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Ho Sheung Heung in the northern New Territories. The Hong Kong government has released two guides with more flexible licensing criteria for rural guest houses and campsites. Photo: Karma Lo
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

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong power firms to give residential customers rebates as bills soar

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.

An aerial view of Ho Sheung Heung in the Northern New Territories, seen on June 21. Photo: Karma Lo
Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Rescuers snap into action after crocodile found in Hong Kong building

Member of the public spotted 1.5-metre reptile at a residential block in Sham Shui Po and called police.

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

Study, published in Evolutionary Applications journal in May, underscores importance of conserving city’s cockatoo population.

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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
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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.

Authorities have noted that improper behaviour by tourists have threatened the island’s extensive coral communities. Photo: Handout
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.

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.

The Sandy Ridge Data Facility Cluster near the border with Shenzhen. Hong Kong has 61 data centres and the number is expected to increase to 81 by 2030. Photo: Edmond So
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.

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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.

The solar farm at South East New Territories Landfill features about 1,850 panels spanning an area of 140,000 square feet. Photo: Elson Li
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.

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.

Dashcam footage of San Tin Highway near Mai Po shows vehicles splashing through water about 20cm deep. Photo: Handout
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 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.

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