Park Island, Ma Wan, Hong Kong

Another Park Island drone showing Park Island viewed from above. Hong Kong Drone (Park Island) See if you can spot your place :) Merry Christmas from the Park Island blogger.

Here is the most up to date schedule for buses to Park Island and the Park Island ferry schedule:  Park Island Buses and Park Island Ferry Schedule .  From Park Island Transport Company's website: Ferry Services: We operate a fleet of high-speed double-deck air-conditioned catamarans plying between Park Island and Central with a journey time of about 25 minutes as well as between Park Island and Tsuen Wan with journey time of about 15 minutes. Park Island Ferry Schedule Bus Services: We employ a fleet of single-deck buses for four shuttle routes: to and from Park Island / Ma Wan among MTR Tsing Yi Station, Kwai Fong Metroplaza, Hong Kong International Airport and MTR Tsuen Wan Station / Tsuen Wan West Station. MTR Tsing Yi Station and Kwai Fong Metroplaza routes are operated round the clock.  The journey time *of each route is about 12 minutes, 18 minutes, 30 minutes and 18 to 23 minutes respectively.  Park Island Bus Schedule Park Isla

I have some sad news to report, regarding a dog which died after being attacked by another dog. The incident took place  near Noah's ark where many children,adults and dogs are present. The deceased  dog was attacked and killed and the helper of the dog was also bitten by a big dog that had been living in the area behind Noah's ark.  The dog was actually being kept in the shack that is next to the coach park under the bridge near Noah's park.   The dog that committed the attack was off leash, and not wearing a muzzle.  Any responsible dog owner who knows their dog is prone to aggressive behavior should keep it on a leash and have it wear a muzzle when in public. Most dogs on Park Island are very well behaved so I think it should be a fair and reasonable assumption for anyone living on Park to have, that if you see a dog NOT on a leash or NOT muzzled, that it is friendly/safe/happy/comfortable with human contact and with other dogs/children etc. If your dog d

I've heard it said that Park Island is "like a mini-version of Singapore", and I wonder when I hear this, if it is supposed to be a compliment or a criticism :) Yes, like Singapore Island, Park Island is well organized, clean, has manicured gardens, lots of greenery, but in some ways it has achieved this through many rules that apply residents. And just like Singapore, some people are not fond of having so many rules that everyone needs to comply with. I snapped but just a few examples a few signs I saw recently, but didn't include the one in the changing rooms of Blu Blu that reminds residents not to use the hairdryer for their pubic regions (yes, some older men do this, and also use it to dry their feet...). Ewww. What do you think? Do we have too many rules, or some unnecessary ones in Park Island? 

It seems that some Park Islanders have gotten behind the "Occupy Movement". Various banners have been put up on Ma Wan, supported by our Councillor Justin Tseng. Occupy Hong Kong on Ma Wan Various residents have also hung up banners of support for the Hong Kong democracy movement in their homes. Occupy Ma Wan Overall, Park Island remains a world away from the Occupy protests that are taking place on Hong Kong Island and Mongkok, although clearly as Hong Kong residents, everyone has a view on the current status of affairs in Hong Kong.

Apart from this  Ma Wan Website  there are some other new resources to share for information about Ma Wan / information about Park Island: The is  Ma Wan Online  which provides a range of up to date information about Ma Wan and Park Island for residents, including the Ma Wan village. Well worth checking out and well done to the group of residents who are maintaining this site. Ma Wan Online There is also a Ma Wan Online facebook page here:  Ma Wan Facebook page .

Here is some pretty cool aerial film footage of Park Island and Ma Wan shot with a GoPro and a drone.  I thought for a moment it might peep into my apartment but fortunately its not that invasive. Also has some pretty cool footage of the old village part of Ma Wan.