(ENGLISH VERSION BELOW) 昨天是香港漁農自然護理處(下稱漁護署)所舉辦的香港海洋生物多樣性巡迴展覽2017的第二站開始展覽的日子，這是一個資訊性展覽，當中展示不同的海洋生物的資訊。展覽的展期為7月8 日至7 月12日及在上水廣場舉行，我非常建議大家到場參觀，大家也可以在以下連結找到更多關於這個展覽的資料: http://www.afcd.gov.hk/tc_chi/conservation/con_mar/con_mar_edu/hkmb2017.html 在6月，我參觀了位於馬安山新港城的第一站展覽。我在展覽期最後一天參觀，因為我希望當天會比較少人，然後我可以問多一點問題。那天我早到了，我發現展覽仍沒有開始，而展覽的開放時間是由早上11點鐘至晚上8時鐘，所以我決定在晚一點再回來。 最後我在晚上7點鐘回來，但很不幸地展覽好像已經關閉了或是沒有開放過吧，整個展覽仍然由欄杆圍起，而且我也找不到職員在那裡，我也不知道漁護署是否知道他們的員工很早就離開了。對於這個展覽，我很想走得更近得參觀而不是在欄杆外觀看，我也很想有機會問一下場地員工一些問題。 最後，我仍然可以在欄杆後遠觀展覽上的資訊，那裡有很多有在香港生活的小動物和保育的資訊。但是，整個展覽沒有提及任何海洋污染及其中對海洋保育帶來的嚴重影響。 我在想漁護署知道他們在展覽中提到的珊瑚群正受到微塑膠破壞嗎？他們知道在海洋上漂浮的膠袋和鬼網會奪去中華白海豚的生命嗎？他們知道展覽中重點提到的招潮蟹和鱟會把漂浮在海洋中的微塑膠或更大的膠粒當作食物吃掉然後影響它們的健康嗎？ 那漁護署怎樣達到「令我們及下一代享受到安全、豐富和高品質的食物供應及妥善管理的自然環境」這個願景呢？他們根本不重視對自然環境及魚類最大的威脅，在2050年，我們的海洋中塑膠的數量將會比魚類數量多！資料可在下網頁找到： (http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/04/feature-uns-mission-to-keep-plastics-out-of-oceans-and-marine-life/) 這個巡迴展覽有告訴我們漁護保育的策略，但是他們卻一點也不關心關於減少海洋污染的教育，因為我找不到任何相關資料。我認為這個巡迴展覽是一個很好的機會讓他們重新考慮及開始相關教育。 在幾個月前，Patrick Lai回應我的要求及告訴我他們將會在新設立的海下灣遊客中心設有關於減少海洋污染的教育。我細心地閱讀他的回信，然後我再看到他們的巡迴展覽，我對於他們的計劃產生了疑問，而下個月就會開始遊客中心的工程。 如他們真的想保護我們的自然環境，我慬在此請求，Patrick及漁護署應重視減少海洋污染的教育。他們第一步應增加相關資訊在他們的巡迴展覽中，同時他們也應確保他們的員工在指定時間開放展覽給市民參觀，讓更多人看到他的的訊息。 Yesterday marked the opening of the 2nd station of the Agriculture, Fisheries, and Conservation Department’s “Marine Biodiversity Roving Exhibition” where they will display an informative exhibit about the various awesome creatures that call our seas home. From July 8-12th you can visit it at Landmark North in Sheung Shui. I do encourage people to check it out! More information can be found at: http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/conservation/con_mar/con_mar_edu/hkmb2017.html In June, I visited the 1st station that was located in Sunshine City in Ma On Shan. I went on the last day as hopefully there would be less people and I could ask some questions. I arrived a bit early that day and it was still fenced off. So, I noted the opening hours of 11am to 8pm and decided to return later in the day. I arrived just before 7pm and unfortunately it seemed they had closed it early or didn’t even open at all. The exhibit still had the same barrier and there was not a single person around to staff it. I don’t know if AFCD knew their staff left early, but it sure would have been nice to be able to view the exhibit up-close rather than from behind a security fence. It also would have been nice to have the chance to ask their staff some questions. Anyway, by squinting my eyes, I was still able to view the information from behind the barrier. There was lots of information about some of the cool critters that inhabit our waters and a little bit on conservation. But, there was not a single piece of information about marine waste and its massive threat to marine conservation. Does the AFCD not know about the severe threat microplastics cause to the wonderful coral communities mentioned in the exhibit? How about all the floating plastic bags and ghost nets in our waters that can kill the likes of the Chinese White Dolphin? It also had a devoted display at their exhibition. Fiddler crabs and the Horseshoe crabs that they focus on at the exhibit will mistake micro-plastics or the bits of expanded polystyrene that plague our shores as food. How can the AFCD possibly achieve their vision “to see our community enjoy a reliable and plentiful supply of safe and high quality fresh food and a well managed natural environment, which we can pass on to our future generations”? They won’t even talk about the greatest threat to our natural environment and our fisheries. By 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish (http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/04/feature-uns-mission-to-keep-plastics-out-of-oceans-and-marine-life/). The roving exhibit has information educating about the AFCD’s conservation strategies. But obviously educating about the marine waste issue still is of no importance to them since there was nothing included about it. The roving exhibition would be a perfect opportunity for them to change their ways and start. Several months before, Patrick Lai replied to a letter and informed me that there could be something included about marine waste at the new Hoi Ha Wan Visitor Centre. I read that letter with caution. And obviously based on the lack of education about marine waste at their roving exhibition, I have doubts about their plans. Construction begins next month. Please Patrick if you and the AFCD are serious about marine waste and protecting our natural environment, then you got to start educating. You can begin by adding information about the problem to your roving exhibition. And also if you don’t mind, please ensure your staff keep the exhibition open for the indicated operating hours.