LETTERS
A Letter to the Editor by Abby Gabrielle
Dear Sir Robin Bradbeer’s idea about forming a Sai Kung Model Railway Society is lovely. Please ask her if she can help me. I have always wanted to wear a sombrero with a model train […]
Articles by rmedcalf
CHARITY
Charity quest to conclude in Sai Kung with carnival games on Saturday
The six-week charity quest organised by Pets Central concludes this Saturday, October 10, in Sai Kung. Carnival games, food stalls and a dunk tank will be in action from 11am to 7pm at the company’s pet hospital in Yi […]
SPORTS
107 youngsters hit the water in swimming races at Emerald Bay
One hundred and seven youngsters took to the water recently in the VRC/KEEN Splash event. Organised by Sai Kung’s Basecamp, the swimming races saw teams from Taipo, Deepwater Bay and Shatin competing along with our […]
IAIN LAFFERTY
IAIN LAFFERTY: No heavy petting
With the cool sniff of autumn in the air the municipal lanes of Hong Kong’s swimming pools, again become a temperate environment in which to get one’s exercise. Yet, even on a tranquil Monday morning […]
FOOD & DRINK
Michelin recommends May’s Sawadee Thai Food: Did they get it right?
Sai Kung has just one Michelin “Bib Gourmand” restaurant. It’s May’s Sawadee on Man Nin Street. UST Professor John Barford had pointed this out, so we went along to see if Michelin has got it […]
PETS & WILDLIFE
Lurking in Lung Mei: 9ft King Cobra
A puppy the Sanderson family were fostering alerted them. Something was wrong in the garden. The Sandersons went to investigate and found a nine-foot king cobra lurking among their plants. The Lung Mei residents called the […]
COMMUNITY
Music festival blasts off with nostalgia, confetti, laughter and non-stop dancing
Sai Kung is not known for its music. Sure, there are a few commendable restaurants with live players once in awhile, but ultimately this is a district generally recognised for its visual, natural beauty rather […]
DEVELOPMENT
Property projects to push highway into gridlock: government has lost the plot
Every Sai Kung resident knows Hiram’s Highway is to be widened in stages — at glacial pace — but few know the detail. Have a close look at these maps With eight major property projects […]
ART
Wiser Psyche Chong designs gaudi-inspired security doors
Psyche Chong found her artistic sensibilities offended by window bars and grill doors when she moved into an O Tau flat. She asked the landlady if she could take them out. Then Psyche got burgled, […]
BOOKS
New book on Pak Sha O reveals family histories in Hakka village
Reviewed by Lauralynn & Tom Goetz, who first rented a place in Pak Sha O in 1995; actually two houses connected and architecturally renovated by Alan & Ah Lai Pickford many years earlier. It was […]
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