The resort company’s move, coming just ahead of the Chinese new year festivities, is a huge boost to the campaign to protect decimated shark stocks by banning the dish. Click here for full article.
(Hong Kong, 12 January 2012) Engaged couples planning a Chinese wedding banquet before December 31 2012 can now win one of a range of fantastic prizes (including a free honeymoon for 2 to tropical Fiji) through a new wedding competition organized by the Hong Kong Shark Foundation (HKSF). Local lovers, who are booking banquets and…
Photo caption: Shark fin soup is a billion-dollar industry responsible for killing between 26 and 73 million sharks per year. Photograph: Paul Hilton/EPA The resort company’s move, coming just ahead of the Chinese new year festivities, is a huge boost to the campaign to protect decimated shark stocks by banning the dish. By Jonathan Watts. guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 18…
For immediate release January 2012 Happy Hearts Love Sharks – Hong Kong contest: Say no to shark fin soup at your wedding banquet and earn a chance to win a Honeymoon to Fiji (Hong Kong, 12 January 2012) Engaged couples planning a Chinese wedding banquet before December 312012 can now win one of…
29 November 2011, Hong Kong – WWF-Hong Kong today honoured 112 corporations that have committed to supporting “no trade, no promotion and no consumption of shark fin”, the first major shark fin initiative undertaken by WWF in Hong Kong since 2007. In addition to the corporate pledge, 97 hotels and restaurants in Hong Kong also…
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 andRepulseBaycomplex, both highly popular wedding venues inHong Kong, this action is a great step forward in the shark conservation cause.…
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN November 22, 2011 — Updated 0644 GMT (1444 HKT) Hong Kong (CNN) — Asia’s oldest hotel chain has waded into the debate on the slaughter of sharks for their fins by taking the Chinese delicacy off its menus. From January, diners won’t be offered shark’s fin products at the luxury Peninsula Hotels chain, due…
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…
