Green group highlights climate change threat to Tai O
A local environmental group, Carbon Care InnoLab, is planning to hold a Tai O hike and fundraiser to raise awareness of the climate change threat to the low-lying village. [...]
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Tree-planting day in Lantau South Country Park
The AFCD will hold a tree-planting day in Lantau South Country Park on April 8. Participants will plant tree seedlings on lower Lantau Peak on Lantau Trail Section 3. The [...]
Tung Chung ozone worse, but PM2.5 has improved
The ozone level in Tung Chung has worsened in the last five years, but the presence of all other major pollutants has declined, according to government figures. Air quality [...]
Another dead porpoise found on a Lantau beach
Another finless porpoise has been found dead on a Lantau beach, taking the total to six deceased dolphins and porpoises since Chinese New Year. Hong Kong Ocean Park [...]
Rural bosses seek solar incentives for villages
Hong Kong rural leaders are calling for incentives to encourage villagers to install solar equipment on their rooftops. Junius Ho, a Legco member and Tuen Mun village chief, [...]
Four dead finless porpoises found in 36 hours
The bodies of four finless porpoises have been found in the space of 36 hours across Hong Kong, including Lantau. A stranded juvenile finless porpoise was found on the beach [...]
Lam won’t condemn wetland dumping or amend law to stop it
Chief Executive Carrie Lam has refused to condemn wetland dumping and has ruled out any changes to the law to preserve Lantau and other threatened areas. Lam admitted in [...]
Protestors dump Lantau waste at Govt House, warn of further action
Demonstrators dumped construction waste outside Carrie Lam’s residence today to protest landfilling and wetland destruction, with Legco member Eddie Chu warning of [...]
Ombudsman castigates EPD over passive response to fly-tipping
The Ombudsman has castigated the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) for being too slow and reactive in dealing with fly-tipping. It has called on the department to [...]
Rejected: TPB turns down application from Pui O ‘brick wall’ site
The Town Planning Board has rejected an application from Pui O’s controversial ‘brick wall’ wetland plot to convert the site into agricultural use. The site [...]