Heritage under threat: The Hong Kong fish farmers set to lose their way of life to the Northern Metropolis development

[HKFP] - 12/22/2024

From a plot of land that she has occupied for 38 years while farming fish in Hong Kong’s San Tin area, Lai Kam-dai has watched as Shenzhen grew into a major city across the Sham Chun River. “This is new,” Lai said in Cantonese, pointing at the skyline across the border from Hong Kong. Shenzhen’s […]



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