Closed Area

29 Sep 2012

For years, border checkpoints between Sheung Shui and Shenzhen have been a jammed, chaotic mess as thousands of parallel traders commute, with carts bulging with boxes and heavy bags, in a cat-and...

3:44AM

Parallel exporters using Hong Kong flats as warehouses

27 Sep 2012

Parallel traders who tried to outsmart police by using residential flats instead of industrial units for goods storage were raided yesterday by law enforcement officers armed with emergency court...

3:11AM

Immigration officers threaten holiday mayhem with work-to-rule

5 Sep 2012

Frontline immigration officers warned that their planned work-to-rule could paralyse border control points during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays next month if talks with the...

8:24AM

Lo Wu closed-border quota upsets parents of children studying in city

4 Sep 2012

Some cross-border pupils were unable to start school yesterday because they lacked permits that enable them to reach their school buses waiting in the boundary closed area.

2:40AM

Shenzhen multi-entry travel permits for Hong Kong delayed

2 Sep 2012

Non-permanent residents of Shenzhen eager to apply for a multi-entry permit to Hong Kong were met with signs telling them no permits would be issued for the next three weeks on the day new rules...

9:47PM

Third time lucky

2 Sep 2012

After disappointing experiences with contractors, a couple finally found the man to make their wishes come true.

2:37AM

Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

3:37AM

Immigration staff cannot cope with extra visitors, unions say

Frontline immigration officers have warned border controls are at a "critical point" and need an extra 400 staff before the influx of visitors that a relaxation of entry- permit rules in Shenzhen...

3:57AM

Barcode readers help pupils get through border checkpoints quicker

Kindergarten and primary school pupils who live in Shenzhen but attend Hong Kong schools will be able to cross the border quicker, thanks to new technology at the checkpoints.

Handheld...

2:50AM

Officials developing Lok Ma Chau Loop recognise need to protect wetlands

I refer to the letter from Mike Kilburn of the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society ('Development threatens sensitive area', July 24) regarding the Lok Ma Chau Loop.

11:03PM

Father of baby born at border is jailed

A baby was born while his mainland parents were being interrogated at the Lok Ma Chau border checkpoint, a court was told yesterday.

10:58PM

Luohu planners consumed by a risky ambition

Luohu in central Shenzhen has long been dubbed 'Hong Kong's backyard', with hordes of Hongkongers heading across the river for cheap goods and services.

9:54PM

New status for wetland

The government has designated Long Valley, a 37-hectare stretch of wetland near Sheung Shui, a natural ecological park.

The bird haven was spared dissection by the Lok Ma Chau rail...

6:07PM