A COLOURFUL NOSTALGIA: Introducing Kitty Wong

Kitty Wong is an award winning illustrator based in Hong Kong. Having spent her formative years in Canada, Kitty has been capturing the memories she has of her childhood city Hong Kong for over a decade. She is best known for her fashion sketches, which celebrate the bold, vibrant and colourful world of haute couture.

Her recent works resonate as a love letter to her childhood city, caricaturising its famed landmarks, cuisine and heritage with a dash of whimsy, sass, and vibrancy. Through whimsical portrayals of Hong Kong’s iconic Hong Kong Cha Chaan Teng dishes, street food, bustling traffic, and even fun Cantonese expressions, she has captured the hearts of many locals and Asian diasporas.

Time travel back to the Hong Kong of your childhood memories with Kitty.

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“香港地遍地都係非比尋常嘅想法I’m not the only one”

I’m非常香港🎄

Serrini @gwendolyn.spot : 作為一個平常來講都非常「唔尋常」的異類歌手/唱作人/普通市民來說,每日活著就是非常有趣嘅體驗。我一直希望廣交更多人類朋友,連結港大(廣大)嘅市民,並非常自然地結交寵物、兒童新朋友,最直接嘅做法係走入社區,聆聽民意,以心連心。”

“鑽石娛樂選擇喺山道63號B開設一間社區小店 “樹店” @shuuudim,書籍雜貨一應俱全,自開業起,樹店慢慢成為社區熱點。由於地點座落三間小學的中間,每日放學時間都被學生喧嘩聲圍繞。免費嘅「夾公仔機」、自由借閱嘅店內藏書、清幽的花園環境都令唔少區內學生嚟「齋坐」,好不熱鬧。”

“令更多人能感受到連結嘅快樂(the joy of connection)就係我哋鑽石娛樂嘅快樂。香港地遍地都係非比尋常嘅想法,I’m not the only one 🎄。”

Serrini

維港泳:比奧運更特別的體驗!✨

維港泳自1906年創辦,雖然曾經停辦多年,但近年重新復辦,成為香港最具代表性的游泳盛事之一。歐鎧淳@stephaniehsau 亦都曾經參加了這個盛事,與千幾名泳手一同在維港中暢泳,體驗這個「香港不一樣」的瞬間。🏊🏻‍♀️

「維港泳和我平時的比賽完全不同。當我跳入維港的那一刻,心中湧現的興奮感💓,是我在其他比賽中無法體會到的。能夠在維港海中心游泳,同時自拍,欣賞兩岸的壯麗景色,這種感覺真的很特別!和這麼多人一起在維港游泳,彷彿我們都成為了香港🇭🇰這個城市的一部分,這種連結和氛圍是無法用比賽來形容的。」

這不僅是一場比賽,更是一個獨特的文化體驗,讓參與者感受到香港的活力與魅力——在這座城市,每一次的體驗都是獨特和充滿驚喜。

Stephanie Au

Stitching hope

Empowering Lives Through Handcrafted Leather

Behind every handcrafted piece is a powerful story of empowerment.

Broken Fingers Plus is a social enterprise that’s been collaborating with a Hong Kong sheltered workshop for over 9 years, providing training opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Our hand-stitched leather bags and wallets are more than just beautiful accessories; they’re testaments to talent, resilience, and the transformative power of meaningful work.

Support us in creating opportunities for individuals with disabilities to showcase their talents, helping them shine bright in our society.

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The Last Fish Farmer

Did you know that Hong Kong was once a small fishing village? 🐟 🌾

Now a bustling metropolis, there are fewer than 950 fish farms left in the city.

Fung Heung-Lan runs one of the last. She inherited her fish farm from her father-in-law and has spent over fifty years preserving her family’s legacy and local fish farming culture.

Her commitment has even earned her a Spirit of Hong Kong award nomination. How amazing is that?

26 Restaurants. 30 Nationalities. 25 Languages.

Pirata Group was founded in 2014. Our staff, affectionately called “Pirates” – and there’s over 400 of us! – welcome more than 1.5 million guests annually. Neighbourhood pasta bar, seaside bakery, good times temakeria, nikkei izakaya… our restaurants are hotspots both for discerning locals and travellers-in-the-know.

As purveyors of international cuisines, we take pride not only in authenticity, but in taking an active role in driving global culinary conversations forward.

Of course we’re proud to have a work culture that attracts the crème de la crème of the world’s hospitality workforce. But we also know, deeply, that Hong Kong is immensely appealing for ambitious hospitality professionals seeking to make something of themselves.
The city’s frenetic energy, obsession with efficiency, and expectations of exceptional execution are a magnet for global talent.

If there ever was any doubt that Hong Kong remains one of the world’s leading culinary capitals, let them all be dispelled.

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Pirata Group

Hong Kong is anything but normal. 🇭🇰🔥

Join us in celebrating its most unique and remarkable stories, told by the people who live them.

From extraordinary individuals and a culture that knows no bounds to trailblazing businesses and everything in between, uncover the unapologetic “never normal” spirit that sets our city apart.

This is HONG KONG NEVER NORMAL.