Category News and Views

Pedro Blanco over fishing

Pedro Blanco finds itself at the centre of some of the most intense and destructive fishing pressure within the South China Sea.

Super-prison threatens Hei Ling Chau

Plans for the Hei Ling Chau superprison [by east Lantau] have been scrapped!

The conditions for developing eco-tourism in Hong Kong are poor: clumsy regulations, unimaginative Hong Kong image promotions and the obsession with mainland Chinese shoppers are key reasons I believe

HK Concrete n Conservation

The Kings of Concrete and wannabe kings are queuing up with plans to build on or over some lovely places; and the government seems split between conservation, and dreaming up Big Silly Projects.

Greetings from the Kings of Concrete, Hong Kong

Greetings, Minions. I come to you as an emissary, reaching down to you – whom I believe I may call the man or woman on the street, or even in the dai pai dong – with a message from a…

Community based tourism HK

Community Based Tourism is broadly described as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and sustains the well-being of local people.”

Hong Kong Style Eco-tourism

In time, perhaps, people in Hong kong will learn what true eco-tourism involves, and will expect and demand more from their tours.

Hong Kong 2030

The Hong Kong Government is undertaking a planning process centering on what the territory should be like in 2030. I’ve sent the following comments on a Consultation Booklet. You can find this and other information on the Hong Kong 2030…

HK Tourism Forum 2004

Just back from the 3rd Hong Kong Tourism Symposium: Quality and Diversity,including a session focusing on services; another on tourism from mainland China, and one that (supposedly!) focused on diversity – including niche products and new attractions. After earning of…