The impact of the 3rd runway. Friday, 9 May, 14
on the Chinese white dolphin Friday, 9 May, 14
The effect on the Chinese white dolphin is massive. Over the past 20 years, at least 2,000 hectares of the Chinese white dolphins habitat in Hong Kong alone has been damaged or destroyed through dumping and reclamation works, and after this new runway there will be even more than 2,000 hectares lost. Â The 3rd runway will take up 650 hectares. This will also create more noise pollution closer to the water and affect the dolphin in many ways including their communication system. These Chinese white dolphins can not afford to loose anymore of whats left of their habitat. The impacts must be felt more by the hong kong citizens, because not many are taking as much action as they could. (the issue needs to be understood better.)Â This is the second largest reclamation project in hong kong. The location of the proposed third runway is at the heart of three Chinese white dolphin hotspot.
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Opinions Of 5D students and teachers
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Whats your opinion on the 3rd runway? • Zoe Abbiss 5D “They are idiots to do this and are cruel for being so mean and destroying such a nice and harmful species habitat.”
• Devon Seybold 5D- “They are cruel and clearly don’t care about anybody else and they should be more open minded towards the species.”
• Mr.Hansen Teacher of 5D- “It will be great for HK economy and tourism but thinks there will be some negative effects on the wildlife and pollution.”
• Mr.Gibbs- “It is a great idea but I’m worried the impact the construction especially considering the bridge to Macau.”
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Pros • It will be good for tourism
• There will be more
flights going in and out
• It will be good for the airport
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Cons • Air pollution • Chinese white
dolphins habitat destroyed
• Noise Pollution • There might be more rubbish in the water.
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That is why we need to help! By Jemima :)
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