City government stresses importance of collaboration with Greater Bay Area, after minister’s call for integrated waste handling prompts concerns of rubbish importing

Readers discuss how organisations can outsmart the scammers, the post office’s ‘user pays’ principle, tackling food waste as a start, and the vandalism of the grave of a beloved Hong Kong musician.

Signal issued at 5.40pm as broad area of low pressure over central to northern part of South China Sea intensified into tropical depression.

The city’s maritime sector has ‘a lot of catching up to do’ in terms of its decarbonisation efforts, especially given fast-changing regulations and technology advances, says the Hong Kong Shipowners Association.

Environment chief Tse Chin-wan says plan can see Hong Kong take advantage of mainland’s space and cheaper labour.

Development Bureau says in response it will deliver some ‘quick wins’ in coming two years for developing the island into an eco-recreation destination.

Green group says distributing designated garbage bags to public housing tenants merely effort to clear stock of 170 million bags produced for scheme.

Shelving the waste-charging scheme seems to be the wisest and most politically cost-effective way to handle the situation, an academic says.

Environmental Protection Department says it will start to arrange for retailers to return all unsold stock because of suspension of waste-charging scheme.

Government engineers say slopes near sole access points and busy roads will be singled out for remedial work to reduce landslide risk.

Post charts the journey of the controversial waste-charging scheme from its inception to its failure to launch.

Development Bureau rolls out proposal to turn four rural areas on Lantau into ‘eco-recreation corridor’.

Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk says most residents opposed to citywide roll-out of scheme on August 1, with Hong Kong’s leader endorsing putting plan ‘on hold’.

NGOs, caterers and care home operators urge authorities to boost recycling network, sort out problems with scheme’s execution and use subsidies to offset extra waste-handling costs.

Suspension is ‘pragmatic and reasonable’ approach, insider says, ahead of discussion of scheme in legislature on Monday.

Readers discuss the importance of the freedom of religion in a cosmopolitan city, the need for sensible rules to reduce plastic waste, and the ICC’s demand for accountability in Gaza war.

University of Hong Kong argues its Global Innovation Centre will help spur city’s transformation into innovation and technology hub as envisioned by Beijing, but residents in Pok Fu Lam warn they might go to court to stop project.

Government paper on pilot trial shows little reduction of waste at public and private residential buildings, with surveys showing as few as 20 per cent of residents using designated rubbish bags.

Readers discuss how Hong Kong can avoid another delay by making a few tweaks, why city need not chase after foreign pop stars, and the perks enjoyed by former leader Carrie Lam.

Authorities say feeding feral pigeons threatens their survival, increases risk of disease and parasite transmission.

Veteran surveyor Lau Chun-kong says the government estimate is far from final and just a ‘small part of the total cost’.

Ecology and Environment Bureau announces figure after visiting around 7,000 restaurants to check on their progress since first phase of ban took effect in late April.

Lantau Island battered by wet weather, with more than 90mm of rainfall per hour recorded at scenic spot Cheung Sha as of 11.45am.

The two opening exhibitions at Koon Man Space, a former school turned communal arts space that focuses on photography, shine light on the ecology, culture and history of Hong Kong’s Chuen Lung village.

Environment and Ecology Bureau says government ‘very concerned’ by string of CLP Power voltage falls in first part of year and proposes new penalty charges.