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Hongkongers’ Book Fair

By The Loop HK Staff | Tuesday, July 12th, 2022

Reading Freely: The annual book fair is one of the many things we've lost in the time of Covid-19. This year, local book stores and..

Hong Kong Poet Nicholas Wong Launches Online Literary Platform Writing-Plus

By Yannie Chan | Tuesday, September 15th, 2020

For literature lovers out there who want to engage with literary texts in even more depth, here's some fantastic news — Award-winning Hong Kong poet..

Get into the Festive Spirit With these Christmas Books

By Gayatri Bhaumik | Friday, November 30th, 2018

If you're of a bookish bent, you might want to check out these Christmas books to get you in the festive spirit. From classic stories..

Hong Kong men’s height, hair habits, and why I’m eating ice cream

By Yannie Chan | Tuesday, April 5th, 2016

Three random thoughts from a Hong Kong millennial. 1. I’ve never met a man under 170cm My friends and I were talking about our height..

Feminist waiter and life before smartphones

By Yannie Chan | Tuesday, March 15th, 2016

Three random thoughts from a Hong Kong millennial. 1. Celebrating little things Last week was a flurry of assignments, little sleep, and petty fights. I don’t..

Blurry weeks, morning dates, and “little bursts”

By Yannie Chan | Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016

Three random thoughts from a Hong Kong millennial. 1. Fixing the blurry weeks I get scared by what I think of as “The Blurry Days..