The maximum weight limit for passengers' luggage on the MTR's East Rail Line drops from 33kg to 23kg today. This is one of the measures announced last week to crack down on mainlanders buying milk...
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- May 18, 2013
- Updated: 10:53pm
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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.
Most people don't look for an excuse to party the night away on a Friday, but Kris Sawatzky has found a worthy cause nevertheless.
Japanese coastguards yesterday released the two Chinese trawler captains arrested on Friday for unauthorised fishing inside the island nation's waters, Japanese media reported.
Japanese coastguards yesterday released the two Chinese trawler captains arrested on Friday for unauthorised fishing inside the island nation's waters, Japanese media reported.
After the government proposed a third runway at the Chek Lap Kok airport, Samantha Lee, Worldwide Fund (WWF) Hong Kong's senior marine conservation officer, looked into the possible effects of the...
The ban on bottom trawling in Hong Kong waters due to take effect at the end of next year will need to be supported by other controls if it is to be fully effective in restoring the region's once-...
If other countries want to do away with bottom trawling, compelling science and tenacious lobbying will not be enough - they are going to need money, an essential element of Hong Kong's success...
A major milestone was achieved on May 18, when Legco accepted legislative changes to ban trawling in Hong Kong waters. This ban is needed to revitalise our seas for the benefit of the whole of...
The chief executive missed a golden opportunity to do something truly amazing for the environment in his policy address.
'Mirs Bay used to be a rich fishing ground ... but now the seabed is filled with rocks, concrete, rubbish and mud'
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