Man dies in fall from Yat Tung tower
A 69-year-old man died in a fall from a Yat Tung residential block yesterday. A security guard reported a man’s body was found outside one of the tower blocks at 3pm [...]
Dump body on Lantau, body-in-cement witness suggested
Lantau has entered Hong Kong’s body-in-cement court case, with the court hearing that a witness had suggested using Lantau as a place to dump a body. Ho Ling-yu, the [...]
Owner of Pui O fatal attack dogs says she’s a victim
A Pui O dog-owner responsible for multiple attacks, including two fatalities, says it’s unfair to blame her. “It is impossible to avoid accidents,” said Ms Choi in an [...]
Review urged after another huge N. Lantau traffic jam
A Legco member has called for an urgent review of Lantau and west Hong Kong roads and traffic after partial closure of Lantau Link caused a massive jam yesterday. Vehicles [...]
The rebirth of Lung Tsai Ng Yuen, Lantau’s hidden gem
After decades of neglect, one of Lantau’s forgotten gems has been returned to its former quiet glory. Lung Tsai Ng Yuen – the name means Garden of Enlightenment at [...]
This week’s bridge problem: tunnel flooding threat
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is facing more questions over its safety and engineering quality – this time over the protection of its tunnel entrances against the sea. [...]
Police probe after car strikes three cattle, killing one
Police are investigating an accident at Shui Hau in which a car killed one cow and injured two others yesterday afternoon. The car, a white Volkswagen Golf, struck the [...]
Another porpoise washed ashore at Tong Fuk
A finless porpoise has washed up on the Tong Fuk beach yesterday, the latest in a spate of strandings. It was the third found on Lantau and the eighth in Hong Kong this [...]
Ching Ming fires break out across Lantau
The onset of the annual Ching Ming Festival has brought a brace of hillfires across Hong Kong, including three so far in Lantau. With the fire danger level at its highest [...]
HZM Bridge bus rides for $80, once it opens
The bus ride across the HZM Bridge will cost just as little as HK$80 – but the bridge may not open until the second half of the year. Shun Tak, the main HK-Macau ferry [...]