March 16, 2010 | Hong Kong

Weather: Broken clouds, 19 °C

Issue #826: Farewell Wing Lee Street
Hiking Book

Feature

There Goes the Neighborhood

March 12th, 2010
There Goes the Neighborhood

HK Magazine bids farewell to Wing Lee Street in Sheung Wan. By Winnie Yeung. Photos by Keith Chan.


Word on the Street

March 12th, 2010
Word on the Street

June Ng meets the residents of Wing Lee Street and hears stories from a threatened community.

The Cheat Sheet, March 12, 2010

March 12th, 2010

“B Team” for the referendum?  - With the pro-Beijing parties, including the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, the Liberal Party and the Federation of Trade Unions, all deciding not to run in the by-election, the League of Social Democrats (LSD) has recently called for a shadow competition—a so-called B Team, intended to prevent uncontes

Messing with the French

March 12th, 2010

A French TV station has been causing a stir among local Chinese restaurateurs after criticizing the hygiene conditions in many of their nation’s Chinese restaurants. An association of Chinese restaurant owners called for a nationwide boycott in protest against what they perceive as a prejudiced, racist attack—a refrain that sounds all too familiar.

WTF?! March 12, 2010

March 12th, 2010

Another week, another dumb political appointee - And this week we bring your attention to the Education Bureau’s political assistant Jeremy Young. Young has recently set up a Facebook account, as part of the government’s effort to reach out to the younger population (www.facebook.com/youngchiton).

Waste Water

March 5th, 2010
Waste Water

Chaotic planning and over-development defaces the city’s harborfront. By HK Staff.

Paint the Town

March 5th, 2010
Paint the Town

Now there is another reason to raise a glass on St. Patrick’s Day this year: ArtWalk is celebrating its 10th birthday on the same evening. Penny Zhou reports.


Walk on the Mild Side

March 5th, 2010
Walk on the Mild Side

It’s not just for grannies. Sheena Yap has the scoop on the many health benefits of tai chi.


Ruff Treatment

March 5th, 2010
Ruff Treatment

Only eight districts have dog parks to accomodate the more than 130,000 dogs in Hong Kong. June Ng asks why there are such limited resources for our four-legged friends.

The Cheat Sheet, March 5, 2010

March 5th, 2010

Financial Secretary unveils latest budget plan - Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah gave his budget speech on Wednesday, February 24, and delivered a $20.4 billion relief package. Among the giveaways are a 75 percent salary tax rebate, which benefits 1.4 million taxpayers but has a ceiling of up to $6,000.

Syndicate content