Mui Wo school re-opened for storage, not quarantine: Health Dept
The vacant Heung Yee Kuk school in Mui Wo has been reopened to store material for the planned Penny’s Bay quarantine centre. Health Department officials have denied it [...]
NLB posts $9m loss on Covid-19 impact
The New Lantao Bus Co (NLB) has recorded a HK$9 million annual loss as a result of plunging passenger numbers caused by the coronavirus. NLB’s parent company, Kwoon [...]
Govt has plans for another huge Lantau reclamation
The central government is reported to be planning another massive reclamation project near Lantau, this time on Guishan Island off the island’s southern tip. Officials [...]
Reopenings: Lantau fitness centres, beaches, Tung Chung pool
The Tung Chung pool and library and local fitness centres have reopened as the city begins its return to normal. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department last week [...]
Illegal land filling consuming Tong Fuk coastal greenbelt
Tong Fuk has become the latest Lantau village to suffer from unauthorised land clearance, a result of the vague planning laws and lack of enforcement that have plagued the [...]
Two deaths in four days from Lantau accidents
A 42-year-old man drowned while snorkeling at Lo Kei Wan near Shui Hau last night – the second accidental death on Lantau in four days. Friends of the man, surnamed [...]
NLB apologises over timetable fiasco but vows to pursue cuts
New Lantao Bus (NLB) has apologised over the chaos created by its misjudged attempt to cut services, but says it will continue to seek timetable changes. The company angered [...]
Reprieve: Govt halts ‘unapproved’ Lantau bus timetable cuts
New Lantao Bus Co. (NLB) has backed down – for now at least – on planned cuts to Lantau bus services. Last week it announced the elimination of nearly a third of [...]
Lantau bus services slashed as virus takes toll
Lantau bus services have been cut as a result of the coronavirus – and the changes may be permanent. New Lantao Bus Co. has curtailed services across all routes, [...]
Try again: Govt re-issues contract for fast broadband to islands
The Hong Kong government has re-issued the tender for rural broadband network construction in the outlying islands. The original tender, issued last June, attracted no [...]