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The hills of the mainland northeast New Territories tumble to the sea, meeting the waters of Mirs Bay along a serrated coastline with a jumble of small stream mouths, inlets, bays and headlands. Rocks, islets and islands are scattered across…
Hong Kong government has plans for a massive reclamation, in waters between Lantau and Victoria Harbour, for something like a new mini city with central business district. First named East Lantau Metropolis, then Lantau Tomorrow Vision – even though not…
The project that started as East Lantau Metropolis, became Lantau Tomorrow Vision, and was called Kau Yi Chau Islands Reclamation looked set to be the most disastrous infrastructure project in Hong Kong’s history – costing huge sums of money, unsustainable,…
Here’s a film I made about Mai Po, using footage James Reynolds and I shot for the reserve, in English, Cantonese and Mandarin versions: Mai Po Marshes – Hong Kong’s Wetland Superstar, English narration by Sharon Kwok 米埔，香港著名的濕地巨星 – 廣東話…
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 system of wetland conservation parks for the…
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…
With the record May heatwave [in 2018], and the driest start to a year since 1963, this year may serve as a wake-up call regarding the importance of our local reservoirs, and recognising the tremendous engineering feats that created them.…
Less than a year ago, a visit to Tai O might have meant jostling with crowds along the narrow streets, and joining long winding queues to take a bus back towards the city. But in this strange new era for…
Even if you don’t travel outside Hong Kong, your photos don’t have to be much the same, week after week, day after day after day. Shooting from the same spot, it’s possible to take highly contrasting photos, such as by…
