“Hongkong Electric and a green group have teamed up to explore the feasibility of wind-generated electricity in the SAR,” reported the South China Morning Post on December 27, 2000. “The power company has commissioned the Friends of the Earth to conduct a $1 million exploratory project on wind power. “They hope to produce a ‘wind…
Many in Hong Kong think the city has all but given up on tackling the waste problem that is steadily overwhelming landfills. Among the reasons for scepticism is the government’s shelving of a waste-charging scheme last May. So it was good to hear Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan trying to reassure the public…
Businesses violating Hong Kong’s single-use plastics ban after the end of a grace period will be warned and fined if they do not make the necessary changes in 10 working days, the environment minister has said. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said on Saturday authorities would prioritise inspecting retailers to ensure restricted single-use…
Some Hong Kong restaurants and hoteliers, especially smaller operators, are still struggling to replace items such as disposable spoons and razors despite a grace period for a single-use plastics ban coming to an end in two weeks. The transition was also uncomfortable for an alternative utensil supplier, who lamented declining sales even as the government…
Hong Kong environmental authorities have launched an investigation after part of the shoreline in Causeway Bay turned a milky white, possibly due to a suspected illegal discharge of pollutants. But no detectable odour was reported at the scene. A spokeswoman for the Environmental Protection Department said on Wednesday that personnel were dispatched to conduct an…
Hong Kong environmental authorities have launched an investigation after part of the shoreline in Causeway Bay turned a milky white, possibly due to a suspected illegal discharge of pollutants. But no detectable odour was reported at the scene. A spokeswoman for the Environmental Protection Department said on Wednesday that personnel were dispatched to conduct an…