Kiu Tau (橋頭) is a small island connected to Sharp Island (Kiu Tsui) by a tombolo. The fun thing about this tombolo is that it’s only visible when the water is low, only letting you pass through to Kiu Tau during low tide. If you catch the right moment, you can walk across and it [...]

Sharp Island, a 10-minute boat trip from Sai Kung town or HKUST, is a lovely get-away from the hustle-bustle of school/city. Mostly empty, even on the busy weekends, and with some fine quiet beaches and a nice hiking trail. The HK government website introduces : Sharp Island has gained popularity with beach lovers over the [...]

To wrap up the West Kowloon Promenade & Culture District visit to the  2009 Hong Kong Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism \ Architecture following are a few shots of what’s close by in the area of the West Kowloon Harbour – the starting point for one of the world’s busiest ports.         [...]

Hong Kong is working hard at developing the Victoria Harbour as a prime tourist and cultural attraction. The local government is investing around 3 billion US$ into redefining West Kowloon as a culture hub, in a 4-5 years project.   Here’s a bit from the recent news about the plans for the area from  Hong [...]

Elements shopping mall, located in the Kowloon MTR station in western Kowloon just upstairs from Airport Express going towards the airport, can compete for Hong Kong’s grandest. Going through the shopping mall, which I heard nothing about before arriving there, I was very pleasantly surprised. I’ve seen some nice malls in Hong Kong, some of [...]