Environmental Issue

31 Mar 2011

We need to go beyond Earth Hour

Earth Hour, a global WWF event that raises awareness of the need to take action on climate change, was held successfully last Saturday.

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HK activists plan anti-nuclear march

31 Mar 2011

As Japan battles to bring its renegade nuclear reactors under control, other countries are reviewing their own nuclear power plans.

The 9.0-magtitude quake that hit the islands on...

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Only renewable energy can meet our future needs

31 Mar 2011

The world is facing multiple challenges. Not only are we required to respond to mounting energy needs competitively, we also have to tackle the depletion of easily accessible resources while...

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TIDE turns

31 Mar 2011

About 2.9 billion people around the world rely on seafood for their daily protein intake, and their consumption of it is increasing. Hongkongers now consume more than three times the global...

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Japanese eateries plan to cut prices

30 Mar 2011

Japanese restaurants in Hong Kong hit by nuclear contamination fears plan to cut prices and ask the government to provide safety certificates for food imported from Japan in a bid to stay afloat...

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When it's preferable not to see the light

29 Mar 2011

The night sky has thrilled and inspired poets, lovers, scientists and just ordinary people for millennia. But here in Hong Kong, inspiration is harder coming.

3:41PM

Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

5:26AM

Turnover surges 45pc for pipe manufacturer

Hong-Kong-listed plastic pipes and pipe fittings manufacturer China Liansu Group Holdings announced that its turnover for the year ending December 31 was 7.71 billion yuan (HK$9.17 billion), an...

12:32PM

The fine art of installing a green energy system

How does zero-emissions work? All the buildings inside the arts hub will comply with compulsory energy building codes that come into force next year. This requires buildings to follow minimum...

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Letters

Hongkongers must do more to protect planet

The letters page on March 22 covered topics including the horrors of shark finning, the unwelcome development proposal for Lamma, the...

3:48PM

HK not covered if Daya Bay reactor leaks, insurer warns

Who will pick up the bill for the impact on families and businesses of a serious leak of radioactivity from the Daya Bay nuclear power complex? No one - not your insurer, and not the Hong Kong...

3:53PM

Knee-jerk government the last thing we need

The government has tackled complaints by new migrants that the HK$6,000 post-budget handout to adult permanent residents is discriminatory by making another U-turn. The payment will be extended...

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Time for common sense - not alarm and panic

The philosophical saying that fear springs from ignorance is especially apt with the nuclear crisis in Japan. Concern about radioactive contamination has led some Hong Kong people to avoid...

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