Ashlyn Chak

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Ashlyn Chak

What is good design? Too often in Hong Kong design is judged according to the safe, practical standards of corporations and institutions, two disrupters from the contemporary art world feel. To shake things up, the pair have launched a design festival called Postapalooza.

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Ashlyn Chak

Chinatowns are often portrayed as gritty underworlds riddled with prostitution, gambling and drug trafficking. Some of this is rooted in truth, but that unfair depiction is largely the result of rampant xenophobia and cultural ignorance, especially in the West. In a series of articles, the Post explores the historical and social significance of major Chinatowns around the world and the communities that shape them.

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Ashlyn Chak

The Hong Kong-style egg and beef sandwich is not just a sandwich, but a testament to how a seemingly simple snack, served quickly and conveniently, can stand the test of time and become a collective memory among busy city dwellers. Many restaurants have made it their own by adding salted (corned) beef and various inventive ingredients, infusing even more “Hong Kong-ness” into the dish and increasing the reverence it receives from locals and tourists alike.

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Ashlyn Chak

Chinese-Indonesian rapper Rich Brian, English jazz singer and multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier, Scottish indie band Franz Ferdinand, and Beth Gibbons, the vocalist of English alternative electronic band Portishead, are among the early line-up for this year’s Clockenflap. Early-bird tickets for the annual three-day international music and art event in Hong Kong, scheduled to take place at Central Harbourfront from December 5 to 7, went on sale at 3pm today.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Ashlyn Chak

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