Five incinerators – one in each of the Legislative Council’s geographical constituencies – should be built to handle the city’s daily load of 10,000 tonnes of rubbish, not just the two proposed.
That is among recommendations in a Baptist University study, released yesterday, into use of incineration to rid the city of its solid waste.

Hong Kong’s day as a manufacturing hub may be over, but it is still leading the world in producing one thing – refuse.
Last year, the city generated 6.45 million tonnes of rubbish, more than double the amount two decades ago. Translated into a per capita figure, each of its seven million people produced 921 kilograms of municipal solid waste – refuse excluding construction and hazardous waste.

Hong Kong’s exports surged for an eleventh consecutive month as the southern Chinese city’s recovery from the global financial crisis picks up, official data showed on Tuesday.

The latest policy address delivered by the chief executive reiterates that Hong Kong must develop the six industries in which it has a competitive edge.
The creative industry is one of them, and Hong Kong is never short of artists such as designers.

Apparently Hong Kong’s livelihood as a financial centre is under threat. According to last Saturday’s South China Morning Post a proposed merger between the stock exchanges of Singapore and Sydney could create “a potential challenger for regional listings”.