ACCIDENTS AND CRIME
Jamie Chapman: Only third European charged with murder in city in nearly 60 years
A European charged with murder in Hong Kong is most unusual. Jamie Chapman is only the third. […]
Articles by rmedcalf
BOOKS
Celebrate things Indian: get along to literary discussions at Asia Society this Sunday
Three literary sessions featuring conversations with internationally acclaimed authors take place at The Asia Society on Sunday 10 November. […]
HEALTH
‘Climb every mountain’: Sai Kung hills will be alive with sound of running feet
On 15 to 17 November the hills of Sai Kung will be alive with the sound of running and tramping feet. Oxfam Trailwalker will be on again with nearly 2000 stout souls taking part. […]
ENTERTAINMENT
Peter Pan, Wendy and Tinkerbell to amuse us next month in H.K.Players panto
“Peter Pan: Return to Neverland” will be staged at Hong Kong Arts Centre from 29 November to 8 December […]
ENTERTAINMENT
Hands up all those who hate Halloween; what do the kids say, Boo!
As Sai Kung prepares for Halloween Trevor Bailey takes a look at the festival and how it’s changed over the years. […]
COMMUNITY
COVID seems to come back every few months, but infections are generally mild – Professor
“COVID seems to be coming back every few months with new Omicron subvariants,” Professor Ben Cowling, head of epidemiology at HKU, tells Sai Kung BUZZ. […]
BOOKS
“Tales From A Barren Rock” is selling well, publisher and Bookazine owners say
The new book with a strong Sai Kung connection, “Tales From a Barren Rock”, is selling well, according to publisher. […]
COMMUNITY
Is a resurgence of the pandemic looming? Let’s hope not, but worrying signs have emerged
Is coronavirus undergoing a resurgence in Hong Kong? After two friends came down with covid in two weeks, we began to wonder. […]
BOOKS
“So long, it’s been good to know you”: Sing a sad song to the bees, birds and butterflies
If you have a garden in Sai Kung, don’t you notice how rarely you see a bee, bird or butterfly? Trevor Bailey ponders the fate of our species, and all the others, on this planet. […]
BOOKS
If your child is young, take away that smartphone, give them a dumbphone
Trevor Bailey takes a look at a new book by American academic Jonathan Haidt addressing the problems of todays teenagers and their interaction with smart devices. […]