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All I Want for Christmas is Food: Delighting Food Tours, Sydney
- 2016-12-11
- Culture & Leisure
- The Young Reporter
- 2016-12-11
by Julianna Wu Hanging out in a block that’s full of nice snacks and cuisines in a sunny day, eat whatever you like until you can’t have anymore. This is every foodie’s dream. Especially in a city like Sydney, which has more than 20 different cultures and regions, which means, over 20 different kinds of …
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Spots of green sprout from Hong Kong’s skyline
- 2016-11-30
- Culture & Leisure
- The Young Reporter
- 2016-11-30
What is the price to pay for more greenery? by Cecilia Wong A few young women work conscientiously on their two-feet by three-feet garden, cultivating in-season organic vegetables on a rooftop of a Kwun Tong industrial building. They are surrounded by high rises and green walls, where birdsong play from speakers on top of the …
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Modern paper offerings are breaking traditional stereotypes
- 2016-11-10
- Culture & Leisure
- The Young Reporter
- 2016-11-10
Breaking the Traditions: Paper Offerings as Art? by Emily Cheung In every traditional Chinese festival, paper offerings for celebration or the worship of spirits can be seen everywhere. “Paper offerings are not only about funeral affairs. We do paper offerings for the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance, and even for Chinese New …
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Young artists painting their paths
- 2016-11-10
- Culture & Leisure
- The Young Reporter
- 2016-11-10
Can art and business go hand in hand? by Jianne Soriano Hong Kong has witnessed a boom in the art industry in recent years, thanks to international fairs like Art Basel, Art Central, and the development of the West Kowloon Culture district, while this may provides opportunities for business. Young artists are not benefiting, says …

Ancient Art in a Modern City
- 2016-07-22
- Culture & Leisure
- The Young Reporter
- 2016-07-22
Handmade ukuleles bring happy sounds to Hong Kong by Tracy Zhang Along the rugged track on Cheung Chau Island, next to the snack and souvenirs stores, ukuleles are among the attractions. Originally from Hawaii, this instrument has become popular among Hong Kong youth in recent years, because it has been featured in romantic movies and …

Art in the City
- 2016-07-22
- Culture & Leisure
- The Young Reporter
- 2016-07-22
A set of sculptures recently sparked calls of panic. Does Hong Kong appreciate public art? By Emily Cheung When the public art installation “Event Horizon Hong Kong” , first went on display on a rooftop in Central in November, 2015, people mistook the sculpture of a life-sized naked man as a suicide suspect and called …

Kung Fu in 3D
- 2016-06-24
- Culture & Leisure
- The Young Reporter
- 2016-06-24
Motion capture technology helps to preserve traditional martial arts by Susan Gao & Tracy Zhang He’s dressed in a skintight black bodysuit dotted with 99 position markers. A martial arts master demonstrates his Kung Fu styles in a 3D motion-capture studio, equipped with cameras and sensors. Certain Hollywood Sci Fi films, such as Avatar, …

Busking in a concrete jungle
- 2016-06-24
- Culture & Leisure
- The Young Reporter
- 2016-06-24
The Street Music Series introduces diversity to the local music industry by Emily Cheung & Morris Chan Kung Chi-shing is a musician and an activist. He has been trying to enrich the musical scene by organising the Street Music Series. It is a platform for young musicians and singer-songwriters to introduce themselves to …

Cultural Travelling: Tours that Show a Different Facet
- 2016-04-02
- Culture & Leisure
- The Young Reporter
- 2016-04-02
by Cecilia Wong Cultural travelling is a vogue for travel agencies to bespeak their cultural exploring tours, it goes beyond merely visiting a place, but allows experience as a member of a culture and undergoes transformations of lives. Cultural travelling is to go local and dig into authentic, genuine stories in a country, said …
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Hong Kong Craft Beer: Local Style
- 2016-04-02
- Culture & Leisure
- The Young Reporter
- 2016-04-02
by Henry Wong and Sing Lee Hong Kong craft beer brewery, Mak’s Beer, has been promoting their products for half a year. The based brewery’s latest offering: “Cantonese beer” which they hope will attract local drinkers. The brewers got their inspiration from Yim Tin Tsai Village, a historic neighborhood in Hong Kong that produces salt. …