RIP Billy, Lantau’s favourite cow
South Lantau is today mourning the loss of Billy, the beloved cow who ran with a buffalo herd and became friendly, perhaps too friendly, with visitors. Billy was found dead [...]
Hong Kong wetlands face ‘significant’ threat after court ruling: LIM
Hong Kong’s remaining wetland areas are under threat after a High Court has ruled the government cannot prevent landowners from dumping rubbish on wetland sites, green [...]
Police seize $600,000 in ivory, cough syrup near Sha Lo Wan
Police and customs officers seized a small boat and smuggled goods worth HK$600,000 in an operation off Sha Lo Wan yesterday. In a joint operation they spotted a speedboat [...]
Luk Tei Tong villagers to protest today against ‘illegal’ columbarium
Luk Tei Tong villagers will hold a protest this afternoon over construction of a private columbarium inside a local temple. They say the columbarium would breach land use [...]
Man dies after fall from Kap Shui Mun Bridge
A 63-year-old taxi passenger has died after jumping over the side of the Kap Shui Mun Bridge early this morning. The cab was approaching the Lantau Link toll plaza at about [...]
Shui Hau tops the list as govt hands out $9m for Lantau conservation education
Shui Hau’s rich and fragile ecosystem has attracted the biggest share of funds under the government’s new Lantau environmental education scheme. Two proposals, from WWF [...]
Brazen thieves waltzed past CCTV to burgle Cheung Sha home last night
This thief got away with HK$2,000 in cash in a brazen robbery at Cheung Sha last night. He was one of a pair that raided a home at Golden Coast just after midnight while [...]
Govt to issue tenders for remote Lantau broadband
The Hong Kong government will issue tenders for the construction of fibre links to 45 Lantau villages – part of a new scheme to provide faster rural internet across [...]
New double-decker bus to run on 3M route from Q3
This is the new double-decker bus that will run between Tung Chung and Mui Wo, starting in the third quarter. New Lantao Bus Co (NLB), which released the photo this week, [...]
Fix North Lantau traffic chaos before bridge opens, says Holden Chow
After another morning of chaos on North Lantau Highway, Legco member Holden Chow has called on the government to tackle congestion before the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge [...]