For Immediate Release HK Shark Foundation congratulates HSH on becoming a shark-fin-free company On 21 November 2011, The Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Limited (HSH) announced it would stop serving shark fin across all of its operations. Given that HSH is the parent company for the Peninsula Hotel and Repulse Bay complex, both highly popular…
For immediate release September 2011 World exclusive: Shark plankmob to hit the streets of Mong Kok On Sunday 25 September 2011, the Hong Kong Shark Foundation (HKSF) will be bringing a world first to Hong Kong… a shark-saving “Plankmob”. The “Plankmob” picks up on the new worldwide craze of “planking” — where individuals lie face…
TVB Jade criticized for promoting shark fin Local citizen rallies environmental NGOs to lobby TVB Jade to stop promoting shark fin dishes in their cooking show “Food Commander 2” IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Hong Kong, September 9 2011] When a Hong Kong citizen, Rachel Pang, saw the cooking programme on TVB Jade last Sunday, 4th September 2011,…
Local citizen rallies environmental NGOs to lobby TVB Jade to stop promoting shark fin dishes in their cooking show “Food Commander 2” IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Hong Kong, September 9 2011] When a Hong Kong citizen, Rachel Pang, saw the cooking programme on TVB Jade last Sunday, 4th September 2011, she was shocked to see the chef…
IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Hong Kong, September 7 2011] This morning, California’s State Senate passed the controversial AB376 bill 25 votes to nine, banning the sale, possession and trade in shark fin in the U.S. State of California. This comes after the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington banned the sale, possession and trade in shark fin…
US’s largest shark fin market one step closer to a ban On 27 August, California bill AB376 passed the Senate Appropriations Committee, without amendments, and will now be put forward to the full Senate. If passed, the bill would make the possession, sale and trade of shark fin illegal throughout the state of California. Given…
HKSF (Hong Kong Shark Foundation) joins the chorus of praise from environmental bodies in the US and around the world after the California State Assembly approved a bill to outlaw the wasteful practice of shark finning. The bill was introduced in March by Assembly members Paul Fong, (District of Cupertino) and Jared Huffman (District of…
Hong Kong’s famous Avenue of Stars came to a halt for five minutes on May 15, 2011 as an estimated 350 people took part in a freeze mob organised by HKSF (Hong Kong Shark Foundation). The walkway runs along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront and honours heroes of Hong Kong cinema but tourists and visiting…
Hong Kong Shark Foundation (HKSF) and Humane Society International (HSI) will be marking Earth Day 2011 on April 21 with Hong Kong’s first Jigantic Jenga® tower. Everyone is invited to show their support by as they build a marine ecosystem, block by block, at The Hong Kong Jockey Club Atrium, Hong Kong University of Science…
HK Shark Foundation (HKSF) is delighted to launch the first phase of its new website. The new site is fully CMS-enabled and linked in to our social media channels – Facebook, Twitter and YouTube – to better enable us to keep it up to date. We’re not quite there yet though… content will steadily be…
