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Plastic, plastic,
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plastic picker like myself would hesitate to retrieve and dispose of them. Unfortunately, the picnic areas are on another level of rubbish altogether. Monday mornings, after the picnickers have had their
Suzanne Younan, founder of Green Dragons HK (GDHK), muses on environmental silver linings
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fter seeing the devastation that Typhoon Hato left behind in 2017, my life changed forever. Now fitted with inbuilt ‘plastic goggles’, I see plastic everywhere. It prompted me to create ‘Green Dragons HK’, a volunteer organisation raising awareness of plastic pollution in the dragon boat community. Trying to influence people to make small changes for the benefit of Hong Kong became my life’s work. Being an avid nature lover and hiker I feel for all those people around the world who are currently under lockdown; not able to enjoy the great outdoors for however long. We are certainly lucky in Hong Kong right now.
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A daily hike with my loyal hound keeps me fit and healthy and also up to date with the current situation in the country parks. Since the pandemic, I have never seen so many hikers! It seems that the whole of Hong Kong is keen to get outdoors and take advantage of the fresh air. I see the odd snack wrapper and plastic bottle on the trails, but now masks feature daily. Not something that I’d noticed before the virus. Disposable masks have three layers, the outer one usually has some plastic content, the inner ones… well, let’s not think too much about the germs and possible bacteria! Naturally, even the most hardened
Mask in the ocean
