It's six weeks after the ban and smoking is still the hot issue in Hong Kong.
Take our news quiz to see if you’ve been sucking on the rich cigar of current
affairs, or puffing away at the butt-end of ignorance.
1. What’s the most popular stop-smoking trend sweeping the city?
- Blast in...
I was born in 1974 in Hong Kong. I have an elder brother and a sister seven years younger than me.
My parents were too busy to take care of us. They delegated us to our grandmother and paid another family to take care of my sister.
I was a born rebel and I loved making my own decisions.
Be it the...
Hong Kong works hard. According to the University of Hong Kong, we spend a hell of a lot of time in the office: 61 percent of office workers work overtime each week, with 22 percent of us putting in extra hours almost every day. In fact, our work is so all consuming, 70 percent of people spend less...
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Origins Make A Difference Rejuvenating Hand Treatment
The Promise: Made from the so-called “resurrection plant,” the Rose of Jericho. It...
BUDDHA LOUNGE
A word to the wise: however serene the bouncer may appear, testing his reluctance to harm a fellow living organism by provoking him is ill advised. Drift into a darkly lit basement and train your eyes on the subtly sweet Mandala cocktail ($75), which will transport you far beyond the...
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Believe it or not, about three-quarters of Hong Kong is countryside, packed with loads of amazing hiking trails and remote places. Unfortunately, we’re not all super-enthusiastic hiking maestros with an encyclopedic knowledge of the trails and the ability to bring down a wild...
I emptied out my bag at the airport recently, for security thought there could be weapons hidden inside the lining of my large, chunky carry-on. So out came my wallet, a few bottles of moisturizer, two toothbrushes, a few packets of Red Hots, an old ticket stub from my last trip, three pairs of...
“Midway through life’s journey
I found myself in a dark wood,
for I had wandered off the straight path.”
- the opening lines of Dante’s Inferno
It had all started innocently enough.
We were going to take a Sunday afternoon walk, my friend and I. We had a late dim sum lunch...
