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Plastic Pollution: OceansAsia Founder Says Public Should Phase-Out Single-Use Masks Where Possible
In late February, Hong Kong-based environmental NGO OceansAsia revealed the devastation left behind by littered disposable face masks. A few months on, we catch up with Gary Stokes, the founder and director of the organisation, about the!-->…
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Water Filters – Did You Know? 90% Of The Time, Post-Filtered Water Is Dirtier Than Before…
Maintenance matters: when it comes to water filters, quality servicing is absolutely key.
Hong Kong-based Life Solutions has been specialising in providing safe, clean drinking water via water filtration systems for almost two decades.!-->!-->!-->…
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Local Hong Kong Conservationist & Photographer Wins People’s Choice Award In Global Wildlife Competition
Local conservationist, naturalist and photographer Robert Ferguson has won the People’s Choice Award in Nature TTL’s annual Photographer of the Year 2020 wildlife photography competition. The competition drew thousands of entries from!-->…
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Visual Explainer: Plant-Based Food Delivery Grows 100% Year On Year As Consumers Demand Healthy Options
Deliveroo Hong Kong, one of city's largest food delivery operators, has recently revealed the stunning growth in demand for plant-based food orders amongst Hong Kong residents. While vegan and vegetarian food has steadily grown in!-->…
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BREAKING: Green Monday Launches World’s First 100% Vegan ‘Spam’ Luncheon Meat
Update: This article was updated to reflect that Omnipork would be in 40,000 POS locations by the end of the year, and to confirm that Ming Court will begin serving the new Omnipork Luncheon and Omnipork Strip Dishes in July.
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Alibaba Invests US$6M In Hong Kong Plant Fibre Packaging Startup Ecoinno
Ecoinno, a Hong Kong-based company producing sustainable packaging made from plant fibres, has attracted US$6 million in a series A1 funding round led by two Alibaba funds. The startup says it will use the new capital to scale up!-->…
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Iconic Hong Kong Brand Wanchai Ferry Launches Plant-Based Omnipork Dumplings In 600 Supermarkets
Dumplings for change: price parity on plant-based version of Asia's comfort food
Wanchai Ferry, Hong Kong’s leading frozen packaged meal brand famous for its dumplings has just launched two new plant-based dumplings made with Omnipork,!-->!-->!-->…
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My LHR To HKG Diary: Here’s What Traveling Could Look Like Post Covid-19
It is undeniable that the coronavirus pandemic has decimated the global travel industry. By April, coronavirus travel restrictions on international arrivals were in place for over 90% of the world’s population of more than 7 billion!-->…
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Ocean Park Faces Closure, Hope For Ending Animal Captivity & Artificial Breeding
June 2020 Update: The Hong Kong government has approved an HK$5.4 billion (US$697 million) bailout for Ocean Park. Read about how Ocean Park fuels the mainland Chinese demand for Taiji dolphin drive hunting here.
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Hong Kong Logs Most Asia Biodiversity Observations In Global City Nature Challenge 2020
The City Nature Challenge is an annual global community science event to document urban biodiversity. Held from April 24 - 27 this year, the 4-day bioblitz saw people from over 240 cities participating to photograph plants, animals and!-->…
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Every Hong Kong Resident Will Get A Reusable & Washable Face Mask
Every Hong Kong resident will be eligible for a face mask from the government that can be washed and reused many times, as the city begins to gradually ease coronavirus social distancing measures. Applications for the scheme opened on!-->…
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Where To Eat (Plants) This May: New Vegan Restaurant Openings, Menus & Food News
No doubt the F&B industry has been hard hit due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but the plant-based food scene in Hong Kong hasn’t come to a standstill. There are still new plant-based bites to try out across the city, and to help!-->…
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Hong Kong Charity Opens 1ofaKIND Secondhand Shop To Help The Homeless
Local charity ImpactHK has recently opened a second hand clothing store called 1ofaKIND. Located in Yau Ma Tei, the shop offers employment to homeless people while encouraging a circular economy for fashion, and also doubles as a community!-->…
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INTERVIEW: Nature & Forest Therapy Guide Jasmine Nunns “Build A Relationship With Green Spaces”
Jasmine Nunns founded Kembali to re-wild city-dwellers and connect them back to nature. As Hong Kong’s first certified Nature & Forestry Therapy Guide, she knows a thing or two about why our connection to earth, animals and community!-->…
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Ensuring Inclusiveness & Equality In Hong Kong During Covid-19
Benita Chick, the founder and CEO of Hong Kong-based social enterprise Encompass HK, previously busted some myths and outlined challenges to overcome for Hong Kong to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Now, she shares the!-->…
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10 Vegan Impossible Dishes To Order In Hong Kong This Earth Day
Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental movements all over the world. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and many restaurants in Hong Kong have decided to take part in the!-->…
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Watchdog Finds Heavy Metals & Microplastics Found In 60% Of Salt Products On Retail Shelves
Hong Kong’s Consumer Council, the watchdog for consumer products sold in the city, has found metal contaminants and microplastics in salt product samples tested. The safety tests were conducted on a variety of salt products across all!-->…
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15 Things You Need To Know About Climate Hero Lance Lau
As the climate crisis escalates, young activists are rising up all over the world to demand action against the planet's most urgent threat. In Hong Kong, 10-year-old Lance Lau has dedicated his every effort to fight to save the planet and!-->…
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INTERVIEW: Asia’s Plant-Based King David Yeung On Covid-19, 8 Years Of Green Monday & The Plant Revolution
As part of our special Covering Climate Now partnership, we're featuring a week of Climate Solutions coverage ahead of Earth Day's 50th anniversary. Reducing meat and dairy consumption is the most impactful action consumers can take to!-->…
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Modern Slavery: The Kenyan Domestic Workers That Are Trafficked & Forced To Work In Hong Kong
Slavery is not a thing of the past. It still exists today, affecting millions across the world, including our home here in Hong Kong, where Kenyan domestic workers are trafficked and subjected to forced labour in the city.
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Shop Local: Sustenir Agriculture Is Now Growing Low-Carbon Fresh Kale In Hong Kong
Singaporean agri-tech startup Sustenir Agriculture has recently expanded to Hong Kong with a new hydroponic farming facility in Tuen Mun to offer two kinds of healthy iron-rich kale greens. Their hydroponic farming technology means that!-->…
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