Places and Trails across Hong Kong
Tung Ping Chau the Flat Isle of Sedimentary Rocks
The most northeasterly land in Hong Kong, set in Mirs Bay and far closer to mainland Shenzhen than to the Hong Kong mainland, Tung Ping Chau is the only sizeable island in Hong Kong to be built only of sedimentary rock. Its name means Flat Island, and as you approach…
Sharp Island in Hong Kong’s smallest country park
Sharp Island (Kiu Tsui Chau) is the dominant member of Hong Kong’s smallest island country park, which also includes seven islets off its northeast and northwest coasts. As the name suggests, the island is indeed angular. The interior is a slender, north-south ridge that rises to 136 metres, with especially…
Activities in Hong Kong outdoors
Camping and campsites in Hong Kong
While day and evening trips to the Hong Kong countryside are rewarding, a whole new experience awaits if you’re willing to camp. Pampered Campers n Trampers Minus Hampers While day and evening trips to the Hong Kong countryside are rewarding, a whole new experience awaits if you’re willing…
Hong Kong Night Hiking is Far More Than a Walk in the Dark
As increasing numbers of people are discovering, night hiking may seem a little spooky, but there are rewards a-plenty, including tranquillity, scintillating scenes, respite from daytime heat, fitting in with busy work schedules, and – for some – encounters with snakes. Shek O from Dragon’s Back, at dusk…
Hong Kong’s Wonderful Wildlife
While we’ve known for some years that Grey-faced Buzzard and Chinese Sparrowhawk can pass Hong Kong in good numbers on some spring days – evidently after being deflected by easterly winds while migrating from Luzon towards southeast China (Spring Migration of Grey-faced Buzzards and Chinese Sparrowhawks in Hong…
Introduction: Biodiversity Depleted yet Rich Lying just south of the Tropic of Cancer, and with a sub-tropical climate – summers are hot and humid, winters tend towards temperate – Hong Kong has a mostly tropical flora and fauna. Though there has been significant damage to land and marine…
Weather including tropical cyclones
Typhoon Jebi a Warning for East Lantau Metropolis aka Lantau Tomorrow Vision
You may have seen the shocking images from Japan in September 2018, including as Osaka’s Kansai International Airport was flooded during the passage of Typhoon Jebi (4 September 2018). The airport was built on an island of reclaimed land, and images also showed a ship that was smashed…
Mad Lantau Metropolis Plans Should be Scuppered by Storm Surge Threat
A consideration of science suggests the reclamation plans, including for East Lantau Metropolis are foolhardy, even irresponsible. Foolhardy Planners Fly in the Face of Science In its 2015 annual report, the Hong Kong Planning Department noted that, due to climate change, Hong Kong is forecast to experience a…
Hong Kong conservation
I’ve just emailed views re government’s recently announced plan to create San Tin Technopole, including by destroying a substantial area of San Tin fishponds: I’m emailing to object to plans to destroy an area of San Tin fishponds to make way for the “Technopole” – which I also…
Phase 3 map: spanning Mai Po, Lut Chau, Nam Sang Wai and Wo Sang Wai Yes, this is may seem impossible, ridiculous; but continuing with current state of affairs doesn’t look good for long term future of Deep Bay wetlands. The government is currently planning to establish “a…
I live on Cheung Chau, a small island in southwest Hong Kong – and became very used to it hosting many nesting pairs of Barn Swallows, which start arriving around mid-February, and stay till late summer. Been this way since late 1980s as I recall; the swallows are…