Picking up the paintbrush, stroke by stroke, he tried to sketch the scenes that Hong Kong people are most familiar with. It might be the wave of emigration he witnessed every day, and it might be something else that gave him the impetus to paint the Hong Kong landscape again during the past two years….
Preserving Cantonese and Traditional Chinese Characters for Future Generations
Most of the latest wave of Hong Kong Emigrants have chosen the four cities of London and Manchester in Britain, and Toronto and Vancouver in Canada as their new homes. The Hong Kong parents in those cities are using DIY teaching materials at home to carry on the learning of the Cantonese language and traditional…
A Nurse’s One-person Revolution
Hong Kong’s medical workers were put in jail, some self-exiled, and the union was crushed, leading to helplessness in the post-national security law era. As the past three years swept away many committed workers from their jobs, an ex-union member chose to live her own revolution. Medical workers had a distinct voice during the time…
Writer Shi Shan Shares a Place Called Home After Trekking Around the World for Almost 20 Years
If you meet Shi Shan for the first time, you will not have guessed he is from mainland China, as he doesn’t carry himself so. Curiously, I asked him once where he was from, and where his home was. Shi was a bit stunned, but his response probably resonates with more people than he realized….
Lose 100 Pounds, Start a New Life, Let Go of Psychological Burden, and Be a Sunshine Girl
The first time I met Cokimi was in a “pop-up store,” a store set up for a limited period. At that time, she was a salesperson who always wore a sweet smile. Today, she is both sunny and confident. Two years ago, Cokimi was depressed. She was overweight and frequently encountered obstacles in her relationships…
Hong Kong Traditional Cafe Culture Shown at London Fair
Hong Kong’s traditional cafe flavours were reproduced in London in July to show and promote the territory’s unique heritage. The event, called “Bing Sutt (Icehouse Cafe): The Origin of Hong Kong-style Coffee Shops,” took place in London’s Hackney Chinese Community Services Centre on July 9 and 10. It was co-hosted by several Hong Kong groups…
Incense and Cultural Conservation: A Heart-Warming Gen-Y Experiment Turned Into Cultural Inheritance
Aaron Tang, a Gen-Y incense artisan, had a spirit for preserving an uncommon tradition in Hong Kong culture. Ten years ago, with strong determination, Aaron successfully made his very first incense after six months of trial and error. Aaron hoped that more Hongkongers could experience incense-making, and through the incense they create, they can tell…
Canadian Immigrant Opened Shop to Help Cancer-Stricken Brother and to Support the ‘Lifeboat Scheme’
The year 2019 was an extraordinary year for Mavis and her family. As a Hongkonger who emigrated to Canada this was particularly harsh to swallow. She was then 10 months into her pregnancy and was expecting the arrival of the new-born anytime soon. Just as life and work of the two siblings (Mavis and her…
Hongkong Exile Fled to Canada for Asylum, Says CCP Destroyed the Future of Hong Kong Youth
Wong Yee, an exile who used to frequent anti-extradition protests as a backup for her comrades, has recently fled to Vancouver, Canada. Wong recalled protesters’ daily terrors, “You will always be wary of whether the police will suddenly show up right next to you, subdue you and arrest you. That anxiety has always been in…
Hong Kong Photographer and Writer Uses Her Dream to Encourage Hongkongers: Never Give Up
Hongkonger Celia Cheng Kwok-yan is a photographer and writer who has left her footprints on the World’s Three Poles (the North Pole, the South Pole, and the summit of Mount Everest) and on the seven continents. After a two-year hiatus due to the never-ending pandemic, Cheng finally picked up her backpack again in April and…
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