hong kong


Ma Wan’s abandoned village frozen in time as final residents evicted

Once a thriving fishing village with stilt houses, restaurants and a school, Ma Wan village now lies abandoned, slowly crumbling beneath the imposing Park Island residential complex and Tsing Ma bridge.

ma wan abandoned ghost village town

Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.


Bamboo-lined paths and misty ancient trails connect Ma On Shan to Sai Kung

A network of misty ancient trails connect several abandoned hamlets dotted along the ridge separating Ma On Shan and Sai Kung.

Mui Tsz Lam to Mau Ping

Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.


Where time stands still – the semi-abandoned Hakka walled village of Lai Chi Wo

Deep within Plover Cove country park in the north-eastern fringe of Hong Kong lies the semi-abandoned walled village of Lai Chi Wo 荔枝窩.

lai chi wo

Lai Chi Wo. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.


Tom Grundy of Hong Kong Free Press at ISOJ 2017: Media sustainability & Innovation, 22.4.17

I was invited to speak at the 18th International Symposium on Online Journalism 2017, at the University of Texas, USA. The topic was News startups and new business models: Innovation in the search of sustainability.