HK Magazine: Tell me about the history of Ngau Kee.
Mak Ping-keung: Ngau Kee first opened its doors on Staunton Street in 1951, and then it relocated to Gough Street in 2005 due to the government’s urban renewal projects. I took over the business 17 years ago as the fourth owner, and the...
(I always like writing Japan! with an exclamation mark because I imagine some violent comic-book Japanese schoolgirl yelling “JAPAN!” and slicing somebody’s head off with a katana.)
These are my favorite Japanese restaurants and bars in Hong Kong.
Sake Bar: SAKE BAR GINN
Sake Bar...
Tens of thousands of Hongkongers flocked to the harbor over the weekend to hail the giant rubber ducky, designed by the Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. The H7N9 virus-free yellow bird infused the disgruntled soul of the community with a rejuvenating vigor.
The globe-trotting artist was overwhelmed...
By now, many of you will have heard that the South China Morning Post has agreed to buy HK Magazine. While many media pundits (or, “conspiracy theorists”) have been wondering
what this means for the future of our scrappy little rag/22-year-old-institution, we for one welcome our new...
Best Foot Forward
Barefoot running is a trend that’s taking off all over the world, and Hong Kong is no exception. If you’d like to experience running with nothing but the ground beneath your feet, but worry about stepping on dog crap and broken glass, then why not get a taste for it at...
TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You may have only a dim idea about how your smart phone and computer work, but that doesn’t prevent you from using their many wonderful features. While you’re swimming, you know almost nothing about the physiological processes that are active inside you, and yet...
Watch Out For…
We just had a live demonstration today from the folks behind Something Fresh (www.somethingfresh.com.hk), a new vegetarian food service that prepares ready-to-cook meals that then get delivered straight to your door. The idea behind this is that anybody who has a stove should...
HK Magazine: So, how old is Linva Tailor?
Mrs. Leung: We’ve been around for 40 years now. This is our only store, and we have never moved. Our furniture is just as old as this store, and we still use paper receipts for our client records. I started out in fashion, and Mr. Leung specialized...
I was born and brought up in Hong Kong in the New Territories. I went to Kingston, Ontario for high school. I graduated and took economics for my first degree in Canada, then went over to London, England to study my second degree in fashion design.
I had no intention to do fashion design at all to...
The Mobile M+ Inflation Exhibition erected this month in West Kowloon includes a replica Stonehenge. It got us thinking: there just aren’t enough Wonders of the World in Hong Kong. Luckily, we’ve been snooping around the Planning Department and we’ve come across these wonders in...
