About the palm oil spill
Before we get caught up in finger pointing and assigning blame, there are some things we all need to know about the environmental disaster currently happening in Hong (more…)
Category: campaigns
Zero waste plastic – #trashthecheckout
“As supermarkets force consumers to buy fruit and vegetables with ridiculous, excessive and downright irresponsible plastic packaging, we have decided to leave the plastic with them.” Gary Stokes, OceansAsia
By Gary Stokes, Oceans Asia Despite calls from many to supermarket corporate offices in Hong Kong, the use of plastic packaging seems to be increasing tenfold. Therefore, we (more…)
Message in a bottle
Hong Kong takes first steps towards long-term glass recycling By Fiona Donnelly (published in Glass International October 2016 – pdf) Glass recycling is finally being discussed in Hong Kong (more…)
Very DVRC
The proposal calls for a green “tram and pedestrian precinct” on Des Voeux Road Central between Pedder Street and Morrison Street.
The problems on Des Voeux Road Central include poor roadside air quality, congested road traffic, bad pedestrian environment, lack of greenery and shading, lack of seating and jaywalking (more…)
Central Pedestrian Proposal
The proposal calls for a green “tram and pedestrian precinct” on Des Voeux Road Central between Pedder Street and Morrison Street.
On 28 April 2014, the Hong Kong Institute of Planners, in collaboration with MVA Hong Kong, CityU and Civic Exchange, released an updated “Tram and Pedestrian Precinct” proposal (more…)
Brands on the Beach
Hong Kong has over 200 islands with hundreds of beaches. This is the story of Pak Kok. A team of local volunteers cleans this beach every 4-6 weeks … (more…)