Reporters on the scene
At the Isabel Marant party for launch of her third shop on Ice house St. in #central #HongKong @ithongkong #WestHK http://t.co/sH0bHehC
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Qik - Rethinking Anonymity in an Age of Increasing Technological Change: Cases of Pedagogical Te... http://t.co/xA1YL3NM #edtech #westhk
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RT @SociologJourno: HK Observatory will livecast on Monday RT Webcast of Solar Eclipse : http://t.co/bTJShV7v #WestHK
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RT @SociologJourno: HK Observatory will livecast on Monday RT Webcast of Solar Eclipse : http://t.co/bTJShV7v #WestHK
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HK Observatory will livecast on Monday RT Webcast of Solar Eclipse : http://t.co/bTJShV7v #WestHK
17 hours ago Live at postgraduate research conference #westhk -- my presentation is up #edtech (live at http://t.co/KN1KMRUb)
18 hours ago Common problems in trying to publish in academic research journals #westhk #edchat http://t.co/2LgNxvO2
2 days ago Professor Andrew Tolkien profiling the British Journal of Educational Psychology at HKU PRC #westhk http://t.co/oEnShqCV
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Culture Archive
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Meeting Mzz Deejay
The vibrant nightlife of Hong Kong caters to its frequenters – and one-night wonders – with a multitude of bars, crowded clubs, 7Elevens, and a soundtrack to…
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The street fighters, shooting with cameras
It was just another night in the weekdays when a group of curious amateur photographers gathered at the concourse of the HSBC building. There were students, white-collars…
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The Lady who Witnesses the Generation Change
While most people are still fast asleep in bed, a lady has already begun her job quietly amid the darkness and loneliness in the street. Over the past 30…
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From dusk till dawn, from worn to wearable
At a tiny stall situates in a narrow alley between the old buildings in Sai Wan, Mr Lee and his wife work there from dusk till dawn…
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Getting married in Hong Kong
Iris is getting married on the coming July with her boyfriend who has been dating her for over 9 years. Just like the other girls, she wants…
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Not just another French café
Looking for a slice of original French culture on Hong Kong Island? Forget about the holy trinity wine-cheese-baguette, and take a look at a café-pétanque instead. Hidden…
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The sweet side of Sai Ying Pun
Charcoal Chu is the owner and founder of Eat My Cakes, a bakery and catering service on Western Street in Sai Ying Pun, just down the hill…
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More than just a pole
Who says girls can only do ballet or hip hop dancing? A group of girls decided to stand out and take up pole dancing — a performing…
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Fund raising concert for Burmese refugee
Mar. 1, 2012 is not an ordinary Thursday in HKU. Three volunteer students from the university’s Connecting Burma group, Lucie, Patricia and Neha, organized a fund raising…
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Sky is the Limit
Daniel Wan Jia Shu, a parkour expert from Hong Kong, tells us about his parkour experiences in Hong Kong. From a working class family, Daniel never…
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A Different Kind of Football
For most of the people in Hong Kong, when they first hear the name “football”, they are most likely to picture a round shape ball which people…
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Sip and Bite of Organic Life
Text | Emma Bi Jia Photos | Emma Bi Jia & Cecilia Lau Sllideshow | Emma Bi Jia Halfway to The Peak along the narrow escalator in Central,…
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Is the grass really greener on the other side?
In the past decade, qualified yet dissatisfied Taiwanese professionals have been looking elsewhere to exercise their talents.
Due to the close proximity to home and the more than doubled – sometimes even tripled – salaries, disgruntled workers are increasingly looking to Hong Kong as a solution to their occupation woes.
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Halal in Hong Kong
Running a restaurant that serves Halal Chinese food is not an easy thing to do in Hong Kong. Wai Kee is a restaurant that has been serving…
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A Professor in Monk’s Clothing
Life is sometimes full of surprises when you open a door. It turned out to be true when I opened a classroom door of Hong Kong University…
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Do You Speak Lomo?
They are among us. They walk around town, alone or in groups, randomly shooting people and things with Russian materiel. Meet analogue photography lovers; meet the Lomographers….
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Jing Wong, Professional Daydreamer
Something went wrong with the universe’s distribution of talent among human beings three decades ago. Jing Wong is one of the beneficiaries of this unfair partitioning of…
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Fighting for Honor
In the midst of the chaos, a man was struggling to reach any enemy bunker on the beach. He used the bodies that littered the beach as…
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Swing Dancing in Hong Kong
Great Dancing, Great Music, Great Atmosphere, Great Fun!! Joel Hinderson is a student studying music at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, currently on exchange at the…
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Shine For Life
Mr. Lee is one of the few remaining shoe shiners in Hong Kong. For over decades, he has been working at a corner next to the Murray…
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A Savour of Hong Kong-style Cafe
Incepted in 1952, Hoi On Cafe is one of the few traditional ‘Bing Sutts’ – Hong Kong-style cafes of the old days during the 1950s–70s – still…
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A Paper Crafter: The Curtain Call
Along the jammed Soho street with people and beers, turn right to the Elign Street and you will be astonished at the completely different set of culture…
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Between the Sea and the Sky – story of a professional windsurfer
It seems natural to assume that everyone struggles to wake up at eight in the morning every day, stays up late to meet deadlines, and well, goes…
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Strut your stuff, Bollywood style
He might be small in size, but he’s got big moves to strut. Eid celebration at the Global Lounge 2010, that’s when Shiva Raichandani made a name…
