Do not delay Hong Kong waste tax further, ex-environment official and expert urge government
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP - 2024-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

A former environment minister and a waste reduction expert have urged against delaying Hong Kong’s waste charging scheme any further, after a pro-Beijing heavyweight called the scheme “mission impossible.” Wong Kam-sing, who was Hong Kong’s secretary for the environment from 2012 to 2022, told reporters on Tuesday morning that Hong Kong should cherish the policy […]

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