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Wild cattle forage along the Ng Tung River in Sheung Shui. The AFCD says tighter regulation is also necessary in light of increasing rural-urban interaction driven by the Northern Metropolis megaproject. Photo: Sam Tsang
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.

Hong Kong weather

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

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Hong Kong society

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

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.

Showers are forecast to be heavy at times on Sunday. Photo: Elson Li
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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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.

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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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A paper bowl lined with a plastic coating used by a food stall at Dragon Centre in Sham Shui Po. Photo: Edmond So
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.

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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Waves crash onto the Kennedy Town promenade on Sunday morning. Photo: Karma Lo
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.

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.

A section of scaffolding has collapsed at a building along Cheung Sha Wan Road. Photo: Karma Lo
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.

Sharp Island in Sai Kung on May 1. On the first day of the Labour Day golden week, around 3,000 people flocked to the island. Photo: Dickson Lee
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.

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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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.

About 10,000 households in Eastern district’s Shau Kei Wan and Sai Wan Ho neighbourhoods were affected by the disruption. Photo: Jelly Tse
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.

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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An indigenous villager and farmland in Sheung Shan Kai Wat village in Ping Che, Ta Kwu Ling, New Territories, on March 7, 2018. Photo: Nora Tam
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.

Environment

Editorial | Hong Kong’s biodiversity successes should spark more action

A recent study on the city’s wild cockatoo population is the latest reminder that balancing development and conservation is possible.

Food and Drinks

Mouthing Off | The last straw – why we should stop using them, even biodegradable ones

We turned to paper straws because single-use plastic ones damage the environment, but do we need them at all?

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Zhang Xiaoxiao from China's Fujian province does not like paper straws. She says they are difficult to poke through the plastic film covering a drink and go mushy quickly. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong to issue No 1 typhoon signal on Thursday as tropical depression nears

Storm is expected to remain about 400km from the city, weather forecaster says.

Hong Kong will issue the No 1 typhoon signal on Thursday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong eases licensing criteria for rural guest houses and campsites

Home Affairs Department publishes two guides allowing greater flexibility in building and fire safety requirements to encourage rural tourism.

Recycling and waste reduction

Hong Kong moves to curb flow of high liquid content waste in landfills

Conservationists praise proposal, saying it will protect local waters and coastlines from the risk of toxic leakage.

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