Debate has intensified over whether Hong Kong should lift its restrictions on Japanese seafood imports after tests of seawater conducted by mainland China from near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant indicated marine life was not being harmed. The results came from samples collected last October when Chinese scientists were given access under international…
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A Hong Kong environmental group dedicated to combating plastic pollution has resorted to flies to compost organic waste. A Plastic Ocean Foundation, founded in 2013, first gained international attention for its award-winning documentary, which exposed the dire impact of plastic pollution on marine life. A Plastic Ocean has inspired millions around the globe, but the…