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Neighbourhood Guide: Tai Hang
Nestled between the neighbourhoods of Tin Hau and Causeway Bay, Tai Hang is a quiet enclave of cute and quirky restaurants, cafes and shops mixed in with old-school dai pai dongs, garages and historical shophouses within its small grid of streets. From Tin Hau MTR station, a leisurely stroll along Tung Lo Wan Road or
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Interview: Teresa Lin of Yap Hong Kong
It isn’t usually a compliment to be called yappy — let alone a yapper — but Teresa Lin is out to change all that. The founder of Yap Hong Kong created her own online user review directory after moving to Hong Kong from the United States, where she used to rely on friends’ opinions and
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Interview: Jonn Lu of Shark Savers Hong Kong
Jonn Lu walks into our office looking like he’s ready to scale the walls. Dressed in a blue and black athletic tee, shorts and a rugged backpack, the organiser of Hong Kong‘s latest anti-shark finning campaign — cleverly titled “I’m FINished with Fins” — is also an extreme sports fanatic who runs adventure meet-ups in his
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Interview: Kenneth Cheng, Hong Kong Show Jumper
Kenneth Cheng looks like your average Hong Kong 20-something year old, with short black hair, a lanky figure and youthful pink cheeks. Except that he isn’t. Born into the world of show jumping (his mother and father both competed back in their prime), Cheng started riding at the age of four and has never looked
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Interview: Manish Arora of Paco Rabanne
“Come on, shoot!” laughed Manish Arora as he sat down for his final interview of the day. The Indian fashion designer and creative director of women’s wear for Paco Rabanne was in Hong Kong earlier this week for JOYCE’s private preview of their Spring/Summer 2012 collection, and had finally been seated after a drawn-out series
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Interview: Bertrand Mak of Rupert Sanderson
When you first meet Bertrand Mak, you might notice two things: one, that he’s extremely stylish and two, that he might have a shoe fetish. In fact, the 29-year-old Asia partner of famed UK shoe designer Rupert Sanderson is so disturbingly fashionable, we couldn’t help ourselves from asking if he had a stylist. “I can’t