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The brown wood owl is among birds found in Hong Kong’s forests. Photo: KFBG
Singapore

Hong Kong’s biodiversity ‘richer than we know’ but many species lack protection

Conservationists highlight new species uncovered in city while urging authorities to formulate ‘red list’ to protect existing vulnerable ones.

Hong Kong weather

Why is Hong Kong’s heat-stress warning system for outdoor workers in the hot seat?

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Hong Kong weather

How Hong Kong can protect manual workers bearing brunt of heatwave

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Hong Kong weather

Higher energy demand from Hong Kong heatwave could trigger outages, expert warns

Funeral industry worker says outage at parlour forced staff ‘to carry bodies up stairs’ and ask mourners ‘not to light incense’.

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The outage at Shui Pin Wai Estate and the surrounding area has affected about 2,400 households. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong Observatory

Hong Kong considers lowering heat-stress warning thresholds amid criticism

Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui says thresholds could be adjusted after the heat-stress warning was not upgraded during hottest day on record.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong eyes licensing for livestock in New Territories amid urban push

Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department seeks to extend licensing requirement for goats, sheep and cattle to entire city.

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Hong Kong weather

Calls for system review after lowest alert in force during record-breaking heat

Amber heat-stress warning remained in place despite scorching temperatures.

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Appropriate rest breaks should be arranged depending on the conditions. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong society

What’s a Burmese python doing in Causeway Bay? Expert links reptile to rain

Snake measuring up to three metres long caught on camera near Jardine Noonday Gun by jogger on Sunday evening.

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong set for heavy showers, squally thunderstorms over next few days

Authorities receive six landslide reports between Friday and Saturday evening.

Northern Metropolis

Parts of northern Hong Kong face highest climate disaster risk, study finds

Hong Kong Red Cross urges government to include climate resilience in its long-term development plans.

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Tai O on Lantau Island is a high-risk area, the study found. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong society

Estate residents question why Typhoon Noul uprooted so many trees

Urban forestry expert cites restrictive planting methods for fallen banyan trees at Wan Tau Tong Estate and near Tai Po Mega Mall.

A fallen tree in Tai Po amid a T9 signal. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

Food court stalls caught off guard by rules over plastic serving containers

Warnings over food containers lined with plastic have been handed out to some stall operators, who say switch to approved versions will cost them.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s wild boar population halves under capture-and-kill strategy

Number of boars culled since 2021 rose elevenfold to 723 last year, while number of injuries from boar attacks fell by 80 per cent over same period.

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Mainland China

New DNA tracking helps spot rare ‘Tai O fish’ in Hong Kong waters after 10 years

DNA of rare Chinese bahaba found in Hong Kong waters last September, a month after about 1,300 hatchery-reared juveniles released into Pearl River Estuary.

Jack Ip (fifth from right) with his team of researchers. Photo: Lingnan University
Hong Kong

Hong Kong set for stronger storms and wetter winter this year as El Nino intensifies

El Nino will provide storms with more moisture and energy, green group says, as leading meteorologist points to expected record global temperatures.

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A tree near Tai Po Centre uprooted by Typhoon Noul. El Nino could turn the four to seven tropical cyclones expected to come within 500km of the city this year into super typhoons. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong lifts all storm warnings as Typhoon Noul departs

City’s airport resumes operations after about 360 flights grounded, while forecaster warns of unsettled weather on Monday.

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Lamma Island

Beneath Lamma Island waters, ‘superhero’ plant helps bring back rare turtles

HKU researchers and island residents restoring seagrass coverage, which has declined by 60 per cent over past two decades, to rebuild biodiversity.

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Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan should take sustainability seriously

Readers suggest a list of environmental priorities for the city, and discuss renewed tensions in the South China Sea.

Flood barriers are up at an exit of the Sham Shui Po MTR Station after the Hong Kong Observatory issued a black rainstorm warning on June 18. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong weather

Typhoon Noul: Hong Kong downgrades T9 signal to T8

Storm is skirting as close as 80km to the northeast of Hong Kong, moving into inland Guangdong and weakening progressively, forecaster says.

Conservation

Letters | Manage tourist flow to Sharp Island for a better travel experience

Readers discuss why Sharp Island visitor data must be monitored, the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry, how to remember those who died in the fire, and executive-led governance.

Hong Kong economy

Letters | Climate change demands stronger worker protections in Hong Kong

Readers discuss workers’ safety and rights during extreme weather, the state of Earth’s life support systems, and how to rejuvenate Chinese football.

People wait to cross the road in Tsim Sha Tsui during heavy rain on July 16. For delivery workers and part-timers, income is tied directly to hours worked and work suspensions during extreme weather can mean immediate financial hardship. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong surpasses July rainfall in just 20 days – why?

Observatory has issued 48 rainstorm warnings since start of last month, nearly double number sent out during same period last year.

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Pedestrians brave heavy rain in Tai Wai on Tuesday. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

Residents struggle on without fresh water after pipe repairs further delayed

Hong Kong authorities push back target time, as residents in Eastern district brave rain to fetch water from wagons.

Hong Kong economy

Northern Metropolis fast-track laws will ‘run parallel’ with environmental rules

Contractors must comply with noise and environmental standards of both regulations, official says.

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong Observatory may issue T1 signal between Monday night, Tuesday morning

Heavy rains expected as low pressure trough in northern South China Sea could skirt within 100km of city on Tuesday morning, forecaster says.

Cloudy skies over Hong Kong harbour as a resident takes shelter at Sai Ying Pun Harbourfront Park. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong

Letters | To reduce waste, Hong Kong must connect lunch to learning

Readers discuss the need to incorporate sustainability goals at the curriculum level and how to set young entrepreneurs in conflict zones up for success.

Children volunteer to collect vegetables in Tai Po, for their food recycling scheme, on August 30, 2019. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis project needn’t neglect agriculture

Traditionally a source of food, agricultural land now plays a far broader and more important role.

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Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD)

Commercial fish farm encroaches on government land, deemed ecological threat

New network of more than 20 ponds spills onto government land and uses thick plastic liners, which conservationist says disrupts wetlands.

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