The Aporia · From kitchen waste to sky-high costs: inside Hong Kong’s quest for green jet fuel

Eric Jiang

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🔮 3 former Hong Kong leaders head funeral committee for educator Ng Hon-mun Leung Chun-ying, Donald Tsang and Carrie Lam head pro-Beijing educator’s funeral committee, with wake on Wednesday and public memorial on Thursday Funeral proceedings for Ng Hon-mun, an influential pro-Beijing educator and long-serving Hong Kong deputy to the National People’s Congress, will begin on Wednesday, with three former city leaders heading the funeral committee.

2026-11-02 · mixed framing · 3 former Hong Kong leaders head funeral committee for educator Ng Hon-mun

🔮 In a commentary, the theoretical study group of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) stressed that the city would only enjoy more room to open up and develop when national security was firmly safeguarded.

2026-11-02 · assertive framing · Beijing urges Hong Kong to bring in more governance talent with integrity, competence

🔮 After verification, most will be cleared automatically, while some may be selected for customs inspection and asked to present their purchases.

2026-11-01 · mixed framing · ‘Less than a minute’: Hong Kong travellers praise Japan’s new tax refund at airports

🔮 El Nino, weak monsoon behind Hong Kong’s warmest October in 142 years All three monthly temperature averages broke October records, with the average high reaching 30.5 degrees Celsius Hong Kong sweltered through its warmest October on record, as an extremely strong El Nino, a weak northeast monsoon and a persistent anticyclone aloft over southern China combined to drive temperatures to unprecedented levels, the weather forecaster has said.

2026-11-01 · assertive framing · El Nino, weak monsoon behind Hong Kong’s warmest October in 142 years

🔮 Hong Kong aims for share of HK$350 billion yacht industry as travel scheme launches Senior official signals more measures to boost share of global yacht industry as first mainland Chinese vessel enters Hong Kong under southbound scheme Hong Kong can capture a share of the global yacht industry, which is expected to reach HK$350 billion (US$44.6 billion) in six years, a senior official has said as the city launched the Southbound Yacht Travel Scheme, with the transport minister announcing new measures to attract overseas captains.

2026-10-16 · assertive framing · Hong Kong aims for share of HK$350 billion yacht industry as travel scheme launches

🔮 66% of Hong Kong’s 8-year-olds could be short-sighted by 2028, experts warn Association finds 67 per cent of grade-one pupils already have insufficient hyperopic reserve, urging parents to start eye checks at age three More than 60 per cent of Hong Kong’s eight-year-olds could be short-sighted by 2028, optometrists have predicted, citing a shrinking “hyperopic reserve” that normally helps delay nearsightedness.

2026-10-04 · speculative framing · 66% of Hong Kong’s 8-year-olds could be short-sighted by 2028, experts warn

🔮 5 things to do over the National Day ‘golden week’ holiday in Hong Kong From fireworks along Victoria Harbour to cycling through the New Territories, here are five suggestions on how to spend the holiday Hong Kong is set to welcome 1.29 million mainland Chinese visitors over the National Day “golden week” break, fuelling questions online about what locals and tourists can do during the celebrations.

2026-09-29 · assertive framing · 5 things to do over the National Day ‘golden week’ holiday in Hong Kong

🔮 Shelters warn against poor treatment of warehouse guard dogs in New Territories Veteran rescuer says free-roaming warehouse canines fall under definition of stray dogs, with issue in spotlight after suspected fatal attack Poor treatment of guard dogs at warehouses before ditching them in unfamiliar environments could make the animals easier to agitate, rescuers have said, calling for a “trap, neuter and release” approach, among other solutions.

2026-09-23 · mixed framing · Shelters warn against poor treatment of warehouse guard dogs in New Territories

🔮 She added that whether the project would be completed within the current plan or the following one would depend on its finalised design and scale.

2026-09-19 · assertive framing · Hong Kong hoping to begin Victoria Park Tennis Centre redevelopment by 2030

🔮 “Chief Executive Tung, you devoted yourself selflessly so that Hong Kong could make a smooth transition.

2026-09-18 · assertive framing · Hongkongers pay tribute to late leader Tung Chee-hwa at community halls

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In FocusFrom kitchen waste to sky-high costs: inside Hong Kong’s quest for green jet fuel As city sets goals for adopting sustainable aviation fuel, industry leaders examine how to scale up supply chains and win over price-sensitive passengers asserted

leaders → set → passengers

China’s once-notorious “gutter oil”, recycled from kitchen and drainage waste, has almost vanished from dining tables in recent years and now carries the nickname liquid gold. asserted

oil → recycle → nickname

The substance has become a highly sought-after feedstock for producing clean energy, especially sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with biofuel producers such as Hong Kong-based Ecoceres sourcing gutter oil across the Greater Bay Area. asserted

producers → become → Area

EcoCeres’ co-chairman, Alan Chan Ying-lung, witnessed how the restaurant waste transformed from a nationwide food safety concern into a valuable commodity. asserted

waste → witness → commodity

“I can recall that the gutter oil we collected was basically free 10 years ago, and authorities even offered subsidies [to collectors], but now the unit cost is even more expensive than fuel,” he said. asserted

he → recall → fuel

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