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Images of plants, leaves, flowers and fruit on a label can be misleading, a consumer advice expert says, while ‘natural’ ingredients can include water. If a product is mostly water, it’s not very plant-based.

Readers discuss why the city must break its addiction to plastic, and the focus on the cost of the bags to be used in the waste-charging scheme.

14 different premises involved in solid waste disposal charging trial, with government-approved bags issued free of charge and authorities to collect information.

Around 2 million tonnes of plastic waste is created each year in Thailand, according to official figures, in a nation seemingly addicted to plastic.

Government to post warnings at immigration checkpoints and hotels to remind travellers to have their own hygiene products, such as razors, because of throwaway plastics ban.

More than 200 greentech companies currently operate in the city, of which some are equipped with ‘globally competitive’ technologies and are making inroads into the mainland Chinese and overseas markets.

The government should further open the local environment-protection market to attract investment from Greater Bay Area companies, says a vice-president at the Hong Kong-listed company.

CLP will source more nuclear energy from China’s Guangdong province to feed its power grid and sees business opportunities in decarbonisation as it phases out coal-based assets.

Start-up H2 Solution is planning to set up its operations at Hong Kong’s science and technology park in Pak Shek Kok as a launchpad into overseas markets.

China’s global dominance in the production of three key energy transition products – electric vehicles, batteries and solar panels – will face more challenges this year from industry overcapacity, price wars and trade barriers, French bank Natixis says.

Car dealers say buyers are flocking to enjoy current generous tax breaks and avoid paying more from April.

GRST, the Hong Kong green technology start-up which won Prince William’s Earthshot Prize, is in talks to deploy its eco-friendly batteries in a range of electrical applications, COO Karen Ng says.

Many are still not clear about what’s fit to recycle, restaurant owners say it’s too much of a bother.

Hong Kong’s recycling pace lags that in Europe and the US, but government intervention could help transform the landscape as growing landfills contaminate the soil.

Recent smart mobility efforts in Hong Kong include the development of sky shuttles, as well as the deployment of hydrogen-powered double-decker buses and driverless trucks.

‘It’s not just about addressing a global issue that might affect everybody, it’s also about protecting our people in our own land,’ Eddie Yue says.

GGSN, which is partly owned by New World Group, is in talks to set up research, product development and marketing facilities in Hong Kong, where it hopes to demonstrate its autonomous charging devices in the car parks of offices and malls.

Readers discuss doubts and complaints about the city’s waste-charging scheme and the plan to ban restaurants from using single-use plastic, and reports of domestic helpers being mistreated.

Current recycling networks are not up to par and need to be improved by government, principal Esther Ho says.

Some eateries say they are struggling with a coming ban on disposable plastic, but authorities believe most will have no trouble adapting.

Office clerk Mercy Wong, 28, says holiday cleaning has reached a new level this year to reduce costs when waste-charging scheme takes effect.

China’s commercial sector will see a rebound in 2024 as retail sales are expected to grow by more than 6 per cent thanks to supportive government policies and recovering consumer confidence, according to a Hong Kong-based think tank.

Lawmakers and a scholar say that many unaware of the government-funded scheme and that authorities have the means to improve recycling system for residents.

Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan says extension possible after lawmaker Chan Hok-fung expresses concerns over duration of grace period.