Image-conscious China chides its 'unruly' tourists

Sustainability

How much longer can the world support our way of life?

3 Sep 2013

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Slower economic growth prompts Beijing to shift focus

18 Jan 2013

With the mainland's economy growing at its slowest pace in 13 years, officials are shifting their focus from speed to sustainability, addressing the issues of an ageing population and social...

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Hong Kong's trawling ban is big step to sustainable fishery

4 Jan 2013

Free markets have their place, but not when it comes to fishing. That is why the ban on bottom and mid-water trawling in our waters took effect at the start of the new year and is so welcome.

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The campaign to save Lung Mei goes far beyond its unglamorous shores

11 Nov 2012

If you have visited or even driven past Lung Mei on the north shore of Tolo Harbour, you might wonder why all the fuss about government plans to cover a stretch of coast with sand to make a...

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The urban myth of organic food

11 Oct 2012

Did you hear the one about the Texan rancher who visits a Hong Kong farm? Having seen the size of the Hong Kong smallholding, he brags to the local farmer that it takes him three days to drive...

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World Bank must lead harder strike at poverty

10 Oct 2012

The IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Tokyo provide the new World Bank chief, Jim Yong Kim, with an opportunity to signal the institution's goals. With 1.3 billion people worldwide still living on...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Rankings belie the real purpose of universities: to educate

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Howard Winn

Way to go

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Farmers' market in Quarry Bay

The Hong Kong Markets Organisation is launching its own family-day-style farmers' market in Quarry Bay this Sunday. Island East Markets will offer organic food, prepared food, juices and artisanal...

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Council must 'shift to social benefits'

It's time for the Consumer Council to move on from promoting smart buys to focus on sustainability and ethics, according to its outgoing deputy head.

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Technology can tackle urban challenges

Today, more people are living in cities than in villages. The United Nations estimates that about 52 per cent of the global population of 7 billion live in towns and cities.

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Hong Kong researchers developing 'biorefinery' to transform food waste

A team of Hong Kong scientists say they have found a way to transform food waste into laundry detergent, plastic ingredients, and a host of everyday products, in a discovery that may ease pressure...

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ECO-DESIGN

Low-carbon flat reveals life's green alternatives

Imagine appliances powered not by the electricity grid or even the sun or wind, but from used cooking oil. Or a bright, new, shiny kitchen with no trees harmed in the process of building it.

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French scheme for waste reduction could work on Lantau

The French village of Pince has come up with an innovative way of responding to the European Union directive to divert domestic waste from going into landfills.

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