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)
19 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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Society Archive
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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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Behind the News: Life of an international cameraman
The inauguration of Afghanistan’s President Karzai after the removal of the Taliban. The Arab Spring in Syria. The DMZ separating the Korean Peninsula.The Mumbai terrorist bombings. Scott…
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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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Take Me Home
It was just a chance that took Sally Andersen to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) kennel, where stray dogs could have a temporary shelter. Like…
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PSP: A brain disease with no known cure
Chan Kwok Kwong, 52, suffers from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). After noticing some problems in his voluntary movement, like having shaky hands when holding a pen and…
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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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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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It’s a Matter of Space
During the summer of 2011, several out-of-town students at the University of Hong Kong found themselves homeless for their next academic year and were forced to find…
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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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Follow the Pill
Alice had to follow the white rabbit to go down the rabbit hole, but all it takes is one pill to get someone down the K-hole, the…
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From gangster to pastor
Childhood When Simon Lau was young, he did not know what he wanted to be. None of the neighboring children seemed to know, either: they went about…
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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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Housewife Versus Inflation
“Maybe Brazilian chicken wings aren’t the only tasty chicken wings out there. Perhaps American chicken wings are alright too. After all, they’re only $17/lb”. With the ever-rising…
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A voice in a million
Many Indonesian domestic helpers have entered Hong Kong for a better life, looking for higher wages and brighter futures, leaving their families and homes behind. Indonesians are…
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The Cleaning Lady’s Tales
Miss Chan Wan Han is a cleaning lady at Patrick Manson, a Hong Kong University’s student residence on Sassoon Road, Pok Fu Lam. This strong, kind and…
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Occupy Central, Day 13 – the Tale of a Retired Social Worker
October 27, Tuesday. It was around three o’clock when I set foot in the covered plaza of the HSBC headquarters, Central. Beneath the modern and structured steel…
