The collapse of the sports centre roof at the City University of Hong Kong last week has brought the concept of so-called ‘green rooftops' under scrutiny. But an energy consultant, John Herbert, says ‘white roofs’ are better than ‘green roofs’ as they ...

A green group has welcomed the passage of an amendment bill that will allow the charging of a levy for disposing beverage containers. The amount could be about HK$1 per litre size and is expected to come into effect in 2018. Edwin Lau, the executive di...

RTHK’s Tokyo correspondent Julian Ryall says many people in Japan are glad that Barack Obama has become the first serving American president to visit the city of Hiroshima – the site of the world’s first atomic bombing. He says many people in the count...

Labour Party legislator, Fernando Cheung, says there is a need to overhaul the rules and regulations for granting licences to nursing homes. He was commenting on reports that a Tai Po nursing home that forced residents to wait naked on an open podium f...

Labour Party legislator, Lee Cheuk-yan, has rejected the government’s assertion that a new cap on miscellaneous fees that Mandatory Provident Fund providers can charge their clients will delay the implementation of a simple, low-fee investment plan by ...

France looks set to face further disruption to its energy supplies today. The CGT union said workers at 16 of France's 19 nuclear plants had voted to join the industrial action, in protest against controversial labour reforms. Work stoppages are also p...

A China researcher for Amnesty International, Patrick Poon, says the daughter of Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai acted very bravely by testifying before the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and asking the American government to help get ...

The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors has set up a team of volunteers to check roofs covered in greenery. They will inspect the roofs of 100 schools and charitable organisations. The professional group is calling on interested schools and charities to s...