Sadly, all of them are under threat, ranging from vulnerable to critically endangered, according to the IUCN Red List.

Since 2018, Ocean Park Hong Kong has undertaken an initiative to breed the endangered Beale‘s-eyed turtle, collaborating with the Ocean Park Conservation Foundation Hong Kong (OPCFHK) and the Hong Kong Society of Herpetology Foundation.

This marked Ocean Park’s first attempt at breeding this particular species, and they faced significant challenges due to limited information on its breeding biology.

Initially struggling with low fertility rates, the team adapted their approach by establishing an outdoor holding facility that mirrored the turtles’ natural habitat, successfully stimulating their breeding behaviours.

By working with local and international experts, with support from the AFCD and IUCN, they organised a conservation workshop that brought together multiple conservation organisations and researchers.

Thanks to the team‘s perseverance, five turtles have been successfully hatched at Ocean Park, and the programme is now expanding to include big-headed turtles!

BeCandle was founded 15 years ago by designer Xavier Tsang. Starting as a one-man studio, it has grown into a small team in Sai Kung, continuously exploring and experimenting by participating in markets and exhibitions around the world, collaborating with various local and international brands. Today, it has become a fragrance brand with its own retail shops and local factory . Driven by a passion for scent craftsmanship and a spirit of exploration, BeCandle maintains a multifaceted approach to sustainable development. This includes using sustainable natural materials, long-standing candle refill service, and recycling waste materials such as construction site soil, industrial coffee grounds, floral waste, and even retired tram parts to create scented products. In recent years, it has partnered with volunteer organizations to establish  production lines that provides job opportunities for low-income individuals and youth in need of special care.

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提到余仁生，大家第一時間會諗起百年信譽嘅中醫藥保健企業，但其實呢個超過140年歷史嘅品牌，仲做咗一件突破傳統嘅事——全力支援浸會大學中醫藥學院，聯合出版咗一本專業級嘅中藥材圖鑑《香港中藥材圖鑑》。

呢本書嘅誕生背後有一個重要嘅原因：由於中藥材品種眾多，名稱相近嘅藥材經常容易混淆，甚至引致安全風險。例如，附子同生附子雖然名稱相似，但實際性質差異極大，後者更加含有毒性；又例如滇烏鹼與烏頭鹼名稱相近，但滇烏鹼毒性明顯更強。為咗澄清呢啲混亂，建立中藥材嘅標準，《香港中藥材圖鑑》以「澄清混亂，建立標準」為宗旨，收錄咗多種本地常見嘅中藥材，詳細研究藥材品質，確保用藥安全有效，對推動中醫藥學嘅現代化發展有重大意義。

呢本書唔單止詳細記錄咗香港常見嘅中藥材特徵、用途同檢測方法，仲結合傳統智慧同現代科學，提供準確同權威嘅專業知識，成為中醫藥界重要嘅參考書籍。比起一般網上資訊，呢本圖鑑內容經過實證同驗證，資料專業性及準確度極高，甚至有人話佢「仲勁過Wikipedia」。

透過呢本書，余仁生提升咗中藥材嘅可靠性，成功將中醫藥推向現代化同專業化，更拉近咗中醫文化同普羅大眾嘅距離，展現咗傳統品牌喺創新路上嘅無限可能。

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Picture this… 500+ runners in costume, racing around the city, raising funds for mental health care and awareness, to a finish line where a pasta party awaits! Blending fun, wellness and community mindedness.

Hong Kong’s “Halloween warm-up event” by default, as it takes place the weekend before the eponymous spookfest, the Pasta Run is hosted by neighbourhood pasta bar, Pici, and is a beloved fixture on our city’s annual racing calendar.

🏃‍♀️This year, runners covered 4,000 cumulative kilometres – half the distance from Hong Kong to Italy, birthplace of pasta. Oldest finisher 🇬🇧Mark Graham – 70 years old; youngest finisher 🇫🇷Ysee Croq – 5 months old.

The run ended with a party in Pici Taikoo Place, where our costumed crusaders enjoyed handmade pasta masterpieces, bomboloni, tiramisu, awards, and the altruism of having raised over HKD100,000 for our charity partner, Mind HK.

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You are not the city’s cool, artsy kid until you have been to Young Soy Gallery.

Translated from “Ugly Gallery” in Cantonese, Young Soy Gallery originated as a lighthearted joke between its founders, Shivang Jhunjhnuwala and Alexander Glavatsky-Yeadon, with the idea to start a one night exhibition entitled “F.art Basil” with emerging artists in town during the pandemic in 2020.

Identified as third culture kids, Jhunjhnuwala and Glavatsky-Yeadon drawing from their own adventures, have their sights set on how cultural divergences bring distinct stories. Their vision for Young Soy transcends being just a gallery: it is a cultural melting pot that not only cultivates a spectrum of cultural influences but also acts as a launchpad for radical artists. Ultimately what matters For Jhunjhnuwala and Glavatsky-Yeadon is simple: that everyone finds it amusing, and everyone feels at home.

Young Soy persistently pushes the boundary of what defines an artist. The gallery collaborates with artists regardless of their backgrounds—be they newcomers to the art scene, self-taught, or untrained—as long as they have a burning desire to unveil their personal yet extraordinary story through artistic expression, Young Soy is all ears.

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