Hong Kong Connection

Housing is a perennial problem in Hong Kong. With supply falling way short of demand, property is so expensive it is hard for the common man or woman to find a decent roof over their heads.  

 

Producer: Flora Yeung

For all the rapid development, there are still many old buildings in Hong Kong. Some are grand structures while others are rather dilapidated residential blocks, but a good number of them could be considered to be of historical value. Which should be r...

The powers that be in Beijing have announced a renewed resolve in tackling corruption. While it is too early to see results, rural communities are showing impatience. They are saying they can only rely on themselves.

 

Producer: Eric Poon

There is undeniably a shortage of land in Hong Kong. For development, the Government has been requisitioning farmland in the New Territories. Some people are happy but others are not. 

 

Producer: Kwong Chui-kuen

There has been an influx of Chinese private-owned companies, generally referred to private enterprises, to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Not all of them, however, are doing business in a legitimate fashion.

 

Producer: Choy Yuk-ling

A little more than half a century ago, political movements swept across China like continuous tidal waves, wreaking havoc throughout the country. Famine spread like a deadly plague. What really caused it, nature or man? 

 

Producer: Gillian Yau

TVB and ATV are the two stations providing free television in Hong Kong. The former takes in 95 per cent of the money from advertisers. The latter keeps operating in the red. No one in the public seems happy with either one’s programme quality. Should ...

Hong Kong as a community is not 100% homogenous. There are about 100,000 people of various ethnicities. Despite being permanent residents, most of them seem unable to get an SAR passport.

 

Producer:  Clara Li

There are not many non-government organizations in China. The main reason is a simple one: registration is prohibitively difficult. For so-called sensitive groups like gay people and workers, it might even seem impossible … despite a recently introduce...

Hong Kong, like all big cities in the world, is engaged in a battle against air pollution. On land as well as water, harmful particulate matter, or PM, is being emitted from diesel engines that power vehicles and ships. That’s PM2.5 on Hong Kong Connec...