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The latest news, analysis and opinion on Hong Kong environmental issues. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
An aerial view of Ho Sheung Heung in the Northern New Territories, seen on June 21. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hong Kong villages can thrive alongside Northern Metropolis

Greater planning flexibility has the potential to boost the rural economy and provide more tourist amenities.

Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Rescuers snap into action after crocodile found in Hong Kong building

Hong Kong

Hong Kong cockatoos could help save Indonesia’s endangered species, study shows

Hong Kong

Green group urges Hong Kong to cut excessive e-commerce packaging waste

The Green Earth urges Hong Kong to align with mainland Chinese packaging limits after study estimates city generated 2.7 million kg of waste.

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Steven Chan (left), assistant environmental affairs manager at The Green Earth, and Iris Chiu, the NGO’s environmental affairs officer, at a press briefing calling for the reduction of plastic packaging. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong tourism

Editorial | Managing Hong Kong ecotourism is to everyone’s benefit

Plans for real-name registration and a new marine park are welcome as the city moves to protect its natural treasures.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong’s domestic helpers need safe places to work and play

As climate change intensifies and urban space dwindles, migrant workers’ needs must be prioritised.

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Hong Kong tourism

Can Hong Kong cash in on ecotourism without trashing its natural treasures?

With more visitors seeking outdoor experiences in Hong Kong, how do authorities protect the landscapes they are promoting?

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Hong Kong

Proposed Sai Kung marine park to cover most coral reefs: Hong Kong authorities

Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department also says underwater mapping technology used to assess coral coverage.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong push to double size of tech hub raises fears over migratory flyway fate

Under amended proposal, planned project size will increase from 15 to 30 hectares and building height limit will reach up to about 250 metres.

Hong Kong

Human activity linked to 4 of 29 whale and dolphin deaths in Hong Kong waters

About 70 per cent of carcasses recorded last year were found too decomposed for diagnosis due to the city’s high humidity and temperatures.

Four of the 29 whales, dolphins and porpoises that washed ashore in Hong Kong waters last year are suspected to have died from human activity. Photo: Ocean Park Conservation Foundation
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong cancels all rainstorm warnings after issuing first black alert of 2026

Observatory issued the first black rainstorm warning of the year for an hour.

Sha Tin was battered by heavy rain in the evening. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

Hong Kong data centres outpace global average for carbon footprint: UN study

City ranks among world’s largest data centre hubs in study, which calls for responsible strategy to tackle AI use.

Sustainability

How a Hong Kong sailor’s upcycling project turns retired sails into bags

A Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club member has partnered the club with an NGO in Hong Kong to upcycle discarded sailcloth.

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong cancels all rainstorm warnings but showers, thunderstorms to persist

Heavy showers and squally thunderstorms are expected until midweek, while high temperatures will ease, Observatory says.

Lightning flashes over the Hong Kong skyline above Victoria Harbour. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong

Hong Kong authorities prosecute butcher shop after rats filmed on exposed meat

Food and Environmental Hygiene Department takes action against Qiandama branch in Kwun Tong after rats seen roaming on exposed pig carcasses.

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Hong Kong’s food hygiene authorities have launched a prosecution against a branch of Qiandama in Kwun Tong after a viral video and a subsequent inspection found rats running over pig carcasses. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong economy

Booking system considered to protect popular Hong Kong hiking trail from crowds

More people than expected visited scenic Po Pin Chau during recent holiday peaks.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong’s urban renewal plan must include best of the past

The city’s tong lau arcades, high-density blocks and webs of skywalks have long been telling us what a humane, climate-aware city can look like.

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Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong issues amber rainstorm warning after intense heatwave grips city

Parts of New Territories record maximum temperature of 36.7 degrees by mid-afternoon on Friday, the hottest for 2026 so far.

Joggers on Kwun Tong Promenade on Friday. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong economy

Solar, so good: Hong Kong’s new landfill-based plant can power 360 homes

Jointly developed by Veolia, SHKP and Citic Pacific, facility features about 1,850 solar panels spanning 140,000 square feet.

Hong Kong weather

University heat project cuts medical emergencies for Hong Kong’s vulnerable elderly

Nurses and social workers visited older residents living in poorer districts to teach them ways to stay cool and avoid health risks tied to heat.

Hong Kong tourism

Letters | Why Hong Kong’s Sharp Island should be a marine park

Readers discuss how holistic management can promote both conservation and ecotourism, and Singapore’s new anti-bullying measures.

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department worked with WWF-Hong Kong and activity guides to promote coral-friendly practices on April 27, ahead of the Labour Day “golden week” holiday. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong transport

Opinion | Hong Kong can empower commuters by embracing e-bikes

New bike lanes, charging hubs and feeder routes to MTR stations would make less accessible areas of the New Territories more desirable.

A worker collects shared bikes in Tseung Kwan O on May 8. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong’s northern New Territories hit by heavy rain and flooding

Ta Kwu Ling among hardest‑hit areas, while minibus in Sheung Shui stranded in half-metre of floodwater.

Hong Kong economy

Visitor quotas needed to protect country parks, 4 trails challenge founder says

Andre Blumberg, who created 298km ultra-marathon, says recent scenes of overcrowding in country parks left him feeling ‘quite disturbed’.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong urged to prioritise hydrogen adoption to meet carbon neutrality goal

Our Hong Kong Foundation calls for refuelling hubs at ports and airport, with focus on heavy vehicles, to further cut emissions.

Hong Kong has been urged to scale up hydrogen use, with a focus on heavy vehicles and refuelling infrastructure. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong

Opinion | Mass tourism is not ecotourism. Hong Kong must do better on this soon

The Yangtze’s turnaround was made possible by the political will to resist economic pressure. Hong Kong should implement similar principles.

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Tourists enjoy hotpot on the beach at Ham Tin Wan on May 2, during the Labour Day “golden week” holiday. Photo: Edmond So
Climate change

Editorial | Hong Kong’s trees can serve as barometers amid climate change

The authorities and the public can play a role in documenting anomalies in leaf-shedding and flowering, and act to mitigate environmental harm.

Hong Kong

Editorial | Improved defences will help Hong Kong weather typhoon season

Having learned lessons from Ragasa, the government has published guidelines, prepared barriers and employed technology from drones to AI.

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