Govt makes beaches U-turn – but they’re still closed this weekend
After three months, Hong Kong’s beach shutdown has officially ended – but you still won’t be able to legally visit a beach until next Tuesday. The Leisure and [...]
Local Services
Mui-Wo pop-up market attracts huge interest
Ashleigh Theunissen, the organiser of a Mui Wo pop-up market, says she’s been overwhelmed with interest in the retail event. Since announcing it on Facebook she says [...]
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 [...]
Budget promises local health care centre and hospital expansion
District health centres are to be established across Hong Kong and planning will shortly begin for the expansion of North Lantau Hospital, the government’s 2018-19 [...]
Tung Chung’s new public market won’t open until at least 2023
The government has rebuffed requests from district councillors to build a public market in central Tung Chung. Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) official have [...]
Audit report attacks N. Lantau Hospital over waste
An auditor’s report has lambasted the North Lantau Hospital over its wasteful use of space and medical equipment. Four years after being commissioned, a fifth of the [...]
N. Lantau water treatment plant to double to meet population growth
The Water Supplies Department says it needs to double the size of its north Lantau water treatment plant to cope with the development of Tung Chung and the airport district. [...]
Mui Wo gym isn’t getting a workout
The government-run fitness centre in Mui Wo is the least-used in Hong Kong, according to figures compiled by a legislator. Luk Chung-hung, Legco member for the pro-Beijing [...]
Govt promises new Tung Chung public market
The government has promised to build a new public market in Tung Chung to meet the district’s growing population. It’s one of a number of measures on shopping [...]
Big banks ignore plea for Tung Chung branches
Hong Kong’s major banks have turned a deaf ear to a call for the establishment of branches in Tung Chung. Islands District Councillor Holden Chow has complained that [...]