The Vanishing City: Tit Hong Lane and the Future of Hong Kong

Molly GroganMay 13, 2022

On and On Theatre Workshop director Chan Ping-chiu looks back at his childhood home in Central to understand how Hong Kong is changing...

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Scottish Hong Kong: The Uncertain Future of Hong Kong’s Bagpipes

Billy PottsMay 4, 2022

Bagpipes have become a part of Hong Kong culture – but now their associations with British rule means their legacy is at risk...

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Scottish Hong Kong: Symbols All Around

Billy PottsApril 14, 2022

Scotland’s national imagery has become so ingrained in Hong Kong’s visual landscape, most people don’t even notice...

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The Arts and Heritage: A Perfect Combination?

Christopher DewolfApril 8, 2022

With the right design approach, heritage buildings can be used to support arts and culture...

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Hong Kong’s Skyline Icons: The Faded Glory of Tsim Sha Tsui East

Christopher DewolfMarch 15, 2022

Once famous for its holiday displays and over-the-top nightlife, TST East has fallen on hard times – but it's still a Hong Kong icon...

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Fairview Park: Living the Dream in Hong Kong Suburbia

Christopher DewolfMarch 13, 2022

Architect/developer Clifford Wong was smitten by North America suburbia. So he tried to recreate it here in Hong Kong...

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Scottish Hong Kong: A Red-White-Blue Tartan Especially for Hong Kong

Billy PottsFebruary 22, 2022

Tartan has a long history and each example of the chequered patterns is loaded with meaning, including a new tartan designed just for Hong Kong...

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Hong Kong’s Skyline Icons: Cheung Kong Center and the Hongkong Hilton

Christopher DewolfFebruary 19, 2022

Where the Cheung Kong Center now stands was a hotel that once played a central role in Hong Kong life...

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What Does the Future Hold? Hong Kong’s Fortune Tellers Have the Answers

Ilaria Maria SalaJanuary 27, 2022

We visit Wong Tai Sin to understand fortune telling traditions that have descended from a web of complex influences stretching back thousands of years...

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Why You Should Care About Brutalist Architecture

Christopher DewolfJanuary 14, 2022

A spotlight is being shone on Hong Kong's few examples of a controversial form of architecture...

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Jingle Bells: The Surprising Story Behind TST’s Silent Clock Tower

Ilaria Maria SalaDecember 22, 2021

There’s a bell inside Hong Kong’s most famous clock tower, but it hasn’t been used in 71 years. Why not? ...

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The Castle Peak Dragon Kiln: A Hidden Reminder of Hong Kong’s Ceramics History

Ilaria Maria SalaDecember 8, 2021

Tuen Mun’s soil once provided the raw material for a thriving pottery industry. Now, a single disused kiln is all that is left...

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Hong Kong’s Colonial Heritage, Part XIV: The Rural Decay of Yu Yuen

Christopher DewolfOctober 28, 2021

The country estate of Heung Yee Kuk founder Tsoi Po-tin has fallen into ruin, despite its remarkable history....

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Modern Before Its Time: A Hong Kong Gallery Embraces Ming Dynasty Furniture

Billy PottsOctober 27, 2021

Once overlooked, the elegant simplicity of Ming Dynasty furniture is now highly coveted – and a Hong Kong gallery was at the front lines of its renaissance....

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Hong Kong’s Colonial Heritage, Part XIII: Pun Chun Yuen, a Buddhist Oasis

Christopher DewolfOctober 7, 2021

Thanks to the success of the Wing Lee Wai distillery, the Wong family built a tranquil estate that now serves as a Buddhist retreat. ...

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Tea, Roasted to Order Over Charcoal: The Story of Ming Heung

Ilaria Maria SalaOctober 7, 2021

Ming Heung Tea Shop has been sitting in exactly the same position in Kowloon City since 1963. Chen Dak, the founder, had been in Hong Kong and in the tea business for about 10 years when the shop was established, following in the footsteps of his father, with whom he fled to Hong Kong in […]...

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How Did Hong Kong Become Addicted to Air Conditioning?

Christopher DewolfSeptember 15, 2021

Air conditioning made its debut in Hong Kong in 1931. How did it become one of the most icily air-conditioned places on earth?...

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Hong Kong’s Colonial Heritage, Part XII: Fat Tat Tong, a Window Into Rural History

Christopher DewolfSeptember 8, 2021

Hidden in a seemingly unremarkable village, Fat Tat Tong is one of Hong Kong's few declared monuments...

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Why Does Hong Kong Have Its Own Team at the Olympics?

Christopher DewolfAugust 10, 2021

After Hong Kong's success at the Tokyo Olympics, it's worth looking into the particular history of how this city ended up with its own national team. ...

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Lo Ting: The Legend of Hong Kong’s Rebellious Human-Fish Hybrid

Ilaria Maria SalaJuly 28, 2021

For centuries, a tribe of merpeople called Lo Tings have been said to inhabit Hong Kong's waters. They are increasingly becoming a symbol of the city's contentious relationship with power....

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Michael Rogge’s Hong Kong: A 1950s Time Capsule

Christopher DewolfJune 29, 2021

After moving to Hong Kong in 1949, Dutch expat Michael Rogge spent his free time filming everything he could. Now those clips form a remarkable YouTube collection...

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Amazing Images of Old Hong Kong – in Full Colour

Christopher DewolfJune 24, 2021

A group of academics is using its Instagram account, Old HK in Colour, to share an incredible collection of painstakingly enhanced and colourised photos from Hong Kong's past....

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Hong Kong’s Colonial Heritage, Part X: Maryknoll Convent School

Christopher DewolfJune 17, 2021

How the beguiling architecture of this prestigious girls' school makes it one of Hong Kong's most exceptional educational institutions...

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A Colourful Cure for What Ails Hong Kong’s Grey Public Spaces

Christopher DewolfJune 3, 2021

A new Design Trust project is bringing Hong Kong’s forgotten squares, plazas and playgrounds back to life. ...

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Tin Hau Festival: Celebrating the Birthday of Hong Kong’s Supreme Goddess

Tom BillingeApril 29, 2021

From a Fujianese fishing village to the streets of Hong Kong: the story behind Tin Hau, Hong Kong's most popular deity. ...

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How Epidemics Shaped Hong Kong, Part II: The Scars of SARS – and Covid

Christopher DewolfApril 22, 2021

SARS left deep scars on Hong Kong – but it also led to positive reforms in public hygiene, healthcare and urban planning. What will Covid bring?...

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How Epidemics Shaped Hong Kong, Part I: The “Fatal City”

Christopher DewolfApril 12, 2021

Today's Hong Kong is a reflection of the epidemics it has faced. In the first of a two-part article, we look at the legacy of the plague, malaria and the flu....

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