By Chris Lau,William Yiu About 3,000 isolation units converted from one of three public housing blocks are now ready for patients with mild coronavirus symptoms, according to Hong Kong’s housing minister, with the city expected to confirm more than 10,000 cases for the second day in a row.Secretary for Transport and Housing Frank Chan Fan […]
By Lo Hoi-ying A group of residents in Tung Chung, on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island, are unhappy that proposed railway works in their estate will cause air and noise pollution and traffic congestion.The government announced last December that a large shaft for a tunnel boring machine would be dug in Tung Chung Crescent’s rest garden, […]
By Ralph Jennings In one of America’s best-known Chinatowns, restauranter George Chen has nearly run out of the Chinese oolong tea he serves with meals.Despite ordering a new batch from China early in January, it had not arrived in San Francisco by late February, and he has been told only two-thirds will eventually make it […]