Sai Kung Magazine February 2014

February 2014

Sai Kung gets creative

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PEOPLE

4 Snapped!Sai Kung’s social life.

THE PLANNER

6 Happening in FebruaryLovey dovey, horsey horsey.

FIVE MINUTES WITH...

10 Once upon a timeMeet children’s author Matt Cooper.

COUNTRY PARKS

11 From paradise to battlefieldNews from the green front.

NEWS

12 What’s going on?Saving the strays, farmers’ market and more. LOCAL

14 Hakka house downPak Tam Chung landmark demolished.

VINES IN SAI KUNG

16 New Year, old attitudesStephen Vines on cultural differences.

CHARITY FOCUS

18 The Nesbitt CentreHelp for those with special needs.

FEATURE

20 Meet the artistsSai Kung’s fledgling art community.

24 Trail runningDiscover the joy.

EATING

28 Winter warmers Hot plates for cold days. Plus Nibbles for lovebirds.

EDUCATION 32 Teaching children with autism Hong Kong makes progress.

FAMILY 36 Water World plansOcean Park’s new attractions.

OUTDOOR

38 Surfin’ Sai KungHang ten in Tai Long Wan.

BIG DAYS OUT

40 Zen in KowloonChi Lin Nunnery and Nan Lian Garden.

HEALTH & BEAUTY

42 The machine ageHi-tech treatments at Allure.

PETS

44 Puppy loveSally Andersen recalls her first pup rescue.

CREATURE FEATURE

45 Reeves’ turtle The facts.

SPORT

46 Year of the StingrayWhat’s your sign?

MARKETPLACE

47 Your guide to shops and servicesCool stuff to buy and do.

CLASSIFIEDS

56 Loads of random useful local stuff.

ULTIMATE GUIDE

60 All you need to knowNumbers that make life easier.

ON PATROL

62 Burglary seasonStep up your security, people.

FEBRUARY 2014

“LIFE ISN’T ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS; IT’S ABOUT LEARNING TO DANCE IN THE RAIN” – VIVIAN GREENE

Cover by Tony Cheng

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UNTIL FEB 9Bamboo TheatreA capella and jazz artists share the stage with Hong Kong’s best Chinese opera troupes. Western Kowloon Cultural District. Tickets $200-$280 from www.urbtix.hk, 2734 9009.

FEB 3Lunar New Year CupThe annual international soccer tournament pitting Hong Kong against four Asian teams. Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, www.hkfa.com.

FEB 1Lunar New Year FireworksWahhh! Victoria Harbour, 8pm.

FEB 1-3Lunar New YearPublic holiday to welcome the Year of the Horse. Let’s hear it for the gee-gees.

FEB 2Lunar New Year Race DayBack a horse, watch it run. Sha Tin Racecourse. First race 12.30pm, www.hkjc.com.

UNTIL FEB 16Blossoming Lunar FiestaOcean Park celebrates Lunar New Year with water acrobatics, giant drums and lots of lai see. Details at www.oceanpark.com.hk.

FEB 3-7CNY Sports CampSport4Kids’ mixed-sports camp for children aged three to 12 years is a fun-filled introduction to rugby, soccer and Australian Rules football. 9am-12.30pm daily, Hong Kong Academy, Sai Kung. Tickets $150 a day from [email protected], www.sport4kids.hk.

FEB 6Sai Kung SamplerThe monthly pop-up market is back, with a host of new vendors and all your old favourites. 6pm-10pm, Steamers, 66 Yi Chun Street, Sai Kung, 2792 6991.

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FEB 15Lost in Hong Kong Book Launch Meet Matt Cooper, local author of a new children’s book (see p.10). 10am-noon. Dymocks, 7 Man Nin Street, Sai Kung, 2791 9110.

FEB 15Sai Kung Saturday Hash Join the local hash on its monthly hare around Sai Kung, [email protected].

FEB 18-MAR 22Hong Kong Arts Festival World-class opera, theatre, music and dance. Highlights include Lohengrin by Savonlinna Opera, Bullet Catch, African Tales by Shakespeare, A Midsummer’s Night Dream, The Magic Piano, Grammy winners Gregory Porter, Roberto Foseca and pianist Maria Joao Pires, Giselle by La Scala Ballet and Highland Fling by the Scottish Ballet. Details at www.hk.artsfestival.org.

FEB 20Caribbean Night Join Mandy from Mandy’s Private Kitchen for an evening of Caribbean finger food and rum cocktails. Steamers, 66 Yi Chun St, Sai Kung, 2792 9528.

FEB 26-MAR 1Abigail’s Party Hong Kong Players take on Mike Leigh’s classic comedy. McAulay Studio, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. Tickets $220-$280 from www.urbtix.hk, 2111 5999.

FEB 21-23Hong Kong MastersElite showjumping featuring the world’s top 25 riders, plus horse clinics, photo shoots and meet-and-greet opportunities. AsiaWorld-Expo, Lantau. Tickets $190-$980 from www.cityline.com, 2111 5333.

JAN 15-FEB 16Kidsfest! Stage productions of nine favourite children’s stories, including The Gruffalo, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Horrible Histories and Private Peaceful. Drama Theatre, HKAPA, Wan Chai. Tickets $195-$395 from www.hkticketing.com, 3128 8288.

FEB 9Confucius CarnivalStage performances, booths, interactive games, lion dancing, Chinese orchestra, opera and choir performances. 3pm, Paterson and Great George streets, East Point and Lockhart roads, Causeway Bay.

FEB 13 Avril LavigneThe sk8er girl’s back. AsiaWorld Expo, Lantau. Tickets $380-$780 from www.hkticketing.com, 3128 8288.

FEB 14Valentine’s DayLove is in the air.

FEB 15Cold Half SwimHardy swimmers race from Stanley Main Beach to Middle Island, followed by a warming beach party at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. Register by Feb 7 at www.openwaterasia.com.

FEB 16Hong Kong Marathon Cheer on the thousands of able-bodied and wheelchair racers from Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui (near The Mira) to Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. From 6am. For details, visit www.hkmarathon.com.

FEB 21-MAR 2Restaurant Week Sample the best food in town with cut-price meals at more than 50 top restaurants across Hong Kong, www.restaurantweek.hk.

FEB 12, 26Quiz nightsThinking caps on. 8.30pm, Hebe One O One, 112 Pak Sha Wan, 2335 5515.

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MAR 9The Rolling Stones 14 on FireA last chance to see Mick and the boys? Not likely! Cotai Arena, Macau. Tickets $580-$14,880 from www.hkticketing.com, 3128 8288.

MAR 9Outward Bound Adventure Race 2014Register now for a one-day adventure race around Hong Kong Island. Including running, kayaking, swimming, orienteering and unexpected challenges. Register at www.outwardbound.org.hk.

MAR 13-15Beertopia 2014Hong Kong’s international craft beer festival, with live music, great food and more than 400 beers to sample. Tickets $280-$930 from www.beertopiahk.com.

MAR 23Il Divo ConcertBroadway songs, opera voices. Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. Tickets $490-$1,590 from www.hkticketing.com, 3128 8288.

MAR 29-30Bruno Mars The Moonshine JungleIn town for the first time. AsiaWorld Expo, Lantau. Tickets $599-$1,088 from www.hkticketing.com, 3128 8288.

MAR 28-30Hong Kong Rugby SevensThree days of beer, singing, dodgy dancing, fancy dress and, oh yes, world-class rugby. Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, www.hksevens.com.

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in your backyardfive minutes with... once upon a time

A Hong Kong tale Children’s author and Sai Kung resident Matt Cooper tells his story to Cherrie Yu.

I’m a stay-at-home dad so I’m lucky enough to spend a lot of time with my children (Noah, five, and Neve, three). I’ve previously worked as a medical writer but I’ve done all sorts of jobs from working for a credit-card

company to scuba diving in Indonesia.

I spend a lot of time reading children’s books and my son is really fascinated with transportation. I wanted to find some books about that in Hong Kong, but couldn’t find anything. So I decided to write one that featured transport in Hong Kong.

Lost in Hong Kong follows a boy called Tim Chen on his journey from Hong Kong Park to Sai Kung. It follows a

realistic route and he has lots of adventures around Hong Kong in chasing his mischievous dog.

Illustrator Fiona Lai and I met when we worked together at a medical firm in Hong

Kong. She has been working in commercial artwork since she graduated from an art school in Canada. She’s had two exhibitions and can draw in many different styles.

The process took two years. The best moment was seeing the first illustration for the book. It was different to what I had in mind – but better. It was very exciting. We self-published as the publishing industry is hard to break into, there aren’t a lot of English-language publishing companies in Hong Kong. We started our own company and we already have a few books lined up.

The plan is to start small, releasing the book in Dymocks Sai Kung and working our way from there. We may make the story bilingual.

To contact Matt Cooper and Fiona Lai, please email [email protected].

Author Matt Cooper and illustrator Fiona Lai with Lost in Hong Kong.

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From paradise to battlefield In a new column, Paul Zimmerman explains the threat to our country parks.

save our country parks news from the green front

Since the Country Parks Ordinance was enacted in 1976, Hong Kong’s country parks have been sacrosanct as the city’s green escapes. Over the next 38 years, 24 country parks were designated across the territory for water-catchment protection, nature conservation, countryside recreation and outdoor education.

These hilly green lungs covered with woodland, tranquil reservoirs and stunning coastlines are valuable ecological, geological and recreational resources for our dense city.

Former governor, Sir Murray MacLehose, who oversaw the introduction of the country parks, said: “The mountains and the beaches are for the many what the golf course and the yacht are for the few. And if these magnificent natural facilities are to be enjoyed to the full and not to be destroyed by misuse, they must be catered for and administered just as much as, say, the playgrounds and swimming complexes in the urban areas.”

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visitors enjoy the scenic beauty of the beaches, hills and woods. In 2012, a whopping 12.9 million people visited the parks to hike, run, use the fitness equipment, barbecue, picnic, camp swim and other activities.

But in 2010, Hong Kong became aware of the ongoing destruction and development of agricultural land previously excluded from the country parks. The development just behind the

beach at Tai Long Sai Wan highlighted how the exploitation of loopholes and lack of planning and land controls could result in development that is incompatible with the surrounding country parks.

The government’s promise to protect the parks from the Heung Yee Kuk and small house development has yet to materialize. Then last summer, the government raised the option of taking land from the country parks for the development of new housing estates.

With that the country parks became embroiled in a controversial debate over land supply in Hong Kong. From sanctuary, the country parks became a battlefield and leading green groups joined forces to form the “Save Our Country Parks” alliance. Stay tuned – and enjoy the parks.

Paul Zimmerman is the CEO of Designing Hong Kong, a Southern District Councillor and the co-convenor of Save Our Country Parks alliance.

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Next time you’re looking for a venue for a party, dinner or other event, check out Venuehub, a handy new website run by three Sai Kung residents and former KGV students.

“We have 152 venues listed in total, all over Hong Kong, including some in Sai Kung,” says founder Adam Whiting. “We’re looking to extend in Sai Kung.”

Venuehub is unique in Hong Kong. It is simple to use and even offers virtual tours of many venues. Entirely free to use, the website has been growing successfully since its inception last September and has since even gone international, with a franchise in Thailand and another soon to be launched in India. Check it out at www.venuehub.hk.

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A new monthly farmers’ market will start in March in the grounds of Hong Kong Academy. Organiser Greg Hunt is currently looking for coordinators and vendors, including farmers, gardeners and creative types. Stalls will sell their own locally made, baked, grown and organic food as well as handmade arts and crafts. The markets will be held on the first Sunday of every month. For details, join the Sai Kung Sunday Market group on Facebook or email Hunt at [email protected].

After 10 years of tenancy in Sai Kung Waterfront Park, Sai Square and Freezer have both closed. Word is the two sites, which are in prime positions opposite the pier, will continue to be restaurants. Tender

applications closed last month and the Sai Kung District Council will reveal the successful applicants by June with the new restaurants due to open in July after major renovations by the government. (Here’s hoping they include toilets this time around.)

A farmers’ market for Sai Kung

Waterfront restaurants closed

Sai Kung Stray Friends, a dog-rescue charity run by volunteers and funded by donations, is looking for a white knight investor. Its kennels in Tai Lam Wu will be closed in April following the sale of the property a year ago, and the charity is looking for $3 million to support the shelter at a replacement location.

According to chairperson Narelle Pamuk (pictured above at the SKSF kennels), the investor would own the land and the charity would pay rent.

The charity is dedicated to rescuing abandoned and stray dogs, providing any necessary medical care, a short term foster home or shelter, and hopefully finding them a new home. Stray Friends also advocates against the unnecessary killing of stray dogs in Hong Kong.

There are up to 60 dogs in the shelter. If no investor is found, the dogs could be put down as there are simply not enough space in Hong Kong facilities to accommodate them all. For more information, please visit www.saikungstrayfriends.net.

Save the strays

Weed out your wardrobe and sell off all those never-worn and nearly new clothes – or buy some more – at a one-day sale this month. Organised by Emma Burns, Emma Linnitt and Christine Gannon, the sale will be held from noon to 8pm on Friday, February 28 at Zest, above Steamers. All garments should be washed, ironed, hung on a hanger and labelled with a realistic price and dropped off at Zest that morning. Burns, Linnitt and Gannon will take a small percentage of any item sold while the rest of the money goes back to you. Nothing to sell? This is your chance to bag a designer bargain. Happy shopping! For details, please email [email protected].

Wardrobe sale

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Sai Kung & Clearwater Bay Magazine has been improving its online presence. Last year, we launched the Sai Kung Weekender newsletter and have surpassed 1,000 members on our Facebook page. We’re really excited

about our new online sales and classifieds, which let readers place free classified ads for everything from cars to cats, toys to guitar lessons. Visit our website, saikung.com, and click the Classifieds banner to sell your goodies or bag a bargain.

You can also have the magazine delivered directly to your home so you never miss an issue, and there are loads of local books for sale in our online shop. For details, visit www.saikung.com or like us on Facebook (Sai Kung & Clearwater Bay Magazine).

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Ever wanted to visit the orangutans in Kalimantan? Former Sai Kung Magazine columnist and photographer Jackie Peers, who sailed off into the sunset last year, has dropped anchor in Borneo to run an eight-day tour to photograph the orangutans. The tour starts in Jakarta on April 16.

“From our comfortable base at Rimba Lodge we can hear the dawn chorus, the plaintive cries of gibbons and resident macaques,” Peers says. “The rainforest of the Tanjung Puting National Park is at our doorstep and we have a klotok at our disposal to float along the Sekonyer River. Our days will start early to make best use of the morning light. Workshops will be held on various aspects of photography with limitless opportunities for practice.”

All profit from the tour goes directly to Orangutan Aid for the orangutans of southern Borneo. For details, email [email protected] or [email protected].

Orangutan tour with Jackie Peers

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Hakka house demolished A Pak Tam Chung landmark bites the dust. By Hazel Parry.

One of Sai Kung’s most admired old buildings has been demolished, seemingly without the knowledge of the government departments responsible for building, planning and conservation.

The building in Pak Tam Chung village just 500m beyond the Sai Kung Country Park barrier, was reduced to rubble in early January.

It was believed part of the building was more than 150 years old and was built in Hakka style with a pitched tiled roof and wooden beams.

It formed two houses: one known as Honeysuckle Cottage, which had been rented out until September, and the other was the home of the owner, Michael Wong.

The Lands Department confirmed the owner has submitted an application to redevelop the site on three lots. Already the foundations of three village-sized houses can be seen under construction on the site.

Neither the Lands nor Buildings departments knew about the demolition or could say whether a permit had been granted. The Development Bureau

also declined to comment on the demolition pointing out the building was neither a declared monument, a graded historic building, nor a proposed graded historic building.

“The Commissioner for Heritage’s Office of the Development Bureau has not been notified of any redevelopment proposal for the building,” said a spokesperson.

Owner Mr Wong said he decided to demolish the houses after the roof was damaged by a tree blown over by Typhoon Usagi in September. Photographs taken at the time show the huge tree covering the garden and destroying the fence but little visible damage to the building.

Paul Zimmerman, chief executive of Designing Hong Kong and co-convenor of the Save Our Country Parks Alliance, said he was alarmed to see the old building had been demolished.

“Knowing what can be done, we should ask what will the AMO [Antiquities and Monuments Office] be doing to protect the Hakka heritage in the villages throughout the enclaves?” he said. “It shows a hole in our heritage policy. It is

really scary. All of these properties could be wiped out in a matter of months. We need to ring the alarm bell very quickly.”

The AMO said the building had undergone alterations and was not graded or a declared monument and so was not protected under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance. It said a territory-wide survey of old buildings conducted from 1996 to 2000 recorded 8,800 buildings, of which 1,444 had been selected for assessment for grading, but the Pak Tam Chung building was not on the list.

“AMO has so far not received any suggestion from the public to grade this building,” it said. “As the building is not a declared monument nor a graded/proposed to be graded building, AMO has no comment on its demolition.”

The AMO welcomes suggestions on historic buildings or structures that should be assessed for grading.

“Members of the public may give a suggestion together with supporting information and documents to the AMO for consideration,” it said.

Before and after: Honeysuckle Cottage will be replaced by three village houses.


vines in sai kung stephen says...

New Year, old attitudesBad news for the gloomy: even fatalists tend to be optimists, says Stephen Vines.

If you are fascinated by the cultural differences that separate people, there is nothing like New Year to demonstrate the profound variations (and unacknowledged similarities) in the thinking of people from different cultures.

The New Year tradition in many Western cultures is to make pretty obvious resolutions often to try harder, be kinder, be more focused and goodness knows what else. The reality is that most of these worthy intentions are forgotten or abandoned pretty soon after they are made. However, there is a tenacious belief that the New Year marks an opportunity for a fresh start in all sorts of ways.

Hong Kongers are happy to embrace the Western New Year and then move on to Lunar New Year a few weeks later. Lunar New Year is also a time to wish for better things. The most frequently heard festive greeting offers hope for more prosperity.

What sets the Chinese festival apart from Western equivalents is the proliferation of

Stephen Vines is a journalist, broad-caster and entrepreneur. He is the former editor of the Eastern Express and Southeast Asia correspondent for The Observer.

fortune telling. Temples burst with people trying to ascertain what the year will bring and publishers make a healthy profit pumping out almanacs with other forecasts.

One way of interpreting this is that Chinese people (and other Asians) are more superstitious and fatalistic. In other words, they are supposed to believe that external forces can be either decisive or influential in determining what will happen.

This maybe so, but especially now, it seems wrong to assume such a high degree of fatalism in Asian cultures.

Meanwhile I look at my own culture, which is Jewish. We have a new year around September by the Western calendar, rapidly followed by the most important date in the Jewish year, the Day of Atonement.

What this means is that the Jews, like the Muslims (we share more things in common than is generally recognized), tend to view a new year as a time to reflect on misdeeds and to honour the deceased. This all sounds rather gloomy and negative, as opposed to the more upbeat approach of most Western cultures and Chinese tradition.

However, the bottom line seems to be the same because atonement and reflection on the lives of the deceased implies a hope for a better future. The idea of rebirth and renewal is a strong thread running through cultures all over the world. Religions, including Christianity

and Judaism, are focused around the idea of preparing the ground for the coming of the Messiah or Saviour. In other words, the emphasis is always on making a better world.

I mention all this to celebrate the human spirit, which leans towards optimism, despite the complications of differing customs and rituals. Essentially, people believe the future will be better than the past. Somehow we keep forgetting this reassuring fact.

As I write I can almost hear the voices decrying this statement as nonsense because so many of us are sentimental about the past, saying such things as, “it was much better when…”

The “when” in Hong Kong comes in a variety of forms. It is, for example, frequently suggested there were more opportunities in a previous era; some (politically incorrect) people believe Hong Kong was better run under British colonial rule while others maintain Hong Kong’s new religion is cynicism whereas it used to be hope.

However, as the cliché says, hope runs eternal. Were it not so even the most severe critics of the government would have given up hope for constitutional change, hard-pressed businessman would not be working to turn things around and Hong Kong’s notoriously obsessive parents would not be making such great efforts to educate their children. They do so to give them a better future. So much for fatalism, would you not agree?

Praying for a better new year does not mean it’s all in the hands of the gods.

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The Nesbitt Centre was established in 1993, when founder David Nesbitt realised Hong Kong offered no English-language tertiary education for students with learning disabilities, such as his daughter. Today, about half the

centre’s service seekers are local residents and the rest are expats.

The Nesbitt Centre focuses on helping students older than 16 to transition effectively from secondary school to adulthood and to integrate into society. Jacqueline Law, secretary to the board of directors, explains that the centre takes a holistic approach offering day schools, guidance counselling, recreational and educational programmes

“The Centre aims to help students achieve independence and develop their own opportunities within the community,” she says.

One project, Preparation for Life, allows students to experience independence by sharing a flat, supported by a key worker.

In November, the centre successfully launched The Nest coffee shop in the grounds

of St John’s Cathedral and last month opened a second branch, Cafe 8 at Pier 8. The shops are run as social enterprises to provide vocational training and job opportunities for the centre’s students, who have responded with great enthusiasm.

Attitudes towards people with special needs in Hong Kong and internationally have improved in the past 20 years, Law says.

“Those with special needs need not to be hidden away, they have a voice and equal rights within a society,” she says.

Looking forward, she says the Nesbitt Centre is committed to “working for the best interest for our service users… and we hope that one day our students will be able to run the enterprises on their own”.

For details, please visit nesbittcentre.org.hk.

Independence days The Nesbitt Centre helps people with special needs live independently. By Olivia Lai.

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Hannah Grogan checks out Sai Kung’s fledgling art community.

Meetthe artists


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Hong Kong is fast developing a reputation as an art hotspot. Major international events such as Art Basel Hong Kong, the twice-yearly Sotheby’s art sales, Asia Contemporary Art Show and the Affordable Art Fair draw art lovers from all over the world. In their wake, local artists and cultural districts – Sheung Wan, Fo Tan, Aberdeen – are attracting a lot more attention. And now there are moves afoot to create a fledgling art community in Sai Kung.

This is thanks in part to the opening last year of the Sascha Camille Howard Artist Studio. Best known for ink paintings of Grumpy the bull and other local wildlife, Howard burst onto the scene last year. Except there wasn’t much of a scene to burst on to.

“When I got here it was like, ‘I’m all alone,’” she recalls. “But when you start talking to people you realise there are quite a lot of artists, very talented people quietly getting on with things. Selfishly, I like to hang out with other artists and bounce ideas around.”

So she rented the studio on Po Tung Road and started actively seeking out local artists, inviting them to use the space to work and mount exhibitions. She also holds sketching and life-drawing classes and set up a monthly weekend art and craft market, all aimed at

developing the local art scene. And it’s working. “Every week, I’m meeting more artists,

which is brilliant. The art scene here is developing – and it’s very creative,” she says. “I pay less rent here for the whole year than I paid last year in commissions to galleries, and I have complete control. That’s why I’m doing it this way and it’s worked really well. The sales are getting closer to my vision.

“I would like to have some exhibitions on Hong Kong Island, but it’s expensive. And if you want to take part in public spaces, you have to queue for a year. So I’m keen to share my space because I understand how difficult it is to find somewhere to exhibit your work.”

Among those taking part in Howard’s life-drawing classes is South African artist, Ross Turpin, a tattooist and co-owner of Star Crossed Tattoo in Tsim Sha Tsui, who exhibited his paintings last year in Central gallery Rat’s

Every week, I meet more artists. The art

scene here is developing – and it’s very creative

Clockwise from left: letterboxes by Sascha Camille

Howard; Howard sketching; Sai Kung Shoreline by Tony Cheng;

Old Sai Kung house by Gary Yeung.

Cave. Painting at home in Sai Kung, Turpin is inspired by Japanese art and the juxtaposition of east and west.

“There’s a lot of that in Sai Kung. I really like the old town and the awkward clash between the old style and new Western restaurants,” he says.

“It’s difficult to find young guys experimenting, doing art for art’s sake and making beautiful things, because rent is so high. Kids can’t take that rent. But on the other hand, people have more money so I can sell my art for a lot more.

“I don’t believe in forcing the development of an art community – it’s something that needs to develop on its own. Hong Kong Academy moving in could help. A lot more people are moving into the area and there will be a demand for more interesting things,” he says.

Howard is hardly the first to run art classes in Sai Kung. For years, Australian artist Helen Boyd has been running life-drawing classes out of her Sai Kung home on Saturday mornings ($200 for 150 minutes) as well as a class at the Visual Arts Centre in Hong Kong Park every Wednesday. She previously had her own studio in SoHo, but was forced out eight years ago when it became unaffordable.

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about fostering a community and keeping that going,” Boyd says.

Her Saturday sessions attract up to six artists of all abilities and ages from 17 to 73. One familiar face is Tony Cheng, who works at Jaspas. He attended art school in Britain and, when not waiting tables, can often be found on

Sai Kung waterfront. His detailed pen-and-ink drawings of the shoreline – each of which takes 25 to 40 hours to complete – were recently exhibited in the restaurant.

“Working at Jaspas is a great way to meet people,” Cheng says. “Helen and her friend, Lori Foster [a local graphic artist], were chatting and drawing on the tables and I noticed the colours and techniques they used. We got talking and Helen gave me the details for her life-drawing classes and I showed up the next week. It’s nice to have someone to talk to with the same passion. To me, it is lacking in the community. A lot of artists don’t really know each other. I feel it’s a very Hong Kong thing

where they keep to themselves. But there’s a lot of stuff happening here.”

Like Howard and Boyd, Cheng is keen to create more of a cultural community in Sai Kung and is taking steps towards organising an art event in the area. It’s early days and he doesn’t want to say too much yet, but he has been developing a few ideas with Boyd and Foster.

“We would love to do a weekend of art and get all the artists to take over a part of the urban environment,” Foster says.

“There’s a lot of talent here, we shouldn’t

have to go all the way to the island to see it. Hong Kong is coming to terms with its artistic side. It’s still very fractured at the moment. We need our own great art institutions, our own academy of fine arts. Hopefully when Hong Kong starts to develop a real arts hub – like all great cities have – there’ll be more of a realisation that we’re as much an arts city as we are a commercial city. There are fantastic artists here. It would be beautiful to walk into a massive art museum and see some of the greatest artists of China, Hong Kong and the world. I think to be a

Life-drawing in the garden at Helen Boyd’s Saturday morning sessions in Sai Kung.

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‘world city’, Hong Kong has got to develop that. It’s got a way to go yet,” she says.

Sai Kung-based architect and artist Francis Walker arrived in Hong Kong from Britain a couple of years ago and last year held a joint exhibition with Howard and another local artist, Gary Yeung. He is fascinated by Hong Kong’s urban density – which is reflected in his art – but like Foster, is also frustrated by the city’s public museums.

“The great tragedy about the museums of Hong Kong is that the exhibitions are great but

the buildings are not,” he says. “They’re not destinations within themselves. I would knock them all down and move all the cultural stuff to Kai Tak.”

Sai Kung is not immune to global trends. Old town resident Gary Yeung picked up on the Urban Sketchers trend that began in Seattle and started Urban Sketchers of Hong Kong. Teacher by day and artist by night, he can often be found leading a group of sketchbook-wielding artists around Sai Kung, drawing the streetscape to upload later onto the group’s

Facebook page. The group has more than 300 members and organises regular sketching trips around Hong Kong – for free.

Yeung, who briefly lived in Kowloon Walled City, is keen to sketch the last remnants of old Hong Kong before they too disappear, and plans to release a bilingual book of his artwork, Sketching Hong Kong, in May.

“Sai Kung is a good place for artists, it’s not so crowded and has beautiful landscapes,” he says. “I really like the feel of the old town, it reminds me of old Hong Kong.”

From left: Tin Hau Temple, Sai Kung, by Gary Yeung; Lotus Tower by Francis Walker.

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Claire Price hits her stride in Tai Long Sai Wan.

With 42 per cent of Hong Kong designated as country park, criss-crossed by hundreds of kilometres of well-maintained paths, trail running is one of the best ways to explore the territory. It’s fun, challenging and sociable. Four of Hong Kong’s top trail runners – Dan Parr, Rachel Jacqueline, John Ellis and Claire Price – give us the lowdown on one of the city’s fastest-growing sports. What’s your favourite thing about trail running in Hong Kong?Dan Parr: You can leave the office on a Friday night and be only a couple of kilometres away, looking down on the city, and run for four to five hours and not see another human.Rachel Jacqueline: At its rawest, trail running

is a primitive adventure – your two feet, nature and a trail. Your resolve and mental fortitude are put to the test through the external environment, as well as internally. Trail running has taught me patience, gratitude, acceptance. It’s a unique way to explore, absorb and connect with nature. I also love the community. It’s not just local – it’s a global community. The people are so accepting, supportive and non-judgmental. What safety precautions do you recommend?Claire Price: I never worry about my safety in Hong Kong. If it’s hot, take plenty to drink, know where you’re going, and know a shortcut to get to a taxi or some form of transport

if you’re doing a long run – it’s easy to get exhausted and overheated in the summer. In the mountains, be prepared for changeable weather as it can get cold quickly at altitude. What are your favourite trails?John Ellis: On the Island, Dragon’s Back has some amazing views and the Twins from Parkview to Stanley is a great midweek challenge. Further afield, Lantau’s Tung O ancient trail is one of my favourites – not too technical, rolling hills, coastal, and finishing in Tai O is a bonus. RJ: The beaches on stages one and two of the MacLehose Trail are mind blowing. DP: Stage four of the MacLehose has some of the most magnificent views in Hong Kong. But

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series across the Gobi and Sahara. He has placed third in the Hong Kong Oxfam Trailwalker, and last year finished 13th in his first 100-mile race at Mount Fuji, Japan.

Claire PricePossibly Hong Kong’s leading female trail runner, Claire set a new women’s record in the

2013 HK100. She came second in two ultra races around Mount Blanc – the CCC in 2011 and the TDS in 2013 – at high altitudes, in difficult weather conditions and with vertical ascents of 7,250m. “I’m still amazed I win anything to be honest, as I didn’t grow up doing much sport!” she says.

hour adventure race in Hong Kong, she swore she’d never again venture into Hong Kong’s wilderness. Somehow she signed up for a trail run in Tai Lam, and was hooked, taking part in races worldwide. Her standout race results include third in the Open Women’s 2013 Lantau 50km and 16th woman in the 2012 Vibram 100km race.

Dan ParrA rugby player in Britain, Dan took part in his first adventure race in Macau. Tail running

creeps up on you, he says. His standout races include winning two of the four 250km self-supported Four Deserts Marathon

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John EllisJohn started trail running in Australia with a few team ultra races including an Oxfam

Trailwalker and Wild Endurance, but really got into trail running in Hong Kong. He often runs ultra distance events on back-to-back weekends. He’s also pretty fast on the road, running the New York City marathon in 2013.

Rachel JacquelineRachel started trail running in Sydney before she realized what trail running was. After

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you’ll never get bored. You don’t need to look far to find new trails. What was your most memorable run?JE: The race I am most proud of was the 2013

Ultra Mount Fuji. It’s a brutal course of 100 miles and 9,000m of vertical ascent – that’s more than Mount Everest from sea level. It required massive mental determination. At the last checkpoint, I even had a little cry, but still managed to finish

the top Hong Kong runner in a world-class field.CP: It was a farewell run for a friend. We ran from Hong Kong Park in Central to Stanley. We started with just a few people, which initially disappointed him, but friends popped out of the bushes along the way, with sake, schnapps, beer and much merriment. We ended up with about 30 people in a long line of headlamps over Violet Hill and the Twins, down to Stanley, where we had dinner. Trail running is very sociable here. That’s what keeps me coming back – the friendships, camaraderie and shared experiences in beautiful places around the world. How do you start trail running?JE: Build up slowly. It’s easy to get injured by doing too much too quickly, especially with all the hills and steps in Hong Kong. Also, really take advantage of the great running weather in winter because it can be so oppressive in summer.RJ: Enter a race. It’ll give you a goal to work towards and take you to some remote parts of Hong Kong. DP: Sign up for an 8km, 15km or even 21km event to start with. You’ll be surprised what you can achieve.

GearTrail-running shoes were invented for a reason. Heavier and sturdier than regular running shoes, they help maintain grip on uneven terrain. Likewise 2XU compression tights have been shown to improve performance and recovery. Hong Kong has one specialist trail-running store, Lantau Base Camp in Mui Wo (www.lantaubasecamp.com). It accepts online orders, but newbies should consider making the trek to chat to owners Jeremy and Valerie, who are keen trail runners.

Hydration and nutritionStay properly hydrated during a run, especially if you’re planning to be on the trail for more than an hour, with a camelbak or water bottle. On longer runs, pack energy gels, energy bars or other snacks.

Stay connectedAlways carry a mobile phone in case you run into difficulties. Better still, take a friend. And always check the weather forecast for incoming typhoons or even

strong monsoons. Winter is a great time to get started.

Where to goExplore Hong Kong’s trails by entering a race, which are held most weekends (for details, visit www.hkhiking.com/trailrunning). Running on trails is less taxing than on roads, with softer surfaces, ascents and descents, and the need to walk at times. As well as having less impact on your body, the scenery and variety of terrain makes it a lot less mentally taxing than a 21km road race.

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SteamersWarm up over a traditional Sunday roast at Steamers. One of the best-value deals in town at $128, it includes your choice of roast chicken, beef or lamb, roast potatoes, lashings of gravy

plus broccoli, carrots, beans and, of course, Yorkshire pudding. During the week, go for a steaming bowl of soup, such as prawn and lobster bisque or creamy clam chowder. With

the outdoor heaters blazing on the patio, you can even eat outside. G/F, 66 Yi Chun Street, Sai Kung, 2792 6991, www.steamerssaikung.com.

Olde Hong Kong Tea Cafe A hearty bowl of warming Chinese soup will soon have you glowing. Olde Hong Kong Tea Cafe has a range of stews and soups including American ginseng chicken soup ($50) and snow fungus seasonal fruit soup ($45) that are warming and prevent inflammation in the body, or try winter classics such as roasted pork and beancurd casserole with shrimp paste ($65) or mixed seafood soup with rice. Pair it with a cup of Chinese tea such as lychee red tea, honey roselle or lemongrass with apple flower green tea ($38-$64). 51 Yi Chun Street, Sai Kung, 2792 3890, www.oldehongkong.com.

JoJo’s at Bacco Spicy food is deliciously warming in winter. JoJo’s is famous for a wide range of authentic

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Indian dishes. Go for hearty, rib-sticking house specialities such as lamb shank curry ($98) or rogan josh ($92), South Indian classic chicken or lamb Madras ($92) or deliciously filling vegetarian dishes such as malai kofta ($68) and the more-ish dal makhani ($64). M/F, Bacco, 21 Man Nin Street, Sai Kung, 2574 7477, www.jojofood.com.

AJ’s Sri Lankan CuisineHong Kong’s only Sri Lankan restaurant, AJ’s has a wide selection of spicy dishes, including smoked beef tenderloin with spiced honey pepper sauce ($280) and the house special black curry beef ($88) or lamb ($78). One unusual Dutch-influenced dish is Lamprias ($105-$129), flavoured rice, fish cutlet,

eggplant, sambal, egg and either chicken, beef or mutton baked in a banana leaf. G/F, 14 Sai Kung Hoi Pong Street, Sai Kung, 2792 2555, www.letseat.at/aj-srilankan-hk.

CasaAlways imaginative, stylish tapas bar Casa has introduced a delicious range of hot winter pick-me-ups, including generous glasses of hot sake ($50) and the very yummy Bailey’s coffee ($40). Staff also plan to whip up batches of mulled wine on cold days, so it’s worth asking if you prefer your hot tipple with Christmassy spices. Shop 1, Sui Yat Building, Sai Kung Hoi Pong Square, 5594 0007.

Colour BrownWith bikini season still months away, indulge in a hot chocolate ($20) at Colour Brown, the charming coffee specialist in Sai Kung old town. The hot chocolate is extra milky and comes topped with individual foam art (request your favourite) that is sure to bring a smile to your face. Alternatively, go for one of its famously good coffees. The connoisseurs at Colour Brown bring in more than 40 types of beans from all round the coffee-growing world. They’ll even grind the beans for you to take home. G/F, 34-36 See Cheung Street, Sai Kung, 2791 7128, www.colourbrown.com.

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Hebe One O OneRomantic Hebe One O One has Valentine’s Day covered with soft lighting, classical music and a menu to sigh for. Dinner includes Fine de Claire oysters, cream of parsnip soup, then bacon-wrapped scallop, carpaccio of beef or breaded green tomato. After a palate-cleansing champagne Sorbet comes grilled salmon with risotto or lamb fillet and finally a chocolate sharing heart

with caramel ice cream, tea or coffee with chocolate-dipped strawberries. $688 each, with a rose for every couple. 112 Pak Sha Wan, Sai Kung, 2335 5515, www.hebe101.com.

CavaFor a Valentine’s dinner with a European twist, cosy up at Cava. It starts with a glass of sangria (as you do), bruschetta or spinach and feta bread, soup and either chicken breast with parma ham or mushroom and parmesan penne, followed by mango cake. Dinner is $390 each with a gift for every couple. 54 Po Tung Road, Sai Kung, 2217 3389.

JaspasJaspas is pulling out all the stops with a special three-course menu. The menu includes roast pumpkin soup with bresaola and crispy parmesan, smoked salmon tartare, grilled chicken breast with porcini mushroom sauce and truffle oil, house-smoked Norwegian salmon with wild salmon caviar and horseradish sauce, perhaps and a heart-shaped chocolate mousse. $438 each, including a glass of

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champagne, wine or fruit punch. 13 Sha Tsui Path, Sai Kung, 2792 6388.

CieloRooftop Italian restaurant Cielo celebrates Valentine’s Day with a romantic four-course menu. Dishes include pan-fried foie gras on fresh figs, homemade black ink fettuccine, grilled king prawn salad, pan-fried beef tenderloin and Wagyu beef “Porterhouse” (16oz for two) and heart-shaped raspberry and lychee mousse. $1,314 for two. 47/F, Crowne Plaza Kowloon East, 3 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O, 3983 0688.

Le BoudoirSingle and fabulous? Sexy Central venue Le Boudoir is holding the “I Love Me” party just for you. Held on February 14, the singles party features an open bar (10pm-2am), DJ and a lucky draw with gifts for everybody. Sounds more fun than a sappy dinner. Register at www.hongkongmadame.com for $400, or $500 on the door. Basement, 65 Wyndham Street, Central, 2530 3870.

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improving, most support, especially for non-Chinese speakers, is through private practices or privately funded organizations whose quality of service and ethos ranges substantially. However, over the past five years or so, local and international schools have made great progress in recognizing the difficulties experienced by individuals with ASD and are taking steps to include them in mainstream classes. The Education Department is also making strides towards a more inclusive educational environment.

One example of change in Hong Kong is the advancement in training and capacity in English Schools Foundation (ESF) schools over the past three years. These efforts aim to develop layers of provision for ASD students at all levels of difficulty and move towards an inclusive style of teaching.

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As a mother of a child – now a thriving adult – with Asperger’s Syndrome, I have learned a few things about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Each person living with ASD is an individual with personal skills and challenges. It takes the support of a village to achieve those skills and meet the challenges. That support comes in multiple layers, starting with the education of parents, caregivers, the individual him- or herself and the wider community. To tap into an individual’s needs, it is important to have the collaboration of the full spectrum of support agencies and therapists.

As awareness and understanding of ASD increases, the number of children in Hong Kong being correctly diagnosed with the condition is rising. Discovering your son or daughter has ASD can be emotional and difficult, often accompanied by a form of grieving. But with early intervention and the right support, children with ASD can make great progress.

The nature of the autistic spectrum is that it encompasses a wide range of people, from those with mild difficulties to the severely impaired. Generally speaking, children with ASD need access to a multi-disciplinary team that can address any potential language, social, cognitive, behavioural and occupational difficulties that arise.

Unfortunately, Hong Kong still lags behind countries such as Britain, the US, Australia and Canada in this respect. While it’s rapidly

the use of TEACCH workstations and targeted reinforcement. For example, children at a workstation are supported to work through a series of tasks, moving them from a “to do” tray to a “done” tray.

Learning support classes in mainstream schools use Social Thinking strategies to support the development of perspective, flexibility and the thinking that underlies social skills. One activity with young children might be watching excerpts of Disney movies, with their exaggerated eye movements, to teach the idea that people “think with their eyes” and that eye movements give clues about another person’s thoughts and intentions.

In mainstream classes, students learn about expected and unexpected social behaviours, and how to use “whole-body listening” strategies. Classes with younger children use visual timetables to support children with ASD, who find processing verbal language difficult.

In April, ESF will be a partner at the 2014 Hong Kong Inaugural ASD Conference. ESF’s director of education, Pam Ryan, says: “We are committed to developing our provisions for those students with autism and partnering the inaugural ASD conference is another major step in making sure we give our children the best opportunities to achieve.”

Keynote speakers will include clinical psychologists Dr Tony Attwood and Dr Isabelle Hénault, who specialise in Asperger’s and autism. I have personally experienced the immeasurable positive impact these two have had on countless families and believe their contribution will greatly facilitate the progress being made by Hong Kong’s professionals. Equally important in training our village, the ASD conference is open to parents, caregivers and individuals with ASD. Contributors: Tim Conroy-Stocker, ESF’s senior educational psychologist, and John Shanahan, a clinical psychologist specialising in children and adolescents.

The 2014 Hong Kong Inaugural ASD Conference will be held on April 3-4 at the Cyberport Conference & Exhibition Center, Pok Fu Lam. Please register, by March 14 at www.esfeducation.com/asd-conference-2014 or by emailing [email protected].

Hong Kong Academy offers a diverse range of sports opportunities, including competitive team sports and after school sports activities. HKA’s Secondary School participates in several leagues, including ACAMIS, SCISAC, and IFFSHK in basketball, soccer, volleyball and athletics. In Fall 2014, the competitive sports programme at HKA will expand to include swimming and cross country.

Hong Kong Academy is an IB World School with authorised PYP, MYP and IB Diploma programmes. HKA empowers learners to pursue pathways to individual excellence, preparing them well for the future. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for PK1 - Grade 12. Please contact Angela Reilly, Admissions Manager at [email protected], call 2655-1111 or visit www.hkacademy.edu.hk.

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Choosing a school is an important decision, and making the right choice for your child involves research and planning. When faced with such a large number of schools and curricula to choose from, many parents opt for the perceived “best school”. But this may not take into account important factors that can directly affect a child.

How to choose a schoolITS School Placements offers advice on the right choice for your child.

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Each child’s learning situation is unique, so deciding what your child’s needs are, along with what matters most to you as a parent, are key steps in choosing the school that best matches your child. It may not be necessarily the best school for another child. It is vital to choose a school that suits your child’s character, personality and learning style.

Understanding your child and how to make the most of who they are is a good start in identifying a happy and rewarding education system for them. In terms of academic success, parents need to consider how their child learns and what curriculum best supports that type of

learning. Knowing your child’s learning style will help you make an informed choice when visiting prospective schools by asking relevant questions about their teaching styles, the school’s teaching philosophy, and how these are articulated within the classroom.

The right school will not only allow your child to thrive and develop a passion for learning, but

will also equip him or her with the skills to rise to whatever challenges life brings.

There is no substitute for spending time, money and effort investigating the various options and matching them to your family’s needs. This process is more of an art than a science and you should always remember that factors such as a new principal might make a school different in a year’s time.

Visiting a school is essential as it will give you a general impression of its ethos and let you feel confident about what the school offers. Ignore pretentious mission statements and trust your instinct.

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Water World is back! Ocean Park’s much-missed waterpark, which closed in 1999, is to reopen in 2017 with twice as many attractions as the old version and will be open year-round.

Of 30 new attractions announced last month, 25 will be in Water World, including the world’s longest lazy river, 13 state-of-the-art giant water slides, two wave pools – plus a surfing simulator – and indoor and outdoor sandy beaches.

The new 440,000-square-foot park will be built into the hillside at Tai Shue Wan overlooking Aberdeen, giving visitors the feeling of shooting down the super-fast slides and into the sea. It will also have a premium zone with

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private cabanas and other facilities, and will have a maximum capacity of 7,000 guests.

The climate-controlled, year-round indoor section will feature a wave pool, surfing simulator, beach and several water slides. There will be a

500-seat Chinese restaurant, a food court and several smaller food outlets. It will create 2,900 jobs by 2018.

Coming this year are another two premium attractions: Shark Mystic and Adventures in

Adventures in Australia will open with four koalas later this year.

The indoor section will feature a wave pool, surfing,

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Australia. Replacing the multi-storey Atoll Reef, the shark aquarium will feature 100 sharks from 15 different species, while koalas will be the focus of the new Adventures in Australia attraction. A gift from the South Australian

government, it will open with four koalas with an additional four plus other Outback animals to come later. Eucalyptus trees have been planted in China to provide the koalas with a fresh supply of their favourite food.

A further three attractions are still to be announced.

Ocean Park, Aberdeen, 3923 2323, www.oceanpark.com.hk.

Artists' impressions of Water World, which opens in 2017, and the forthcoming Shark Mystic in the multi-storey aquarium that previously housed Atoll Reef.

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Think of Hong Kong and it’s unlikely that visions of surf and swell will spring to mind. Think again. We may not have the colossal waves of Indonesia or Ireland, but for those who have ever dreamed of recreating sun-soaked Billabong advertisements, Surf Hong Kong can get you there.

The founder of the territory's first and only full-time professional surf school, Kevin Coniam has tapped into a growing pool of keen surfers by offering surf camps for kids and teens, board rental and comprehensive surfing lessons for beginners and pros alike.

Hong Kong-born and bred, Coniam has been surfing since his early teens, and has nursed an infectious enthusiasm for the sport ever since. An outdoor enthusiast to the core, he started Surf Hong Kong in 2011 to recreate his own childhood experiences on local beaches and wilderness.

“Hong Kong is a great place to grow up,” he says. “In my experience, given the chance, kids love to get dirty and salty, and just be

jungle kids. That was my experience growing up here. And so part of the reason for starting Surf Hong Kong was to give kids this same outdoor experience in a way that makes it safe, while teaching them the skills to look after themselves in the outdoors.”

Surf Hong Kong’s wilderness camps are its main attraction. Available to children and teens aged nine to 17, the three- or five-day overnight camps are held during school holidays at Surf Hong Kong’s headquarters in Tai Long Sai Wan. While surfing is the focus of the camps, there is a wide range of other activities on offer.

“We kayak, snorkel, canyon… but a big part of being outdoors is its freedom, and we adopt a flexible approach to our activities. Every day we conduct careful weather checks and at breakfast we decide as a group what our schedule will be. This way, important decision-making and teamwork skills are nurtured, and we foster an understanding of the effects of tides, winds and swells so everybody knows when the best waves will be out.”

Wave helloSend the kids to a Sai Kung surf camp – and set them free. By Marisa Cannon.

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The surf school is about embracing the wilderness and enjoying a natural way of living. Trained and educated in Britain, Coniam understands the importance of operating to international standards, strictly observing outdoor and student safety, first aid and food and camping protocols. But what really differentiates Surf Hong Kong from other outdoor learning institutions is his in-depth experience of the region.

“I grew up in this environment and I understand the differences of doing this sort of thing in Hong Kong. I know the climate, wildlife, flora and fauna, that kind of local understanding is essential in the running of a school like ours,” he says.

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Riding the waves at Tai Long Wan with Surf Hong Kong, which offers surfing lessons (right) and overnight wilderness camps.

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Working with international schools, Surf Hong Kong has also participated in CAS (Creativity, Action, Service) activities required by the IB curriculum, custom-creating week-long programmes that integrate service learning, environmental education, geographical and other curriculum-based learning outcomes.

Three years ago Coniam met Kate Rowan of Recognize Foundation, a Shenzhen-based school specialising in occupational and behavioural therapy. With experience in surf and water therapy at Ireland-based NGO Liquid Therapy, Coniam saw an opportunity for collaboration, and Surf Hong Kong has just completed its second consecutive year of camps for children with special needs, and hopes to expand the programme in the future.

As for the benefits of surfing, the testimonials speak volumes.

“Most kids who come on a camp with us have come back again and again,” Coniam says. “Over the years, I’ve seen some astonishing changes. Kids who at first were anxious, scared and quiet have grown into confident, assertive and enthusiastic kids. Some of the

older ones have even bought a surfboard and taken it up independently. Even more satisfying is when they approach me to volunteer as an assistant camp instructor. It feels great to see the community I’ve always wanted to build and the changes I’ve always wanted to see in Hong Kong, actually begin to happen.”

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Step back in timeHannah Grogan takes time out in Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Lian Garden.

Tripadvisor ranks Chi Lin Nunnery as the fourth most popular tourist attraction in Hong Kong, but it’s never been at the top of my to-do list – probably because it attracts all those tourists. However, with Lunar New Year on the horizon, it seemed like a good time to drop in.

What a revelation! The Chi Lin Nunnery and neighbouring Nan Lian Garden form an oasis in the middle of the city. Visiting feels like stepping back in time into a different world.

It’s a 30,000 sqm Buddhist temple complex that houses 15 elegant cedar halls, gardens, lotus ponds, rockeries and statues, designed around three courtyards, only two of which are open to the public. The complex dates back to 1934 but it was rebuilt in the 1990s in the style of the Tang Dynasty – without using a single iron nail. The only buildings of their kind in Hong Kong, the nunnery is still home to about

60 nuns (according to Mr Google) and it feels appropriately tranquil, particularly if you take a stroll through the adjacent 3.5-hectare Nan Lian Garden.

This beautifully manicured garden is a sanctuary of quiet in the hubbub of Kowloon, thanks to a series of noise barriers. Even the air feels cleaner under all those trees. It’s designed in Tang style, like the nunnery, with artificial hillocks, water features, poetically named bridges and pavilions, rare old trees and ornamental rocks imported from China. Take a book and find a bench under a tree, or perch in a pagoda facing the pond and watch the koi swimming. It’s all very zen.

There’s a vegetarian restaurant in the garden serving tasty food at tasty prices ($100-$150 a head) in a stunning location behind a waterfall. Ask for a window seat. Alternatively, try the traditional teahouse next to the pond, which is a bit more expensive and insists you wear slippers that, I’m guessing, have been on thousands of other feet. (Ick.)

The Pavilion of Absolute Perfection at the heart of Nan Lian Garden. Below: the Pavilion Bridge.


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Welcome to the machine age. While nothing (we hope) will ever replace the soothing touch of a therapist’s hands during a massage, the latest crop of beauty machines are promising spectacular results for facials and slimming treatments. When we read that a new machine at Allure Health & Beauty could “melt and shape fat” (giving the lie to that hoary old adage “a moment on the lips, forever on the hips”), we decided to give it a go.

I was met with a friendly greeting and a cup of floral tea before the therapist whipped a tape measure around my waist and directed me to a machine that recorded my weight, current

body condition and body-mass index. Staff explained how to work with the slimming machine to lose weight – eat less and exercise more (surprise) – and explained the treatment does not literally “melt” fat but helped break it down into fatty acids that are expelled through the lymphatic system.

But first came the Diamond Peel deep-cleanse facial, using a machine with a diamond-tipped vacuum probe that exfoliates dead skin cells and reduces lines and blemishes. I could feel a light suction on my face as the therapist passed the probe back and forth. My skin felt immediately lighter and cleaner. And, hey, those acne scars

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And so to the main event: the slimming treatment. It comes in three separate parts, starting with the RF 360 – a heated wand that is passed over my belly for half an hour. It’s quite relaxing once you get used to the ticklish sensation, and starts the process of sculpting the stomach. With my midsection still warm, the therapist massaged my stomach for about 20 minutes, helping tone the muscles.

The last part of the treatment was the touted Cellu M6, for which I had to don a nylon bodysuit (by that stage, I was beyond being embarrassed). The machine gave me a deep-tissue massage using what is essentially a large roller that moved in suctioning and rolling motions to help shape and tone the body.

Despite my initial skepticism, I could see immediate results. My stomach was noticeably less flabby and more shapely – and I lost a whole pound in weight.

Allure Beauty & Health is offering a discount to first-time customers: $268 for one treatment or $588 for two, including the Cellu M6 (35 minutes) and one-hour Diamond Peel facial. Shop 67, 22-40 Fuk Man Road, Sai Kung, 2792 2123.

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petsFirst came Freddie Sally Andersen recalls her first pup rescue, 30 years ago.

This year is the 30th anniversary of my arrival in Hong Kong. I left London in January 1984 bound for Taiwan as the first stop on a planned round-the-world adventure.

Thinking back, I suppose my dog rescuing started the day I picked up an injured puppy from a Taipei gutter and took it back to the apartment where I was staying. I called the pup Freddie and somehow found someone to set his broken bones, although I suspect calling him a vet would have been stretching it a bit.

Freddie healed, and moved with me to the Ta Chao shipyard where the yacht I would later sail to Hong Kong was being built. Freddie enjoyed his life there, I think. I fed him and took care of him as best I could. There were several other

dogs around the place and puppies were born on a regular basis, but the shipyard was on a heavily polluted river and most of them died quickly: one lap of that chemical-laden water

was all it took. When it was time to sail away I had to leave poor Freddie to his fate.

Today I would fight tooth and nail to make sure Freddie was safe, but at the time I had no idea where I would be going or what I would be doing. And, in any case, I didn’t know anything about animal rescue.

Later, when I moved to Lamma after living aboard boats for two years I agreed to take in a dog someone had picked up from “Dog Island” (as it would later become known), but I didn’t really appreciate the commitment that having a dog meant. Luckily, Bruno was tough, independent and a bit of a rogue, so he coped with living outside and not really being a pet.

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Reeves’ turtle, also known as the Chinese pond turtle or Chinese three-keeled pond turtle, is found in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, and is widespread in most Hong Kong reservoirs.

It is a small turtle that grows to about 12.5cm long, with yellow stripes or blotches on the head and neck. The shell varies from yellowish-brown to black, and the skin from olive to black. Males and females are relatively easy to tell apart: males have bumps on the base of the tail that are absent in females. Males also tend to be darker with an unpleasant odour, longer, thicker tails and a vent beyond the carapacial rim. They darken as they age and lose their neck stripes, until they are almost entirely black.

Reeves’ turtles are omnivorous, feeding on aquatic plants and fruit as well as worms,

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insects, fish and meat. To attract a mate, a male follows a female, biting her legs or neck, and prodding her with his head. After breeding, the female lays two or three eggs in a shallow pit of moist dirt or sand.

Once common, sightings have been rare in recent years. While the turtles breed well in captivity, wild animals are at risk in China owing to overhunting. The “plastron” – the flattest part of the turtle’s shell – is used in traditional Chinese medicine. Steffi Yuen

Sally Andersen is the founder of Hong Kong Dog Rescue, a charity that rescues, rehabilitates and re-homes unwanted or abandoned dogs.

It was only after I had him castrated on the advice of a vet because of his tendency to fight other dogs, and started keeping him in the house because he (and, by then, my two other dogs) became infected with heartworm, that I began to understand that having a dog meant more than just feeding it once a day and making sure it had water to drink.

Now that I share not just my house, but my sofa, bed and life with so many dogs, I can’t imagine not wanting it that way. As far as I’m concerned, dogs are part of the family and, unless they’re real working dogs, that’s the way it should be.

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Lunar New Year is the most important of all Chinese festivals. It is a long-established custom for families to get together, sit around a table and share food with joy and warmth. It’s a time to review the past year – good and bad – and wish each other all the best for the coming new year.

Unfortunately, it is also a golden period for burglars to fat choi (get rich). As you might be aware, most burglars who break into Sai Kung village houses are Chinese illegal immigrants or two-way-permit holders. In order to ensure a good family reunion back home in China, these burglars typically increase their activity before Lunar New Year.

From past experience, the month before Lunar New Year is the most vulnerable period for burglaries in wealthier villages. This is not only because burglars need to make a quick buck ahead of Lunar New Year but also because there’s a higher chance of wealthier people travelling out of Hong Kong, which makes break-ins easier.

Already we’ve seen two burglaries in luxury village houses in Chuk Kok Road, despite

kung hei fat choi

Submit your shotHere at the Sai Kung Magazine office, we love receiving beautiful pictures of Sai Kung and Clearwater Bay from our readers. Each month we publish our favourite. To enter, simply email your best shots of Sai Kung and Clearwater Bay, along with a brief description, to [email protected].

This month’s winner: Roberto Rojas. “We went to Tai Long Wan in December and took many pictures on a wonderful day – blue sky, clear water, white sand, mountains and, of course, our happy dogs.”

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Watch out, burglars about Take extra security measures ahead of the Lunar New Year burglary season, says Joe Au-Yeung Tak.

security measures such as CCTV, alarms and round-the-clock guards. Culprits professionally equipped with balaclavas and gloves interfered with the CCTV before breaking into the house. In one case millions of dollars worth of goods were stolen. In the second, there were six people in the house when the burglars broke in, which gives an indication of the determination of the culprits.

With this in mind, we have arranged some crime prevention visits this month focusing on luxury villages – keep an eye out for officers spreading the crime prevention message. It’s a good opportunity to seek professional advice about home security, especially if you plan to leave Hong Kong during the holidays.

We will also be increasing active deploy-

ments, including plain-clothes ambushes in cooperation with other units such as the Police Tactical Unit, as part of anti-burglary operations ahead of Lunar New Year.

If you are going away, secure your home and enjoy your holiday. Leave it to the police to safeguard your family’s safety.

On behalf of Sai Kung Police Division, I wish you a healthy and, more importantly, a safe Lunar New Year.

Joe Au-Yeung Tak is the ADVC OPS for the Hong Kong Police Sai Kung DivisionTel: 3661 1630

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