HEALTH
Your cats are making you crazy
“Your cats are making you crazy” may sound like the beginning of a joke, but there is science behind it. Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite passed in faeces by infected cats that can work its […]
Year: 2015
FEATURES
Ange Dickinson: hang gliders to A330s and soon she hopes A350s
Ange Dickinson, who started her flying career running off cliffs slung under a hang glider, is now one of Cathay Pacific’s few female captains and is looking forward to piloting the A350WXB. Ange, pronounced “Angie”, […]
EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Desecration of splendid 350 year old Wong Chuk Yeung
This newspaper protests against the desecration of 350-year-old Wong Chuk Yeung that is now going on. The historic village may be the finest in the Sai Kung area. It certainly has the most splendid location, high on […]
COMPANIES
‘Edgy, wild, playful’ vicious venom adds dry bag range to bikinis
Sai Kung’s unforgettably named sportswear brand Vicious Venom is launching its first collection of dry bags this month, Founder Kelly Chan said. Kelly lives at Kai Ham above Ho Chung with her husband of seven […]
DEVELOPMENT
Jammed-up Hiram’s Highway: smart action seen as solution
The frequent jamming of Hiram’s Highway would be largely eliminated if officials would think out of the box, a transport expert said. Geoff Daniel, who has worked in public transport all his career in the […]
PROPERTY
House buying: how the gullible can end up in trouble
Robin Howes is baffled by people who invest $25 million in Sai Kung houses without knowing what they are buying. A professional building surveyor who lives at Tai Mong Tsai, Robin can cite plenty of horror stories […]
BOOKS
Why are many people so different? Neuroscientist says it starts in womb
A new book by a Dutch neuroscientist will lead to better understanding of people who are different: Homosexual, obese, bipolar. It’s not their fault. Misconceptions lead to prejudice. Homosexuals, bisexuals, transsexuals and sufferers of obesity, […]
ANIMAL WELFARE
Summer job for teenage dog lovers: take Catherine’s puppies walkies
Catherine of Catherine’s Puppies needs volunteers to walk her 23 dogs. Her new shelter — it’s just four months old — is in a leafy location a hundred yards down from the catchment road high […]
ART
Man who built much of our town says bus stations are in wrong place
The man who designed so much of Sai Kung — waterfront park, Man Yin playground — says the bus stations are in the wrong place. Raymond Fung Wing Kee, former senior government architect, wants the […]
COMMUNITY
After-dark skulduggery in town likely to be triad led
The 14K, Sun Yee On and Wo Shing Wo, Hong Kong’s most active triad societies, are likely to be operating in Sai Kung, according to police sources and a university researcher. To add to the after-dark […]
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