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Tse Chin-wan

(謝展寰)

Tse Chin-wan
謝展寰
The latest news and top stories on Tse Chin-wan. He joined the Environmental Protection Agency in 1985 and rose through the ranks to Deputy Director and Under Secretary for Environment. Appointed to his current role in 2022, he oversees Hong Kong’s environmental policy, including climate action, waste management and air quality. His responsibilities involve spearheading Hong Kong’s carbon neutrality goal by 2050, focusing on green transport, zero-carbon electricity generation and waste reduction.
A fuel station in Sha Tin. Pump prices for petrol across Hong Kong have begun to increase again after about two weeks of steady prices. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong weighs petrol pricing disclosure rule in tenders as fuel costs surge

Environment minister Tse Chin-wan tells Legislative Council government open to reviewing tender policy for petrol station sites to bring down soaring fuel prices.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong to issue weekly updates on fuel charges to counter price gouging

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong to test new campsite booking system amid overcrowding, litter concerns

Hong Kong society

Curry fishball toys a hit as Hong Kong nostalgia shines at Lunar New Year fair

Vendors say locally designed Hong Kong-themed merchandise drew in customers at Victoria Park’s Lunar New Year fair.

Plush toys resembling Hong Kong street snacks were a hit at the Lunar New Year fair at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong may set limit of 2 dogs per diner under new pet-friendly policy

Shifting earlier stance after receiving feedback, environment chief also says licence might be granted to larger eateries only in first phase.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s first dog-friendly restaurants could be opening sooner than you think

Environment minister reveals possible timeline for approval of city’s first dog-friendly restaurants under ‘pet economy’ push.

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Hong Kong economy

43 measures for Hong Kong’s CLP to improve power supply after series of failures

Government releases report analysing power supply interruptions and voltage dips between 2021 and mid-2024.

Lightning streaks across the sky above Fanling. CLP supplies electricity to the New Territories, Kowloon and most of the outlying islands. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | 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.

Hong Kong environmental issues

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.

Climate change

Outside In | Takeaway from Cop30: climate action needs to be up close and local

A focus on adaptation means a pivot to action on floods, typhoons, heatstroke deaths, wildfire damage – issues of immediate survival.

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Construction workers put up large umbrellas in Wan Chai on May 23, when a very hot weather warning was issued. Hong Kong has suffered 50 to 60 hot nights (over 28 degrees) every year since 2020, compared with around 20 a year a decade earlier. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong environmental issues

HK$90 million spent on Hong Kong pay-as-you-throw scheme ‘not wasted’: minister

Environment chief Tse Chin-wan says no public resources have been wasted, as he has noticed an increase in public awareness of waste reduction and recycling.

Hong Kong’s environment minister has defended the spending of HK$90 million (US$11.6 million) on promoting a now-suspended pay-as-you-throw scheme. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | Waste-charging scheme can still be an effective tool for Hong Kong

Officials must not lose sight of the urgency of tackling the city’s overburdened landfills.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | Hongkongers must see the waste-charging scheme makes financial sense

The public must not lose sight of how landfill and other waste-related costs ultimately weigh on the government’s fiscal health.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong’s John Lee cites lack of consensus in shelving waste-charging scheme

But chief executive stresses that government’s goal of promoting waste reduction and recycling and achieving ‘zero landfill’ by 2035 remains unchanged.

Household waste piles up at Yiu Tung Estate. The waste-charging scheme was first proposed in 2004 and passed by the legislature in 2021, before it was shelved in May last year. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong will boost recycling rate, keep waste-charging as safety net, says minister

Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan says government may reintroduce the scheme, which is ‘on standby’, if necessary.

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Residents and cleaners dispose household waste at Sun Tsui Estate in Tai Wan in May. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong economy

Are pre-made meals the answer for struggling Hong Kong restaurants?

More restaurants are turning to pre-cooked food to save costs, but diners are wary about the origins and safety of such products.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Strong public backlash behind ongoing hold on Hong Kong waste charging: minister

Environment chief says surveys showed about 70 to 80 per cent of respondents thought scheme should not be implemented, timing wasn’t right for policy.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong rules out pre-made restaurant meal labelling despite consumer concerns

Lawmakers tell environment secretary consumers have right to know what they are eating, but he says mandatory labels would be difficult to enforce.

Hong Kong authorities have ruled out the possibility of requiring labelling for pre-cooked meals at restaurants. Photo: Getty Images
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Hong Kong to expand driverless vehicle testing at 3 locations this year

Vehicles will be trialled at SkyCity, Kai Tak development area and extension of existing North Lantau project, transport secretary says.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Fighting chikungunya in Hong Kong: why do experts reject mosquito ‘weaponising’?

Specialists urge government to deploy more monitoring sites and enhance data collection to fight potential outbreaks.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong to look at mosquito-eat-mosquito strategy to tackle chikungunya fever

Hong Kong has recorded six imported cases since August 2, with a 31-year-old man who returned from Foshan the latest patient.

Workers pour insecticide in a drain at a Hong Kong estate where a woman infected with chikungunya fever lives. Photo: Edmond So
Green finance

Opinion | How Hong Kong and EU can team up on green finance and climate action

The EU’s leadership on climate action and green growth dovetails with Hong Kong’s potential as a hub for green finance.

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Hong Kong issued a very hot weather warning signal on October 19 last year. Scientists have warned that we have only three years left to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Photo: Nora Tam
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