With land prices skyrocketing, Lin Hui-cheng notes in his report that many people no longer see any point in the continued existence of these ponds now that they no longer serve their original purpose.
林會承的報告指出，自從多數的陂塘失去原始功能，加上土地的經濟價值高漲，許多人眼中的陂塘已沒有存在意義。