HK Magazine: There are a million things to do in this city. Why bother writing poetry?
Vinson Lam: Simply because of the fact that there are too many things to do in Hong Kong. Too many people are “drunk” with their social obsessions and material gain. There are those who are in bad...
Protecting your intellectual property is important. Imagine inventing a groundbreaking machine (say, a musical barbeque) and having it stolen by the unscrupulous neighbor who overhead your eureka! moment. An official at the Intellectual Property Department (IPD) told us, “It’s like any...
Don’t let anyone tell you that Hong Kong isn’t an original city. We invented fiber optics, discovered the bacteria that causes the bubonic plague, enabled NASA’s Beagle Lander to collect soil on Mars and just recently pioneered steps to restore sight to damaged eyes with nano-...
HK: Who is Che Kung?
Wong: He was a general during the Sung Dynasty (960-1279 B.C.) and elevated to a Taoist deity when he saved the inhabitants of Sha Tin and the New Territories from a terrible plague. People come here to pray for good fortune; many call him the God of Fortune.
HK: Do you get...
HK Magazine: We saw a lot of images of the WTO in the media last year – why have this exhibition now?
Lai Chung Tao: Our main reason is to let amateurs share their experiences on the WTO and contrast that with how the mainstream media reported it.
HK: Your photos aren’t the...
HK Magazine: So what do you kill?
Walter Ng: It depends on the place. In homes, we usually kill cockroaches and termites. In restaurants and bars it's rats.
HK: Do you have to be Christian to kill pests for a Christian company?
WN: I am a Christian and I go to mass every Sunday. Our boss is also...
Oi, you! Shut up and listen. I know more than you do. I’m smarter than you, better than you, more capable than you. I can write better, speak better, live better. I’ve got better philosophies, better politics, better morals. And writing like this, I can make myself heard. You’re a...
HK Magazine: What tools do you use to cast curses?
Chan: We poke holes at a paper figure’s eyes and beat it with our shoes. We say chants to remove the influence of petty people from you. Then we wave paper charms over you to remove bad omens. The candles are for blessin
