Polystyrene is a major element of marine pollution and on many beaches in Hong Kong, polystyrene can constitute 80%+ of all the debris found on a beach.

This has been highlighted again in the aftermath of the super typhoon, and now more than any other time is when the Hong Kong Government should send out a massive signal that Hong Kong is going to take responsibility and lead the world as the first to completely ban polystyrene from the territory.