Ebbing away: Hong Kong's ivory trade
As Hong Kong moves towards the final step of a landmark ivory ban, TRAFFIC has released a report that acknowledges progress, but urges tighter regulation on privately owned ivory stocks, antique ivory
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HK bans poultry products from bird flu--hit Japan prefecture
HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong food safety authority said on Thursday that it has banned the import of poultry meat and products from a prefecture in southwestern Japan following an outbreak of bird flu.
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Hong Kong’s marine waste clean-up mired in red tape and outdated attitudes
A small sampan manoeuvres between the fishing boats moored in the Cheung Chau typhoon shelter, while a small shrimp net is dropped over the bows to retrieve a modest catch of floating refuse. It’s not
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HK confirms first case of Zika virus
HONG Kong authorities reported the city’s first Zika virus infection yesterday, which they described as an imported case of the disease blamed for birth defects. The patient was said to be a 38-year-old
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Waste piles wash up on HK beaches
HONG Kong’s leader yesterday blamed a huge rise in rubbish blighting the city’s beaches on refuse washed ashore after heavy rain and floods from the mainland, and pledged talks with authorities to stem
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Hong Kong timetables total ban on ivory trading for first time
Hong Kong has called for an end to local ivory trading within five years, a move activists hailed as significant given the financial hub's reputation as a wildlife trafficking blackspot, while calling
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Worrying weather: roller-coaster temperature swings increase risk of dying, new study finds
People living in places with wildly swinging temperatures are more vulnerable to health problems such as heart attacks, respiratory ailments, and increased heart rate, blood pressure and cholesterol levels
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Cancer mortality risks from long-term exposure to ambient fine particle
Few studies have assessed long-term effects of particulate matter (PM) with aerodynamic diameter < 2.5 μm (PM2.5) on mortality for causes of cancer other than the lung; we assessed the effects on multiple
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Hong Kong fails biodiversity targets, says green coalition as it urges United Nations probe
Green groups say the Hong Kong government is failing to meet the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets set by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity A coalition of conservation groups is calling on the
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Climate change could see half a reservoir of Hong Kong’s potable water evaporate per year, green group says
Global warming might cause 7.3 million cubic metres of water to dry up every year by the turn of the century Warmer temperatures brought about by climate change could see up to 7.3 million cubic metres
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Singapore ranks world's most expensive place to live: EIU cost of living survey
Singapore is still the world's most expensive place to live, while China's Hong Kong has moved up seven places in the ranking into joint second place with Zurich, according to the Economist Intelligence