拾荒=偷竊嗎?

Yes.

It is constituted as stealing from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.

The reason is when the previous owner throw the item away, his/her intention is to dispose it - so the ownership has transferred to the Government, which collect disposal, that they can do whatever they want to.

The only way to distinguish is the previous owner has to explicitly express that anyone can take it (but it will get into another legal issue).

2011-12-21 15:49:55 補充：
They are totally different.

Your drop off or the organization collect the item is totally fine. The issue is you pick up something without others' approval.

Sorry to say - if you are following the law, it is the environmental friendly.

哈哈, 丟進垃圾箱的東西就明顯是物主不想要的, 這些就當然可以拾取了; 另外, 如回答朋友所言, 已經向原物主查詢並獲得許可後, 亦可以拾取.

至於你身上有隻金表, 我想拿去金行那裡「循環再用」, 請問你又會不會同意先?

1. 拾荒不等如偷竊的;
2. 偷另一名拾荒者的東西;
3. 我會這樣介定: 丟棄在垃圾站和垃圾桶內和桶旁的物件都是可以檢拾的, 除了別人的銀包外.
至於超級市場, 便利店丟掉的東西如紙皮, 到期食品, 你可以問吓: 『哥哥, 有冇紙皮盒呀?』或者『姐姐, 啲紙皮盒攞唔攞得呀?』.

拾遺==路不拾遺==此句表示誠實的人的一種美德。因為有人慌忙中遺失了東西或錢包等物品,若果有好心人拾起來交還給擁有者;則他會萬弍分感激不盡。
拾荒== 收拾垃圾或殘餘物或殘留物。這裡有兩種解釋(一)清道夫的清理垃圾;(二)窮人或乞丐的拾取垃圾或菜葉,菜根等為糧食。
偷竊==竊取他人財物。這裡可以解釋為不問自取視為賊也。