We believe climate change is the most important issue Hong Kong faces – See Attachment 1. We therefore recommend the upcoming policy address prioritise action to accelerate decarbonisation and strengthen climate resilience in Hong Kong. Moreover, as one of the world financial centres, Hong Kong can play a role in mobilizing the finance needed…
Orange News: The ‘beautify the city’ campaign recently announced by John Lee’s cabinet is a pragmatic first step to winning back citizens’ confidence. It was announced on 12 July. This campaign aims to ‘beautify the city’ by tackling Hong Kong’s hygiene problems. The new administration has recognized the key countercurrent of Carrie Lam’s administration: that…
SCMP: Hong Kong is launching a months-long campaign aiming to “beautify” the city, targeting hundreds of hygiene black spots, forming overnight anti-rodent teams and deploying artificial intelligence to identify dangerous signboards. The scheme is part of the “Hong Kong New Cityscape” clean-up campaign and is in line with Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s election promises,…
First and foremost, Civic Exchange would like to offer our congratulations on Mr. John Lee’s inauguration as HKSAR Chief Executive. We hope that he will see Civic Exchange, Hong Kong’s oldest independent think tank for the environment, as a partner and a supporter as he works with civil society to build a strong and renewed…
Orange News: The advent of the COVID pandemic has resulted in the once distant notion of ‘work from home’ becoming the new norm. Thereof encourages many to question fundamental assumptions underpinning the concept of the ‘office’. For instance, whether the purpose of offices, which has remained unchallenged for decades, is still compatible with the needs…
2021 was Hong Kong’s warmest year on record. Climate change is starting to impact biodiversity and increase the frequency of extreme weather events. All further net GHG emissions mean rising cost in human suffering and financial losses. Given the urgency, a prime objective of the budget should be to accelerate decarbonisation in Hong Kong and…
SCMP: Context: Hong Kong’s waste charging scheme explained Hong Kong’s legislature passed a waste-charging scheme on August 26. The government will spend around 18 months preparing for the new waste-collection programme. It will also be educating residents about how the scheme will work. Under amendments to the Waste Disposal Ordinance, the average Hong Kong household…
SCMP: Hong Kong’s environmental activists have been warning of a “dark period” to come as the city continues to send millions of tonnes of waste to landfills with no sign of a reduction. Now they see a glimmer of hope, as a long-delayed scheme to charge Hongkongers for every bag of trash removed is expected…
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…
