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[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_column_text]Hong Kong has over 200 rivers and streams and the majority of them are short and unnamed. \u00a0The total length of all of Hong Kong\u2019s rivers and streams is approximately 2,500 km. \u00a0Over time, urbanization has degraded rivers, modern society has become less connected to the environment, and people\u2019s perception of rivers has changed. Traditional river-based activities have been lost; and urban development has meant culverted and channelized rivers. \u00a0Many people have neglected the multiple values of our rivers, manifested in their multiple functions\u2014such as the ecological, social, cultural and environmental.<\/p>\n

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Re-connecting our community with Hong Kong\u2019s rivers and river basins will help enhance the public\u2019s understanding of the multiple functions provided by water.\u00a0 Through the participation in our Project\u2019s activities, the general public should be able to develop a sense of shared consciousness for water conservation and sustainability.<\/p>\n

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JC-WISE focuses on the following river catchments and urban channels:<\/p>\n

\"Kam<\/a><\/div>\n
\"Lai<\/a><\/div>\n
\"Lam<\/a><\/div>\n
\"Shan<\/a><\/div>\n
\"Sheung<\/a><\/div>\n
\"Tung<\/a><\/div>\n
\"Ng<\/a><\/div>\n
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\"Tuen<\/a><\/div>\n
\"Urban<\/div>\n

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