Short Reads
As the Boeing 737 was making its descent into Hong Kong, Shih Ming-cheng struck the pilot, ordering him to redirect the plane to the mainland
City’s residents, who are among world’s biggest meat consumers, can find out all about veganism at inaugural fair held at PMQ
A must-have for newcomers to Hong Kong, customised dinner plates found their way from China, to Europe, and even the Virginia plantation of one George Washington
The first reservoir to be built in Hong Kong following the second world war, it was the largest in the colony, and cost HK$130 million.
Although the Chinese word for incest literally means ‘to bring disorder to normal human relationships’, there were instances when it occurred, some legally
An Estonian undergraduate at HKU – a rare European studying at the venerable institution – says the university is not diverse, but tokenistic
‘Heroin factories, Triad lodges, or illegal printing shops’ were off the hook when enumerators came to collect data, while sea-based residents were interviewed just before Lunar New Year, when their numbers were greatest
Indian-born Moss, who died recently in Manila aged 83, called Hong Kong home for more than four decades but the best years of his life were spent in Malaya
Pancake Day, another name for Shrove Tuesday, reflects the tradition of consuming rich, fatty foods before Lent
Removing one’s footwear upon entering a house is often perceived as a pan-Asian custom. But it wasn’t always the case for the imperial Chinese