(2024年5月14日 專欄) 臨近五月尾立法會環境事務會議開會前,各方人士均不停表達對垃圾徵費的意見。不少認為「先行先試」計劃(下稱計劃)「問題多多」,也有指出計劃只有 14 個處所參與,「搔不着癢處」。這些都是不爭的事實,意見也是可以理解的。
Category: 2024
垃圾徵費宜穩步推進 不可再拖 把握時機加強準備
(2024 年 5 月 9 日公開信) 垃圾徵費醞釀多年,三年前獲立法會通過,現在已成為法律的一部分,然而政策在近月引發社會不少討論,有意見認為應擱置或延期實行。
Charging for waste: Hong Kong needs action, not more procrastination
(9 May 2024 SCMP) If Hongkongers were asked whether they would be willing to pay for disposal of their household waste based on quantity…
On Earth Day, Hong Kong must reckon with the inconvenient truth about plastic
(22 April 2024 SCMP) The theme of Earth Day 2024 is Planet vs Plastics, advocating a 60 per cent reduction in global production of all plastics by 2040…
How can Hongkongers pay less in waste charges? Just recycle
(5 April 2024 SCMP) A trial period of the municipal solid waste-charging scheme started on April 1, with 14 locations across the city testing out…
港拓「低空經濟」 無人機表演勝煙火
(2024年3月26日 專欄) 財政司司長陳茂波在《2024-25年度財政預算案》中宣布,為了促進旅遊業和本地經濟,每月將在維多利亞港上空舉辦煙火和無人機表演。他表示每場表演花費約100萬元,所以希望以贊助來支付煙火表演的成本。
Let’s aim for reusables, not green disposables
(26 March 2024 SCMP) The first phase of Hong Kong’s ban on disposable plastic tableware and other single-use products will take effect in…
How Hong Kong can speed up the move towards carbon neutrality
(13 March 2024 SCMP)
Many Hongkongers may not be aware of the court case won last month by Michael Mann, a climate scientist
How Hong Kong’s budget can best channel green investments
(15 February 2024 SCMP)
The 2024-25 budget will be unveiled by Financial Secretary Chan Mo-po on February 28. The Green Earth would like to share the views it expressed on environmental measures during a budget consultation meeting.
綠惜夜行2024 順利舉行 The Green Earth Night Walk 2024 Successfully Completed
The Green Earth Night Walk 2024 was successfully completed with over 550 participants hiking up Hong Kong’s highest peak!