Hong Kong Connection

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 prompted the Municipal Government to dismantle a ho...

Hong Kong, being an affluent, heavily populated city, produces a lot of waste. The management of plastic waste, in particular, is a huge challenge.

But out of all the gloom and doom, encouraging signs are appearing that the public, as well as the recy...

Synopsis

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 year, her condition is getting worse. Samantha deter...

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 Term Tenancies.

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.

Many in the legal circles expect that the race betwe...

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 involved.

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 patient.

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 our avian neighbours.

Two years ago, Hong Kong Connection asked three young university graduates to each write a letter to themselves ... letters that are to be read today. The hope was to learn more about the growing pains of youth.