Peter So and Tiffany Lam, SCMP - Updated on Dec 08, 2008
More than 1,300 street lights on residential buildings are a cancer risk for residents, a green group has warned.
Friends of the Earth said it wants the government to speed up efforts to reduce their glare and, while conceding that about 600 of a total […]
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Greens Cite Cancer Risk in Call to Dim Lights
Brand-name Shops Accused Of Light Pollution
SCMP | Updated on Oct 31, 2008
A green group has accused five brand-name shops of excessive use of lighting on their outlets’ exterior walls and in advertising that has caused electric-light pollution in Central. The five shops are Louis Vuitton in The Landmark, H&M in Queen’s Road Central, the flagship shop of Coach in Central, […]
Hong Kong Night Light Pollution Under The Spotlight
James Pomfret - Reuters | Wed Oct 22, 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong may be known as the Pearl of the Orient for its bright-light, big-city allure, but the ubiquitous practice of keeping neon signs and buildings blazing all night has come under growing fire from green groups.
One of the world’s most densely built-up […]
Green Group Takes Dim View Of Prada’s Bright Signboards
Cheung Chi-fai - SCMP | Updated on Oct 20, 2008
Consumers will be urged to boycott upmarket fashion chain Prada if it refuses to dim its illuminated signboard in Central, a green group has warned.
The warning came as Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen last week said the government would study the need for legislation to control […]
Incandescent Light Bulbs May Be Banned
Cheung Chi-fai - SCMP - Updated on Oct 16, 2008
Funding carbon audits in buildings and a possible ban on incandescent light bulbs were among measures heralded by the chief executive to combat climate change and develop a low-carbon economy.
“We will enhance energy efficiency, use clean fuels, rely less on fossil fuel, and promote a low-carbon […]
Causeway Bay Mall Voted City’s Worst Light-pollution Landmark
Joyce Ng - Updated on Oct 06, 2008 - SCMP
A shopping mall at a busy corner in Causeway Bay has been named the most polluting city landmark in a campaign seeking to enhance public awareness of light pollution.
An online poll, organised by the green group Friends of the Earth, recorded 347 of 639 voters picking […]
Doubts Cloud Gas Deal
Sara Yin - Updated on Sep 28, 2008 - SCMP
The pink dolphins are safe, at least. The memorandum of understanding between Beijing and Hong Kong for gas supplies tied local energy needs and planning to those of the mainland. And although that meant the end of plans for a US$10 billion gas terminal on South […]
Use Of Natural Gas Must Balance Reliance On Fossil Fuels
Green group says use of natural gas must balance reliance on fossil fuels
Ng Kang-chung - Updated on Sep 12, 2008
Green groups have urged CLP Power to continue investing in renewable energy in Hong Kong and want rules imposed that would require natural gas to account for at least half of the fuel mix for power […]
Shedding Light On A Hot Topic
A night tour of Nathan Road discovers the array of flashing neon is not as cool as it might appear.
Yau Chui-yan - Updated on Jul 20, 2008 - SCMP
Twenty people gather in Nathan Road and look up at the same flashing advertising sign for a minute.
The 20, all from different professions, none of whom know […]
Government Should Raise Energy-Saving Awareness
Updated on Jul 20, 2008 - SCMP
Neon lights and bright advertising signs are what give tourist districts such as Tsim Sha Tsui their distinct character. Visitors are dazzled by the lights. But understandably, many people who live in these places feel differently about the heat they generate and the light that shines into their homes […]
