Hong Kong’s beaches and coastline are being blighted by a tide of rubbish and the authority is not doing enough to tackle the problem, environmentalists complain.
A spate of dog deaths has been linked to the powerful weed killer paraquat widely used in Hong Kong. Now, under pressure from experts and dog lovers, officials are considering following the example of the mainland and other places and restricting or banning use of the herbicide.
Immigration officials are seeking additional manpower to deal with the long queues for arriving visitors at Hong Kong International Airport. Will it be enough to stop the bitter complaints from fed-up travellers?
With international school debentures selling for millions of dollars and priority places in the English Schools Foundation network on sale at HK$500,000 per child, there are fears that the scarcity and price of international school places is driving people away from Hong Kong.
Space exploration has become a national priority for China — and a Hong Kong scientist appointed to an international body searching for alien life says he is confident many of us will live to see the first evidence of extra-terrestrial life.
