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Green scheme Hong Kong does many things well, but recycling waste is not one of them. Until now. HK Recycles is a new company founded by Brian Mak and husband-and-wife duo Mike and Mika Shum. For $20 a month, HK Recycles will collect glass, plastic, paper and other recyclables from the doorstep of registered households once a week. Currently available only on Hong Kong Island, Mak plans to increase the scheme to Sai Kung and Clearwater Bay next year if enough homes register. Hong Kong produces more than six million tonnes of solid waste a year. At this rate, the city will need an additional 400 hectares of landfill sites just to make it to 2030. However, much of this waste is recyclable. “Hong Kong will run out of landfill space by 2018,” Mak said. “Our goal is to recycle one million pounds [of waste] by the end of 2013, after 15 months of operation.” To register for the service, please visit www.hkrecycles.com.
Hip hop in the park
Learn to paint like Lorette Renowned watercolour artist Lorette E. Roberts is holding a series of workshops and talks this month. The artist, who is known for her stunning sketchbooks of Hong Kong – including “Sketches of Sai Kung” – will cover working in watercolours, as well as a session dedicated to sketchbooks, scrapbooks, journals and travelogues. At the end of each session, participants will be invited to submit a piece of work for an exhibition planned for the end of the tour. A panel of judges will choose their favourite painting and the winning artist will be invited to enjoy a night at Hullett House, including breakfast. The workshops are to be held from October 4-9 in Hullett House, Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. For bookings, prices and details, please visit www.loretteroberts.com.
Leading Japanese street dance troupe, Wrecking Crew Orchestra, is bringing world-class hip hop to Sai Kung, with a performance at the Waterfront Park on November 11. Described by The Huffington Post as “mesmerising”, the dancers will wear hi-tech costumes that include electro-luminescent technology. The effect is like a scene from Tron. That should startle the Sunday-afternoon dog walkers. For details, call the LCSD Entertainment Office at 2591 1340, or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/eo.
Bilingual kindie opens Hello, ni hao. A new bilingual pre-school opened last month in Floral Villas, Sai Kung, in the premises formerly used by New Song. Adeona International Kindergarten offers a dual-language – Mandarin and English – play-based teaching approach designed to make learning both natural and fun. The nursery school (9am-noon) began in September. The preschool (half or full day), and the full-day kindergarten begin in January. For details, visit www.adeonakg.com.
Opening August 2013 in Sai Kung...
Hong Kong Academy Small School. Big Ideas.
Register for our Sai Kung information session to see what we are all about. Thursday, 6 December, 9:30 a.m. Call 2655 1112 to reserve your seat. Space is limited. WWW.SAIKUNG.COM | 9
