NICOLA NEWBERY
Nicola’s Wildlife Garden and Passion for Bees
CARPENTER BEES IN HONG KONG Have you ever seen a big bumbly bee and assumed it was a Bumble Bee? Although there is a rarely seen species of Bumble Bee in Hong Kong, it will […]
Year: 2015
PETS & WILDLIFE
Python wrestling: how two neighbour fought 9-footer to save dog named Pippa
Sai Kung’s python battles continue. The latest saw Stacy Tucker and Colin Dyson wrestle a nine-footer off a dog called Pippa. Stacy and Colin are neighbours at Pak Tam Chung. Stacy owns Ferndale Kennels and Colin […]
PEOPLE
Daniel Groshong, survivor of conflict zones, now wants to give back
Daniel J. Groshong is a man with a mission. He believes green businesses must be the future for the planet and he has been demonstrating how to do it for five years. Daniel, a former […]
ANIMAL WELFARE
Calls for action after young boars bludgeoned to death for food
After the beating to death of three young boars with metal pipes, some residents have begun calling for a sort of Sai Kung Forest Rangers force to be set up. It would be an extension […]
DEVELOPMENT
Our boat harbour may be doomed; Tui Min Hoi reclamation planned
Marine investigation works slated for Sai Kung’s boat harbour suggest that it may be doomed, a businessman in the contracting sector says. The typhoon shelter and boat harbour may be moved out to sea. More […]
COMMUNITY
TikiTiki: teenage reviewers give new bowling bar mixed report
The sign is lit, the doors are open, and word has it the long awaited bowling alley of Sai Kung, owned by Brad Gotfried, has finally opened to the public after many years of consideration! […]
ACCIDENTS AND CRIME
Police Chief moves
A change of command has occurred at Sai Kung Police Station. Chief Inspector Paul Gordon has moved to Kowloon East as head of operations and Chief Inspector Bryan Yeung Yuk-leung (left) has replaced him as police chief […]
FOOD & DRINK
British-style restaurant with ocean theme combined with kids’ lighthouse
Sai kung couple Andrew Wheaton and Jasmin Choi have opened a restaurant next to their Lighthouse kiddies’ play centre. They’ve called it The Cabin. “We wanted an ocean theme,” Andrew said, “a beacon guiding the […]
PEOPLE
Yacht club stages wake in honour of former Commodore Boothroyd
The Hebe Haven Yacht Club has staged a wake for former Commodore Philip Boothroyd. Toasts were sunk in his memory and recollections swapped. Philip, who succumbed to lung cancer, was described as “an exceedingly nice […]
PETS & WILDLIFE
Carpenter bees: float like a butterfly and don’t sting
Nicola Newbery admits to being in love — with carpenter bees. The Hoi Ha resident says, “I love them so much I’ve stuck long pieces of bamboo in my garden hoping the bees will take […]
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