Implementation

Since the launch of BSAP in December 2016, all relevant Government bureaux and departments and other external stakeholders have been implementing specific actions in the BSAP that are under their purviews. The progress of implementation will be reported to the Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE) on an annual basis.

This link will open in a new windowProgress report discussed in ACE meeting – February 2018

This link will open in a new windowProgress report discussed in ACE meeting – March 2019

This link will open in a new windowProgress report discussed in ACE meeting – May 2020

This link will open in a new windowProgress report discussed in ACE meeting – May 2021

This link will open in a new windowProgress report discussed in ACE meeting – September 2023

Area 1 - Enchancing conservation measures

Area 2 - Mainstreaming biodiversity

Supporting Education Bureau (EDB) to demonstrate role of biodiversity in Smart City together with Drainage Services Department (DSD) and Construction Industry Council (CIC) (April 2018)

AFCD, DSD and CIC collaborated to deliver a training on “Smart City and Biodiversity”, in support of EDB’s Smart City Project Programme 2017/2018.
Participating students and teachers visited Kowloon City Sewage Pumping Station No.1 and learnt how the greening and grey water recycling features of the Station supported biodiversity, and contributed to the sustainability of the infrastructure.
Participants also visited the Zero Carbon Building and learnt the importance and composition of Hong Kong’s first urban native woodland, as well as how other Smart Cities tackle the challenges of climate change.

Invited lecture on biodiversity in Hong Kong Flower Show 2018 (March 2018)

AFCD was invited by Leisure and Cultural Services Department to speak about “Making Our Gardens More Biodiversity-friendly” and “Native Forest Vegetation in Hong Kong” in the Seminar on Greening of this year’s Hong Kong Flower Show.
Topics covered include principles of enhancing urban biodiversity, ways of making habitats attractive to wildlife, examples of native plants useful to wildlife, and an overview of vegetation types and features of forests in Hong Kong.

Area 3 - Improving our knowledge

Compiling a List of Threatened Species for Hong Kong

The institutional framework for compiling the Hong Kong List of Threatened Species has been formulated. Experts for different taxonomic groups, including AFCD officers and experts from academic institutes or other organisations, were also appointed as assessors and reviewers in May 2018.
AFCD has arranged training for the personnel involved in the assessment in late May to early June 2018.
The different specialist groups have started conducting assessments or preparatory work for the assessments, and draft assessments of some groups are undergoing an independent review process.

Management Agreement (MA) projects that promote traditional knowledge for conservation of biodiversity continue to be implemented

Traditional freshwater wetland crops are being grown in This link will open in a new windowLong Valley and Ho Sheung Heung and This link will open in a new windowLai Chi Wo MA projects, and the traditional fishpond drain-down practice is being implemented in the MA projects This link will open in a new windowwithin and outside Ramsar Site, demonstrating the wise use of natural resources in contributing to the conservation of biodiversity. In addition, in 2021, a new MA project was launched in the country park enclaves at This link will open in a new windowMui Tsz Lam and Kop Tong, to conserve, revitalize and enhance the natural, cultural and landscape values in these old upland Hakka villages.