28 February 2017

55 years after Suzie Wong, Wan Chai prostitution now stamped ‘made in China’

by Petra Loho | Dec 3, 2015 “The World of Suzie Wong,” a 1960 American movie starring William Holden and Nancy Kwan, takes us through late 1950s Hong Kong. The film introduces us to an […]
28 February 2017

Food production and permaculture at Sangwoodgoon

By Chenyu Liang Eating well is vital to your health, as it says on the HK government website. The Food Pyramid initiated by Central Health Education Unit under the Government of HKSAR, suggests HK residents eat more […]
28 February 2017

In the shadow of Hong Kong’s prosperity, mental illness and despair

by Melissa Peg Yoc Hui | Nov 18, 2015 It is 10pm on a Friday night in Hong Kong, and the 24 hours McDonald’s in the city’s poorest district, Sham Shui Po, has all the […]
28 February 2017

New study: Zika may be linked to another brain disease

By Kevin Lui The World Health Organisation says there is now “scientific consensus that Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)“, but a new small-scale study finds that the virus may also […]
28 February 2017

Voice of domestic helpers: things are better in Hong Kong, but we don’t want to stay

by Wang Yingnan | Nov 18, 2015 It’s a typical sunny Sunday in Hong Kong. And as usual, many domestic helpers are gathering together at the Statue Square, sitting, lying and chatting on mats, just […]
28 February 2017

Fresh case of imported Zika infection in Mainland China

By Kevin Lui China reported a new case of imported Zika virus infection on Sunday, April 10, bringing the country’s total case count so far to 16. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) in Hong […]
28 February 2017

Poverty amid plenty; Hong Kong’s increasing homeless

by Honey Tsang Hang Yee | Nov 16, 2015 Slumped on a mattress surrounded by plastic bags building with belongings, a beat-up kettle looking out of place in the barren corner, Piu, in his late […]
28 February 2017

High housing density makes Hongkongers more active: HKU scholar

By Ryanne Xu While many have complaints about the crazy urban density in Hong Kong, high residential density is not all bad – it makes you exercise more and, thus, may protect you from diabetes, […]