In 1991, Ip Wing-chi, who has always been fond of tea appreciation, Chinese calligraphy and Chinese music, set up Lock Cha, which was relocated to its current Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware in Hong Kong Park in 2003. “Lock Cha means the joy of drinking tea whereas Ork Cha (another Cantonese pronunciation for the character “lock”) means music and tea I’m fine with both,” says Ip. In this cream-coloured colonial building surrounded by birds and flowers, diners get to choose from a long menu of 60 types of tea while listening to Cantonese naamyam songs or gu qin music by So See Dai, an expert of the ancient Chinese string instrument (unavailable temporarily due to the pandemic). “I look for the tip-top qualities in both the food and drinks,” Ip says. Each table has its own kettle to brew hot tea, which is served in porcelain cups and clay kettles of various sizes according to the tea leaves’ nature. Ip recommends the aged Zhen Shan brown pu’er, which has a mellow a
Published on: Sunday, December 13, 2020
By: NST
Credit: Nst
Kota Kinabalu: A non-governmental organisation (NGO) is hoping to deploy 250 underwater bomb detection sensors throughout Sabah’s coastal waters in a bid to end fish bombing.
Stop Fish Bomb Sabah Malaysia Executive Director Terrence Lim said during the organisation’s past projects, it had helped the authorities to obtain blasting data through their technology.
“Early this year, through 12 sensors, Sabah Parks managed to charge five people in two fish bombing cases off Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park here.
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“For the next course of action, we plan to increase the number of sensors to be deployed throughout the State. The cost is estimated to be around RM5 million,” he said during a webinar hosted by Blu Hope on “‘Fish-Bomb-Free Sabah’ Alongside Sabah Plastic Neutral”.