The Pulse

If you’re a regular viewer of The Pulse, you’ll know that we regularly ask for government spokespersons to come onto the show. You’ll also know that we often get fobbed off with a written reply. Quite often, although we’re an English-language show, ask...

In the past year, the prices of luxury homes have jumped 18% to an average $18,500 per square foot. Investors are bullish, even as many of the less well off are finding themselves priced out of the housing market. But what defines these luxury properti...

This week a pile of garbage threatened to become a constitutional crisis as legislators and officials butted heads over expanding a New Territories landfill. That’s now been delayed if not necessarily averted. But if the health of the political system ...

Closure of Lo Shut imitation gold shop, which has been operating for more than 80 years in Yau Ma Tei. It’s name means “honesty” and it sold chu yee sing, better known as imitation gold jewelry, and other handmade items. Owner Mok Kam-chung, 77, has op...

There’s an ongoing campaign to reduce the consumption of shark fin. Vivian Lam and Yvonne Sadovy, of the University of Hong Kong, have used historical information and interviews with modern fishermen to produce the first historical account of the regio...

The government is extending the SENT Landfill area, including designating about five hectares of land in Clear Water Bay Country Park and about 15.6 hectares of land in Tseung Kwan O Area 137. Many local residents are complaining it will have an advers...

Tai Long Sai Wan is one of Hong Kong's most beautiful beaches. Now one millionaire is planning to develop it, and has already left scars on the landscape.

The major diseases of modern societies are chronic diseases, often brought on by lifestyle. Improved primary health care may head many of them off. After decades of talking about it, the government is attempting to improve primary health care, but priv...

As we know, governments spend our money. In many places, they are also elected by and answerable to their people. For us to know how well they are doing, or have done their job, we need access to government records, and most advanced places have Freedo...

The Legco chamber isn’t the only place you can see free performances, dramatic or otherwise. Hong Kong also has a small but enthusiastic group of street performers without political aspirations, although some argue that compared with other tourist dest...