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Sally Ho is Green Queen's former resident writer and lead reporter. Passionate about the environment, social issues and health, she is always looking into the latest climate stories in Hong Kong and beyond. A long-time vegan, she also hopes to promote healthy and plant-based lifestyle choices in Asia. Sally has a background in Politics and International Relations from her studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Vegan Travel Guides

Green Queen Travels: Where To Eat The Best Vegan Food In Seoul

Sally Ho Oct 2, 2019 0

South Korea is often thought of as a meat lovers paradise, with many visiting the tech-forward capital Seoul just to try out all the barbecue meats on offer. But scrape beneath that meaty surface and you will find many delicious…
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Hong Kong

Swire Announces Money-Back Plastic Bottle Collection Machines, Part Of Trial To Promote Recycling

Sally Ho Oct 2, 2019 0

Swire Pacific Group's Swire Coca-Cola has just unveiled their reverse vending machines that will reward consumers HK 20 cents for every plastic bottle inserted for recycling via Octopus cards. Rolling out the scheme in 10 locations across…
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Organic

New Report Finds Organic Agriculture Can Help SDG Progress Including Climate Change & Clean Water

Sally Ho Oct 1, 2019 0

A new report, conducted by Dutch organic specialist Eosta in collaboration with the University of Twente in the Netherlands, has found that organic agriculture can help make progress on 8 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development…
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Climate Change

Goldman Sachs Report Warns Tokyo, Shanghai & Mumbai To Brace For Climate Crisis

Sally Ho Oct 1, 2019 0

In a recently released report conducted by Goldman Sachs Global Market Institute, climate change will have devastating impacts on cities across the world, highlighting New York, Tokyo, Lagos and Shanghai amongst some of the worst affected.…
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Interviews

INTERVIEW: Extinction Rebellion “Our City Can Become A Leader In Climate Crisis Fight”

Sally Ho Sep 30, 2019 0

As everyone from students to world leaders is finally catching on to the direness of our environmental crisis, Extinction Rebellion made global headlines this year with their high-profile climate protest campaigns which include scaling the…
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Hong Kong

Goodbye JustGreen: Pioneer Of Hong Kong’s Healthy & Organic Retail Industry Shuts Down All Stores

Sally Ho Sep 30, 2019 0

In a surprise announcement, JustGreen, Hong Kong’s first health & wellness retail chain celebrating healthy lifestyles, organic produce and wellbeing products, has closed down all stores effective immediately. Since opening their first…
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Travel

Cathay Pacific First Major Airline To Serve Vegan Pork On Inflight Dining

Sally Ho Sep 30, 2019 0

After multiple successful collaborations with Hong Kong’s most iconic food service chains, including Tsui Wah Restaurants, Fairwood, Teawood and Maxim’s Treats Food Hall, Green Monday’s plant pork alternative Omnipork will now also be…
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Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Greta: Student Activist Lance Lau Strikes Solo For The Climate Amidst Ridiculing

Sally Ho Sep 30, 2019 0

Hong Kong student Lance Lau might just be the next Greta Thunberg. The young climate activist has been campaigning outside his school for two weeks since the September Global Climate Strike held on 20th September. He has also joined…
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Thailand

Green Monday Thailand: Global Plant-Based Movement Hosts Star-Studded Launch in Bangkok

Sally Ho Sep 27, 2019 0

Following recent launches in Singapore and Taiwan earlier this year, Hong Kong-based global movement and social venture Green Monday has expanded yet again, this time to Thailand, with the hope of spreading awareness about the benefits of…
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Zero Waste

Crossroads Charity Launches GoodCity Upcycling App To Fight Hong Kong Waste Problem

Sally Ho Sep 26, 2019 0

Hong Kong charity Crossroads Foundation has recently launched an upcycling phone app and complementary online platform GoodCity, which allow users to donate and request unwanted goods. The app, funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Charities…
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Climate Change

2 Billion People Will Face Extreme Ocean Events Every Year By 2050

Sally Ho Sep 26, 2019 0

In a special report just released by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), our world is facing unprecedented dangers posed by global warming, which will affect the oceans and cryosphere that humanity…
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Wellness

Upcoming Global Wellness Summit To Highlight Growing Asia Market & Regional Trends

Sally Ho Sep 26, 2019 0

The upcoming Global Wellness Summit (GWS), taking place in Singapore’s Grand Hyatt October 15-17, will see global wellness leaders gather to discuss the future of the industry, with a special focus on Asia’s rapidly growing wellness…
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Eco Lifestyle

B-Corp EcoMatcher’s Global Forest Program Lets Companies Plant Trees To Fight Climate Change

Sally Ho Sep 26, 2019 0

Hong Kong-based EcoMatcher allows companies to plant trees in different forests around the world and see progress virtually through their technology platform. The aim of the program is to offer full transparency with tree-planting…
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Interviews

INTERVIEW: LUSH Director Annabelle Baker On Naked Beauty “Zero Waste Is The Ideal To Drive Towards”

Sally Ho Sep 25, 2019 0

We sat down with Director of LUSH Asia Annabelle Baker at the new LUSH Naked shop that opened its doors in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay shopping district. As excessive packaging remains a widespread practice for the beauty and cosmetics…
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Vegan Travel Guides

Green Queen Travels: Where To Eat The Best Vegan Food In Singapore

Sally Ho Sep 25, 2019 0

There are so many amazing vegan eats popping up in the Lion City. From local Southeast Asian delights like Hainan Chicken Rice to Westernised dishes like burgers and fries, herbivores can now enjoy a meat-free version of all their…
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Future Foods

Lab-Grown Food To Drive Collapse Of Beef & Dairy Industry By 2030 Says New Report

Sally Ho Sep 25, 2019 0

A new report conducted by independent think tank RethinkX concludes that the beef and dairy industries are in a "death spiral" and will collapse by 2030, predicting that the bold disruption will be driven by new food technologies,…
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Health

Every Body’s Different: 2 Landmark Nutrition Studies Prove One-Size-Fits-All Diet Advice Is Wrong

Sally Ho Sep 25, 2019 0

Over the years, diet trends and wellness fads have come and gone. You might have heard a few of your friends hailing intermittent fasting as "super effective" or the ketogenic diet as the “best thing they’ve done all year” for their…
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Interviews

INTERVIEW: Taiwan Pro-Basketball Player Doug Creighton “The Year I Went Vegan Was The Best Of My Career”

Sally Ho Sep 24, 2019 0

Green Queen sits down with Doug Creighton, a Taiwanese-American professional basketball player for the Pauian Archiland team in Taiwan’s Super Basketball League. A vegan for many years, Creighton is now Green Monday’s Taiwan ambassador and…
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Climate Change

7 Things You Didn’t Know About Swedish Teenage Climate Activist Greta Thunberg

Sally Ho Sep 24, 2019 0

It has been over a year since Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg made headlines when she staged her first school strike for climate change outside the Stockholm parliament building. The young climate activist has now become a global…
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Alt Protein

OmniPork, Zhenmeat Plant-Based Pork Alternatives To Help China Deal With African Swine Fever Epidemic

Sally Ho Sep 24, 2019 0

The country that eats more pork than any other could be looking at a pork-less future. As China battles the African swine fever that has wiped out millions of pigs domestically and across the wider Asian region, the alternative meat…
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Climate Change

IN-DEPTH: We Can’t Solve Climate Change If Banking Industry Keeps Funding Fossil Fuels

Sally Ho Sep 24, 2019 0

From funding deforestation projects to giving loans to fossil fuel companies and keeping them insured, the banking & financial industry is underwriting global warming and it needs to stop. The solution? Divestment. While there is some…
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