An Artists’ Colony Turns 10: More Than Just A Place to Work
Hong Kong — Chow Chun-fai doesn’t just work here — it’s his home and hideaway, too. Chow is just one of more than 200 artists who welcomed the outside world to a tour of the Fo Tan artists’ colony in a former textiles and plastics factory in January.
It’s been 10 years...
January 23rd, 2011 | Arts Vox, Featured Vox, Hong Kong Vox | Read More
Indie Music in Hong Kong: Solo in the Corner
Hong Kong — Vocalist Sean Yung sat quietly in the dusky shade of the empty square, watching his fellow musicians put away their instruments and clear up their belongings.
A couple of hours earlier, Olympic Square in Hong Kong Park had rung to the music of his band performing; his voice bouncing...
January 21st, 2011 | Featured Vox, Hong Kong Vox, Music Vox | Read More
The Art of Burning Money: Crossing the Divide in Style
Hong Kong — Meet the Oyangs, Artists of the Afterworld. Oyang Ping Chi, (left) son of Oyang Wai Kin (right), has dragged the ancient Chinese art of creating paper offerings for the dead into the 21st century, building on a business his father established more than a half-century ago.
Burning...
May 30th, 2010 | Featured Vox | Read More
In Hong Kong You’re Never Too Old to Volunteer
Hong Kong – Loneliness can be deadly for senior citizens. Sylvia Tai, Rebecca Valli and Monami Yui report on peer support programmes in Hong Kong that make a difference.
May 27th, 2010 | Audio-Visual Vox, Hong Kong Vox | Read More
Online Gaming Booming in China — Revenues Seen Up 32% in 2010
Hong Kong — China’s online game industry is booming, with “Massively Multi-player Online Role-Playing Games” (MMORPG) becoming increasingly popular among a large portion of China’s estimated 400 million internet users.
May 4th, 2010 | Business Vox, Video Vox | Read More
A Hong Kong Effort to Save Traditional Kunqu Opera
Hong Kong – “Without visiting this garden,” a beautiful woman resplendent in a Ming Dynasty robe, sings. “How could I ever have realized this splendour of spring?”
Her walk is graceful; the words she sings are poetic. Although she is on a bare stage with little scenery, her voice and gestures...
April 16th, 2010 | Arts Vox, Featured Vox, Hong Kong Vox, Lifestyle Vox | Read More
Improv: Showstopper’s Audience-Directed Drama Breaks the Mould
Hong Kong — No two shows are the same for the London-based ensemble of performers, Showstopper.
Improv (short for improvisation) and audience participation make sure of that.
View extracts from their unique show on Tuesday, April 13 – plus interviews with the actors — and view the...
April 15th, 2010 | Arts Vox, Audio-Visual Vox, Featured Vox, Hong Kong Vox, Lifestyle Vox | Read More
Award-Winning Film Helps Stave off the Wrecker’s Ball
Hong Kong – It took an award-winning film to swing the balance and save a colonial-era terrace (right) — a rare victory for Hong Kong’s increasingly vocal heritage preservation lobby.
April 11th, 2010 | Lifestyle Vox, Video Vox | Read More



