Chris Yeung – Updated on Feb 27, 2008 – SCMP It sounds undiplomatic, but speaking at a media session on a report about better air quality, the head of a government-appointed panel on sustainable development declined a request from a radio journalist for a formal interview. “I don’t want to talk any more,” said Edgar [...]
Posts on ‘February 27th, 2008’
Eco-Friendly Budget Will Be Good For Hong Kong
Eco-Friendly Budget Will Be Good For HK Updated on Feb 27, 2008 – SCMP Given the size of the government’s surplus – estimated by some experts to be as high as HK$120 billion – many people have been asking that the financial secretary hands out rebates of various kinds in today’s budget. However, I would [...]
Proposed Tuen Mun Incinerator
Tuen Mun incinerator would put us at risk, say Shenzhen residents Fiona Tam in Shenzhen and Cheung Chi-fai Updated on Feb 27, 2008 – SCMP A proposed incinerator in Tuen Mun to turn waste into energy is facing opposition from Shenzhen over concerns that it will aggravate air pollution and put residents’ health at risk. [...]
Aviation Takes Climate Cause Under Its Wing
Giovanni Bisignani – Updated on Feb 27, 2008 – SCMP Aviation is the lifeblood of the Asian economy. Across the region, 10.5 million aviation-related jobs support US$807 billion in business. So, it should come as no surprise that the industry is growing. What may surprise many is the responsible approach of the industry – globally [...]
No Time For More Hot Air On Pollution
Chris Yeung – Updated on Feb 27, 2008 – SCMP It sounds undiplomatic, but speaking at a media session on a report about better air quality, the head of a government-appointed panel on sustainable development declined a request from a radio journalist for a formal interview. “I don’t want to talk any more,” said Edgar [...]
Pollution Curbs Target Processing
Denise Tsang – Updated on Feb 27, 2008 – SCMP Beijing aims to further curb polluting manufacturing activities by cutting tax rebates and banning processing trade of 141 product types in six industries. The State Environmental Protection Administration (Sepa) proposed yesterday to the Ministry of Commerce and China Customs to scrap tax rebates on agricultural [...]
Al Salam Bank-Bahrain executes a pioneering biodiesel investment in Hong Kong
27 Feb. 2008 Al Salam Bank-Bahrain (ASBB) announced the successful signing of a major, multi-faceted deal with six global strategic partners to invest in a pioneering alternative energy project in Hong Kong. Mr. Yousif Taqi, CEO of Al Salam Bank Bahrain. Related stor Yousif Taqi, the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer, said that ASB Biodiesel (Hong [...]