BUSINESS
Duke of York open — down-sized
Sai Kung’s oldest pub, The Duke of York, has reopened in a single shop unit. Anna and Alan, the couple who own the business, have given up the second unit, saying the total rent of […]
ALL STORIES
COMPANIES
Fiesta Fiesta — “Best breakfast in town”– closed by proprietor
Pieter Nootenboom has closed his restaurant on See Cheung St in the Old Town near Little Cove coffee shop. Fiesta Fiesta was popular with residents and visitors because of its food quality. “Best breakfast in […]
DEVELOPMENT
Long Keng residents appeal for help as developer aims to wreck wetlands with $1.5 billion project
Between Long Keng and O Tau, off Sai Sha Road, a developer is trashing many acres that were once woodland and wetland. It used to be that every kind of wild or semi-wild creature could […]
COMPANIES
Steamers partners keep it on market after bidders walk away
The restaurant’s directors have entertained a group of interested buyers who spent weeks on due diligence then walked away. “Some of the potential buyers were not quite up to the task and were not serious […]
COMPANIES
Newest and brightest restaurant in central square turns out to be owned by Clear Water Bay couple
The Conservatory, newest and brightest entrant to the restaurant scene in our central square, turns out to be owned by a Clear Water Bay couple. Kim Minards and Robert Cooper, who live in Chan Uk […]
PETS & WILDLIFE
Dexter, top doggie adventurer and canine media star
Dexter Link may be Sai Kung’s top doggie adventurer and canine media star. The Hong Kong pedigree (ie mongrel*) who resides in Ho Chung has survived abandonment in a forest, attack by a python and […]
PEOPLE
Dapper Sai Kung author walked Wanchai streets as police officer then as district officer
Peter Mann, the latest local author to burst into print, may be the most debonair man in Sai Kung. He is a former police officer who moved into the administration and became a District Officer. […]
DISTRICT COUNCIL
Notes from Sai Kung District Council meeting held 3 January 2017 (Tuesday)
There were two items on the agenda which affect our area. 1) (SKDC(M) Paper No. 19/17). Request the Development Bureau to promptly construct a flyover from the roundabout at the Hong Kong University of Science […]
ENVIRONMENT
Maclehose Trail clean up: 7 teams tackle the impossible
Sunday, October 23rd was the day. 7 teams. 68 hikers. They started at 8:30 am at 5 different locations on the 100 km trail. 9 hours later it was done. More than 100 bags of […]
PEOPLE
Metastatised cancer strikes popular community member, George Salamon
George Salamon, 25-year character about town, is suffering from metastasised cancer and seeking donors to help pay for private treatment. […]
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