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The
most important habitat area utilised by
the Chinese White Dolphin (Sousa chinensis)
is the north Lantau waters as the highest
sightings have been recorded in areas between
Pillar Point, the northeastern corner of
Chek Lap Kok, Lung Kwu Chau and Black Point
(Jefferson 1998a). For Finless porpoise
(Neophocaena phocaenoides), individuals
are primarily seen in the southern waters
with the highest number of sightings being
recorded in the southwestern tip of Lamma
Island (ERM 1998e; Jefferson 1998b).
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Subtidal
areas which support high coral (ie hard
coral or octocoral (soft coral and gorgonian))
abundance and/or diversity are considered
of special concern. Such locations include
east of Ping Chau, northeast of Kat O, north
of the Crescent Island, east of the Double
Island, west of Chek Chau, Hoi Ha Wan, north
and south of Breaker Reef, east of Victor
Rock, west and southwest of the Basalt Island,
Trio Islands, Po Keng Teng (northeast of
Clearwater Bay), north, east and south of
Ching Chau, south and east of Tung Lung
Chau, north and south of the North Ninepin
Island, west of the South Ninepin Island,
One Foot Rock, Fury Rocks, north and south
of Sung Kong, south of Waglan Island, southeast
of Beaufort Island, northeast and southwest
of Po Toi and north of Lamma Island.
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Marine
areas which provide documented habitats
for seagrass include Lai Chi Wo which is
the only known location where seagrass (H.
ovata) extends to shallow subtidal areas
(Fong 1998b). It should be noted that other
seagrass beds exist in the intertidal zone
and will thus, for the purposes of this
Study, be considered for listing as terrestrial
habitats of special concern under the SUSDEV
21 baseline survey.
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