Opinion | It may be cold and past its prime, but the English seaside still has a special place in my heart – even as a returnee from Hong Kong

I do like to be beside the seaside, as the old music hall song goes. One of the delights of living in Hong Kong was to be so close to the sea. It was a constant presence. A day out, soon after arriving in 1994, involved sitting on a “doughnut” pulled by a speedboat and … Read more