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The full implementation of Hong Kong’s waste-charging scheme, which was already delayed to August earlier this year, will not go ahead as scheduled, local media reported on Sunday citing sources. Sources said authorities will not impose the municipal solid waste tax on August 1, and will not set a date for the scheme’s citywide roll-out following a two-month trial run. The plan was first raised two decades ago. The government will continue to distribute designated garbage bags to public housing estates for six months to allow residents to get used to using the designated bags. Private housing …

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