An elderly cardboard scavenger who was fined HK$1,500 (US$191) for setting down a bag of rubbish on a Hong Kong street last month had the littering penalty waived after a concern group appealed to the authorities.
The Waste Picker Platform said the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) on Monday told Chen Kung-lan, 63, that it would no longer prosecute her.
Almost 1,600 people and groups signed an online petition the group launched after Chen’s plight surfaced.
At a press...
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