Hazardous levels of sewage-based bacteria have been found at beaches the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) says are clean, according to testing carried out by University of Hong Kong (HKU) researchers. Water and sand samples collected by marine science students at Golden Beach and Clear Water Bay Second Beach contained quantities of enterococcus exceeding levels considered safe […]
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Brendan is a Hong Kong-based lawyer, journalist and publisher. He teaches law at the University of Hong Kong, has authored several legal textbooks, and served as Editor of Hong Kong Lawyer magazine during an Asia Pacific publishing career spanning more than a decade. He writes regularly on business for the SCMP and co-hosts current affairs programme Backchat on RTHK Radio 3. As a keen musician and scuba diver, he also writes on the arts and environmental issues.