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New Kowloon: A Forgotten Episode of Urban Expansion

Modern-day Hong Kong is divided into three regions: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. Few people today remember the fact that in the past there was an area called New Kowloon. Andrew Lam reports. THE BRITISH ADDED Hong Kong to its empire in 1841, and signed the Treaty of Nanjing in 1842. Thanks…

ByAndrew LamJuly 18, 20220Comments

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Let’s keep Hong Kong’s old ‘understairs’ shops alive

Swanky artisan coffee shops may be cool, but Hong Kong's traditional stores need our support too, says Anna Tang FEW THINGS ARE more pleasurable than doing some nostalgic shopping – especially if you are hungry. What’s your pleasure? It may be the Dragon’s beard candy (龍鬚糖) found in Yuen Long and Tuen Mun, or that…

ByAnna TangJuly 14, 20220Comments

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10 thoughts about Asian stereotypes – and how to rise above them

Good at math? Bad at sports? A new generation of Asian young people are aware of how they are seen from the west and know that this will have to change, writes Hong Kong teenager Anna Tang. ASIA IS A PLACE in the Far East which consists of three countries: Japan, Korea and China. Seriously?…

ByAnna TangJuly 13, 20220Comments

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The internet stranger’s eyes looked a little crazy

Conversations with strangers on the internet tend to be superficial, judgmental and short. But make an effort, and it can be an opportunity to have in-depth discussions with people you’d never normally meet. Anna Tang reports. THE NIGHT BEFORE writing this, I was “strolling” around the online Q&A site Quora and encountered a man…

ByAnna TangJuly 12, 20220Comments

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Lee Hysan: a tale of poetry, murder and the moving of mountains

Today, Hong Kong's small but crowded Causeway Bay district is famous as being among the most expensive retail spaces in the world to rent. But few people remember the extraordinary story of the family behind the miracle. Nury Vittachi and Emily Zhou report. IMAGINE HONG KONG'S Victoria Park underwater. In the 1920s, there was…

ByFriday WritersJuly 12, 20220Comments

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Palace Museum as an architectural landmark

(Caption: Look closely at the thousands of aluminium panels on the side walls and you can see the classical Chinese influence on what looks like a very contemporary building. Image: China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong)) WHEN GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED Hong Kong architect Rocco Yim Sen-kee took the helm of designing the city’s new Palace…

ByH.C. LuJuly 11, 20220Comments

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Ni Kuang: A king of Hong Kong genre fiction

A troubled escapee from the People’s Liberation Army was smuggled to Hong Kong and eventually became a celebrated author WRITER NI KUANG is being mourned in Hong Kong and across much of the Chinese-speaking world. To readers of Chinese, he was the bestselling author of huge numbers of genre books with sci-fi, martial arts and…

ByFriday WritersJuly 7, 20220Comments

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Hu Fa-kuang: The man who changed the face of Hong Kong

Image shows Hu Fa-kuang as a teenager, when he decided to become an engineer, a 1950s world map, and a ship from the Blue Funnel Line, which would take him across the world. Hu Fa-kuang, who passed away recently, literally changed the face of Hong Kong. He was "the elevator king" of a city which…

ByNury VittachiJuly 5, 20220Comments

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Yes, I’m an Asian kid and I wear glasses

Most young people in East Asia wear glasses, as has been widely noticed. They become a constant companion from a young age, and we end up having a love-hate relationship with them, reports Anna Tang, who has worn them for most of her 15 years NO, BRUSHING MY TEETH is not the first thing I…

ByAnna TangJuly 4, 20220Comments

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Why is no one factchecking these statements on militarization?

Major figures are making provocative public statements which appear to be demonstrably wrong, increasing the possibility of conflict in Asia. But who is pointing this out and setting the record straight? Sadly, the media isn't, laments Richard Cullen. THE RECENT ASIAN Security Summit in Singapore convened by the International Institute for Strategic Affairs –…

ByRichard CullenJuly 1, 20220Comments

New Kowloon: A Forgotten Episode of Urban Expansion

Let’s keep Hong Kong’s old ‘understairs’ shops alive

10 thoughts about Asian stereotypes – and how to rise above them

The internet stranger’s eyes looked a little crazy

Lee Hysan: a tale of poetry, murder and the moving of mountains

Palace Museum as an architectural landmark

Ni Kuang: A king of Hong Kong genre fiction

Hu Fa-kuang: The man who changed the face of Hong Kong

Yes, I’m an Asian kid and I wear glasses

Why is no one factchecking these statements on militarization?

Doctor who cured a patient by prescribing a poem

Best places to be female? Chinese and European societies

U.S. agents created tool for massive fake news scam: leak