🌊 ReThink sustainability

19.4.2021 | The day there was no news.

Good morning.

Imagine a day with no news at all to be reported on… Sundays are normally light, but none? I certainly couldn’t.

— Jasmine Lee

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News

Tom Grundy @tomgrundy

On this day, 87 years ago - 18 April 1930: "the BBC's news announcer had nothing to communicate: 'There is no news,' was the script of the 20:45 news bulletin, before piano music was played for the rest of the 15-minute segment."

bbc.com‘There is no news’: What a change from 1930 to todayOn this day in 1930, the BBC played piano music because there was no news.

• The government has banned flights from India, Pakistan, and the Philippines for two weeks. The ban, motivated by the new strain N501Y, will start at midnight on Tuesday.

• Bonus: Daring man self-mixes vaccine cocktail.

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Paid subscribers got the latest on the new strain infecting Hong Kong. To keep ahead of the curb, even on the weekends:

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Smart City

Harbour Times @harbourtimes

Did you know: In good traffic, a bus ride from Kwun Tong ferry pier to the APM shopping mall takes only nine minutes, but can take 77 minutes during evening peak hours! Find out how Hong Kong can use smart city tech to solve its land and space issues.

harbourtimes.comResponding to urban management problems with advanced technologyHong Kong can look to other world-class cities for inspiration to solve burgeoning issues with its allocation of land, space, and other resources. Photo by Damon Lam on Unsplash. The air pollution …

Hong Kong can look to other world-class cities for inspiration to solve burgeoning issues with its allocation of land, space, and other resources.

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ReThink

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Hong Kong is ready for a rethink on how its businesses approach sustainable practices. Connect with like-minded individuals and groups working to revolutionise the world of environmental business solutions!

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Attend

Wednesday’s (21 April) Davos Lab Dialogue will centre around the topic, “How the private sector can prioritize value-based decision making”, including the identification of relevant issues and implementing cross-collaboration as part of solutions.

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