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 is preparing to tackle the mosquito menace following a sharp rise in the number of dengue cases. Five cases were notified in 1996 and 10 in 1997, but by the end of July this year, eight had already been identified. In an attempt to prevent the disease from …
Some 1,500 tonne of the territory's farmed fish have been killed due to a "red tide' of toxic algae. A few months back, Hong Kong's entire chicken population was slaughtered amid a scare over lethal "chicken flu'. Now, the dying fish is causing further environmental blow to the region. Following …
Doctors in Hong Kong have recently diagnosed a 19-year-old woman with the bird flu infection. With this, the total number of confirmed human cases have gone up to 16. Five people are still under observation as doctors suspect that they may also be carrying the virus. Hong Kong's attempts to …
on december 29, 1997, Hong Kong’s administration started slaughtering all poultry in the region in an effort to stop the spread of the new strain of influenza virus, a (h5n 1). By January 3, 1998, several unanswered questions remained scattered amidst the rotting carcasses of more than a million birds. …
Till the time researchers come up with an effective vaccine against A (H5N1), prevention is the only way to avoid the deadly virus. Beyond that, early recognition of infection and specific treatment with the drug amantadine before the infection becomes too serious is the only line of defence. Prevention involves …
following the death of two people in Hong Kong due to a new strain of influenza virus (a h5n1) that was mysteriously transmitted from poultry to humans, the Malaysian province of Sabah has imposed a complete and immediate ban on import of livestock, poultry and related products from Hong Kong. …
it was a case of a shark escaping from the jaws of human "cruelty'. A restaurant owner in Hong Kong is facing charges of animal cruelty after a 2.6-metre female shark was rescued from a fish tank a day before it was to be served to customers. The Lie Garden …
The government will invest us $100 million for the growth and diversification of marine life during the next four years. The decision has come at a time when conservationists had been sounding the alarm about the endangered species. According to them, endangered dolphins were swallowing nearly 300,000 bacteria a day …
A Hong Kong court has awarded us $24.5 million to an American musician, who suffered injuries after inhaling a toxic pesticide 10 years back during rehearsals at the Academy for Performing Arts. The payout is said to be the largest in Hong Kong for a personal injury case. Kristan Phillips, …
A wealth of information on new species in Hong Kong has come to light with the start of the first territory-wide biodiversity survey, which aims to identify the regions where various fauna and flora species are found. The survey is being conducted by Hong Kong University researchers who hope to …
In a bid to salvage its depleting shores, Hong Kong recently earmarked its first marine parks and marine reserve. On September 30, three coastal areas were placed under protection: a 20 ha marine reserve encompassing Lobster Bay at Cape D' Aguilar, a 260 ha marine park covering the whole of …
A proposed power station on Lamma Island has met with opposition from environmentalists. Hong Kong Electric is planning to build two 600- mw generating units next to its existing 2,955- mw -plant on Lamma, with the first unit to be commissioned by the year 2003. Criticising the proposal, Mei Ng …
As if the controversial Daya Bay nuclear plant was not enough, another nuclear power plant is coming up within 60 km of Hong Kong's coast amid concerns over marine contamination. For the construction of the twin reactor nuclear power plant in Lingao
A Hong Kong- based company finally got out of an unsavoury situation when the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) gave it permission to dump 43 million cartons of soured soy milk and fruit juices. The company, Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd, could not despatch these from its warehouses in early January after …
Explaining the rise of 400 per cent cases of leukaemia, Raymond Liang Hin-Suen of the University of Hong Kong has recently postulated the incidence of the malady with exposure to organic solvents. "There is no hard evidence," he warned, "but there is suspicion." He had studied 67 patients. The Hong …
Teenagers in Hong Kong are eating their way to sickness. They are more prone to allergic diseases than their counterparts in other Asian countries. A study says that Hong Kong has the highest number of young allergic patients among Asian countries. Higher consumption of fastfood is being seen as one …
Golfers and green activists have struck upon the novel idea of turning rubbish dumps into golf courses. In land-starved Hong Kong, concerned authorities are eager to redevelop four of its 13 old landfills. About us $219.8 million is to be spent in the restoration of all the landfills, and the …
To beat the spiralling land prices and reduce the existing pressure on land in the country, the government of Hong Kong is looking towards various alternatives, and caves happen to be one of them. Only these would be caves with a difference. The government is planning to use a new …
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