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Pink and imperilled: Megaprojects threaten Hong Kong’s iconic dolphins

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Print section Print Rubric:  Megaprojects are forcing out some of Hong Kong’s most precious residents   Print Headline:  Pink and imperilled Print Fly Title:  Dolphins UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  How to improve the health of the ocean Fly Title:  Pink and imperilled Location:  HONG KONG Main image:  Not entirely in the pink Not entirely in the pink “THE dolphin is clever, cute, kind, active and inoffensive. Exactly the character of Hong Kong.” So said a local member of a committee appointed by China to oversee the end of British rule over Hong Kong in 1997. The body had decided that the pink dolphin, a rare type sometimes seen cavorting in the territory’s harbour, would be a mascot of the handover festivities. Since then, however, the animal’s fate has not been an encouraging ...

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