Ever wonder where some of the words we use everyday in Hong Kong lingo come from? Hong Kong’s adaptability is embedded in a phrase that refers to a local kind of pop-up culture....
Although she was born in Canada, Andrea Lo is a Hong Kong girl at heart. She spent 10 years studying in England and returned home in 2012, cutting her teeth in lifestyle journalism by writing about Hong Kong nightlife, food and drink. She continues to be fascinated by the city’s food culture, unique identity and fun Cantonese words that can't be translated into English. She works as a freelance features producer at CNN and has contributed to a variety of publications including Discovery and Asia Times, and she writes a column on Hong Kong culture for The Loop.
