Hong Kong

A ban on trawling, which is a non-selective fishing operation, within Hong Kong waters has come into effect.

The appointment of Christine Loh, a noted environmental campaigner and head of Hong Kong-based think-tank Civic Exchange, to be the city's Under Secretary for the Environment was seen as a significant statement of intent by the new Hong Kong Chief Executive, CY Leung. Ms Loh spoke with CleanBiz.Asia executive editor Fergus O'Rorke on her 100th day in office.

When it comes to sustainable urban growth, Hong Kong has been a noted success story and possible model for mainland China and other emerging economies. The city’s emphasis on infrastructure has been its traditional path to development, with new towns and a mass transit railway in the 1970s and 1980s, airport and seaport development in the 1990s, and increased bridge and rail links to mainland China in the 2000s. Hong Kong has also enjoyed the flexibility to experiment with greener, socially conscious, and more sustainable development at its own pace.

Read Full Story The government of Hong Kong says it hopes to cut the city’s mountain of food waste by 10 percent in the next three years, according to Environment Secretary Wong Kam-sing.

CLP Power Hong Kong has selected US-companies Itron and Cisco for a pilot smart metering project. Due to start next year, the pilot project will include around 3,000 residential customers living in both private and public housing and around 1,400 small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) customers with the company hoping to boost its green credentials.