Sea Kayaking Hong Kong
The Sai Kung area is astounding and ideal for sea kayaking, exploring and snorkelling.
Wild About Hong Kong - hiking, wildlife, conservation and more
Wild About Hong Kong - hiking, wildlife, conservation and more
HK Mountain Biking
Due to the HK Mountain Bike Association several trails have been opened to the public. We do have some excellent trails in Hong Kong, in every corner of the territory. Please check the HKMBA site for maps and details. Most…
Lantau Concreting Committee, Hong Kong: Dispatch I
Good day to you. It gives me great pleasure to visit this site, to give a preliminary report on the work of the Lantau Concreting Committee [posted Sept 2004] – which, you must understand, is not connected with or to…
Hei Ling Chau super jail bad idea
A super-prison in Hei Ling Chau is a bad idea because it makes no sense in land use planning. [Idea indeed shelved.]
Upper slopes of Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong’s highest mountain
Hong Kong's highest mountain, Tai Mo Shan, dominates the central New Territories.
Ng Tung Chai waterfalls
Ng Tung Chai has a series of waterfalls plunging down the north slopes of Tai Mo Shan.
HK Number 8 Signal
Hong Kong's Number 8 tropical cyclone warning can be controversial.
Hong Kong Sharks
Hong Kong once had a shark fishery indicating at least they were at one stage abundant, and why perhaps they are now locally extinct.
Hong Kong city and country
A short summary of Hong Kong tourist attractions including hiking trails, a nature reserve, and islands.
Hong Kong Typhoons including Calamitous Storm Surges
Typhoons have sometimes caused massive damage and loss of life in Hong Kong. Just months after British sovereignty over Hong Kong Island was first declared in 1841, “a violent typhoon flattened all the insubstantial housing and damaged shipping.” (Endacott, A…