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https://scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2124526/tis-season-be-sustainable
Hong Kong/ Society

‘Tis the season to be … sustainable

Academics and activists give their advice for reducing consumption during the festive period

Customers shopping in Tsim Sha Tsui in December last year. Photo: Edward Wong

Last December, shoppers in bustling Causeway Bay were treated to an unusual sight: a small group of Greenpeace activists scaled the giant screen outside Times Square to hang a banner which read “Buy Smart Buy Less”.

But the timely reminder to break the never-ending cycle of overconsumption did little to change the predominant consumer culture. For many Hongkongers, reducing consumption is the last thing on their minds during what is, after all, the season of excess.