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HK takes aim at China for trash on beaches
Published Sun, Jul 10, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Hong Kong
HONG Kong's leader on Sunday blamed a huge rise in rubbish blighting the city's beaches on refuse washed ashore from the mainland, and pledged talks with Chinese authorities to stem the tide.
Environmentalists have posted images on social media of trash covering several beaches, including plastic bottles and packaging with labels written in simplified Chinese characters - used in mainland China but not Hong Kong.
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