Benny SY Li is a writer with multiple identities, he is also an amateur photographer, a traveller, a novice painter and a seeker for wonderful things. He was the former Chief Editor of Hong Kong Ming Pao Supplement and Sing Pao Supplement. He has published more than 50 novels, collections and photo album, held many TV shows and played roles in movies. Moreover, he also wrote several screenplays and participated in numerous painting and photo exhibitions.
Yu Miu Po is a registered coach (level 1) of Dragon Boat (Traditional Boat) and Canoe in Hong Kong Canoe Union. He has been the team leader and coach of the dragon boat team of Madam Lau Kam Lung Secondary School of Miu Fat Buddhist Monastery since 2018 and teaches members with positive spirit. The team has won the champion of the International Secondary Women Championships of Centum Charitas Foundation 20th Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Championships (2018), the champion […]
Cheng Tim Tim is a poet and a teacher from Hong Kong, currently based in the UK. Before completing the MSc in Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh, she double-majored in English and English Language Teaching at Hong Kong Baptist University. Her pamphlet Tapping at Glass is out with Verve Poetry Press in 2023. Her poems are published or anthologised in POETRY, The Rialto, Ambit, Voice and Verse Poetry Magazine, Our Time is a Garden, and elsewhere. She also […]
Jamie Cheung is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of GLO Travel, a travel company which specialises in cultural and in-depth tours to uncommon destinations such as North Korea, Iran, and Central Asia. He is also an university lecturer, best-selling author, TV host and columnist.
Lee Chun Sze Eunice is a designer, lecturer and researcher with special interest in traditional cheongsam and sustainability. Ms Lee is a committee member of the Hong Kong Cheongsam Association. She was invited to present her designs on contemporary cheongsam in Muse Fest HK 2018: Experiencing the Tales of the Old Hong Kong – Cheongsam & Nanyin Party, at Hong Kong Museum of History and Faithful to the Craft – The Oral Legacies: Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Hong Kong […]
Wong Chi Chung is a veteran radio DJ, music critic and curator. He is also the head of General Education at The University of Hong Kong since 2011. Dr Wong actively promotes international and local arts and culture through radio and TV programmes and curated numerous cross-cultural projects including the Putonghua version of David Bowie’s song Seven Years in Tibet (1997) , Centennial Exhibition of Chinese Records (2006), Gen-S Concert for Shanghai Expo (2010), Hong Kong Week in Taipei (2012), […]
Ng Chun Hung was a former Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Hong Kong. Dr Ng specialises in research on popular culture and Hong Kong society with selected publications including Cultural Chichat, Pop Hong Kong: Reading Hong Kong Popular Culture 2000-2010, and Sam Hui Here and Now. In 2005, together with Dr Wong Chi Chung and others, he initiated the long-term project Conserving Popular Culture in Hong Kong – James Wong Study. Over the years, the project […]
Chan Chung Ki is a film director based in Hong Kong and London. He graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Chan produced special effects and telefeatures for RTHK, Scorpio film, STAR TV. He also produced documentaries for AXN, Phoenix Chinese Channel, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Tourism Board. In 2013, chosen among the best emerging talents in the industry, Chan was honoured as one of five innovative directors to create a […]
Artist Enoch Cheng received his MA in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, London. His practice spans moving image, installation, curating, dance, events, theatre, writing, fashion, performance, and pedagogy. His works explore the boundaries and connections between various disciplines and traditions, with recurrent themes of belonging, travel, care, memory, migration etc. His most recent works include TO ARRIVE (2022, Hong Kong City Hall 60th Anniversary Performance), Handle with Care (2022, Museum of Arts and Design, New York).
Rebecca Pan was born in Shanghai in 1930 as Pan Wan Ching, relocated to Hong Kong in 1949 and has established herself as a cross-cultural pioneer of Chinese popular music. Known to be the first singer combining Chinese tunes with Western lyrics, Pan began her professional singing career at the age of 27, recorded her first LP within two years and has released 16 records. In 1964, Pan became the first Hong Kong singer to sign with EMI London. As […]