Wild boar are a common sight in Hong Kong, particularly along walking trails and in country parks where people sometimes feed them. Authorities began culling wild boar in late 2021 after one bit a policeman, sparking criticism from animal rights groups. Here’s a closer look at urban wild boar, visually explained.
Explainer | Pigs in the city: Hong Kong’s wild boar problem - visually explained
Wild boar are a common sight in Hong Kong, particularly along walking trails and in country parks where people sometimes feed them. Authorities began culling wild boar in late 2021 after one bit a policeman, sparking criticism from animal rights groups. Here’s a closer look at urban wild boar, visually explained.
Explainer | Why Hong Kong uses bamboo scaffolding, meet those who climb it
An ancient practice, suitable only for people with nerves of steel, remains alive and well in a modern city full of skyscrapers.
25 visualisations for 25 years of Hong Kong
How Hong Kong has changed since the 1997 handover from Britain to China? These 25 visuals explain the change in all aspects of Hongkongers’ lives.
Explainer | Why Hong Kong uses bamboo scaffolding, meet those who climb it
An ancient practice, suitable only for people with nerves of steel, remains alive and well in a modern city full of skyscrapers.
25 visualisations for 25 years of Hong Kong
How Hong Kong has changed since the 1997 handover from Britain to China? These 25 visuals explain the change in all aspects of Hongkongers’ lives.
How Hong Kong has changed since the 1997 handover from Britain to China? These 25 visuals explain the change in all aspects of Hongkongers’ lives.
Hong Kong - The Endless Land King
Hong Kong has plenty of land, but not much for housing. A visual guide to the city’s 30 years of land sale record from residential properties to commercial usage.
Hong Kong has plenty of land, but not much for housing. A visual guide to the city’s 30 years of land sale record from residential properties to commercial usage.
Explainer | Life in Hong Kong’s shoebox housing
Smaller than a prison cell, more than 200,000 people live in extremely cramped conditions and spend years waiting for public rental housing.
Hong Kong’s child abuse in visuals: ‘for every case, 99 go unreported’
A spotlight has been thrown on child abuse in Hong Kong after allegations of assaults and maltreatments on toddlers at a Mong Kok residential home. Elsewhere in the city, child abuse often goes unreported, meaning that Hong Kong government statistics show just the tip of the iceberg.
Hong Kong - The Endless Land King
Hong Kong has plenty of land, but not much for housing. A visual guide to the city’s 30 years of land sale record from residential properties to commercial usage.
Explainer | Life in Hong Kong’s shoebox housing
Smaller than a prison cell, more than 200,000 people live in extremely cramped conditions and spend years waiting for public rental housing.
Hong Kong’s child abuse in visuals: ‘for every case, 99 go unreported’
A spotlight has been thrown on child abuse in Hong Kong after allegations of assaults and maltreatments on toddlers at a Mong Kok residential home. Elsewhere in the city, child abuse often goes unreported, meaning that Hong Kong government statistics show just the tip of the iceberg.