Kwun Chung

Monolingual policy will eventually lead to dumbing down of district secretariat

21 May 2012

I refer to the letter by Yau Tsim Mong district councillor Chan Wai-keung ('District councils' non-English outlook translates clearly into discrimination', May 12).

Art house

18 Sep 2011

Behind the bustle of Stanley Main Street is a quiet little oasis. Here, British fashion designer Zoe Jordan has transformed a traditional village house into a comfortable, contemporary home.

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It's curtains for city's last sex cinema, a refuge for the old and hen-pecked

12 Mar 2011

Hong Kong's last porn cinema is throwing in the towel.

Kwun Chung Theatre is closing its doors for the last time at the end of this month.

Drivers diverted as road closes

31 Dec 2010

Drivers are warned of possible confusion when a major route connecting southbound traffic from the Western Harbour Tunnel to Tsim Sha Tsui is closed for five years from Sunday.

Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

14 Oct 2010

Although very much still a steakhouse, Prime keeps the atmosphere light with the clean lines of its minimalist, grey leather armchairs, wood-panelled walls and unfussy furnishings. It also has...

Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Super ministries may not be the right answer for mainland China

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Terminus buries roads to link with district

Pedestrians are a major beneficiary of the MTR Corp's plan for the multibillion-dollar West Kowloon terminus of the Hong Kong-Guangzhou high-speed railway, which it unveiled yesterday and which...

HK$50b deals for HK rail link expected

The value of new contracts awarded for Hong Kong's contentious high-speed railway will balloon to tens of billions of dollars this year, said a contractor bidding for the deals.

Lawmakers told why rail link cost soared to HK$65b

Half of the 65 per cent rise in the cost of the planned high-speed rail line to Guangzhou is due to the many design improvements, and the other half is because of unexpectedly high inflation,...

Cheaper rail link a must, say academics

A group of 70 academics has urged the government to rethink its HK$65.2 billion plan to build a cross-border express rail link.

Is express link on the wrong track?

For a person who travels frequently between Guangzhou and Hong Kong, the news that a ride on the new HK$65.2 billion cross-border express will cost just HK$180 may sound exciting.

Road costs lopped off bill for Guangzhou link

The government has managed to claw back its projected bill for the planned express rail link to Guangzhou to under HK$60 billion - by excluding the cost of building connecting road networks from...