The unprecedented five black rainstorms in Hong Kong this year have exposed major weaknesses in the city’s climate defence strategy, with authorities underestimating risks and eroding public confidence, a top climate scientist has warned, as he called for a review of workplace guidelines to better protect workers in extreme weather. The warning on Friday by…
The unprecedented five black rainstorms in Hong Kong this year have exposed major weaknesses in the city’s climate defence strategy, with authorities underestimating risks and eroding public confidence, a top climate scientist has warned, as he called for a review of workplace guidelines to better protect workers in extreme weather. The warning on Friday by…
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On a Saturday afternoon, a vintage double-decker bus rolled into Hong Kong’s Wah Fu Estate, dubbed the “luxury residence for ordinary people”, piquing the curiosity of residents. The beige and red Leyland Fleetline bus was carrying members of a walking tour organised by Henry Chai Man-hon, who served as the district councillor for the estate…
Hong Kong housing authorities will work with academics and use artificial intelligence (AI) in designing and redeveloping a landmark public estate with a sea view. Wah Fu Estate in Pok Fu Lam has been described as a “luxury residence for ordinary people” for its coastal location set against a hilly backdrop in the southwest of…
Ahmad Rida Nisar often longs for the familiar surroundings of her childhood home at Wah Fu Estate in Hong Kong’s Southern district, despite moving out of her parents’ flat in 2021 to live with her husband. Compared with her current home in Lai Chi Kok, which is surrounded by private buildings, the 29-year-old Chinese-Pakistani pines…