謝謝環團們
武力豈能止暴制亂 政治問題政治解決
無論抱持那一方的立場，必須承認暴力已把我城推向危險邊緣。
暴力 -\-\ 更別說濫暴 – 無從解決深層次政治衝突及平息社會動盪。發射更多的催淚彈、橡膠子彈和出動水炮車，只會為市民和香港造成不可修復的傷害。
催淚彈是化學武器。過去五個月，在這個密集城市發射超過7500枚催淚彈，波及購物商場、住宅屋邨、大學、中小學，甚至幼稚園這千家萬戶活動的地方，使平民暴露在有害化學物中，在文明社會是瘋狂和全然不可接受的行為，而這些事正正在這裡發生。催淚煙無論對示威者，抑或是無辜市民，都會造成嚴重的急性和潛在的長期健康影響，尤其是幼童和長者。
請問，這是特首林鄭月娥的意願嗎？
市民無從得悉這些化學武器釋放甚麼化學物質及其長期健康影響。食物及衞生局和環境局應立刻向公眾提供暴露在這些化學物下的健康風險，並提供有效紓緩這些殘餘影響的方法。
所有政客及當局必須明辨，暴力不能解決政治衝突，政治衝突只能透過對話和協商解決。
我們一致促請特首林鄭月娥：
（一）指令警隊恪守使用武器的嚴格指引，停止濫用暴力，以免加深社會恐懼和傷害市民；
（二）接納並跟從本地及海外專家的建議，就所有社會動盪事件及催淚煙的健
康影響進行獨立調查；
（三）在各區繼續進行對話會，使公眾的意見能在平和的情況下公開交流，同時有關當局亦應提供建設性的建議。
聯署聲名由以下團體聯合發佈
生態教育及資源中心 Eco-Education and Resources Centre
守護大嶼聯盟 Save Lantau Alliance
香港大學學生會理學會生態學及生物多樣性學會 Ecology & Biodiversity Society, SS, HKUSU
香港自然生態論壇 HKWildlife.net
香港自然探索學會 Society of Hong Kong Nature Explorers
綠色力量 Green Power
綠惜地球 The Green Earth
綠領行動 Greeners Action
長春社 The Conservancy Association
龍尾環境教育中心 Lung Mei Environmental Education Centre
自然脈絡 Natural Network
綠適朋友 Friends of Green
綠活地圖 wherevergreen
350香港 350HK
生態巴士 Ecobus
嗚鴉自然教室 Project crow
香港兩棲及爬蟲協會Hong Kong Society of Herpetology Foundation
低碳想創坊 CarbonCare InnoLab
大嶼山愛護水牛協會 Lantau Buffalo Association
南地球 Greeners South
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Green Groups’ joint statement to call for subsiding the elevated social unrest
No matter which side of the political divide you find yourself standing in, all of us would agree that our society is being pushed by brute forces towards a precipice.
Violence and the unchecked use of force will NOT resolve deep-seated political conflicts and will not settle social unrests. The firing of more tear gas canisters, the deployment of water cannons, and the shooting of rubber bullets will do unrepairable harms to people of all walks of life as well as all of Hong Kong.
Tear gas is a chemical weapon. The shooting of over 7,500 pieces of tear gas canisters over the last five months into almost every district of this high-density compact city-\-\with ordinary Hongkongers in shopping malls, residential estates, universities, schools and even kindergartens exposed to a complex mix of harmful chemicals-\-\is insane and is a totally unacceptable behaviour in a civilized society, which we claim to be one here in Hong Kong. The chemicals released by tear gas can cause severe acute effects and potentially long-term health impacts on those who have been intentionally targeted, or inadvertently exposed to, especially young children and the elderly.
Is this the intention of the Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor?
The public do not know what chemical substances have been released by these chemical weapons as well as their long-term health impacts. The Food and Health Bureau and the Environment Bureau should immediately advise the general public in regard to the types and extents of health hazards resulting from the exposure to such chemicals and recommend effective methods to remedy any residual effects from the exposure to these chemicals used by this administration.
Politicians of all stripes and the administration should be aware that brute forces can never resolve political conflicts—they can only be resolved via dialogues and negotiations.
We urge the Chief Executive Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor to:
order the Police Force to strictly adhere to the stringent guidelines in using their weapons and to refrain from metering out excessive violence so as not to aggravate social fear and unnecessary harms on innocent citizens
follow the advice of local and overseas professionals regarding an independent investigation of all the social unrest incidents, as well as the health impacts of tear gas
keep organizing townhall meetings in every district to allow the public to air their views in a calm setting and for the administration to offer constructive recommendations
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The joint statement is co-issued by the following green groups on 13 November 2019:
Eco-Education and Resources Centre 生態教育及資源中心
Ecology & Biodiversity Society, SS, HKUSU 香港大學學生會理學會生態學及生物多樣性學會
Greeners Action 綠領行動
Green Power 綠色力量
HKWildlife.net 香港自然生態論壇
Lung Mei Environmental Education Centre 龍尾環境教育中心
Save Lantau Alliance 守護大嶼聯盟
Society of Hong Kong Nature Explorers 香港自然探索學會
The Green Earth 綠惜地球
The Conservancy Association 長春社
Natural Network 自然脈絡
Mind Your Waste 毋忘垃圾
Friends of Green 綠適朋友wherevergreen 綠活地圖
350HK 350香港
Ecobus 生態巴士
Project crow 嗚鴉自然教室
Hong Kong Society of Herpetology Foundation 香港兩棲及爬蟲協會
低碳想創坊 CarbonCare InnoLab
大嶼山愛護水牛協會 Lantau Buffalo Association
Greeners South 南地球
