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1. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Merry-go-round consultations only add to Hong Kong's waste problem

   Posted Apr 13th 2013, 12:00am by EDWIN LAU

   ... Comment Insight & Opinion Waste Charging Environment Bureau Wong Kam-sing Edwin Lau Edwin Lau says the prospect of yet another consultation on waste charging should lead us to ask if the government fears doing the right thing In the past eight months or so, I have participated in more consultation meetings and forums on waste issues hosted by the Environment Bureau than throughout ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1213239/merry-go-round-consultations-only-add-hong-kongs-waste
2. News - Hong Kong - ENVIRONMENT

   Government unveils plan for HK$1 recycling levy on glass bottles

   Posted Feb 08th 2013, 12:00am by CHEUNG CHI-FAI

   ... proposal. Under the plan - unveiled by the Environment Bureau on Thursday for a three-month public consultation - about 1,700 importers and distributors will be subject to a levy based on either ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1145512/government-unveils-plan-hk1-recycling-levy-glass-bottles
3. News - Hong Kong

   Recycling fee on glass bottles proposed

   Posted Feb 07th 2013, 09:12pm by Lai Ying-kit

   ... News Hong Kong Glass Recycling Wong Kam-sing glass recycling levy Environment Bureau Lai Ying-kit The Environment Bureau on Thursday has proposed charging a levy on glass beverage bottles from drink suppliers to promote recycling and reduce waste. In a consultation document, the bureau suggested using the fee to cover the costs of recycling glass beverage bottles, which ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1145449/recycling-fee-glass-bottles-proposed
4. Border families' HK$200m payout

   Posted Apr 18th 2012, 12:00am

   ... Environment Environment Development Bureau Wong Tai Sin Chuk Yuen Environment Olga Wong olga.wong@scmp.com Hundreds ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/998487/border-families-hk200m-payout
5. Hotline on risky trees is in demand

   Posted Jan 28th 2012, 12:00am

   ... Environment Environment Development Bureau Land Use Botany Forestry Environment Olga Wong olga.wong@scmp.com ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/991062/hotline-risky-trees-demand
6. Business - Money - STOCKS

   Asian markets fall on weak China data, North Korea fears

   Posted Apr 15th 2013, 11:22am by AFP

   ... Business Money Market Snapshot Asia stocks National Bureau of Statistics China GDP HKEx Agence France-Presse in Hong Kong Asian markets slipped on Monday after a disappointing batch ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/money/market-snapshot/article/1215090/asian-markets-fall-weak-china-data-north-korea-fears
7. News - Hong Kong - EDUCATION

   Publishers say they tried to keep rises low

   Posted May 04th 2013, 12:00am by JOLIE HO

   ... News Hong Kong Textbook Publishers Education Bureau Jolie Ho jolie.ho@scmp.com Increasing cost of textbooks blamed on new secondary curriculum and shrinking market Textbook publishers said they had tried their best to limit price rises for school textbooks, as the Education Bureau released the recommended textbook list yesterday. Sharon Wong Yin-yue, spokeswoman of the Anglo-Chinese ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1229506/publishers-say-they-tried-keep-rises-low
8. News - Hong Kong - ENVIRONMENT

   Environment chief calls for talks on Lantau incinerator

   Posted Jan 21st 2013, 12:09pm by CHEUNG CHI-FAI

   ... disrupt their livelihoods. On conflict between environment and development, Wong said there were already rules outlining the minimum space between buildings and the proportion of greening in new ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1132897/environment-chief-calls-talks-lantau-incinerator
9. In Brief

   Posted Sep 06th 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Environment Environment Fishing Industry Hong Kong Trawling Food and Health Bureau Discussion on fish trawling ban The Food and Health Bureau said the plans to outlaw fish trawling in Hong Kong were preliminary proposals, which would be subjected to discussions with fishermen groups and green groups. The scheme, outlined in a consultation paper drafted by the bureau ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/651676/brief
10. News - Hong Kong - EDUCATION

    The results are in: it's back to exams system

    Posted Apr 19th 2013, 12:00am by Jennifer Ngo

    ... year. The assessment system was brought in to ease the pressure of a single exam determining a pupil's results in a subject. But the Education Bureau denied the move was a U-turn after ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1217731/results-are-its-back-exams-system

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