A pungent smell of rotting garbage fills the air. Bulging sacks of trash pile high, some spilling their festering contents. And, with vermin plaguing parts of the city, at least one resident has claimed to have been bitten by a rat. With its heritage as a manufacturing powerhouse and its proud civic history, Birmingham likes…
Hong Kong bamboo scaffolding specialist Ho Ping-tak brimmed with pride as he recalled the many landmarks he had worked on since arriving from mainland China in 2000. Among them were the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon – the city’s tallest building – the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai and Kai…
Hong Kong bamboo scaffolding specialist Ho Ping-tak brimmed with pride as he recalled the many landmarks he had worked on since arriving from mainland China in 2000. Among them were the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon – the city’s tallest building – the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai and the…
Last year, when Andre Rouhani and Gabriela Reyes toured Culdesac Tempe, a rental development outside of Phoenix, the place looked pretty sweet. It had winsome walkways, boutique shops and low-slung white stucco buildings clustered around shaded courtyards. The only surprise came when Mr. Rouhani, 33, a doctoral student at Arizona State University, asked about resident…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hongkongers woke up to cool weather on Sunday as temperatures fell to about 15 degrees Celsius (59 Fahrenheit) in urban areas, while…
Some of the commercial sites of the Northern Metropolis could be rezoned for residential and other purposes according to the changing market situation, to give the megaproject more flexibility, Hong Kong’s financial chief has said. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po made the remarks on Sunday, two days after Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said…
Hong Kong health authorities should have announced the death of a man who contracted a rare infection following a monkey attack sooner, experts have said, arguing more prompt announcements could raise public awareness and encourage early treatment. The Centre for Health Protection revealed on Thursday in its Communicable Diseases Watch, an online monthly publication, that…
The Hong Kong government will offer eight small residential sites to developers in the coming financial year, aiming to provide about 4,450 private flats under the land sale programme. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho said on Friday that the programme for the 2025-26 financial year would cover five new sites in districts with developed…
Hong Kong health authorities should have announced the death of a man who contracted a rare infection following a monkey attack sooner, experts have said, arguing more prompt announcements could raise public awareness and encourage early treatment. The Centre for Health Protection revealed on Thursday in its Communicable Diseases Watch, an online monthly publication, that…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Temperatures in many parts of Hong Kong fell to about 10 degrees Celsius (50 Fahrenheit) on Sunday morning, with the Observatory issuing a cold weather warning. The city’s weather forecaster issued the warning at…