Although Hong Kong is made up of 200-plus islands, the ability to walk along the water is all too rare. Thanks to poor town planning, precious waterfront space all around Hong Kong island is being hogged by carparks, tunnel ventilation shafts, water treatment facilities and highways.
But now there...
Towers of Power
High-rises are threating SoHo’s quaint character, but all hope isn’t lost yet. By Hana R. Alberts
What if a slender, 25-story hotel towered above narrow Staunton Street? At a hearing tentatively scheduled for November 18, Town Planning Board officials will...
Commentator Vincent Ng, an architect at local firm AGC Design, sounded off on each of the three proposals in a newsletter for advocacy group Designing Hong Kong. Here are his thoughts:
On City Park:
The design is straightforward and very easy to understand. Driveways and car parks are located...
In March this year, influential Hong Kong blogger Hemlock (www.biglychee.com) waxed poetic about the conflicts the WKCD perpetually inflames.
“There will be volatile, trendy young creative types demanding time and space for the latest Canto-avant-garde,” Big Lychee scrawled dramatically...
Turning the massive swath of waterfront property in West Kowloon into an arts complex is like waging a land war against Asia. It’s insanely expensive, rife with slow-moving bureaucracy and overpowering mercenary interests, and lacks practical details—plus, no one can agree on how to do...
1996 — In the halcyon colonial days of yore, the Hong Kong Tourism Board administers a survey that finds visitors believe the city lacks cultural opportunities.
1998 — Former HKSAR Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa suggests creating the WKCD. He eventually resigns after criticism...
The WWF has set up a watchdog team to monitor construction projects, especially in Hong Kong’s countryside, and to make sure developers don’t damage the natural environment.
But you can also help. If you see a construction truck dumping waste in the countryside, call the police, or the...
Ho Sheung Heung, Sheung Shui | Nam Wai, Sai Kung | Tin Ping Shan Tsuen, Sheung Shui | Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long | Pui O, Lantau | Wong Mo Ying, Sai Kung | Ma On Shan Tsuen, Sha Tin | Ng Tung Chai, Tai Po | Shap Long, Lantau | Po Lo Che, Sai Kung | Ting Kok, Tai Po | Wong Keng Tei...
One of the first facts that newcomers to Hong Kong often learn is, despite being better known as a skyscraper-laden concrete jungle, Hong Kong is mostly green, with almost 70 percent of our total area made up of countryside. To protect the rural areas from being consumed by rapid development,...
1. The “Fountain”
At the front center of the cemetery is this ornamental fountain, which serves as a good starting point for your tour. Now covered in plants and cement, this was a functioning fountain when it was first built in the early 1900s and according to Nicolson, served as a...
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