Protesters fi ght to protect Lantau’s environmentPlans for incinerator push on

LANTAU (大嶼山) residents and environmentalists have vowed to keep fi ghting to protect the is-

land’s beaches and rich ecosystems.

A Legislative Council (立法會) subcommit-tee endorsed HK$18.2 billion in funding to build a large incinerator on Shek Kwu Chau (石鼓洲). It was endorsed on Tuesday, 14 votes to six, by the 32-strong public works subcommittee.

The Finance Committee (財務委員會) will vote on 27 June on the Environment Bureau’s (環境局) proposal to expand the three landfi lls in Tseung Kwan O (將軍澳), Tuen Mun (屯門) and Ta Kwu Ling (打鼓嶺). It also wants to build a giant incinerator capable of handling 3,000 tonnes of waste a day. The waste will be re-

duced to 1,000 tonnes of toxic ash.

Attempts by Neo-Democrats lawmaker Gary Fan Kwok-wai (范國威) and People Power (人民力量) lawmaker Albert Chan Wai-yip (陳偉業) to introduce 87 motions were rejected.

Just before noon, a 55-year-old expatriate woman, known as Jane, walked into the public gallery. She climbed over the edge, sat on the projector with her legs dangling and threat-ened to jump off. “Treacherous government,” she shouted. She was carried away for police questioning.

Later she told reporters, “I remember [Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (梁振英)] at his pre-election saying very clearly there will be no incinerator at Shek Kwu Chau.”

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The Legislative Council has endorsed HK$18.2 billion in funding to build a large incinerator on Shek Kwu Chau. Lantau residents and environmentalists, however, said they would keep fighting to protect the island’s beautiful beaches and rich ecosystems. The Finance Committee will vote in late June on the Environment Bureau’s proposal to expand three landfills and build the giant incinerator. Neo-Democrats lawmakers tried to introduce 87 motions but they were all rejected.

Key Idea

P03● Text : Anvil Ong

● Photos : Sing Tao Daily

Choose the best answer:1M: all the plants and animals in a particular area,

considered as a system

E: Our ecosystem has been seriously damaged by water pollution.

E: Penguins are part of the polar ecosystem.

ecosystem (n) 生態系統

2M: give public support

E: The management has endorsed a ban on smoking on the company’s premises.

E: Funding has to be endorsed by the Legislative Council.

endorse (v) 批准

3M: containing poison

E: Toxic fumes are produced during the experiment.

E: We have to be careful when dealing with toxic waste.

toxic (adj) 有毒的

4M: not living in one’s own country

E: Some laws apply only to expatriate workers.

E: Many of the westerners in Hong Kong are expatriate Britons.

expatriate (adj) 僑居國外的

M: hang loosely

E: The wires should not be left dangling from the wall.

E: He dangled his legs off the edge of the building.

dangle (v) 懸著6

5M: a device for showing fi lms or images on a

screen

E: The teacher brought a projector into class to show the students a fi lm clip.

E: This computer cannot be connected to a projector.

projector (n) 投影機

7M: not trustworthy

E: The girl was kidnapped by a treacherous pirate.

E: Life is diffi cult under a treacherous government.

treacherous (adj) 背信棄義的

Vocabulary Reading ComprehensionM : Meaning E : Example

Answers on P12

Friday 30 May 2014

LS in a nutshell Learning Card

Lantau IslandWhich of Hong Kong’s islands is

the largest?

The Finance Committee (財務委員會) is one of Legco’s (立法會) 18 committees that monitor and examine policy issues. It is made up of all Legco members except the president. It reviews and approves public expenditure proposals put forward by the government for the following financial year.

Organisation

1. What are Lantau residents trying

to protect?

A. historical buildingsB. beachesC. templesD. old wells

2. How many members of the public

works subcommittee supported

building the large incinerator?

A. 30 B. 14C. six D. 12

3. What did the expatriate woman

accuse the government of?

A. not keeping its promiseB. not putting citizens fi rstC. not consulting the publicD. causing harm to Lantau’s ecosystem

4. How much waste can the giant

incinerator handle?

A. 3,000 tonnesB. 1,000 tonnesC. 3,000 tonnes a dayD. 1,000 tonnes a month

5. The incinerator can reduce solid

waste _____ one-third of its size.

A. asB. forC. toD. no word is needed

6. Lantau’s _____ should be

protected.

A. ecosystemsB. inhabitantsC. livesD. dwellers