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Hong Kong Shark Foundation Urges Hongkongers to Skip Shark Fin Soup

By Kate Springer | Friday, June 24th, 2016

Hong Kong is at the heart of the shark finning trade. A cruel yet lucrative practice, shark finning profoundly affects the world's oceans, wreaking havoc on..

Catch a Wave in the Maldives

By Gayatri Bhaumik | Tuesday, April 19th, 2016

Where to? The Maldives Why you'll love it: If the pristine beaches and turquoise waters aren’t enough to tempt you, The Maldives also offers up some..

Hong Kong and Macau’s Most Ruthless Pirates

By Kate Springer | Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016

Everybody should be familiar with Cheung Po Tsai by now — you know, the Robin Hood-esque figure who has a cave named after him on Cheung Chau..

This Ship Has Sailed

By Kate Springer | Monday, March 21st, 2016

As a travel writer, there is one topic that I will rarely touch — in fact, I will sprint in the opposite direction. It's been well-documented by..

Ocean Recovery Alliance Takes On Water Pollution

By Kate Springer | Thursday, October 8th, 2015

Hong Kong has long been struggling to keep up with the 1.36kg of waste per capita produced each day and, without adequate facilities, some our trash, agricultural waste and pollution..