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 [...]
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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 [...]
Green group highlights climate change threat to Tai O
A local environmental group, Carbon Care InnoLab, is planning to hold a Tai O hike and fundraiser to raise awareness of the climate change threat to the low-lying village. [...]
Tai O transport: cable car out, water taxi in
The government has abandoned a plan to extend the Ngong Ping cable car to Tai O, but is now considering a water taxi service between Tai O and Tung Chung. In an interview [...]
Rural bosses seek solar incentives for villages
Hong Kong rural leaders are calling for incentives to encourage villagers to install solar equipment on their rooftops. Junius Ho, a Legco member and Tuen Mun village chief, [...]
CEDD studying light rail link to Tai O
The government is exploring the feasibility of building a light rail to Tai O, part of a wider study into Lantau transport networks. Development Secretary Michael Wong told [...]
Tai O stars in new Christopher Doyle movie
The old-school charm of Tai O is the backdrop for the latest work from award-winning local film-maker Christopher Doyle. Australian-born Doyle is famous for his stylish [...]
Govt to strengthen Tai O flood defences after Hato breach
The government is planning to strengthen flood control in Tai O following complaints that a recently-installed embankment did not keep out storm surges. The village was [...]
Tai O’s 300-year-old Yeung Hau Temple declared a monument
Yeung Hau Temple in Tai O, one of Lantau’s oldest buildings, has been declared a monument. The temple, originally built in 1699, is one of a number of Hau Wong temples [...]
Dolphin death off Lantau is 17th for the year
A Chinese White Dolphin with its back lacerated and its tail cut was found floating off Discovery Bay last Friday. The find takes the toll this year of the Chinese White [...]