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One day recently, as I was making my way back to Hong Kong after a Macau trip, I got a call from a friend who insisted that I meet up with him at Sanka (山下). For...

Back in the 1930s, Tai O was one of the four biggest fishing villages in Hong Kong, contributing about a quarter of the seafood supply to the local market. And because refrigeration was limited in those...

Hong Kong’s natural sceneries are gorgeous. For a small place, it boasts an abundance of geographic features. A diversified landscape of mountains, valleys, rivers and hundreds of islands makes it a paradise for hikers. But have...

I’ve been a coffee lover for almost half a century.  But two years ago I was diagnosed with heart rhythm problems. And since caffeine could contribute to heart palpitations, I was left with no choice but to...

Asked to describe adolescents, suffering parents might come up with phrases and words such as ‘hormonal changes’, ‘rebellious’, ‘untamed’, etc. Now, we should bear in mind that children, regardless of age, long for genuine relationships and emotional...

When the waiter took out a steak on a trolley, I couldn’t believe what I saw. “Oh, my God, how can that be possible?” I said to my male companions. It was almost three inches thick...

The annual Hong Kong Marathon last weekend brought us some sad news as a first-time female runner passed away in hospital after collapsing at the finish line and slipping into coma. Meanwhile, there were also incidents...

Tai Sang Wai in the southwest of Yuen Long is a wide open plain dotted with hundreds of fishponds. I was told that fishponds like these are rare in South China nowadays. Today, their biggest beneficiary is Shenzhen. Without...

Previously, we mentioned that the Hong Kong government was seeking to nurture “bi-literate and tri-lingual” citizens by immersing students in an English-rich environment in school settings. Such route can be described as a “late immersion” approach. For...

Mr. Chan loves eating and drinking a lot. During the Lunar New Year holiday, he couldn’t help himself and overindulged in food and alcohol. A few days after, he felt extremely unwell with an intense abdominal...