Livestock Waste Information System

Streamcourse at Ha Che

Yuen Long East District

Kam Tin River : Ha Che Section

The streamcourse at Ha Che receives discharge from 10 pig farms and 4 chicken farms. According to the Livestock Keeping Licences issued by Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, these farms can rear about 15,500 pigs and 223,000 chickens.

Since 2001, there were 4 convictions against the farms in this river section under the Waste Disposal Ordinance and the Waste Disposal (Livestock Waste) Regulations. In the Year 2006, 5 public complaints were received and135 inspections were conducted to these farms.

Please click here for details of the locations and conditions of the upstream and downstream sampling points at this section of the Kam Tin River.