Rescuing cow 57
Here’s sweet-natured cow 57, whose distressing collision with a recklessly-driven taxi was captured in a dashcam video two weeks ago. He has since been looked after by [...]
Tung Chung station may not open Monday after protestor attack
Tung Chung station and a number of other MTR stations may remain closed Monday after protestors vandalised machines and equipment today. Following attacks on 32 stations [...]
Lantau taxi drivers are maybe HK’s best-paid
Lantau taxi drivers are possibly the best-paid in Hong Kong after incomes skyrocketed during the tourist boom 2013-15. This chart (below), prepared by the Legco Research [...]
Beautiful Lantau print
This print of Lantau by former Mui Wo-based designer Tania Willis is for sale. It is for sale for HK$520 in Tania’s Etsy shop or can be ordered via email [...]
New Islands team to challenge for district council seats
A new team has formed to compete for Islands District Council seats at the coming November 24 election. The environmentally-friendly grouping, Islands Connection [...]
Govt HK$550m Lantau Tomorrow funding request goes to Legco on Friday
As if Hong Kong politics were not combustible enough: the contentious Lantau reclamation project is back. The HK$624 billion scheme to build a new CBD on reclaimed land near [...]
Govt calls tender for fast(ish) broadband across rural Hong Kong
The Hong Kong government has issued tenders for its scheme to subsidise construction of high-speed internet to rural Hong Kong villages. The project aims to build fibre [...]
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 [...]