A survey found out that over 65 percent of respondents agreed to implement municipal solid waste charging in the city, and the survey team urged the Legislative Council to pass the relevant bill as soon as possible. The survey was conducted by Civic Exchange that commissioned the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute. The research…
SCMP: Nearly 70 per cent of Hongkongers believe a delayed mandatory waste-charging scheme should be implemented, a survey by a local think tank has found. The survey comes as a Legislative Council meeting to discuss the scheme, which was originally scheduled for next Tuesday, was delayed until early June, according to Frankie Yick Chi-ming, who…
Independent public policy think tank, Civic Exchange, released the results of a public opinion survey on the Waste Disposal (Charging for Municipal Solid Waste) (Amendment) Bill 2018. Nearly 70% of total respondents agree there is a need to implement Municipal Solid Waste charging bill in Hong Kong. Notably, support for the bill is close to…
RTHK: A public policy think tank on Thursday called on lawmakers to end the city’s two-decade long wait for a waste charging scheme, saying there is wide public support for the idea of paying for the amount of rubbish one throws away. The Civic Exchange think tank said two thirds of the 1,000 people they…
