PETS & WILDLIFE
If you have an over-active imagination big black noisy crows can be scary
The crow is a ravenous scavenger that will eat anything dead or alive, plant or animal. […]
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BUSINESS
Michael Kadoorie: Mizrahi Jewish tycoon you pay a little money to every day
Every time you turn on a light, cook in the oven or charge your mobile phone, you put a little bit of money in the pocket of Sir Michael Kadoorie, the world’s tiniest billionaire. […]
EDUCATION
Marvellous gift for your child: horse riding lessons at Lobster Bay
Most children love horses and the riding lessons would make a lovely present or reward for achievement. The riding school is at the bottom of Lung Ha Wan Road at Lobster Bay. It has about 30 horses of varying sizes […]
ANIMAL WELFARE
Dog rescuer Narelle Pamuk’s struggle with illness, injury and bills totalling hundreds of thousands
What operators of dog shelters go through is damn near unbelievable. Narelle Pamuk of Sai Kung Stray Friends Foundation has to find, somehow, $350,000 a month plus vet bills in the hundreds of thousands. […]
SCIENCE
‘Love will steer the stars’: This month and next meteors will turn on a show for you
If you get up in the early hours before dawn and go outside away from the glare of city lights, you will be able to see the Southern Delta Aquariids meteor shower. The show is on now from 18 July to 21 August. […]
FOOD & DRINK
For your health be like Her Royal Heinzness Queen Camilla and tuck into tomato sauces
Queen Camilla’s reported love of baked beans may be partially due to awareness that tomatoes and lycopene can suppress cancer. […]
ENVIRONMENT
Black-collared starlings delight fellow residents on the waterfront
Residents of Sai Kung share the territory with the black-collared starling. Exercise on the waterfront and you will likely see this chatty, pretty bird. […]
COMMUNITY
Raymond Fung, architect-artist who created much of Sai Kung’s beauty
Sai Kung owes much of its beauty to Raymond Fung Wing-kee. The architect designed Waterfront Park and promenade, Man Yee Square and the five bell towers. […]
HUMOUR
‘I’m going slightly mad’ — BUZZ seeks crackpotologist
SAI KUNG BUZZ is looking for a crackpotologist. Qualifications …..read on. […]
BUSINESS
Young billionaire Adrian Cheng quits New World board: Multiple charities should benefit
NWD has several projects in Sai Kung: Mount Pavilia, Clear Water Bay Road, and a 280-flat project at Sha Ha beach. […]