Agriculture and fisheries blueprint outlines ambitious plans, but farming still viewed as a sunset industry.

Red tides are areas of seawater discoloured by large concentrations of microorganisms that may deplete levels of dissolved oxygen.

Halt to production of special trash bags for waste disposal scheme sparks call from city’s biggest party for yet another delay to the scheme’s introduction.

First phase of ban took effect on Monday, prohibiting polystyrene products, disposable plastic utensils for dine-in or takeaway meals.

Companies call for caterers to learn more about alternative tableware amid single-use plastics ban, using press conference to show quality of goods.

Lawmaker says authorities have only added to confusion by saying sushi can be served in plastic instead of cardboard for dine-in purposes.

Major Japanese discount chain Don Don Donki replaces transparent plastic sushi boxes with cardboard ones in line with new rules on throwaway plastics.

Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Greenpeace and the Conservancy Association say abandoned fish ponds in area earmarked for tech hub still have ecological value.

John Lee says administration’s main concerns are steady supply of alternative products and affordability for consumers.

In China, orchids are considered one of the ‘four gentlemen’ of the plant world. Find out why at an orchid festival in Hong Kong – as well as how to avoid buying an illegally harvested wild specimen.

As city bans single-use plastic, some residents are offering ‘out-of-production’ items for eye-watering prices online.

The Advisory Council on the Environment has unanimously endorsed the environmental impact assessment report on the San Tin Technopole with eight conditions.

But some find the lack of free bottled water in hotel rooms an inconvenience.

Lawmakers hear 40 petrol stations have agreed to install 100 quick chargers by March next year.

Most restaurants and takeaway shops in tourists areas such as Mong Kok, Prince Edward and Yau Ma Tei still using plastic utensils at lunchtime.

Some patrons opt to get hands dirty eating fried chicken at popular fast food chains to avoid paying for gloves as new single-use plastics ban gets under way.

Many customers buying takeaway breakfast in busy business district decline to pay extra for alternatives to plastic cutlery as ban gets under way.

Readers discuss why Hong Kong’s ban on single-use plastics should be embraced, and the need for the city’s residents to do to their bit to prevent wastage of food.

The ISSB, a sustainability-reporting standard-setting body, will vote this week to add biodiversity-related disclosures to its work plan, paving the way for such standards to become the global baseline.

Latest suggestion by environment minister Tse Chin-wan is in apparent contrast to what he told legislature four months ago.

Tse Chin-wan says the aim of the ban is to gradually build up a plastic-free culture in society.

Smaller caterers opt for alternatives such as rice husk-based containers with first stage of ban on throwaway plastics kicking in on Monday.

Readers discuss a sustainable way to handle the remains of loved ones, and the need for improvements in the taxi industry.

Think tank New Youth Forum says only 13 per cent of 1,032 interviewees support scheme, which was pushed back twice since last December to August 1.

Environment chief Tse Chin-wan says he feels six months sufficient for businesses to clear out inventories of soon-to-be-banned plastic utensils, but open to extension.

Environment minister Tse Chin-wan also says participation rate among tenants at private estates without management boards stands below 20 per cent.