LATEST NEWS & VIEWS
Typhoon Koinu: Observatory issues T3 storm warning, harbourfront ‘Night Vibes Hong Kong’ events cancelled
According to its present track, Tropical Cyclone Koinu is expected to be closest to Hong Kong on Saturday, by which time it will have weakened from a typhoon to a severe tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 kilometres per hour near its centre.
September ‘eventful’ for extreme weather, says Hong Kong Observatory, as T1 storm warning issued
The Hong Kong Observatory issued the Standby Signal No. 1 at 9.40 pm on Wednesday as Tropical Cyclone Koinu entered within 800 kilometres of the city. While the storm was expected to weaken, it would bring wet weather over the weekend.
Green group calls on Hong Kong wood recycling plant to step up efforts, transparency in wake of super typhoon
Friends of the Earth said that while the Environmental Protection Department was “more prepared” than it was when Super Typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong five years ago, the government’s recycling efforts still had a long way to go.
COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
Hong Kong should never have sent solar panels damaged during Super Typhoon Saola to landfills
“We need to act now to develop a ‘producer responsibility’ system that would encourage proper recycling of used solar panels to prevent them from being disposed of in our dwindling landfills,” write Steven Chan and Thomas Chan.
Shenzhen’s Ice and Snow World: a chilling example of our indifference to the climate crisis
“Just as we deplore the actions of our own ancestors, surely our descendants will be appalled at our casual and reckless emission of carbon despite our full knowledge that it jeopardises our continued existence,” writes Paul Stapleton.
FEATURES
Why are the world’s climate and environment NGOs trying to erase Taiwan from the map?
“International organisations are supposed to be impartial and objective,” said Taiwan-based researcher Chien-Huei Wu. “But in practice they are more and more subject to Chinese interference, and I think this is a very serious trend.”
Explainer: What is Hong Kong’s San Tin Technopole and why is the planned tech hub controversial?
Critics of the proposed innovation and technology hub say Hong Kong doesn’t need another such site, and that precious wetlands that host a number of endangered bird species will be destroyed by its development.
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