin Tsai & Ma Shi Chau* 24/09/82
- Tolo Channel (Northern Coast)* 24/09/82
- Centre Island* 24/09/82
- Nai Chung Coast* 24/09/82
- 10/01/85
- Ting Kok 1/03/85
- Sham Chung Coast* 25/03/85
- A Chau 9/04/85
- Lai Chi Chong* 26/04/85
- Inner Deep Bay 18/03/86
- Egretry 5/01/89
- Hoi Ha Wan 5/01/89
- Hok Tsui (Cape D'Aguilar)# 19/07/90
- Woodland 22/06/93
- Sam Mun Tsai Egretry 13/08/94
- Shuen Wan Egretry 13/08/94
- Tai Po Egretry 13/08/94
- Lin Ma Hang Lead Mines 13/08/94[5]
- Tseng Tau Coast 13/08/94
- Kei Ling Ha Mangal 13/08/94
- Pok To Yan & Por Kai Shan 13/08/94
- San Tau Beach 19/10/94
- Sha Lo Tung 16/01/97
- Shek O Headland* 3/02/98
- , Lantau 4/05/99
- Ngong Ping, Lantau 4/05/99
- Tai Ho Stream, Lantau 5/05/99
- , Lamma Island 3/06/99
- South Tsing Yi 13/4/2005
- Tai Om Fung Shui Woodland 30/12/2005
- Shek Ngau Chau 30/12/2005
- Lin Ma Hang Stream 6/07/2007
- 8/01/2008
- Deep Water Bay Valley 12/02/2008
Note: Sites marked with asterisk (*) indicate designation for geological rather than biological interest. Sites marked with # indicate designation for geological and biological interest.
See also[]
- SSSI, (Site of Special Scientific Interest). A similar terminology being used in United Kingdom, from which the SSSI of Hong Kong originates.
- Zapovednik, similar sites in the former USSR.
References[]
- ^ "Sites of special scientific interest". www.afcd.gov.hk. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Figure 3 : Sites of Special Scientific Interest (sourced from data by Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department)". Plan Ref No.M/SP/09/65. Planning Department. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department Annual Report 2015-2016
- ^ Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department Report 2007-2008
- ^ Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department: Lin Ma Hang Lead Mine (Lower Cave)
External links[]
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hong Kong (archive)
- WWF factsheet: Hong Kong Sites of Special Scientific Interest (Copy 1) (Copy 2)
- Map of the Site of Special Scientific Interest, updated in August 2010
- Leung, Yee-ching, "A study of sites of special scientific interest", Postgraduate Thesis, Master of Science (Environmental Management), University of Hong Kong, 2007
Categories:
- Environment of Hong Kong
- Natural history of Hong Kong