Incineration

Why are London barristers calling Hong Kong Treasure Island?

11 Apr 2013

We hear that the prosecutions division has agreed to record-breaking fees for British barrister David Perry QC, Joseph Tse SC and a team of junior barristers to prosecute next year's corruption...

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Hong Kong cannot continue with its wasteful ways

28 Jan 2013

With our three landfills reaching capacity in 2019, the waste management strategies that successive governments have raised, but failed to implement, can no longer be ignored. Each is...

3:04AM

Hong Kong to spend HK$31b to solve waste crisis

22 Jan 2013

Hong Kong will spend at least HK$31 billion on waste-handling infrastructure in the next seven years, it was revealed yesterday.

8:40AM

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Panyu presses on with incinerator plans

12 Jul 2012

Nearly three years after plans to build an incinerator in Guangzhou's Panyu district triggered massive protests, authorities have invited tenders to build the plant in a different part of the...

7:48PM

Stink of Guangzhou garbage plan refuses to go away

7 Jul 2012

Hundreds of residents of Qingyuan and Guangzhou took to the streets on June 10 to protest against a plan to build a garbage incinerator in Guangzhou's Huadu district, close to Qingyuan.

7:27PM

Letters

15 Jun 2012

In defence of challenging rubber stamp

I take issue with Louisa Chan's views in her letter ('Bad influence on younger generation', June 10).

5:38PM

Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

5:20AM

Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

3:47AM

Letters

Ageism still exists in HK workplace

I refer to the report ('Population ageing faster, panel says', May 31) and how it will likely affect Hong Kong's productivity.

4:54PM

Letters

HKU should encourage bicycle use

I am writing to express my disappointment with my experience of riding a bicycle to the University of Hong Kong.

As a nearby resident...

2:35PM

Recycling the key to waste policy

The outgoing government has bowed to political reality by abandoning its request for financing for a controversial waste incinerator at the first legislative hurdle- an environmental panel of...

1:21PM

Two ways to burn our trash, both with flaws

In its quest to build an incinerator to help dispose of Hong Kong's rubbish, the government has opted for tried-and-tested over state-of-the-art.

1:09PM

Minister throws down incineration challenge

Lawmakers opposing the government's waste incineration plans owed the public an explanation on why a city facing a mounting waste crisis must wait longer for a solution - and should offer their...

1:00PM

Funding call for waste burner

The environment minister is in last-ditch lobbying to reverse opposition to his bureau's request for HK$15 billion to build a waste incinerator - a plan about which even pro-government lawmakers...

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