HK Magazine: Can you tell me a little bit about yourself?
John Tsang: I’m currently 41 years old, and I have been hiking at a professional level for 21 years. In recent years, I have been challenging myself to greater feats. I currently hold a couple of records in Hong Kong. For instance, I...
I was brought up in a household that was open and politically aware.
I’ve always been quite a political junkie. I studied politics for a year, but I found the in-depth study of Marxism, Leninism and Fascism a tad boring, so I transferred and studied law. It was a natural sideways move.
For...
On Beginnings
I started my apprenticeship with Gaston Lenôtre [another famous French pastry chef]. That’s how I established my basics. Monsieur Lenôtre is certainly the person who [pushed me towards] what I do today.
It was obvious to set up shop in Tokyo. I went to Japan in 1997 and had some...
HK Magazine: You can now check off “roller coasters” from your composer’s bucket list. What’s tricky about scoring a ride, as opposed to a film?
Danny Elfman: Well, I knew that everything was going to have to be timed out in a unique way. In movies, you might have a number...
HK Magazine: How did you guys come up with this idea?
HK Flashion: In Putonghua, “2013” sounds like “love you for life.” We wanted to spread this idea by taking photos of people in different places, to capture their loving moments and letting them keep their happy memories...
I grew up here. I’m half-Hongkongese, half-Swiss, so I consider myself a Hong Kong kid.
My best childhood memories are all nature-related—having a family barbecue after a hike, and playing along one of the streams and trying to catch little shrimps.
My parents come from very humble...
HK Magazine: Why are water hyacinth coffins good for the environment?
Lam Ka-hei: Water hyacinth is an invasive plant species that grows rapidly and threatens the surrounding environment. It was originally from South America but was exported to China as pig feed. Many people are leaving the pig...
I’m the “company gweilo”—a barbarian running-dog for a Chinese family-run firm. Many tycoons have one, tucked away in an office in the corporate HQ. It’s a strange job: part-advisor, part-confidant, part-court jester.
It’s a pleasant existence: you’re the...
HK Magazine: How did the idea of St. Baldrick’s Day come about?
Richard Kligler: Back in 2000, three friends in New York City came up with the idea while playing golf. The trio asked family and friends to sponsor them if they shaved their heads in public, and the first-ever St. Baldrick...
HK Magazine: Do you remember growing up and deciding: “I want to be a comic?”
Ryan Stout: I was always interested. From the time I was seven or eight, I would stay up and watch A&E’s “Evening at the Improv.” I remember writing down the jokes that I enjoyed. I...
![[f]](/sites/all/themes/asiacity/images/icon-bw-facebook.png){kind=icon}
Join on Facebook![[t]](/sites/all/themes/asiacity/images/icon-bw-twitter.png){kind=icon}
Follow on Twitter
Send us Feedback
Contact Us