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1.The Smell
There is a particular smell in crowded districts such as Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and Mongkok. It isn’t the sewer-y, fiery, coconut-moistness of Bangkok, nor the polluted, sweaty aroma of Beijing. Distinct and instantly...
When you sign up for a tour of Hong Kong with a group of mainlanders, there are some preconceptions: you know, yellow caps and black trousers, lit fags and little flags. But when I went, it wasn’t like that. It was more frighteningly bemusing than I could have imagined, and not because of any...
Cold War Camera.
See life gulag-style through the Mockba (Moscow)-5 camera’s lens. $1,000 from stall opposite the restaurant at G/F, 8 Tung St,. Sheung Wan.
Manned UFO.
Fly to the moon in a dinghy with three wheels and a rotor. Makes you wonder how they did it before this was made. $300 from...
HK Magazine: So, the big question. Why Johnny Hi Fi?
Eric Hsu: Well, originally the Johnny part was a tribute to Johnny Greenwood –the guitarist from Radiohead – because he’s an amazing musician. But it gradually became a sort of adjective or metaphor for personality in a way,...
HK Magazine: What’s the point of World Battle of the Bands?
Andrew Featherstone: Well, for bands, it’s a way to get some attention, make contacts, win stuff, get aboard, get signed, make steps towards career growth. For me, it’s a way to find new acts for my label, work more with...
Despite all of our worries about pollution and global pandemics, a recent survey revealed that Hong Kong men are the longest-living on earth. Women are second only to those in Japan. How do we do it? We put the question to both doctors and the elderly themselves.
You Are What You Eat
Dr. Fang, a...
HK Magazine: Where are you from?
Arthur Hacker: A difficult question. I’m a British army brat. Though I was born in Salisbury, I moved around quite a bit until the middle of WWII, going between places in Great Britain, Canada, Gibralter and Bermuda. All members of my family live in...
HK Magazine: What is your function?
Mr. Penis: I play a small part as a tour guide in the new Family Planning Association's sex education CD, especially when we explore a "Body Parts Theme Park." There are many educational games and activities for children and their parents to explore on...
Lily Wong
Creator: American-born cartoonist Larry Feign, who moved to Hong Kong in 1985.
Description: Lily is a curvaceous Hong Kong Chinese woman in a relationship with an American gweilo, Stuart, whom she eventually marries. Through their relationship and reactions to current events, "The...
