Yeung Chau Island – a Country Park-in-waiting off Sai Kung Promenade
Will Yeung Chau become another become another elitist hideaway, or be an asset to the community? [Read more]
PEOPLE
Restaurant and real estate investor Sandy Lee dies
Sandy Lee, a well-known character around town especially if you are a habitue of The Picture House, Jaspas or Poets, was struck down by metastasized cancer that took her life at a young age. [Read more]
Sai Kung breathes a sigh of relief as tourist numbers decrease
Sai Kung and its surrounding scenic areas were swamped with tourists over the mini-Golden Week long weekend. [Read more]
Extraordinary life of Major (ret’d) Graeme Large MBE ED
A funeral for Major Graeme Large MBE ED, a well-known and much liked character about town, will be held at St John's Cathedral on 27 April from 1 to 2pm. [Read more]
Rugby Sevens: what is the R.F.U. doing with our money and what risks lie ahead?
The biggest risk to the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union's (RFU) financial position is re-location of the Sevens to the Kai Tak Sports Hub perhaps as early as 2022. [Read more]
Our Town Now
“Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky-tacky.” The 1962 Malvina Reynolds song was a political satire on the development of suburbia and conformist middle-class [Read more]
Kristy loves Olde Hong Kong and will paint historical scenes personalised for you
Kristy Lau loves Olde Hong Kong so much that she has started a business painting iconic scenes. [Read more]
Life of Geoff Daniel: engineer, family man, charity worker and coastguard
Geoff Daniel, a highly regarded Sai Kung community member for nearly a quarter of a century, has died suddenly at the age of 70. BUZZ reviews his life. [Read more]
Engineer and former Sai Kung resident Geoff Daniel dies suddenly
Former Sai Kung resident Geoff Daniel has passed away, according to his wife Jane. "My lovely husband Geoff Daniel passed away unexpectedly on Saturday. Rest in peace, my love." [Read more]
Jason Wordie offers chance for lovers of Sai Kung to learn more about heritage
Author Jason Wordie will give a talk on Sai Kung history at The Hive next week (15 March). [Read more]
“Goes Frozen”
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, which falls on 2 March this year. As early as the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great [Read more]
Sai Kung Carnival 3.3: Meeting with organiser becomes roller-coaster ride
Interviewing the organiser of Sai Kung Carnival 3.3 turned out to be a roller-coaster ride swinging from a low of raised voices and angry words to a high of photos in the sun with big smiles and arms around each other. [Read more]
Plight of some domestic helpers: Hong Kong law forces them into ‘modern slavery’
Hong Kong law traps domestic helpers -- the small percentage that lives with nasty employers -- in circumstances "worse than prison". [Read more]
The case of the disappearing words
Why have the signs along Sai Sha Road designating Government Land been defaced? [Read more]
Our Town Now
Bloke named after bank rate: Predictions for 2018: Stand-offish Sai Kung people: Biggest little retailer gets it right: What price the Pier Hotel? Internet kills off friends' businesses. [Read more]
