Discarded masks clutter HK’s beaches, trails


Irresponsible: Stokes showing face masks that washed up on the beach of Soko Islands in Hong Kong. — Reuters

HONG KONG: Discarded face masks are piling up on Hong Kong’s beaches and nature trails, with environmental groups warning that the waste is posing a huge threat to marine life and wildlife habitats.

Most of Hong Kong’s 7.4 million people have for weeks been putting on single-use face masks every day in the hope of warding off Covid-19 infections, which have hit 126 people in the city and killed three.

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