<?xml version="1.0" encoding="GB2312"?><?xml-stylesheet href="style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>news.gov.hk - Environment</title><link>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/html/index.htm</link><image><url>http://www.isd.gov.hk/images/logo60.gif</url><title>news.gov.hk - Environment</title><link>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/html/index.htm</link></image><description>news.gov.hk - Environment - From Hong Kong's Information Services Department</description><language>en-UK</language><copyright>Copyright, news.gov.hk</copyright><webMaster>irc@isd.gov.hk</webMaster><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:34:00 +0800</lastBuildDate><generator>ISD News RSS Generator 3.13</generator><item><title>$13m approved for air-pollution studies</title><guid>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100318/html/100318en04003.htm</guid><link>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100318/html/100318en04003.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:05:20 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Environment &amp; Conservation Fund has approved a total of $13 million to support two scientific studies conducted by local universities on air pollution.]]></description></item><item><title>Old buses to be retired by 2019</title><guid>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100317/html/100317en04001.htm</guid><link>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100317/html/100317en04001.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:05:20 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau anticipated all pre-Euro and Euro I buses will be retired no later than 2012 and 2015, respectively, while Euro II buses will retire by 2019.]]></description></item><item><title>Sham Shui Po weather station opens</title><guid>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100309/html/100309en04002.htm</guid><link>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100309/html/100309en04002.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:11:30 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Sham Shui Po automatic weather station opened in Lai Chi Kok Park today, to take round the clock temperature and rainfall measurements.]]></description></item><item><title>Science Museum to show transgenic fish</title><guid>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100305/html/100305en04002.htm</guid><link>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100305/html/100305en04002.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:05:21 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The transgenic brackish medaka fish strain developed by City University have gone on show at the Science Museum.]]></description></item><item><title>Schools tap on-site meal portioning funds</title><guid>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100303/html/100303en04006.htm</guid><link>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100303/html/100303en04006.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:05:21 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[About 180 schools have expressed interest in applying for a subsidy to conduct conversion works and install facilities to implement on-site meal portioning, Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau says.]]></description></item><item><title>Study finds emissions-reduction options</title><guid>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100303/html/100303en04004.htm</guid><link>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100303/html/100303en04004.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:10:30 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau says the Government's climate change consultancy study will assess the likely impact of climate change on Hong Kong, outlining options to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change.]]></description></item><item><title>Harbour fish unsafe to eat: health chief</title><guid>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100303/html/100303en04002.htm</guid><link>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100303/html/100303en04002.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:10:50 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Secretary for Food &amp; Health Dr York Chow has advised anglers not to eat fish they catch in Victoria Harbour despite the improvement in water quality.]]></description></item><item><title>Green transport fund to be established</title><guid>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100224/html/100224en04001.htm</guid><link>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100224/html/100224en04001.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:10:24 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Financial Secretary John Tsang has proposed forming a $300 million fund to encourage the transport sector to test low-carbon technology.]]></description></item><item><title>Space weather page enhanced</title><guid>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100223/html/100223en04002.htm</guid><link>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100223/html/100223en04002.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:10:51 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Hong Kong Observatory has upgraded its website to include data on the impact of space weather on people's daily lives, and the US National Oceanic &amp; Atmospheric Administration's latest warnings.]]></description></item><item><title>Tightened waste control broached</title><guid>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100222/html/100222en04002.htm</guid><link>http://sc.info.gov.hk/gb/www.news.gov.hk/en/category/environment/100222/html/100222en04002.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:10:52 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Department has proposed amending the Waste Disposal Ordinance to further enhance the effectiveness of enforcement against unauthorised depositing of construction and demolition materials on private land.]]></description></item></channel></rss>