In 2017, when Gaurika Pant attended her first beach cleanup in Discovery Bay, the Hong Kong International School student could not believe her eyes. Pant says she saw “a different side of the ocean” that day and the gravity of Hong Kong’s environmental crisis dawned on her. Plastic and trash covered the beaches, posing dire […]
He walked past the former ship-loading bay and climbed up the seawall to the walkway above, setting his food down carefully. To his left was the glare of the Hong Kong skyline, against which he often saw the silhouettes of others like him. But tonight, he was alone. The seawall was a haven for Seb. […]
LGBT+ acceptance should be taught during children’s formative school years, but Hong Kong’s sexual education system often falls short. From ancient history to modern times, we explore social sentiments, cultural norms and religious influences across three regions – Hong Kong, Thailand, and the Philippines … Sitara Shipping’s Sanjam Gupta explains how she’s connecting and empowering […]
June is Pride Month – a time to celebrate members of the LGBT+ community, recognise their impact and support their struggle for equality. Now in its 50th year, the first pride march took place in 1970 in New York, a year after The Stonewall Riots of 1969 in which protesters took to the streets of […]
Jill Robinson, animal rights advocate and founder of animal protection group Animals Asia, shares her thoughts on animal welfare amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Around the world, governments and hospitals are grasping to find effective treatments for rapidly spreading COVID-19. We’ve seen recommendations for high doses of Vitamin C, hydroxychloroquine (usually used to treat malaria) and […]
One morning in 1993, Marjory Vendramini picked up her daily newspaper. On the front page, she read a heart-breaking story: A passer-by discovered a newborn boy inside a trash bin in Macao wrapped in plastic and covered in mice bites. The baby was taken to the hospital where he quickly recovered, but since Macao did […]
“Many of us had to get married, so society would see us as ‘straight’ and ‘normal’. Even when we are old, we still can’t be ourselves,” says a 75-year-old man during a public forum on establishing senior homes for Hong Kong’s LGBT+ older generation. This is a scene from Suk Suk, a 2019 Hong Kong […]
While most of us have found it challenging to practice physical distancing for just a few months during the COVID-19 outbreak, Jessie was no stranger to isolation. The female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin spent roughly 38 years inside a concrete tank, separated from her parents and siblings before passing away in 2016. Jessie was captured in […]
Vanessa Lai was in her early 40s when she discovered an abnormality in her left breast in September 2015. After undergoing a biopsy, doctors delivered the terrible news: she had stage 1B breast cancer. In the two months that followed, the beauty consultant underwent a lumpectomy to remove the cancerous tissue, followed by four gruelling […]
Sai Kung Stray Friends Foundation (SKSFF), located near Tai Lam Wu village in the New Territories, houses more than 100 stray dogs, many of which have been rescued from cramped, unhygienic breeding factories Australian Narelle Pamuk founded the animal charity in 2014 after noticing the high volume of abandoned, sick and unwanted dogs in Hong […]