Picture-perfect paper creations

Apart from historical walk-up buildings, To Kwa Wan is home to Hong Kong's one and only origami studio. Two of our junior reporters met its founder, origami master Saga Chan Hin-chung, there. He taught them how to turn paper into a penguin, whale and bird, and even combine the three into a mermaid. Check out what they learned ...

Devotion for origami

Saga Chan fell in love with origami in secondary school. Like other teenage boys, he wanted to learn a trick to impress girls. But as time went by, his passion for origami grew. Over the years, he has taken part in local and international origami tournaments, and has won numerous awards. Now, he teaches people about origami in his studio.

One of Chan's many admirable qualities is that he doesn't care about the money. He has a full-time job, but still tries to dedicate as much time as possible to teaching origami. Chan organises reasonably-priced origami workshops and classes. He also gives discounts to elderly people or children from underprivileged families.

Chan loves to share his knowledge of origami, and has published two books on the subject. These feature some of his quirky creations, such as a knight on a dragon and the famous Japanese cartoon hamster Hamtaro. He even spent time learning how to illustrate his books digitally. Chan said he used his own money to publish the books, losing money on the first and making very little profit on the second. But he doesn't mind because he just wanted to share his passion with others.

Lau Chun-kit

Origami picture