Sham Shui Po Day & Night
Crowded, noisy and chaotic by day. Quiet and brooding by night, Sham Shui Po (深水埗) is…
Category: Hong Kong
Former British colony (China SAR)
24 hours in Hong Kong
I have a soft spot for Hong Kong, the city that I once called home, and…
Sha Tin Public Housing Estates
In Hong Kong, public housing has been one of the major government policies since the 1950’s…
Oi Man Estate in Hong Kong
In the 1950’s Hong Kong had a problem – facing a surge of immigration from Mainland…
Neon Hong Kong
As long-term readers will know I have a bit of an obsession about the neon signage…
Kings Road Then & Now
King’s Road (英皇道) in Hong Kong is the major street which runs east-west along the northern…
Quarry Bay Then & Now
During my two years in Hong Kong I lived on the east side of Hong Kong…
Kowloon Walled City Rebuilt in Japan
If you don’t know anything about Kowloon Walled City (九龍城寨) then have a read of my…
Kowloon Walled City: 20 Years Later
The South China Morning Post recently marked the 20th anniversary of the demolition of Kowloon Walled City with…
So Long, My Hong Kong
Not made by me but feels apt today.
Makible 3D Printers
Last week I visited the offices of Makible – an interesting hardware startup based in Hong…
Quality of Life: Hong Kong vs Shenzhen
From mid 2008 to the end of 2010 I lived in Shenzhen before moving to Hong…