▁help ▁improve ▁the ▁liv elihood ▁of ▁those ▁people , ▁and ▁educ ate ▁them ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁natural ▁res erves ▁for ▁the ▁pandas . ▁ ▁Project s ▁on ▁plant ing ▁mang ro ve ▁▁ ▁Mang ro ve ▁plants ▁play ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁stability ▁and ▁e colog ical ▁balance ▁of ▁coast al ▁e cos ystem s , ▁but ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁due ▁to ▁re clam ation ▁and ▁infrastr ucture ▁development ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁With ▁regard ▁to ▁this , ▁OP CF ▁launched ▁a ▁Mang ro ve ▁Plant ing ▁Day ▁with ▁the ▁Agricult ure , ▁Fish eries ▁and ▁Conserv ation ▁Department ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁con serve ▁mang ro ves ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁Mang ro ves ▁were ▁plant ed ▁in ▁Ke i ▁L ing ▁Ha ▁Lo ▁W ai , ▁S ai ▁K ung ▁by ▁help ers ▁from ▁Sc out ▁Association ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁( 香 港 <0xE7> <0xAB> <0xA5> 軍 <0xE7> <0xB8> <0xBD> 會 ) ▁and ▁OP CF ▁volunte ers . ▁ ▁International ▁Coast al ▁C lean up ▁( IC C ) ▁ ▁A ▁campaign ▁joint ly ▁organ ised ▁by ▁OP CF H K ▁and ▁Ocean ▁Park ' s ▁Environment al ▁Ste ering ▁Committee . ▁Over ▁ 7 5 0 ▁pounds ▁of ▁refuse ▁was ▁collected ▁by ▁around ▁ 8 0 ▁participants ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁University ▁Sp ons or ship ▁Program me ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁▁ ▁E ight ▁students