Environmental Law

Lai See

30 Jun 2012

Ching Ming won't be the same in Sha Lo Tung if firm has its way

6:58PM

Lai See

13 Jun 2012

Air quality will make or break airport's hopes for third runway

5:26PM

Officials demand facts on runway

12 Jun 2012

The government is pressing the Airport Authority for more information and data on the ecological effects of its proposed multibillion-dollar third runway.

5:22PM

Snub over runway impact studies

29 May 2012

Green groups are refusing to work with the Airport Authority on the environmental impact process for the planned third runway unless it broadens the scope of studies.

4:05PM

Environment chief's dual role makes it very difficult to criticise government

14 May 2012

The Environmental Protection Department's press release of April 26, announcing the air quality figures for the Pearl River Delta in 2011, was, as usual, relentlessly upbeat.

2:55PM

Still time to resolve carbon tax dispute

16 Feb 2012

The European Union has the most comprehensive system of caps on greenhouse emissions of any major polluter. It makes sense to extend them to the aviation industry, a small but increasingly...

7:32AM

Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

3 comments

4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

4:27AM

Court ruling on bridge plan can further the green cause

Unlike court verdicts that decide the winner and loser of the case, the Court of Appeal's ruling on the planned bridge to Zhuhai and Macau offers the possibility of both sides winning.

9:57PM

Courts have duty to monitor projects

The government's approach to assessing the environmental impact of major infrastructure projects has survived a legal challenge. The Court of Appeal last week overturned a lower court's decision...

9:13PM

Projects up for scrutiny again

Three infrastructure projects put on hold due to legal controversy over the environmental assessment of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge can now resume their public consultation process following...

8:42PM

Bridge cost could rise by HK$6.5b

A Court of Appeal ruling yesterday cleared the way for the government to press ahead with work on the long-delayed HK$83 billion Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge.

8:37PM

Toxic policy

The crescendo of negative public opinion focused on Hong Kong's most recent large infrastructure projects - the court case over the bridge to Macau and Zhuhai, and the ongoing public consultation...

6:20PM

Traffic, not bridge, 'cause of pollution'

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance is neither toothless nor the only legislative tool available to protect Hong Kong's environment, the Court of Appeal heard yesterday.

5:40PM