Hong Kong connection [2018]

1. Our avian neighbours

"Hong Kong is climatically attractive to birds. But as urban development continues, we invariably encroach on their natural habitats. Happily, there is growing awareness that we should co-exist with o...

2. The long wait to see a specialist

"With over 7 million people in Hong Kong, no one should be surprised to the seemingly long queues of out-patients at public hospitals every day. Every one of them, pardon the pun, needs to be very pat...

3. Housing for the grassroots

"Low-income people need affordable homes to live in. To meet their pressing demand, two novel ideas have emerged: converting shipping containers into homes and getting benevolent property owners invol...

4. Blood Ivory

"African elephants are facing extinction. Because of the ivory trade, they are being slaughtered for their tusks. However, there seems to be hope on the horizon. Most countries in the world are taking...

5. A gentlemen's battle

"Incumbent Hong Kong Bar Council chairperson Paul Lam is aggressively seeking re-election, amid a well-publicized challenge from Philip Dykes who vows to 'stand fearlessly' for judicial independence. ...

6. Short term tenancies

There's no shortage of government land that's presently lying idle because no development plans have yet been finalised. In theory, such land can be leased to private concerns or individuals on Short ...

7. I wish I could fly

This story is about the courage and determination of a girl. Samantha is a hearing impaired person. Unfortunately, she was also diagnosed with muscular dystrophy when she was in form 2. In the past ye...

8. Short-changed

9. Mending our ways

Hong Kong's plastic recycling rate has been disappointingly low albeit increased awareness of environmental concern. From time to time, there are sayings that recycled plastics are dumped to landfill....

10. Low-end population

The sage of China's "low-end population" stemmed from a huge fire in Beijing in the harsh winter of 2017. The inferno razed an apartment building on the outskirts of the Capital, killing 19 people. It...