The developer of Hong Kong’s Discovery Bay is considering extending its trial period and limiting operating hours for cabbies to gain full access to the resort-style seaside community amid opposition from some residents. The Islands District Council’s Traffic and Transport Committee held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the paper presented by Hong Kong Resort…
The developer of Hong Kong’s Discovery Bay has proposed allowing unrestricted taxi access and adding four new ranks in the resort-style seaside community on Lantau Island, submitting a paper to the District Council despite recent resident backlash. In the paper submitted to the Islands District Council, Hong Kong Resort Company said the current lack of…
A Discovery Bay resident has lodged a complaint with the city’s ombudsman over authorities’ handling of a proposal to allow unrestricted taxi access to the resort-style seaside community in Hong Kong. A petition bearing 1,700 signatures from concerned residents has also submitted the Transport Department calling for proper public consultation and wider public communications on…
Some Discovery Bay residents have expressed frustration over a proposal to allow unrestricted taxi access to the seaside resort-like neighbourhood in Hong Kong, with a petition calling for greater public consultation garnering more than 1,100 signatures. In a reply to the South China Morning Post on Saturday, the Transport Department also confirmed it had received…
Hong Kong speed skater Sidney Chu is set to retire after February’s Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, but his next race is already under way as he turns his focus to developing the next generation. The 26-year-old Chu, who represented the city at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, has described his status as already “semi-retired”…
The 2026 Winter Olympics has come too soon for some of Hong Kong’s young athletes, but the next generation of speed skating hopefuls is already taking aim at future Games. Inspired by Sidney Chu’s appearance at the 2022 edition in Beijing, scores of skaters – the youngest just five years old – took to the…
Organisers of the World Pickleball Championships in Hong Kong said they aimed to use their event as a platform to bigger and better things as the action got under way on Friday. The city’s leg of the annual touring series, which will run until Sunday, boasts only about 25 professionals, mostly locals, among a total…
Venise Chan Wing-yau has said that Hong Kong’s recent march to the Pickleball World Cup final in the United States was another step towards Asian talent ruling the sport. Former city tennis No 1 Chan has been one of the pioneers of pickleball’s growth in Hong Kong after she was introduced to the sport at…
Onlookers have gathered on both sides of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour to welcome two People’s Liberation Army (PLA) naval vessels that sailed into the city’s waters for a four-day port call as part of National Day celebrations. Training vessel Qi Jiguang and amphibious landing ship Yimeng Shan arrived at around 7am on Tuesday via Tathong…
Some ferry services in Hong Kong will be disrupted during peak hours to accomodate two PLA naval vessels visiting this week, while bus services will be stepped up to reduce the impact on commuters. The Transport Department said on Sunday that ferry services would be interrupted on Tuesday and Friday. It called on residents to…