Research Topic: Food Waste in Hong Kong

Introduction - Food Waste in Hong Kong

Do you know how many tonnes of food waste is produced every day in Hong Kong? Give you few seconds to guess........ According to Feeding Hong Kong, the answer is over 32,000 tonnes! 

But do you know how many children die of hunger every minute? Again, give you few seconds to think........ According to the United Nations World Food Programme(WFP), the answer is 10.

32,000 tonnes Vs 10 children in a minute! What's a scaring and ironic figure!

Maybe it is time for us to take a closer look on the problem of Food Waste in Hong Kong and this is also the aim of the project you are going to conduct. Before conducting a study project, let's give you some more background information about Food Waste.

Youtube Channel

A. Hunger and Food Waste Issues in Hong Kong  by CISFeedingHongKong

B. Food waste in Hong Kong (cut)

C. Hong Kong choking on food waste 香港的廚餘危機 by South China Morning Post

Online Encyclopedia

Wikipedias - Food Waste can get you the definition of Food Waste

Images

The problem of waste is highlighted in this Friends of the Earth display of discarded supermarket

The picture illustrates the prediction of Hong Kong made by Feeding Hong Kong if we don't treat the problem of food waste seriously.

Food Waste Management Strategy suggested by Food Wise Hong Kong.

News and articles

A. The Food Chain ( Hong Kong Magazine, Apr 2012)

With Hong Kong’s food waste levels continuing to grow, enterprising individuals are helping to curb the amount of food that’s being sent to the landfill. Hong Kong Magazine takes a close look on a matter of Food Waste through the Food Chain.

B. Food Justice ( Oxfam Hong Kong)

This article gives you a picture of the problems of food system in Hong Kong. Food waste is 

one of them.