LIFE & STYLE

A Cultural District Arises

After some two decades of planning and development, Hong Kong’s culture and arts hub moves toward delivery as one of the world’s largest and most ambitious facilities of its kind.

08 September 2017

The aim of the US$2.7 billion West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) boils down to an extremely focused message, according to WKCD Authority CEO Duncan Pescod. More

Topics: Tourism & Hospitality, Hong Kong, Arts & Culture

Curating Cool in Hong Kong

A new media venture in the city is spotlighting Hong Kong’s edgy and unique youth culture.

01 September 2017

Despite Hong Kong’s business reputation as a place with notoriously long working hours, people in the city are also known to have an appetite for playing hard. More

Topics: Media, Technology, Hong Kong, lifestyle

Farm Gardens in the Sky

Concern about food provenance and the broader global issue of food security, three gardening enthusiasts in Hong Kong turned a hobby into a thriving social enterprise.

25 August 2017

Rooftop Republic was established in 2015 by three friends who met in Hong Kong: Michelle Hong from Singapore, Pol Fàbrega from Barcelona, and Andrew Tsui from Hong Kong. More

Topics: Food & Beverages, Singapore, Spain, Urban Farming, lifestyle

Embracing Alfresco Living

Hong Kong establishments are throwing open their doors to incorporate the outdoors as part of their interior design.

18 August 2017

Mirroring global trends, if there’s an opportunity to incorporate a terrace into a restaurant or bar in Hong Kong, designers will do so. More

Topics: Design Services, Tourism & Hospitality, Hong Kong, leisure & recreation

Shoot for Hong Kong

Hong Kong shutterbugs will be out en masse for an innovative photography competition in October.

11 August 2017

Some 3,000 contestants will set off from the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre at 11am on 8 October to capture their best camera shots of Hong Kong, as the Canon PhotoMarathon gets under way. More

Topics: Event Organisation, Hong Kong

Fit for New Purpose

Among the shiny new skyscrapers for which Hong Kong is renowned, streetscapes are being revitalised by the preservation of existing buildings.

04 August 2017

Saving and revitalising properties that might otherwise be destined for demolition is a direction encouraged by government policy, and according to the Hong Kong office of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), it’s an area ripe for public-private partnerships. More

Topics: Architecture & Planning, Building & Construction, Hong Kong, Building Preservation

Weaving Hong Kong’s Textile Heritage

The MILL6 Foundation summer programme celebrates the city’s rich textile history.

28 July 2017

Public participation will be very much part of efforts to help revive the legacy of Hong Kong’s textile industry, thanks to the initiative MILL6 GET SET – Hey! Let’s WEAVE! organised by the MILL6 Foundation, a non-profit arts and cultural institution. More

Topics: Garments, Textiles & Accessories, Hong Kong, Heritage

The Only Way is Up

Innovative tech start-ups will vie for funding at Hong Kong’s Elevator Pitch Competition.

21 July 2017

It took Hong Kong entrepreneur Kevin Wong just 60 seconds to convince investors of the merits of his idea.More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Technology, Hong Kong, start-up

Project Happiness

Hong Kong’s Super Happiness Challenge is on the look-out for start-ups with a social conscience.

14 July 2017

On a mission to make the world a happier place by championing start-ups and ideas with a positive social impact, the Super Happiness Challenge is a start-up competition from a global movement established to help people achieve happier lives through specific actions and create a global happiness ecosystem.More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, technology, start-up

Armchair Journey Around the Globe

Travel is the focus of this year’s HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair.

07 July 2017

Travel writers would seem to have a dream job, traversing the globe to exotic destinations while getting paid in the process. More

Topics: Books & Printed Items, Printing & Publishing, Hong Kong

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