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Hong Kong International bids to become world’s greenest airport
FOR a city notoriously known for its poor air quality, it’s quite a contrast for its airport managers to make a promise that its award-winning airport will become the greenest in the world….
Hong Kong introduces emergency text service for lost hikers
HONG KONG is a great place not just for shopping but also for hiking. For that reason, tourists miss another side of the city if they limit themselves to riding roller coasters or…
An expensive Hong Kong Christmas
Spending Christmas in Hong Kong is an expensive option, if the Christmas just past is used as an indicator. Not only did room rates have soar to more than HK$16,000 a night (US$2,060),…
HK electricity rate hike favors business over households
CLP Power, one of Hong Kong’s major energy providers, has made an adjustment where households in Kowloon, New Territories and Lantau island will pay up to 20 percent for electricity. But this appears…
4 things Hong Kong can learn from Taipei
Every time I visit a city, I happen to find a distinction between it and Hong Kong. So when me and my wife paid a visit to Taipei recently, I made a personal…
New Year’s resolutions? Duh
Happy New Year everyone! As we welcome 2012 with hopes and wishes, most of us are also bound to create a rather perfunctory list of things we call New Year’s Resolutions. Maybe students…
Call for more CCTV cameras on MTR premises
As one of the Hong Kong’s most efficient means of transportation, the MTR subway system continues to attract more passengers. Rush hour traffic seems to be getting worse, as trains get crowded at…
Tsui Wah restaurant’s food waste crusade
To many restaurants, an extravagant patron means good news for the cash registers. But with food waste more likely to happen on excessive orders, one can only sigh on leftovers heading to rubbish…
Hong Kong paternity leave unfair to some fathers
In the name of equal opportunity, legal experts in Hong Kong are calling for fairness when it comes to paternity leave. The city’s Civil Service Bureau proposed granting three to five days of…
HK: A midday dip at Central Market pool remains wishful thinking
When the historic Central Market, sitting at one of the most enviable spots in Hong Kong’s Central business district, was occupied by traditional shops such as art galleries, shoe repair shops and photo…
