Want to avoid the backpackers and lose the tourists? Intrepid travelers Sarah Fung and Winnie Yeung venture off the beaten track and discover some of China’s best-kept secrets.

Support local artisans, find some bargains and above all, have fun at a craft market. Paul Chan dives in.

This tree in the Mid-Levels may face destruction thanks to a lack of laws protecting privately-owned trees.  By Winnie Yeung and JoJo Choi

Work? We’ve got lines to learn! - Two airlines owned by gaming tycoon Stanley Ho have been criticized for asking pilots and flight attendants to memorize a 10-line creed about company values. Staff were told they would be punished if they failed to recite it at surprise spot checks.

1. Tony Chan Speaks! - More than a month after the start of Nina Wang’s estate trial, Tony Chan, the feng shui master battling Chinachem Charitable Foundation for Wang’s reported $100 billion fortune, finally took the witness stand last week to discuss his supposed romantic relationship with the late tycoon.