Shark's fin soup is one of the major dishes at a Chinese banquet. However, I think we should leave it off the menu in order to protect endangered sharks.
Wedding banquets are an important tradition in Hong Kong. Often shark's fin soup is served there because the organisers want to demonstrate their wealth and class. However, tradition or a desire to show off is not a good enough reason to endanger an entire species.
What can we do to save the sharks? First of all, restaurants should stop serving shark's fin soup and provide customers with alternative choices. Some restaurants serve bird's nest soup as a substitute.
Consumers also need to be educated and asked to refrain from eating food which is made by killing endangered animals.
We all have the responsibility to save the Earth's living creatures. Let's do that by no longer eating shark's fin soup.
Chan Wing-sum, Po Leung Kuk 1984 College
