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This is a developing story – please refresh to update… A waste charging scheme, first discussed two decades ago will be delayed, the Hong Kong government has said after a trial that saw limited adoption rates among residents. Monday’s announcement came a day after local media reported that the tax, which had already been delayed to August, would not go ahead as scheduled. In an official document submitted to the legislature last week, the government said members of the public who took part in a trial run of the scheme found it to be a “public disturbance.” Some residents thought the waste levy…

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