Meet the Bamboo Scaffolder Who Took the Job Nobody Wanted
How an unexpected journey led to the most complicated job of a scaffolder’s life...
Sue Ng
Hong Kong Tong Lau: The Sha Tau Kok Story House
Once closed to the public, Sha Tau Kok is gradually opening up — and putting its heritage and culture at the forefront...
These Bamboo Scaffolders Have Plans for the Future
Daisy Pak, a rare female bamboo scaffolder, has joined forces with Sam Wai to promote the craft and pave the way for its future...
Meet the Father and Son Keeping Bamboo Scaffolding Safe
A father-and-son duo are doing their part to reinforce Hong Kong’s age-old scaffolding tradition...
What’s Behind Hong Kong’s Remarkable Flower Plaques — 花牌
A unique bamboo structure designed for celebration, flower plaques risk fading away, despite the passion behind them...
Zolima’s Picks: Great Indie Bookshops in Kowloon
We travelled across Kowloon to find some of Hong Kong's best, most thought-provoking and culturally relevant independent bookshops...
Hong Kong’s Indie Bookshops: I’m Thirsty (For Travel)
Hong Kong's only travel-focused bookshop is more just a destination for books: it's a whole world inside a historic tong lau...
Zolima’s Picks: Indie Bookshops on HK Island and in the NT
From Peng Chau to Sai Kung, by way of Wan Chai, these shops offer fascination selections of books and creative spaces for the community to gather...
Hong Kong’s Indie Bookshops: To-day on Cheung Chau
A new community-oriented space has shown just how valuable a bookshop can be...
Hong Kong Indie Bookshops: Can the Reverie Last?
Inside Reverie Bookstore, a passion project that brings together literature and independent music...
Rediscover Old Hong Kong This Winter In These Five Exhibitions
Five exhibitions delve into the life and culture of Hong Kong past, from design objects to built history to a unique literary figure]...
The Xi Xi Space: A Unique Tribute to a Great Hong Kong Writer
Peek inside an exhibition that recreates the home of the late writer Xi Xi, whose fiction, poetry, screenplays and prose was marked by Hong Kong...
Inside PMQ, a Showcase of Hong Kong Heritage
In the midst of the PMQ's design studios, creative spaces and shops, two exhibitions reveal the site's layers of history ...
Zolima’s Picks: Cafés That Capture the Old Hong Kong Spirit
We’re bringing you a roundup of five eateries that pair vintage décor with fresh creative energy...
The Last Days of Fullcup Planet, a Café With Vintage Hong Kong Flair
How the closure of a classic cha chaan teng led to a new café with strong community roots...
Mum’s Not Home – and This Café is Ready to Play
How an artist and a designer opened a Kowloon café that is as much a community as it is a coffee shop...
In Hong Kong, Neon is a Family Business
Three generations of neon master Wong Kin-wah’s family have come together to keep neon art and craft alive...
