The government has just announced the expansion of the working holiday program in New Zealand. Starting this month, the quota will be increased from 200 people per year to 400. The working holiday program allows Hong Kong residents aged 30 or under to travel and work in New Zealand for a maximum of...
We don’t want to sound like total dorks here but we simply can’t hold back our excitement! Remember that giant Gundam RX-78-2 robot that Japanese toy company Bandai put up on Odaiba Island in Tokyo to celebrate the 30th anniversary of anime last year? It was so popular that they’...
We love this brand new property from Langham Hotels International: Langham Place on Lamai Beach, Koh Samui. This cozy and intimate yet funky and modern hotel is a breath of fresh air in the region, with its “village” layout allowing each room to enjoy maximum privacy. A 200-meter...
The Hong Kong government has put up a “red alert” with regards to traveling to Bangkok due to the latest political crisis. However, we know this won’t deter those of you itching to head over to the Land of Smiles during Songkran to splash strangers with water. The country’s...
It was once fairly simple—you walked down Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, crossed Salisbury Road outside The Peninsula, and already you were at the waterfront. As Tsim Sha Tsui is a major tourist spot, you would think the southernmost part of it would be easily accessible, allowing tourists to...
HK Magazine: “Enter the Void” is about the life of an American drug dealer in Tokyo named Oscar. Why Tokyo?
Gaspar Noé: I would’ve picked Hong Kong if I knew more people here. I’ve been to Japan 20 times, ever since I screened my first short film there. However, I...
Having previously run for Legco, he now serves as the president of the WWF in Hong Kong and co-founded urban planning NGO Designing Hong Kong. He vents to Winnie Yeung about his frustrations with the government.
I was born in London but when I was six weeks old, I moved to Hong Kong.
I remember...
All of his 12 films explore the social taboos of the time. He explains to Winnie Yeung why he made controversial films, and why Cantonese films are here to stay.
I was born in Hong Kong in 1935. My grandmother hired a teacher to come to our home in Shek Tong Tsui to teach me how to write my birth...
Some things should just stay on your TV. This new Hong Kong film is adapted from the popular Hong Kong series, E.U., about a police mole named Laughing Gor (Michael Tse) who infiltrates the rival gang of his old triad boss. Director Herman Yau might be a seasoned pro, but even his steady hand can...
Mediterranean Twist
The ever-so-popular Sunday champagne brunch at the Kitchen restaurant in W Hotel has a Mediterranean twist this month. They’ve launched new dishes inspired by cuisines from Italy, France, Morocco, Greece, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey, including orange-scented risotto with...
