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Oil Spill Devastates Lantau Island's Pui O Wetlands

3/9/2026

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  • An oil spill has impacted Pui O wetlands on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, with petroleum levels up to 40 times higher than in unaffected areas.
  • Greenpeace found contamination in 70% of samples, threatening local ecology and endangered species.
  • The Environmental Protection Department says the spill was isolated.
  • Greenpeace argues the EPD's lack of investigation condones ecological destruction and urges authorities to prioritize conservation.