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last updated:
9 September, 2024
The hydrogen-powered train used in a test run. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong may drop plan to use hydrogen-powered light rail trains: lawmakers

MTR Corp faces double whammy of restrictive safety rules and need to adapt light rail platforms, pair of lawmakers say.

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SCMP Exclusives

Exclusive | Rapid test to give Hong Kong officials new weapon to fight shark fin trade

Hong Kong weather

Temperatures in Hong Kong to drop to 12 degrees Celsius on Sunday

Wellness

The Hong Kong yoga and farming couple making wellness less ‘culty’

She teaches yoga, he preaches permaculture. They’re holding an all-day event to pass on their skills that ends with a chat around a campfire.

Menaka Jayakody and Alexander Nielsen of wellness company Dharma Bums. Photo: Kylie Knott
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Accelerating electric dreams depends on smooth transition

The Hong Kong government is offering subsidies and enhanced infrastructure for recharging stations in push for bus and taxi operators to switch to EVs.

Recycling and waste reduction

Food recycling surges at Hong Kong estates even without waste-charging scheme

Asked if shelved waste-charging scheme will be relaunched, environment chief says tools ‘we use are actually secondary’.

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Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Hong Kong zoo to reopen mammal section on Friday, 2 months after deadly outbreak

Outbreak at Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens that killed 12 monkeys linked to contaminated soil from construction site.

Staff carry out disinfection work in Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens in October. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

Chinese white dolphin found dead on Hong Kong shores, necropsy under way

Female found near Yi O on Lantau Island on Tuesday evening, and had been seen with a calf in October.

Hong Kong society

How HK$1.34 billion transformed drab, musty nullah into smart river in Hong Kong

Project overhauling Tsui Ping River in Kwun Tong has added smart gate linked to weather forecasting, seven new walkways and wetland area.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong eyes EV transition for franchised buses, taxis in HK$600 million push

Government to dish out subsidies to help operators procure electric vehicles amid plans to increase number of charging stations.

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Franchised bus operators will be responsible for arranging charging facilities at their own expense under the plan. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong must watch out for dangers of black plastic

Readers discuss recent research on flame retardants in plastic products, and the suicide prevention system for students.

A woman with plastic takeaway containers in March 2019. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Recycling and waste reduction

Editorial | Waste charges in Hong Kong cannot be swept under carpet

Official data suggests Hong Kong’s output of rubbish has peaked thanks to recycling, but environmental groups fear complacency after scrapping of levy.

Hong Kong weather

Temperatures in Hong Kong dip to lowest levels so far this winter at 16 degrees

Observatory attributes cool weather along coast of Guangdong to ‘fresh to strong’ northeast monsoon affecting the area.

Hong Kong housing

My Take | Time to accept that Hong Kong’s golf club housing plan is a swing and a miss

A court ruling that found the EIA for the project was riddled with errors and breaches of the law may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

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Plans to use land at the Hong Kong Golf Club for housing have been hit by a ruling that an Environmental Impact Assessment was riddled with errors and breaches of the law. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong courts

Editorial | Ruling allows for a broader look at Hong Kong’s golf club housing plan

Hong Kong has embarked on major projects that will have an impact on the environment. It is essential to get the assessment process right.

The controversy over the decision to use some of Hong Kong’s oldest golf course for housing continues. Photo: Dickson Lee
Business of climate change

Hong Kong bus firms need urgent help to buy zero-emission fleets: think tank

Companies face nearly US$770 million in spending they cannot handle without business model changes, says government-commissioned report.

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Environment

Letters | No global plastic treaty yet, but Hong Kong has work to do

Readers discuss the imperative of passing local legislation to curb plastic use, the authority vested in Malaysia’s Conference of Rulers, and the danger of narrow pavements.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong plans 37 priority farmland areas but critics say some sites left out

Environment and Ecology Bureau says it has identified 37 agricultural priority areas comprising around 980 hectares of land.

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Liber Research Community members visit a farmland site earlier this year. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong set to ease electric vehicle rules to allow use of mobiles for parking

Government plans to amend law to also allow vehicles to display non-driving-related information to motorists.

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Hong Kong society

Editorial | Whales pay dearly for our irresponsibility

Stomach of creature that died in Hong Kong waters was found to contain a synthetic bag, with plastic being an increasingly common killer of the largest mammals.

Hong Kong housing

Explainer | Court ruling is latest twist in battle to build flats on Hong Kong golf course

Post looks back at years-long effort to construct public housing on exclusive course and what’s next after Monday’s High Court ruling.

The Hong Kong Golf Club at Fanling. Under a proposal floated in 2022, 12,000 public flats would be built on 9.5 hectares of the 32 hectares by 2029. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong housing

Golf course ruling won’t have ‘huge impact’ on Hong Kong flats supply: John Lee

But chief executive says court ruling will significantly affect the number of flats, density and completion date of the project.

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Part of the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong urged to rethink plan for Fanling golf course flats after court ruling

‘Given the complexities and variables of the case, the government needs to reconsider the usage of this land,’ lawmaker Andrew Lam says.

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Old Hong Kong

Why Hong Kong’s nature has captivated locals and visitors for centuries

Hong Kong’s outstanding natural habitat has long been a source of fascination for locals and professional botanists alike.

Hong Kong courts

Golf club reprieve as Hong Kong court quashes approval for 12,000 flats on site

Judge notes that decision could lead to public consultation being conducted again.

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The Hong Kong Golf Club at Fanling. Photo: Dickson Lee
Conservation

Bag found in whale lost in Hong Kong waters ‘highly likely’ to be cause of death

Whale earlier discovered in shallow waters off Lantau Island, but declared dead a day later as authorities scrambled to rescue animal.

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Authorities have conducted a necropsy of a whale that died on Sunday after becoming stranded in local waters. Photo: Handout
Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Synthetic bag found in stomach of whale that died in Hong Kong

Authorities say whale was in ‘extremely weak condition’ when found in waters off Lantau Island.

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Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Rescue under way for stranded whale off Lantau waters in Hong Kong

Authorities say whale is five to six metres long with wounds on its body, urge public to stay away from mammal.

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