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Nicola’s Wildlife Garden and Passion for Bees

7 November 2015 rmedcalf 0

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 […]

Python wrestling: how two neighbour fought 9-footer to save dog named Pippa

7 November 2015 rmedcalf 0

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 […]

Daniel Groshong, survivor of conflict zones, now wants to give back

5 October 2015 rmedcalf 0

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 […]

Calls for action after young boars bludgeoned to death for food

5 October 2015 rmedcalf 0

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 […]

Our boat harbour may be doomed; Tui Min Hoi reclamation planned

5 October 2015 rmedcalf 0

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 […]

Police Chief moves

5 October 2015 rmedcalf 0

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 […]

British-style restaurant with ocean theme combined with kids’ lighthouse

5 October 2015 rmedcalf 0

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 […]

Yacht club stages wake in honour of former Commodore Boothroyd

4 October 2015 rmedcalf 0

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 […]

Carpenter bees: float like a butterfly and don’t sting

4 October 2015 rmedcalf 0

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 […]

Sai Kung race challenge in December combines four sports

4 October 2015 rmedcalf 0

“It was a riot,” Hann Kwok said of the latest sports challenge at Sha Ha beach. Sixty-seven teams of contestants paddled kayaks out to a floating hillock. With too many people on one side, it […]