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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Inflammatory bowel disease in Asia- A second chance at uncovering environmental factors
<p>Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has become common in the Western world, but its causes remain unclear. With the dramatic increase of cases in Asia in recent years—echoing the disease’s
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Perceived neighborhood environmental attributes associated with walking and cycling for transport among adult residents of 17 cities in 12 countries: The IPEN Study
<p>Prevalence of walking and cycling for transport is low and varies greatly across countries. Few studies have examined neighborhood perceptions related to walking and cycling for transport in different
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Survey: British public among the least concerned about climate change
YouGov survey finds climate change considered third most serious threat globally, but UK public see population growth as greater cause for concern, reports BusinessGreen The British public is far more
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Bad air days: increased pollution in Hong Kong’s Eastern districts still better than west despite improvements
Green groups were not happy with the drop in pollutants and said interdepartmental cooperation should be strengthened. According to the department, Eastern District had 213 hours when the air quality
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Hong Kong sweating towards hottest year on record as El Nino and global warming take effect
One of the strongest El Ninos and the onslaught of global warming have put Hong Kong on course for its hottest year on record. The summer has already gone down in the books as the hottest since the
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Expanding pedestrian zones can solve Hong Kong’s congestion and air pollution problems
Hong Kong has earned a reputation as an international city with high living standards. However, it continues to be affected by high air pollution levels, congestion, and an overall lack of space. Property
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Soldering materials could be behind Hong Kong's lead-in-water scare says review committee
Soldering materials were one of the main causes of the lead-in-water scandal, according to the chairman of a review committee on fresh water quality in public estates. Cheung Tat-tong, from the Review
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Lead 80 times the safe limit found in water at Hong Kong public housing estate where scandal broke
Water with lead levels nearly 80 times World Health Organisation safety standards has been found at the Hong Kong public housing estate where the city’s tainted water scandal began, in the latest round
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Pipes welded with lead ‘may be responsible for Hong Kong water contamination scandal’
Narrow pipes installed with materials welded together with lead could be responsible for excessive levels of the heavy metal found in Hong Kong water, a member of the task force set up to investigate the
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Lead level of 14 times WHO limit discovered at Hong Kong public housing flat, as two more estates join contaminated list
Two more public housing estates joined the list of those with excessive lead in their water supply, the government announced this evening, noting that at one of them the level exceeded the WHO’s safety