The dating of an ancient well has cast doubt on the research methods behind and scientific basis for the government's decision to preserve it in situ. Some say the decision about the find at the site of a station in To Kwa Wan, on the MTR's Sha Tin-Central rail link, was hasty. ...
Decades of government bureaucracy, poor urban planning and failure to consider aesthetics have left Hong Kong with some appalling eyesores. So what do you think is the biggest blot on the landscape? ...
The Urban Renewal Authority’s move to scale down its commitment to small projects initiated by owners begs the question: Does it still value its social mission over profitability? ...
The Chief Executive’s question-and-answer session was adjourned on Thursday after radical lawmakers went on the attack, one throwing a bun at him and another refusing to leave the chamber after being ordered out. ...
More of Hong Kong will soon be available online in 3D thanks to a mapping project by the University of Science and Technology. ...
The three baby boys arrived in the world between April 13 and May 4, birthed in the back of the marine mammal park’s Polar Adventure exhibit, which has housed the theme park’s seals and penguins since 2012. ...
It all started by accident in 2011, when Russian photographer Murad Osmann’s girlfriend, tired of constantly waiting for him as he stopped to take pictures while on vacation in Barcelona, impatiently pulled his hand to get him to move forward. ...
A woman whose car was suspected to have been linked to the deaths of eight feral cows on Lantau last year has been fined HK$5,000 for failing to give information to police. ...
Air in subdivided units can contain six times as much airborne bacteria than that in good-quality air, posing environmental-hygiene hazards to residents, increasing their risks of contracting communicable diseases. ...
Hong Kong needs to rethink its approach to manpower and technological innovation, economists say, after it dropped out of the top three in a global competitiveness survey for the first time in a decade. ...
The Democratic Party may be marginalised after the Alliance for True Democracy, a grouping of 27 lawmakers, decided yesterday not to stop campaigning for the 2017 chief executive election. ...
More than 30 people were injured when a high-speed ferry carrying 160 passengers collided with a cargo ship in waters off Cheung Chau ferry pier late last night. ...
Hongkongers may not have noticed it but the average global temperature last month tied with 2010 for the warmest April on record. ...
The largest electricity supplier in Hong Kong says it is too early to rule out a local solution to the city's future energy needs before a decision is made on importing power from the mainland grid. ...
A People's Liberation Army soldier repeated a Cantonese insult in court yesterday and imitated a gun gesture with his fingers which he alleges was done by a 29-year-old man accused of trespassing in the PLA barracks. ...
It may be left to the private sector to redevelop the city's ageing buildings if the Urban Renewal Authority goes ahead with a plan to reject projects that are too small to turn a profit. ...
Fears are growing that another new railway will be delayed, after the government admitted that work on the South Island Line had fallen behind schedule. ...
Concerns have arisen recently about a possible delay to preparatory work for the redevelopment of Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam. ...
The English language abilities of the Beijing loyalists are under the spotlight once again. ...
A while ago, I asked a permanent secretary for education why the government should phase out funding for ESF schools when both locals and expatriates attend them. ...