Hong Kong Reads: Colonialism in All its Guises
Three books capture the good, the bad and the beautiful of Hong Kong’s colonial era...
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20,000 New Trees Aren’t Enough: Hong Kong’s Effort to Go Green
One of the minds behind the Greening Master Plan says the city can do more to bring nature into the concrete jungle...
Hong Kong Flora: The Real—and Fake—Panpo Tree
Phoenix eye fruit is a summertime delicacy in Hong Kong, but nature has a trick up its sleeve: Hong Kong is filled with fake versions of it....
Why Mandarin Oranges Are So Popular for Chinese New Year
How can the petite fruit enhance your auspiciousness this Chinese New Year?...
How Did the Bauhinia, a Sterile Flower, Become the Symbol of Hong Kong?
The Bauhinia blakeana needs human hands to be propagated. So just how did this unlikely specimen become Hong Kong’s official emblem after the handover?...
Hong Kong’s Industrial History, Part V: Incense
The trees that gave Hong Kong its name fuelled local industry for centuries – but they are now at risk of disappearing....
Hong Kong Hero: The Legendary Story of the Cotton Tree
Fluffs of cotton-like fibres followed by waxy red flowers – the annual awakening of the cotton tree is a sure sign that spring has arrived in Hong Kong....
Hong Kong Flora: The Story Behind Hong Kong’s Flamboyant Flame Tree
Introducing the Delonix regia, Hong Kong's spectacular scarlet tree. ...