Gretchen So’s Evolving Territories: Hong Kong in the Midst of Change

Christopher DewolfJune 30, 2022

A photo exhibition captures Hong Kong's changing landscape in the years around the 1997  handover from British to Chinese rule...

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Hong Kong’s Train to China: A Brief History of the Kowloon-Canton Railway

Christopher DewolfNovember 7, 2018

As Hong Kong opens its new high-speed rail link to mainland China, we look back at its original cross-border railway....

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Hong Kong on Two Wheels: Can Cycling Thrive Here?

Christopher DewolfFebruary 21, 2018

Thousands of people get around by bicycle every day in Hong Kong, but it has never been considered a cycling-friendly city. The arrival of new bike share systems could change that....

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Tisa Ho, the Maestro Behind the Hong Kong Arts Festival

Elle KwanNovember 27, 2017

As the Arts Festival prepares for its 2018 edition, executive director Tisa Ho reflects on its role in Hong Kong....

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Septime Webre Has Three Years to Make Ballet Relevant to Hong Kong: Here’s How He’ll Do It

Simon CartledgeNovember 9, 2017

A new American director aims to make Hong Kong Ballet more relevant to local life – while also promoting the company on a global stage....

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Hong Kong in Vancouver – Part III: Bing Thom and James Cheng, City-Builders

Christopher DewolfJune 22, 2017

How two Hong Kong-born architects changed the face of a Canadian city. ...

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The Vertical City, Part III: The West Kowloon Walled City

Christopher DewolfJanuary 19, 2017

Apartments, hotels, shops and the city's tallest building – how West Kowloon's Union Square is the ultimate vertical city within a city....

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Jackfruit, Hibiscus and Horsetails: Meet the Trees That Will Populate West Kowloon’s New Park

Christopher DewolfOctober 6, 2016

Hundreds of trees are being carefully grown in West Kowloon's Nursery Park, which will soon populate one of Hong Kong's most highly anticipated green spaces. ...

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Clockenflap’s Magic Moments

Christopher DewolfNovember 11, 2015

Indie maven by night, dad by day, Justin Sweeting is shaking up the city’s music scene....

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