Tai O

6 May 2013

Tai O fishing village is an enduring tourist attraction that owes little to the kind of extravagant spending and promotion lavished on theme parks. It thrives on the timeless appeal of a simple,...

2:55AM

Gutted Tai O village's fire extinguishers not properly maintained

4 May 2013

Records on pressurised water extinguishers in Sha Chai Min and Sam Chung in the Lantau Island fishing village showed some were last maintained in August 2010 and others in 2011. Labels on the...

5:44AM

Wooden stilt houses go up in flames at Lantau's Tai O

3 May 2013

No casualties were reported. Last night, about 10 households that were left homeless were put up by the Housing Department at the Lung Tin Transit Centre, on a public housing estate.

5:40AM

Tourists get fresh ways to sample Hong Kong

29 Jan 2013

Tourists tired of shopping till they drop in Hong Kong will soon be offered some unconventional options.

6:40AM

Tai O: The Venice of Hong Kong is stilt standing

11 Jan 2013

Weathered by storms, hit by landslides and threatened by Hong Kong's rapid change and development, Tai O's locals rely on their own resources to survive.

2:24PM

Fishing village left to flounder

2 Apr 2012

A HK$620 million government project announced five years ago to revitalise the old village of Tai O appears to have been suspended.

11:50AM

Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

2:53PM

Alex Lo

We need a sober view of sexual violence

3 comments

4:10AM

Luring guests to new hotel shouldn't be a hard cell

The 110-year-old Tai O Police Station is back in business - this time as an upmarket hotel.

8:38AM

Business visitors lured to Lantau

From making salted egg yolks in Tai O village to learning kung fu from a shaolin master - the Hong Kong Tourism Board is promoting cultural activities on Lantau Island to appeal to business...

12:40AM

Your experiences of delving into the past

Not all the heritage detective stories were published on the Young Post front page, but all teams showed they learned a lot from their projects. The interview process was a novelty for many.

11:59AM

HK$99m awarded to build Tai O river wall

11:03AM

We can improve our waterfront without ruining its character

I agree that some waterfront facilities are substandard and that there is room for improvement ('Waterfront facilities found lacking' , March 8). However, the unique character for the...

8:38PM

In Brief

Legco date for minister over social worker's allegations

2:49PM