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Shoreditch
By Adele Wong | Tuesday, September 8th, 2015
British in K-Town: Shoreditch has arrived in K-Town. Named after the trendy London district, this casual restaurant-slash-bar serves contemporary, mostly British dishes and a diverse..
Aberdeen Street Social
By Adele Wong | Tuesday, September 15th, 2015
All Day Dining: Restaurateur Yenn Wong and British chef Jason Atherton have teamed up to bring beautiful Aberdeen Street Social to PMQ. Look & Feel: The..
Digging into Hong Kong’s Wartime Tunnels
By Kate Springer | Monday, September 14th, 2015
Nope, we're not talking about the Aberdeen Tunnel or the Cross-Harbour tunnel. From Lamma Island to Aberdeen to the New Territories — these little holes in..
Inside the Kowloon Walled City
By Kate Springer | Monday, October 5th, 2015
If you take a stroll around Kowloon Walled City Park, you'll hardly believe that this verdant green space was once an infamous den of debauchery only 30..
Hong Kong’s Underground Toilets
By Kate Springer | Tuesday, November 17th, 2015
It's UN World Toilet Day, which means it's time for some potty talk: Even Hong Kong’s humble public bathrooms have a long story to tell...
What’s the Story Behind Hong Kong-English Expressions?
By Andrea Lo | Sunday, May 15th, 2016
The Oxford English Dictionary recently announced the inclusion of a number of Cantonese words, including char siu (叉燒), dai pai dong (大排檔) and yum cha (飲茶). Hongkongers are..