https://www.scmp.com/rss/511815/feed Professor Laurence McCook is head of oceans conservation at WWF-Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Do you remember the furore back in 2005 when the public learned that shark fin soup was to be included on the menu at Hong Kong Disneyland? Shark fin consumption is a well-documented issue here. What is less well known is that Hong Kong is the world capital for shark and ray fin seizures – including a whopping 10 tonnes, or HK$110 million (US$12 million) worth, last October – and that the illegal fin trade in and through the city is contributing to a global extinction crisis. So why is it legal... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3164881/hong-kong-may-be-losing-its-taste-shark-fin-illegal-trade-still?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3164881/hong-kong-may-be-losing-its-taste-shark-fin-illegal-trade-still?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Jan 2022 02:15:13 +0000