I was looking for an urban location I hadn’t visited before and settled on Tai Po. For those of you who are unaware or don’t remember, there was a tragic fire at a residential building a few months ago. More than a hundred people died, from the very young to the very old. One of my dance partners who lives in Tai Po had an exhausting week volunteering to help those affected. She broke into tears during a rehearsal after receiving a message, although I didn’t pry further to fi

It is rare for me to go too far from the route between my work in Causeway Bay and my home in Sheung Wan. Even rarer is it for me to leave Hong Kong Island. And it is almost countable on one hand the amount of time I have gone into the New Territories. This isn’t for any particular reason, mind you. It’s just for me to be in the New Territories without good reason. 29 th December, I had a good reason.  I chose to visit the Hong Kong Wetland Park in Tin Shui Wai because I tho

The sign on the bus said: notice to passengers: no standing or sitting on the staircase and no sitting on passenger compartment...

Sha Tau Kok is the closest you can get to mainland China without crossing over. Confusingly, there are two. One nearer to start (or...

Arriving at Stanley feels like arriving at a suburb of Repulse Bay, and everything about it suggests it is an escape from, not exposure...

Cheung Chau has a unique feeling. Lamma Island feels like you are dipping your toes into the wilderness via a slow-moving roller coaster...