Three-legged dogs and one-eyed cats are common sights at a veterinary clinic opened by an animal welfare group in the Fo Tan area of Hong Kong’s Sha Tin district, with some of these animals having been there for so long that the medical centre has become their home. While their injuries or illnesses vary, they…
Hong Kong’s government will release just one residential site for sale in the July to September quarter, maintaining a cautious approach even as the housing market rebounds, while officials argue that supply from other channels will keep the city on track to meet its housing targets. A 5,170-square-metre (55,649 sq ft) site on Fat Kwong…
Stretches of green farmland and shimmering ponds, winding village roads and sprawling brownfield logistics yards all lend Hung Shui Kiu in the New Territories a patchwork look of rustic Hong Kong standing in stark contrast to its glistening skyscrapers. This rural landscape is slated for radical transformation under the government’s ambitious Northern Metropolis blueprint and…
Hong Kong’s development chief has welcomed collaboration between property developers and industry operators in bids for the Northern Metropolis pilot project, saying the consortium reflected diversity and the government’s aim of pairing the two sectors. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho made the remarks on Saturday despite the government only receiving two bids for the…
A Hong Kong man has been found guilty of manslaughter but acquitted of murdering his girlfriend after jurors accepted his claim that he may have mistakenly beaten her to death while trying to help her lose weight by keeping her awake overnight. A High Court jury on Friday ruled by a majority of 5:2 that…
A jobless man accused of killing his girlfriend in a Hong Kong village house and illegally disposing of her body four years ago has claimed he mistakenly beat her to death while trying to help her lose weight by keeping her awake at night. Ng Ka-sing, 29, is standing trial at the High Court for…
A proposed university town in Hong Kong will set aside vacant land to capitalise on future opportunities arising from social and technological changes, a minister has said, days after a top official revealed that the project size could be tripled to 300 hectares (741 acres). Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin on Wednesday told the…
Hundreds of security guards and police officers were deployed on Tuesday to evict about 20 residents from a Hong Kong village as part of the government’s Northern Metropolis blueprint, despite residents saying their concerns remain largely unresolved. The operation by the Lands Department on Tuesday sparked heated confrontations with Tin Sam Tsuen villagers, who lived…
Think of Hong Kong as a living dictionary. Every old arcade, footbridge and mixed-use tong lau, or tenement building, is an entry worth studying. As the city embarks on another redevelopment cycle, we should be leafing more carefully – not erasing the dictionary’s words but learning how to write new ones in the same spirit….
Hong Kong authorities have evicted more residents from a village in the New Territories to make way for the Northern Metropolis megaproject, with one family complaining they only received the notice to move out last month. Dozens of police officers, Lands Department staff members, security guards and workers from the contractors gathered at Yik Yuen…