PEOPLE
OBITUARY: tin man Mak Sing-Yun, icon of Sai Kung, dies
The tin man of Sai Kung, Mak Sing-yin, has died just short of his 100th birthday. Mr Mak had lived in the same building on Main Street near the temple where he had his tin […]
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COMMUNITY
Group that works to preserve Sai Kung’s beauty gathers at VRC
Friends of Sai Kung held a gathering by the sea at Victoria Recreation Club. About half of the group’s approximately 70 members turned up. Chairman John Wright gave a brief address before the bunch tucked into Shaffi’s […]
FOOD & DRINK
Kim, owner of OneThirtyOne, welcomes back number one chef
Kim Chung, owner of the seaside restaurant, OneThirtyOne, reports her favourite chef, Gary Cheuk, is returning. After six years with Kim, Gary ventured off on his own. “But now he is coming back, which I’m […]
COMPANIES
Multi-sport classes aim to develop athletes of future
Sport4kids is running multi-sport classes for children at Wai Man Road playground throughout the summer, Operations Manager Adam Hunsley said. Adam said the classes cost $160 per hour and are held every Saturday from 9 to […]
BUSINESS
Nightclub-restaurant .Com opens offering cash prizes and free drinks
The nightclub-restaurant .COM opened last week with 15 staff, a new Swedish Group General Manager and an array of attractions new to Sai Kung. Anders Andersson, the new Group GM, said there will be special nights […]
OTHER
Sights of Sai Kung
An opera performer takes a break outside the bamboo theatre at Wan King Path. In mid-July you will be able to see Cantonese opera at Pak Sha Wan celebrating Kwun Yam Festival.
OTHER
Dear Deer Tree by Ken Lipofski
You stand with solitude in the crowded woods with a spectacular view Though you now stand petrified by what is happening around you. Yet another development encroaches your life, once free and frolicking amongst the […]
IAIN LAFFERTY
IAIN LAFFERTY: “Second star to the right and straight on ‘til morning”
Towards the end of the summer school term, the celebration of Book Week threw our family into a lively debate as to what the children might dress up as. Although we are failed Tiger Parents, […]
ANIMAL WELFARE
CWB Say No To Ivory: Children of Clearwater Bay School campaign to save elephants
Twenty children from the English School Foundation’s Clearwater Bay School have presented an elephant collage petition to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department at Cheung Sha Wan. The elephant was made up of 120 handwritten […]
ROBOTICS
UST students place second in China aircraft design contest
Five students at the University of Science and Technology have placed second out of 153 teams in a China-wide aircraft design competition. They created a two-seater amphibious aircraft called “Soaring Dragon”and built a 1:10 scale model for […]
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