Sinopec Plastic Pellet Disaster worsens

Jul 28, 2012

I am often surprised and shocked by a lot of things that happen in Hong Kong – good and bad and the last few days have certainly been both. The speed of response and manpower that has been offered for this massive pellet spill has been surprising and very much...

Typhoon Vicente aftermath

Jul 25, 2012

On Monday night HK suffered its worst typhoon for 13 years.  Typhoon Vicente was classed as T10 or Hurricane force with winds reaching 156km per hour.  For us here in Discovery Bay the winds hit very hard.  The rattling windows, howling, whistling winds and pounding...

Plastic Soup

Jul 17, 2012

I’m back in Hong Kong and happy to be home.  Not seeing the kids for 7 weeks was hard but knowing that I was away from them to witness and act on an environmental disaster and try and do what I can to make their future a little healthier was worth it. The last few...

A beach day with the kids

Jul 17, 2012

It is summer holidays for the schools in HK so today was a beach day.  I packed a bag, got the kids ready and we headed off to our local beach.  I didn’t pack any toys for them because I knew they would find things to amuse themselves with when we got down...