Dozens of volunteers took to Hong Kong’s beaches and bays over the weekend to clean up trash that has built up in recent days.

At Discovery Bay, a trash filled beach was cleaned up after a day’s work.

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Discovery Bay. Photo: DB Green via Facebook.
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Trash on Discovery Bay beach. Photo: DB Green via Facebook.
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Discovery Bay beach cleaned up. Photo: DB Green via Facebook.
Discovery Bay trash
Beach cleaned up. Photo: DB Green via Facebook.

Ma Wan also saw volunteers clearing up debris.

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Ma Wan Island. Photo: Maamar Tom Yam via Facebook.
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Ma Wan Island. Photo: Maamar Tom Yam via Facebook.

At Chung Hom Kok, trash was floating around swimming areas while volunteers tried to clear up the waste.

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Trash floating on water. Photo: Doug Woodring via Facebook.
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Trash collected by volunteer Doug Woodring. Photo: Doug Woodring via Facebook.

Volunteers at Big Wave Bay also collected bags of trash.

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Photo: Ernie Basilioo via Facebook.

However, at Stanley Beach, volunteers cleaned up the beach on Sunday only to see trash repopulate the area on Monday.

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Before clean-up. Photo: Cruzanne Macalister via Facebook.
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After cleanup. Photo: Cruzanne Macalister via Facebook.
Stanley beach Volunteers cleaning up the area
Volunteers cleaning up the area. Photo: Andrew Strachan via Facebook.
Stanley beach Trash returned to the beach on Monday morning
Trash returned to the beach on Monday morning. Photo: Nicola Taylor via Facebook.

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying was at Shui Hau Wan, Lantau island cleaning up on Sunday.

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Trash extends on both sides. Hong Kong Cleanup via Facebook.
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Sea life on trash. Hong Kong Cleanup via Facebook.
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Volunteers cleaning up trash at Shui Hau Wan. Photo: Hong Kong Cleanup via Facebook.
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Volunteers cleaning trash at Shui Hau Wan. Photo: Hong Kong Cleanup via Facebook.

However, a Facebook user, Loy Ho, was dissatisfied that trash was still at left around nearby mangroves.

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Photo: Loy Ho via Facebook.

Chantal Yuen is a Hong Kong journalist interested in issues dealing with religion and immigration. She majored in German and minored in Middle Eastern studies at Princeton University.