Eight in 10 Hongkongers expect to spend more this Christmas compared with last year
Another group finds some 138 tonnes of paper would be used if every person in Hong Kong were to receive a wrapped present at Christmas
Some of the figures surrounding Hong Kong’s Christmas consumer frenzy are truly shocking, such as eight in 10 Hongkongers preparing to splurge more this year, with some expecting to double their holiday spending.
And as a result, the waste produced over the holidays is expected to deepen the burden on disposal and local landfills which are on pace to reach capacity by 2019.
The staggering numbers trace back years and come from various sources. Statistics from the Leisure and Cultural Services Department reveal that around five tonnes of rubbish were collected from around Tsim Sha Tsui on Christmas Eve alone in 2007.
Furthermore, if every person in Hong Kong were to give one wrapped present at Christmas, some 138 tonnes of paper would be used, according to local environmental NGO Green Power.
In other words, the raw materials would amount to 2,400 trees and 240,000 litres of petroleum.
