‘It’s hard to explain cancer to a child’
— March 5, 2023In 2019 Massimo Gavina learned he had stage 4 cancer. ‘I don’t want to die before I see my child
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Discover your backyard
— May 25, 2020I miss travelling. It has been 13 weeks and three days since my last trip and I’m in withdrawal. I
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Goodbye, Jimmy’s Kitchen
— May 17, 2020When Jimmy’s Kitchen closes its doors at the end of this month many will mourn the loss of one of Hong
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Almost a shore thing
— April 28, 2020Paul Zimmerman had planned to spend his Easter holiday kicking back at the Blues Festival in Australia’s
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Plastic pollution
— November 7, 2019The Race For Water Odyssey vessel uses solar energy and hydrogen technologies and is midway through a
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Hong Kong police add blue water to armoury
— September 1, 2019Democracy campaigners threw petrol bombs after defying a ban on a march to mark the anniversary of Beijing’s
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Bean to bar
— May 23, 2020At the quiet end of Gough Street, in Hong Kong’s Central district, stands a pocket-sized shop easily
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The mask crusader
— May 5, 2020Gilly Strauss has been in the diamond business for more than 20 years. He was a founding member of luxury
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China coronavirus
— January 28, 2020It’s quite safe to be in Hong Kong, though if you want to wear face masks you had best bring them with
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8 suicides as Hong Kong families torn over ‘cynical’ pulling of bill
— September 8, 2019Demonstrators reject a gesture by the territory’s leaders as too little too late and are planning a
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The lights go out at a Hong Kong institution
— July 16, 2019Landlord has not renewed the Italian Restaurant’s lease, amid plans for the live music venue to
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Witnesses to anarchy
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Home truths
— November 2, 2016Hong Kong-born Richard Bush, a former US Congressional adviser and intelligence officer, sees potential
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