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Kill or neuter?

Animal activists proposed the Hong Kong Government to neuter, vaccinate and re-release unclaimed dogs into the community. Condemning the catch-and-kill policy as ‘inhumane and ineffective’, animal welfare organizations are calling for the adoption of a ‘trap, neuter and return’ (TNR) policy, whereby stray dogs can be captured, de-sexed, vaccinated and returned to the communities. “We do not believe that [catch-and-kill] is a humane way of controlling [the stray dog] population. It doesn’t work, because the remaining dogs will just breed and fill the gap ,” says Dr Jane Gray, chief veterinary surgeon of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. “The key is de-sexing them so they have a stable population and limited breeding, and eventually the population will go down.” [ Timeout ] However, from the technical point of view on population control, neuter does not work because the remaining dogs will just breed and fill the gap . I just wonder late neuter may introduce shad

坑口鄉村現身東港城

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今日是母親節,大家都同母親慶祝。坑口各村趁今日舉行鄉村文化展覽,包括舞麒麟,婚嫁儀式,山歌,介紹方言的講座。 Today is Mother's Day. Every child would celebrate it with mother. 18 villages of Hang Hau have organized an exhibition on their traditional culture and custom, including qilin dancing, wedding ceremony, traditional folk songs and introduction to their own dialect.

The New Sai Kung Sports Center

The new Sai Kung Sports Center is located in Pui Shing Garden, Hang Hau. It is open to public since 2012. However, the construction and decoration work has not yet finished such as the cover and outer wall at the front entrance. The new sports center is part of new government complex with as-cast finish concrete walls, which is a popular element in modern architecture. However, vertical garden which help outdoor air quality and reduction of heat absorption of the building have not yet implemented.