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(photo credit: wikipedia) Most people when they hear the words: “World War II”, they'll think about Hitler, Mussolini (The leader of Italy, not the pasta), D-day and all that stuff in Europe, Africa and in the Middle East. But what if I tell you, that somewhere in Asia, there was a bloody conflict that lasted for about more than 4 years?  The battle for Hong Kong:  The Japanese invasion of Hong Kong happened on December 18, 1941. The Japanese attacked the British crown colony with approximately:  Japanese forces:  And…  The forces defending Hong Kong:  29,700 troops 47 planes 1 cruiser 3 destroyers 4 torpedo boats 3 gunboats MTBs (“Motor Torpedo Boats.)  14,564 troops 1 destroyer 4 gunboats 1 minelayer 8 MTBs Now, to explain how the invasion played out…  The Japanese invasion of Hong Kong happened on 8 December 1941 (Hong Kong Time), four hours after the attack happened at Pearl Harbor. Commanded by General Christopher Maltby, British, Canadian, Indian, as well as the Hong Kong Vol

Shop and Restaurant Pledge to Reduce Waste in Hong Kong Hong Kong is a densely populated city of 7.4 million people. With a population this big, plastic waste is an increasing burden on the environment! Fortunately, there is a movement towards reducing plastic waste in Hong Kong in grocery stores and restaurants.  The first ever zero waste store for food and household products opened in 2018.  At the age of 25, Tamsin Thornburrow opened Live Zero. She currently has three Live Zero shops in Hong Kong - two in Sai Ying Pun and one in Sai Kung.  I was lucky enough to interview her at her second shop in a small alleyway in Sai Kung. The purpose of a shop like this is to reduce waste and trash that food and products produce, e.g plastic wrapping around vegetables.  The shop sells most products by weight. You can bring in your own container or use one that has been donated to the shop. Ms. Thornborrow showed me how this works: weigh the container, mark down the weight, fill in the