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Fewer opt to move overseas for study owing to factors such as the pandemic and geopolitical tensions. Fewer opt to move overseas for study owing to factors such as the pandemic and geopolitical tensions.
On Friday’s Backchat, we’re talking about animal protection in Hong Kong. We will discuss the recent animal abuses cases – is there a rising trend? Is there lack of education among pet owners or the public in general? We’ll also look at the proposed ban on feral pigeon feeding, which will be discussed in Legco, on Monday. Under the plan, the penalty for feeding wild animals and feral pigeons will be increased to 100-thousand dollars, with one year’s imprisonment. And after 9:45am, we hear about the new CLP Clock Tower heritage museum. 9:00am-9:45am: Animal protec...
The pangolin found in Africa and Asia are among the most threatened species on the planet, and much of their decline in numbers is linked to Traditional Ch
Pangolin populations are drastically declining across Asia and Africa, largely due to illegal trade. In a new study published in the journal Nature Conservation, researchers found a high demand for pangolin products in China, combined with very limited legal supply capacity. Unpermitted sellers are commonly found illegally selling pangolin scale products for the purposes of traditional Chinese medicine. These findings point to an urgent need to revise the current legal pangolin scale trade system in China.