Hong Kong student delegation opts out of Japan exchange programme amid tensions

Trend is adding to ‘waste crisis’ owing to individual packaging and potential for unwanted items, campaigners say The trend for Advent calendars aimed at adults is “superfluous consumerism” that adds to excessive and wasteful consumption, according to environmental groups. While once children excitedly opened a door each day to see what festive picture lay behind it, adults can now count down the days to Christmas with calendars containing everything from luxury beauty products to instant mashed potato. Continue reading… Source link

A Hong Kong charity founded by a former city leader has relocated its headquarters to a 104-year-old historic site at a nominal premium of HK$1,000 (US$128), with the organisation saying it hopes to inherit the location’s “spirit of philanthropy”. The GX Foundation announced on Friday that it had moved to No 4 Hospital Road in the Mid-Levels. The site was built in the late 19th century in response to a plague outbreak, before serving as a residence for cleaners and later as a shelter for street… Source link

Availability of chickens and ducks also expected to be tight, with 5% of the seasonal flock culled so far UK poultry producers are battling a “bad season” of bird flu, with cases much worse than at this point last year, putting a squeeze on supplies of Christmas birds including turkeys, chickens and ducks. Two industry insiders said they expected supplies of all poultry to be tight ahead of the festive season, especially for organic and free-range birds, which are seen as the most vulnerable to infection. Continue reading… Source link