This derivative regional analysis covers the East Asian region consisting of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. While the Climate Vulnerability Monitor 3rd Edition (Climate Vulnerable Forum & V20 2022) provides a global overview of climate vulnerability with national-level data, the emphasis of this …
HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong food safety authority said on Thursday that it has banned the import of poultry meat and products from a prefecture in southwestern Japan following an outbreak of bird flu. Following a notification from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of …
A small sampan manoeuvres between the fishing boats moored in the Cheung Chau typhoon shelter, while a small shrimp net is dropped over the bows to retrieve a modest catch of floating refuse. It’s not exactly hi-tech, and nor does it appear to be very effective, because most of the …
HONG Kong authorities reported the city’s first Zika virus infection yesterday, which they described as an imported case of the disease blamed for birth defects. The patient was said to be a 38-year-old female who had travelled to a Caribbean island, before complaining of pain in the joints and red …
HONG Kong’s leader yesterday blamed a huge rise in rubbish blighting the city’s beaches on refuse washed ashore after heavy rain and floods from the mainland, and pledged talks with authorities to stem the tide. Environmentalists have posted images on social media of trash covering several beaches, including plastic bottles …
Hong Kong has called for an end to local ivory trading within five years, a move activists hailed as significant given the financial hub's reputation as a wildlife trafficking blackspot, while calling for this ban to be speeded up. The former British colony acts an important transit and consumption hub …
People living in places with wildly swinging temperatures are more vulnerable to health problems such as heart attacks, respiratory ailments, and increased heart rate, blood pressure and cholesterol levels As Hong Kong sweats through a heatwave after recent bouts of unexpectedly heavy rain, a new international study has put the …
Few studies have assessed long-term effects of particulate matter (PM) with aerodynamic diameter < 2.5 μm (PM2.5) on mortality for causes of cancer other than the lung; we assessed the effects on multiple causes. In Hong Kong, most people live and work in urban or suburban areas with high-rise buildings. …
Green groups say the Hong Kong government is failing to meet the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets set by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity A coalition of conservation groups is calling on the secretariat of an international convention to probe the city’s failure to honour its biodiversity commitments as local …
Global warming might cause 7.3 million cubic metres of water to dry up every year by the turn of the century Warmer temperatures brought about by climate change could see up to 7.3 million cubic metres more of Hong Kong’s potable water – about half of the Shing Mun Reservoir …
Singapore is still the world's most expensive place to live, while China's Hong Kong has moved up seven places in the ranking into joint second place with Zurich, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)'s Worldwide Cost of Living survey released on Thursday. Singapore has the highest score of 116, …
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 drastic rise in the West decades earlier—investigators have another shot at studying environmental contributors to IBD as it emerges in new …
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 countries. Therefore, it is challenging to prioritize appropriate built-environment interventions. The aim of this study was to examine the strength and …
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 concerned about the threat posed by population growth than it is about climate change, according to a YouGov survey published …
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 health index was high, very high or serious last year, a 31 per cent increase from the previous year. A …
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 Observatory began records in 1884, with the mercury on August 8 clocking …
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 consultant Knight Frank suggests that expanding the tram network and pedestrianisation can solve this. According to the …
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 Committee on Quality Assurance Issues Relating to Fresh Water Supply of Public Housing Estates - which is due …
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 of tests by a concern group. A water sample from Yan Ching House on Kowloon City’s Kai …
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 scandal said. Dr Chan Hon-fai, chairman of the Advisory Committee on Water Resources and Quality …
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 standard by more than 14 times. The latest estates hit by the contamination crisis are Un …
