Shark fins

Letters to the Editor, January 15, 2013

15 Jan 2013

Education has failed to stop the killing

On a recent visit to Lei Yue Mun, I was shocked to find one seafood stall with two agitated and very juvenile blacktip reef sharks swimming in their...

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Green coalition calls for formal ban on shark fin in Hong Kong

13 Jan 2013

A coalition of marine conservation groups and high-profile environmentalists has written to the government calling for a formal ban on serving shark fin at all official functions.

4:19AM

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Video: Chinese restaurants found to serve poisonous fake shark fin soup

9 Jan 2013

Think twice before you order your favourite shark fin soup next time - chances are you may be paying for an expensive bowl of mung bean starch gel and gelatine.

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Letters Facebook, January 9, 2013

9 Jan 2013

On vets charging more than doctors:

Harminder Singh - Vet costs discourage me from owning more animals. I simply couldn't afford the care if my pets needed major surgery which I feel would...

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Best to keep our 'truthiness' in check

9 Jan 2013

The most memorable thing from an interview I had with Peter Singer at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel many years ago was when he said he didn't particularly like animals, even as a child.

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Letters to the Editor, January 8, 2013

8 Jan 2013

Drying fins is sensible use of available space

I do not accept the claim that rooftop drying of shark fins or any other animal or plant product is a “dirty trade” (“Shark fin blanketing...

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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

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Shark fin trade 'victim of anti-Chinese conspiracy', say traders

Shark fin traders in Hong Kong blasted an "anti-Chinese conspiracy" by environmentalists, whose constant bombardment of criticism they say is killing their business.

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Drying shark fin on Kennedy Town roof shows dirty trade is thriving

A factory rooftop in Kennedy Town carpeted in thousands of freshly sliced shark fins is proof the trade still thrives in the region, environmentalists said yesterday.

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Outrage over ‘shark fin rooftop’

Hong Kong conservationists expressed outrage on Thursday after images of a factory rooftop covered in thousands of freshly sliced shark fins emerged, as they called for curbs on the “barbaric”...

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Letters to the Editor, December 30, 2012

I refer to the article by Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen. Mr Yuen extols the role that Hong Kong plays as an international legal service centre. In that context, I would urge him to look into...

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CHINA DIGEST

China Digest, December 3, 2012

A former chemistry major aged 27 appeared in court on Saturday, charged with making amphetamines at his home in August, Beijing Times reports.

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CONSERVATION

Europe moves closer to blanket ban on shark finning

On Thursday the European parliament backed a blanket ban on shark finning, in which the fins are sliced off sharks, often while they are alive, and their carcasses dumped in the sea.

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