HK Magazine: Where have you been stationed through the years?
Liu Heung-shing: I was in the Soviet Union, India, South Korea. But through all these assignments, I’ve been in China in several different periods. The first time I arrived in China, it was after the death of Mao in 1976. It...
As a kid, I remember poverty. I remember that my father worked very hard. I don’t know what age I was—maybe below seven—and I remember sharing a bedroom with my mother, my father and my sister. That’s my first memory.
After that I went to school at DBS [Diocesan Boys...
If you’re anything like us at HK Magazine, Hong Kong’s big chain bookstores just don’t quite cut it. The selection is limited, the books are expensive and the staff just don’t know that much about what they’re selling. But bibliophiles need not despair—there are...
HK Magazine: How did you set foot into the fashion industry?
Arman Hung: I studied fashion design when I was in school, and after I graduated I worked as a designer. But as a staff designer, you have to work under a lot of constraints, such as considering the image of the company, and the main...
HK: What do you think your works’ distinguishing features are?
SH: It’s hard for me to say. I don’t think about these things when I’m doing my art. It’s more for the viewers to say than myself. But what might be one of the differences is that I am very focused on the...
Some people are natural at drawing or painting things, and although I was a creative person, I wasn’t quite a natural as such. The notion of being an artist never occurred to me at a young age; it only happened gradually.
Initially, I had this vague idea that I wanted to do graphic design,...
HK Magazine: What is your design philosophy?
William Lim: Architects have a kind of social obligation to improve urban environments. Architecture is about people. I always feel that architects are only doing maybe half of the job—the other half is really [done by] the occupant using the space...
HK Magazine: When did you start drawing political cartoons?
Cuson Lo: In the beginning, I put my comics on my blog, and in 2010 I started to upload my works to Facebook. Social media is very powerful and it can reach out to many people. Like many Hongkongers, I didn’t care much about politics...
Designer Alex Daye owns Moustache, a small shop that specializes in bespoke tailoring and ready-to-wear clothing. In addition to chic, classic attire, Daye also sells “The Moustache Guide to Hong Kong”—a round-up of his favorite haunts.
Where Hong Kong: How did you get the...
