Land And The Ruling Class In Hong Kong by Alice Poon

Yes, the ugly brown ones that I saw all the time in my childhood. This scandal went viral when the green groups went protest and WWF dropped out from the collaboration.During that time, a rare species of firefly named Pteroptyx maipo was discovered in the fishponds. In order to convince the Town Planning Board he not only invited an Australian bird expert to testify that high rise development would not affect seasonal bird migrations, but also have WWF to back up the project with an annual donation of 4 million HKD. In my college years Li-Ka Shing filed an application to Town Planning Board proposing to develop the wetland into 9 blocks of 23 storey-high luxurious buildings. I vaguely remember the protest banners hung over the area. In the early 90’s, the property developer that belongs to billionaire Li-Ka Shing had a lawsuit with the fishermen there. I remember there were sometimes dead fireflies at my doorstep. They are quite ugly in daylight. Fireflies will sprinkle the sky with wonders. I like to catch crickets in the hillside graveyard and was never afraid to be alone in the mountains after dark. I talked to trees as I walked through the forest. Wild dogs come to greet me as I gazed at the sunset in autumn breeze. I remember everyday after school I will rush into the mountains to discover new insects I can find in the bushes, mushrooms after rain or fish in the stream. Growing up in a rural area of Hong Kong gave me a totally different experience as someone representing the Global Financial Center or Asia’s World City.

My childhood friends used to spice them and wrap them in tin wrap and threw into fire.

They taste best when barbequed or steamed. The most famous produce being U-tau（Flathead grey mullet), that lives in river deltas between fresh and sea water. The wetland used to be fish ponds and surrounded by mangrove. It is situated at the North-West of Hong Kong, at the bottom of A Kai Shan. I grew up in a wetland called Fung Lok Wai. When I dive deep into the ocean of memories, I see the vision of a swamp. Yet it must stretch beyond that, somewhere much earlier. I first started in social movement, environmental justice and direct action in 2009 during Choi Yuen Village preservation movement or better known as the anti-express railway movement.

I have been contemplating, what makes me into the one I am? What prompt me into doing the things that I do, as an activist?

Land And The Ruling Class In Hong Kong by Alice Poon