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South China Morning Post
20-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Burst pipe closes major Hong Kong road, cuts off flushing water supply to Tseung Kwan O
A major road in Hong Kong's Tseung Kwan O has been shut after an underground saltwater pipe burst, leading to the diversion of 10 bus routes and the suspension of flushing water supply to thousands of households and businesses. The Transport Department said on Tuesday that all Kowloon-bound lanes of Wan Po Road near private residence Oscar By the Sea were closed to traffic due to the burst water main. The department advised drivers to use routes, including Wan O Road and the Cross-Bay Link, as the closure significantly affected commuters heading towards Tseung Kwan O town or Kowloon from Lohas Park, Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, Shek Kok Road and Pak Shing Kok Road. Franchised bus firm KMB said that nine of its routes – 49, 290E, 290X, 298, 298E, 298F, 298X, 690S, and N290 – were diverted, temporarily suspending the stop at Oscar By the Sea and adding a stop at Pung Loi Road. Citybus route 790 in both directions was also diverted. Commuters were advised to check the bus companies' websites or mobile applications for the latest service arrangements. Sai Kung district councillor Christine Fong Kwok-shan called on drivers heading towards Kowloon to consider taking the Cross-Bay Link instead.
South China Morning Post
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Mainland China's Ne Zha 2 earns HK$5.5 million on first day in Hong Kong
Published: 8:44pm, 22 Feb 2025 Updated: 8:48pm, 22 Feb 2025 Mainland Chinese animated blockbuster Ne Zha 2 raked in about HK$5.5 million (US$707,750) upon its debut in Hong Kong on Saturday, with some screenings for the following day already sold out. Children with parents in tow joined other residents in lines outside cinemas across the city, while several patriotic groups organised private screenings to support what has become the highest-grossing film to emerge from China, earning nearly US$1.8 billion worldwide since its release last month. According to film information platform Wmoov, Ne Zha 2 led Hong Kong's box office on Saturday, drawing more than 63,000 viewers and generating about HK$5.5 million in ticket sales as of 6pm. The film had more than 600 screenings on Saturday. In distant second place was the local award-winning drama The Way We Talk , which sold about 8,000 tickets and made about HK$705,000. Three afternoon screenings at the MCL Cheung Sha Wan cinema were sold out, while only a few tickets for other times remained. Several screenings at CineArt House in Causeway Bay were also boasting full houses. Sai Kung district councillor Christine Fong Kwok-shan organised three private screenings for residents. The roughly 800 tickets she bought were quickly snapped up, and many of those who attended were parents with children. Fong, who played the role of Ne Zha in the 1986 TV drama The Boy Fighter from Heaven , said she organised the screenings to support the film as well as the development of movie industries in the city and on the mainland.
