An aquarium in Okinawa, Japan tried to keep a Great White Shark. However, after three days, the shark became weak and sink to the bottom of the capacity. It eventually died. For full news (Chinese), please go to the following link: http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/international/20160108/54624031
HKSF has done a research about shark fin restaurant in Jan 2016. We found that 98% of the interviewed restaurant provides shark fin menus, including those have already promised to be shark-free. To see more related news: On.cc (Chinese) http://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/news/20160125/bkn-20160125150020239-0125_00822_001.html SCMP (English) http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/1905257/shark-fin-soup-still-served-98-cent-hong-kong
After having interview with RTHK, we had another interview with Mtero Radio this time on 1st Feb! This time, we not only shared the shark fun facts and conservation messages but also encouraged the public not to have shark fin soup in the coming Chinese New Year! Hope the audience would support “shark-free” new year!
HKSF was interviewed by RTHK radio today and we shared about many fun shark facts and the importance of conserving sharks. We hope the audience could get the message and take action! If you want to revise the programmme, you may visit the link below: http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/radio/programme.php?name=radio1/holo_good_joe&d=2016-01-23&p=5887&e=342674&m=episode
We were at the Hong Kong Race Week during the 17th to 21st of February. We met many ocean lovers who shared the same passion with us and wanted to join us as ambassadors. Kids enjoyed taking pictures with our cute shark outfits and doing worksheets with ocean theme. An interactive talk was given to visitors and…
The Sun (Chinese) http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/news/20160131/00407_088.html Ta Kung Pao (Chinese) http://news.takungpao.com.hk/paper/q/2016/0131/3275352.html Ming Pao (Chinese) http://goo.gl/HePrri Wen Wei Po (Chinese) http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2016/01/31/a03-0131.pdf Apple Daily (Chinese) http://goo.gl/VoMzRa Oriental Daily (Chinese) http://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/news/20160130/bkn-20160130123211415-0130_00822_001.html SingTao (Chinese) http://goo.gl/tHkBCg Bastille Post (Chinese) http://goo.gl/QC5iLr South China Morning Post (English) https://goo.gl/1jMlYM EPA (English) http://goo.gl/0DYH3d RTHK(English) http://gbcode.rthk.org.hk/TuniS/news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1239262-20160130.htm RTHK (radio)(Chinese) http://goo.gl/eyUoeJ Yahoo(English) http://news.yahoo.com/photos/hong-kong-china-30-01-2016-hong-kong-photo-073211877.html La Prensa(English) http://goo.gl/Nbpdso The Hindu(English) http://goo.gl/2xE2HI Latin…
* * * PRESS RELEASE * * * Wildlife Activists Stage Chinese New Year Bloody Protest To Save Sharks From Extinction ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS / FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HONG KONG (30 January 2016) — Wildlife activists from WildAid and Hong Kong Shark Foundation (HKSF) gathered today in Hong Kong’s busy Causeway Bay district in a…
* * * PRESS RELEASE * * * In the run up to Chinese New Year, restaurant polls challenge our sense that shark fin consumption is going down For Immediate Release: 25 January, 2016 Data collected by independent researchers and released by Hong Kong Shark Foundation today, show that although many hotels have taken shark fin…
One month till Christmas! Have you chosen the gifts yet? We are cooperating with BooknRead and having a charity X’mas book set! The book set includes 3 story books, a shark plush, a certificate and vouchers. These only costs you $499 and 50% of the revenue will be donated to HKSF to support shark conservation…
Hong Kong is without a doubt one of the world’s largest consumers of shark-related products, including shark fin. It is estimated that suppliers in over 100 countries spanning across 7 continents have exported their shark fin products to Hong Kong in the past 10 years.Whilst a large portion of these products will be re-exported to…
