PEOPLE
OBITUARY: Patrick Joseph McDonald
Patrick Joseph McDonald, RAF engineer and technician at the University of Science and Technology, has died at 69. He had been ill for some years. Patrick was a bulky man with a ready chuckle and a […]
Articles by rmedcalf
LIFE
How to look 40 at 60: work at what you love
One of the quiet heroes of Sai Kung is the mountain climber and trainer Stuart Leonard. Stuart, who lives on the knoll near the country park barrier at Pak Tam Chung, modestly refuses to be interviewed. He […]
BOOKS
Sha Kok Mei author takes kids for ride on wild side
Sha Kok Mei author Matt Cooper publishes his second book this month. Black Rain Day is a “kids’ book set in the place we live in”, Matt said. Local animals take a child on a […]
BUSINESS
540 apartments near centre of town to go on sale soon
Sino Land plans to sell 540 apartments, all near the centre of Sai Kung town, in the next two years, according to its latest annual report. Two sites bought at Government auction have total attributable […]
BUSINESS
Sporting couple pack for Devon and put home on sale at $28m
Dominic and Abi Stead, well-known because of their sailing, rugby, soccer and triathlon activity, are moving back to England. After stints with Walt Disney and CBRE over 19 years Dominic decided it was time for […]
ACCIDENTS AND CRIME
Smuggling in our waters rarely weapons, drugs, humans: police
Smuggling in Sai Kung waters is rarely nasty — weapons, drugs, humans– a marine police source said. It’s mostly commercial, ie high-value products such as hard-drives, medical instruments and agarwood. Even cars. A light aircraft pilot recalls […]
CULTURE
Priest turns 80 and plans to carry on for 5 years
Father Carlo Tei has turned 80 and says he plans to stay as parish priest of Sai Kung for another five years. Father Tei said Catholic Diocese rules require priests to resign when they reach […]
ANIMAL WELFARE
Activist academics film 60 Pangolins in Hoi Ha
Prince William put it well: “The pangolin runs the risk of becoming extinct before most people have heard of them.” At least 60 pangolins are believed to be living in the Hoi Ha area, based […]
PROPERTY
Rents in Sai Kung 40% lower than HK, property prices 7%, Spacious says
The new property website, Spacious, makes riveting reading and may shake up the sector. For renters and buyers in Sai Kung and Clearwater Bay its analyses are scary. Spacious was started in 2013 by an […]
BOOKS
Are the likes of Facebook and Twitter doing more harm than good?
Is social media harming youngsters psychologically? Are people becoming media-enabled or media-dependent? Are they more isolated and their anxieties growing? These questions are posed in a new book called The App Generation by two American professors, […]
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