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Nelson Cheng

Sunday, Ming Pao Daily
Man travels to countries other Hongkongers would never visit
A 27-year-old man who quits jobs after saving enough money enough for his next journey has so far travelled to more than 50 countries, some of which Hongkongers would never dream of visiting. They include war-torn and conflict-ridden countries such as Afghanistan, Iran, Lebanon, Chechnya, Crimea, Ethiopia and Rwanda. “Mars” said he developed a keen interest in travelling as a child when he became hooked on playing computer games about history and strategy. Asked if regretted not saving up money to buy a flat, he joked: “I don’t live for a flat.”
Monday, Apple Daily
Payphones in MTR stations to be removed, marking end of an era
All payphones in MTR stations will be removed next month when the contract with service provider Shinetown Telecom expires. Executive director of Shinetown, Fan Rongyao, said payphones ceased to be profitable about 10 years ago and the launch of the iPhone3 in 2008 struck a deadly blow. Fan recalled that in 2001 there were more than 6,000 payphones across the city. One payphone at South Horizons in Ap Lei Chau made more than HK$10,000 a month thanks to its popularity with foreign domestic helpers.
Tuesday, Oriental Daily
Wayward arrows cause scares near city’s archery ranges
More problems have come to light concerning archery ranges run by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department in the city after it was earlier reported that an arrow had flown into a public toilet from the nearby range at Ngau Chi Wan. A similar serious accident was reported to have happened at the Lion Rock archery range in Wong Tai Sin when an arrow flew across the range and reached an adjacent park as the fence was too short and the gaps in the fence were too wide. It was also found that arrow targets set up in the morning at the archery range in Tsuen Wan have to be removed at night as the range also serves as a football field. Some archery enthusiasts have criticised the government for not taking the sport seriously and stifling its long-term development in the city.
Wednesday, HK Economic Times
Public and private hospitals packed with swine flu children
Children suffering from H1N1 swine flu have packed both public and private hospital paediatric wards in the city. It was found that children’s wards at 10 private hospitals along have been fully occupied, except Matilda International Hospital on the Peak where only first-class wards charging HK$2,970 a night would be available for hard-pressed parents. The situations at Baptist Hospital and St Teresa’s Hospital in Kowloon have been worst, with each having about 20 children waiting for beds.
Thursday, Ming Pao Daily
Monthly income limits for public housing applicants to be lifted
The monthly income limit requirement for public housing applicants will go up by 8.9 per cent in 2016/17, according to the Housing Authority. As a result, the upper limit for single applicants will be raised from HK$10,100 to HK$10,970, while that for two-person households will be lifted from HK$16,140 to HK$16,870. As a result, the number of tenants in private housing eligible to apply for public housing after the proposed rises would increase by 8,500 to 146,000 from the current 138,000, said the authority. Wong Kung, chairperson of the Federation of Public Housing Estates, said the average waiting time for allocation of a unit would now be even longer.
Friday, Apple Daily
Historical building on Lantau might collapse without repairs
A pre-war mansion in Mui Wo, Lantau Island, which is classed as a Grade II historic building, is badly in need of repairs, having succumbed to the effects of weather over the years with a large hole found on the roof and wall concrete peeling off. Licensed town planner Stanley Ng Wing-fai said he was concerned the mansion would collapse in 10 to 20 years if it was not repaired as early as possible. More than 80 years old, the mansion holds a special place in the local history of the second world war. Its builder, Yuen Wah-chiu, of the Kuomintang (KMT), devoted himself to fighting against invading Japanese troops on the island.
 
 


Paper talk: Man who travels to countries most Hongkongers wouldn’t set foot in

A traveller with a smartphone has no need for the public payphone at an MTR station. Photo: Felix Wong.

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