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總監的話
Director’s Message
連繫年輕一代 同心守護自然
Bridging the Gap between the Next Generation and Nature
「截至目前為止，保育基金共支持了二百多個物種 的保育工作，覆蓋超過十八個亞洲國家及地區，當 中部分長期項目至今仍在進行中。在二零一九至 二零二零年度，我們已撥出港幣六百八十萬元，資 助二十四個全新項目，保育受威脅的亞洲野生物種 及其棲息地。」
“To date, we have supported over 200 species in over 18 Asian countries and regions. Some of these projects are ongoing. In 2019/20 alone, we allocated HK$6.8 million for 24 new projects dedicated to conserving threatened Asian wildlife and their habitats.”
在保育基金慶祝二十五周年之際，正好讓我們回顧過 去的工作，展望未來二十五年的目標。截至目前為 止，保育基金共支援了二百多個物種的保育工作， 覆蓋超過十八個亞洲國家及地區，當中部分長期項目 至今仍在進行中。在二零一九至二零二零年度，我們 已撥出港幣六百八十萬元，資助二十四個全新項目， 保育受威脅的亞洲野生物種及其棲息地。該等資助惠 及多達九十八種野生動物，包括保育基金重點保育的 中華白海豚與大熊貓。此外，本年度我們特別加強力 度推動海洋保育與打擊非法動物貿易，當中包括眼斑 水龜、布氏鯨及紅鰭野鯪。
讓人與大自然和諧共處，一直是保育基金的目標。 香港環境得天獨厚，既享有高度城市化的發展， 同時又保有大片的自然景觀，綠化比率高達百分之 七十五。然而，縱然我們擁有親近自然的優越條件， 卻並非所有人都懂得如何愛護自然。例如有些人會隨 意在郊外餵飼猴子，以為這是愛心的表現，卻不知道 這樣會令猴子習慣倚賴人類餵食，甚至開始到處掠奪 食物，滋擾鄰近居民。為紓緩人與猴子之間的衝突， 保育基金自二零零九年起聯同漁農自然護理署(漁護 署)展開猴子絕育計劃，避免其種群繼續過度繁殖， 並於二零一八年推出「停止餵飼野生動物計劃」， 在野生動物餵飼黑點加強宣傳工作。
As OPCFHK celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, it is a great time to look back on the goals we’ve achieved and the goals we aspire to for the quarter century to come. To date, we have supported over 200 species in over 18 Asian countries and regions. Some of these projects are ongoing. In 2019/20 alone, we allocated HK$6.8 million for 24 new projects dedicated to conserving threatened Asian wildlife and their habitats. Apart from the Chinese white dolphin and giant panda—OPCFHK’s focal species—these newly funded projects raised the number of species we support in 2019/20 to 98. This includes Beal’s eyed turtles, Bryde’s whales and the redfin labeo, reflecting our key focus on marine conservation and efforts to combat the illegal wildlife trade this financial year.
Building a harmonious rapport between people and nature has always been a part of OPCFHK’s continuing journey. Hong Kong is a unique and blessed location. While we are highly urbanised, we also enjoy vast and precious green spaces, covering 75% of our city. Yet, though we have excellent opportunities to connect to nature, not all of us know how to express our love for it correctly. For example, people began feeding local monkeys on the assumption they were caring for them. This led to the monkeys associating humans with food, causing them to scavenge and cause a nuisance where the periphery of their habitat overlapped with ours. To mitigate this conflict, OPCFHK, together with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), began a monkey contraceptive programme in 2009 to contain the rapidly growing population of monkeys and implemented the Don’t Feed Wild Animals programme since 2018 to reach out to the public at feeding blackspots.
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