Environmentalists concerned LNG port damaging reefBy Esme Yeh / Staff reporterEnvironmental advocates yesterday called for action to reverse alleged breakdown of the algal reef near the third liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Guantang Industrial Port (觀塘工業港), saying it was likely caused by the construction of the terminal over the past few years. Construction of the third liquefied natural gas terminal at Guantang Industrial Port in Taoyuan’s Guanyin District is pictured in an undated photograph. The algal reef ecosystem along the coast of the district was divided into G1, G2 and G3 zones when the construction project was delineated, with G1 zone being the nearest to the construction site. He urged government authorities to establish a response unit to reverse the algal reef decline. CPC would cooperate in conducting on-site investigations along with representatives from environmental groups to examine algal reef conditions, as well as provide research data for review, he said.
