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Ernest Kao
Reporter, Hong Kong
Ernest Kao was a reporter at the Post until 2019, covering environment, energy, science and urban planning and development issues.
Study carried out by Greenpeace East Asia and Education University focuses on waters around Mirs Bay, Sai Kung and Lantau Island as researchers find pollution is most prevalent in eastern areas.
Vincent Ng, vice-president of the Hong Kong Society of Professional Optometrists, says it is unfair to set a ceiling for their services.
Health officials suggest HK$2,000 limit for medical vouchers scheme in bid to stop patients from spending money all in one place.
Among discoveries from eight-year study is marine acidobacteria, which can be used to edit the genes of other organisms, previously known to exist only on land.
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Lack of amenities and no community help centres cited as reasons, with call to include social worker teams in such estates.
The chief executive of the Ramsar Regional Initiative East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership suffered a fatal heart attack during a trip to Beijing.
The objectives set concentration limits for seven major pollutants and the number of times their levels can be exceeded in a year.
Materials such as ceramics and porcelain end up in collection points meant only for glass. Delay in waste charging law means people have less incentive to manage what they throw out.
Finance secretary stands ground despite pressure from critics who say latest budget does not tackle housing crunch. He argues that measures can come any time later, but it would be irresponsible to roll out policies now.
Cathay Pacific says it has re-routed its Hong Kong-Dubai service south of Pakistan after Islamabad closed its airspace. Flights to and from Europe and the Middle East may also be affected.
Minister offers taxpayers HK$33.9 billion in rates and tax concessions, nearly HK$10 billion less than last year’s package.
Hong Kong Policy Research Institute calls for review of the system, citing fragmented administration and decades-old regulations.
Student project at Renaissance College to earn institution money via feed-in tariffs.
Although 68 teachers had been approved a grant since 2014, the government watchdog found that just 24 completed programmes to enhance their skills teaching Chinese as a second language and received reimbursements.
Amber signal issued on Tuesday as city wakes to thunder and downpours.
Suggestions all part of public consultation on how to enhance ‘recreation and educational potential’ of city’s green spaces, but Hong Kong’s campers may also have to reserve a spot at campsites in the future.
Break-in comes soon after 13-hour police anti-burglary operation in the area.
Operator says trend is unexpected, but not beyond the facility to process, with an aim to expand scope to other items such as dehumidifiers and industrial equipment.
German recycling giant Alba intends to create food-grade material from waste plastics that can be fed back into local manufacturing sector. But green group says challenge will be on how to collect waste from community and feed plant.
Duterte was spotted in fashionwear chain Uniqlo’s shop at the World Trade Centre in Causeway Bay at around 6pm with his bodyguards
Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong hit with HK$15,000 penalty at court on Thursday, after oil and grease found in concentrations 3.8 times the upper limit on its discharge licence
High of 15 incidents of dead marine mammals found on coasts this year. Most cases record blunt force trauma, indicating collisions with vessels, but lack of other related injuries lends little weight to the theory.
Farmers furious over Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department’s plan to tighten licensing requirements, and some suspect officials want to kill industry through regulation to make land reclamation easier. Not so, say authorities.
But director of agriculture, fisheries and conservation says city’s wild pig problem is worsening.
Vandalism suspected as 17-metre-long metal handrail found on tracks near Tai Po Market station.
Using drones has helped firm slash maintenance and inspection costs by forgoing the need to send humans to do potentially perilous tasks, but operators must qualify in pilot competency with the Civil Aviation Department as any drone weighing more than 7kg is classed as an aircraft.
Eric Wong, the man behind Fotomax, has come out of retirement to work on a process alongside his brother Tony for reusing lithium-ion batteries.
Citizens celebrate at Lunar New Year fairs and with religious rites at temples. Carrie Lam wishes everyone a healthy and prosperous year as the city experiences the warmest Spring Festival season in 66 years.
Lincoln Tang says officers dragged him off a bus, pushed him to the ground, kicked and then beat him with batons.
Diver, in his 40s, rushed back to shore in Stanley but was later certified dead in hospital despite attempts at emergency resuscitation, police said.
