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THE INVINCIBLE SPIRIT OF ‘KONGALS’―JOSIE HO’S 6 HARD TIMES IN HER LIFE
17-07-19 ‘Kongals’ (or Kong gals) refer to the modern Hong Kong women who are no longer men’s ‘half-time, downtime, spare time or sometimes’. Nowadays, women in Hong Kong are educated, independent, confident and free-spirited. Some ‘Kongals’ may turn annoying by acting like a queen or princess. They make life difficult for others by being demanding,…
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5 GREAT ASIAN FILMS ABOUT POVERTY & SOCIAL INJUSTICE―MUST-WATCH LIST
08-07-19 Grave poverty and social injustice are now a threat to human progress and stability everywhere in the world. Pope Francis said correctly, “Globalization has helped many people rise out of poverty, but it has also damned many others to starve. It is true that wealth is growing in absolute terms, but inequalities have also…
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FOR ME, LAW IS BREAD & ART IS JUICE. HOW ABOUT ANTHONY CHOW AND YOUNG LAWYERS?
26-06-19 Thank goodness. Almost 40 years ago, my family cornered me to becoming a lawyer. If I were a full-time artist in Hong Kong in the early 80s, I would starve and have one foot in the grave. Now, I am a part-time literary man. Art gives me only the spiritual juice of life and…
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Sheung Wan: Delightful Night Stroll and Music Soul
16-05-19 Life is as fast as a turbojet, isn’t it? When I was a little boy, my mother used to take me to the Western Market in Sheung Wan. It was a wet and smelly place housing humble stalls for pretty much everything, all fresh, including meat, fish, fruit and vegetables. Built in 1850s, the…
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Elekron in Macau: sign of a blind alley or headway?
13-04-19 One may not like entirely the new ‘Las Vegas-prototyped’ Macau city but her present offering of diverse entertainment shows with assorted flavours is surely a redemption for her damage to the former mesmerizing, tranquil and nostalgic Portuguese colonial town. Among all casinos, Melco Resorts & Entertainment has made an appreciable contribution to Macau by…
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Fruit Chan’s Three Husbands: an amazing Hong Kong erotic film of social symbolism
1-4-2019 No Chinese film director has articulated the idea of sex abuses as a social and political message more amazingly than the Hong Kong talent Fruit Chan who received numerous international film nominations or awards for his artistic achievements in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Venice. Despite this, Chan’s name is rarely ever acclaimed publicly, let…
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Hong Kong old trams turned into Creative Communities
Alvin Yip launched a social innovation in Hong Kong by converting 5 trams into art, culture and creative spaces. Trams were “born” in Hong Kong in 1904. Great that they are still here on the Hong Kong island, meandering between the western end and the eastern tip. Comforted, we know they are not far away;…
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Hong Kong Play《Principle》: Why social conflicts became our daily bread?
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, the biggest performing group in Hong Kong, presented a play called《Principle》. It is the best drama that I have recently seen. The story is about the headmaster of a school regulating that no student shall play in the playground without wearing sports uniform and shoes, as her “principle” is for their…