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Hong Kong tourism
Letters
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Educate visiting hikers and seriously deter them from littering
Readers discuss the need to protect natural landscapes in Hong Kong, the new seat belt requirement, and AI-assisted teaching.
12 Jan 2026 - 11:30AM
Environment
Hong Kong boosts environmental impact reviews with AI, laser-armed robot dogs
12 Jan 2026 - 4:43PM
Hong Kong weather
El Nino could cost Hong Kong US$300 billion and shorten life expectancy: study
9 Jan 2026 - 11:55PM
Hong Kong weather
Explainer
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Hong Kong just had its driest January day. But how does that impact your health?
Post talks to experts about how to manage health during cold and dry weather, after city’s relative humidity plunged to 17 per cent this week.
9 Jan 2026 - 7:50PM
Accidents and personal safety
Hong Kong ombudsman raises concerns over repeated landslides on man-made slopes
Since 2008, most cases of repeated landslides are either not included in monitoring programme or deemed relatively low priority, ombudsman says.
8 Jan 2026 - 10:11PM
Hong Kong Observatory
Hong Kong’s humidity reaches lowest level recorded for single day in January
Under the influence of a winter monsoon, the relative humidity plunged to 17 per cent at 4pm on Thursday.
8 Jan 2026 - 10:10PM
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Animal welfare in Hong Kong
Hong Kong group saves 351 animals in 6 months as trapping, smuggling cases surge
Paws Guardian Rescue Shelter reports that animal cruelty cases are ‘alarmingly common’ as it calls for stronger action to be taken.
7 Jan 2026 - 10:59PM
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
6.5% of shark fins sold in Hong Kong are protected, higher than reported: study
Study by US, local institutions also reveals volume of critically endangered whitetip shark fins sold in city is 70 times higher than reported.
6 Jan 2026 - 10:29AM
Hong Kong science and tech
Hong Kong scientists discover 2 new coral species in city’s southeastern waters
Baptist University researcher team, led by Professor Qiu Jianwen, discovers two previously unknown soft corals off Sung Kong Island.
5 Jan 2026 - 7:57PM
Hong Kong
Video
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Sai Kung campsite left in shambles after New Year’s Eve celebrations
Tourists left the Ham Tin Wan Campsite in complete disarray, prompting backlash on local social media.
2 Jan 2026 - 3:32PM
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Hong Kong
Groups welcome updated Hong Kong biodiversity plan but call for more details
Government unveils Hong Kong Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, which sets out strategies for the next 10 years.
1 Jan 2026 - 9:30AM
Waste Management
Editorial
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Hong Kong still needs a waste-charging scheme
Despite the decline in solid waste levels, there is a need for a solution to deal with the reality of the city’s overwhelmed landfills.
30 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM
Hong Kong
Opinion
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How to invite meaning to your Christmas feast in a turmoil-filled world
Helping others, starting meaningful conversations and making the festive season more sustainable are just a few ways to celebrate this year.
25 Dec 2025 - 8:00AM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong’s solid waste levels dip for third year, but green groups still worried
Environment groups say trend not so clear-cut, cite impact of pandemic and heightened public awareness over shelved waste-charging plan.
22 Dec 2025 - 10:11PM
Extreme weather
Letters
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Asia is waking up to storms that are stronger – and more polluted
Readers discuss new research that shows how typhoons spread microplastic pollution, encouraging the use of an anti-scam app, and the migrant domestic workers who fell victim to the Tai Po fire.
12 Jan 2026 - 9:26AM
2025 National Games
Letters
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In the National Games, Hong Kong has a model of a green mega event
Readers discuss the features of the games that safeguard sustainability and the passing of an Indian cinema legend.
30 Nov 2025 - 11:30AM
Hong Kong
Bull shark found stranded in Hong Kong mudflats returned to sea by residents
Despite being caught in Pak Nai fishing nets, scientist says presence of juvenile shark suggests city’s ‘abused’ marine ecosystem is recovering.
26 Nov 2025 - 9:52PM
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Hong Kong water supply
Editorial
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Hong Kong must hasten water pipe replacement efforts
While the government has swiftly responded to the fifth drinking water pollution case this year, it must speed up pipe replacement work.
21 Nov 2025 - 7:15AM
Hong Kong society
Letters
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Rare stingray in Victoria Harbour a welcome sign of nature’s restoration
Readers discuss how Hong Kong’s marine conservation efforts are paying off, plans for a residential development in a Tai Po site, and geopolitical contests in Central Asia.
20 Nov 2025 - 11:30AM
Shek O
Hong Kong’s whale of a tale: famous skeleton at Shek O gets new lease of life
Damaged skeleton of infant mammal that wandered into Victoria Harbour in 1955 meticulously recreated and displayed at original resting spot in Cape D’Aguilar.
23 Nov 2025 - 4:16PM
Hong Kong society
Hot water runs out at Hong Kong estate amid bitumen clean-up, safety fears grow
Worried Taikoo Shing residents seek to clean meters after bitumen found in drinking water, turn to bottled options.
17 Nov 2025 - 11:45PM
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Chikungunya may be spreading silently in Hong Kong, expert says after fourth case
‘This latest case, I believe, highlights that we have some silent transmission chains in Hong Kong,’ expert says.
17 Nov 2025 - 9:48PM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong authorities vow to clean bitumen-polluted water tanks by early morning
Laboratory tests confirm black particles found in polluted drinking water of 14 blocks of Taikoo Shing residential development were bitumen.
16 Nov 2025 - 11:45PM
Art
A sea exhibition in Hong Kong explores our relationship with the ocean
Through the works of eight artists, a new exhibition at Karin Weber Gallery pays homage to the connection between people and the sea.
15 Nov 2025 - 7:15PM
Animal welfare in Hong Kong
Hong Kong hooked as endangered stingray fished out of Victoria Harbour
Ocean Park identifies fish as endangered longhead eagle ray and urges anglers to release rare species immediately if caught.
13 Nov 2025 - 7:34AM
Hong Kong society
Flooding, leaks and power cuts: how extreme weather hits Hong Kong’s poorest
Survey finds extreme weather has had a ‘wide-ranging and severe impact on the lives and living environment’ of those in subdivided flats.
8 Nov 2025 - 9:17PM
Hong Kong society
Typhoons damage 20% of Hong Kong Covid isolation cubicles, reuse plans under way
Development Bureau says modules will be repaired and reused at construction sites of future public works projects.
6 Nov 2025 - 10:30AM
Hong Kong weather
Hong Kong this year endured hottest October since records began: Observatory
Hong Kong also experienced record-breaking warm nights and exceptionally hot days for October, forecaster says.
4 Nov 2025 - 6:44PM
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