Born in Germany, Ankie Beilke followed in her mother’s footsteps to become an actor, starring in her first role at the age of six.

A private clinic has partnered with hotels in Central and Tsim Sha Tsui to offer discounts on rooms and medical procedures such as gastroscopy, liposuction, and double eyelid surgery.

Singapore-based Karana makes shredded and minced ‘pork’ from organic jackfruit, and is working on Asian comfort foods like steamed buns and dumplings. Hong Kong-born co-founder Blair Crichton, a vegan, is putting his money where his morals are.

Gabrielle Kirstein, the founder of Feeding Hong Kong, talks about how helping her father with his volunteer work in a Manchester hostel inspired her to set up the food charity

After his mother noticed his natural sense of rhythm, Wei Wei joined Shenyang Conservatory of Music, in China, before joining Hong Kong Ballet in 2003, where he met his wife and continues to dance.

Having attended Wellesley, Cambridge, Oxford and Harvard, the founder of ethical crowdfunding platform SparkRaise says, ‘I basically kept studying because I didn’t want to work’.

To break the stigma surrounding mental health, social enterprise Storytaler sets up webinars and workshops in which volunteers share their experiences with mental health issues. The process is therapeutic for both storytellers and listeners.

The Hong Kong visual artist talks about having felt close to death since childhood, coming out as a creative and eschewing relationships to remain creative

The pandemic has stopped the flow of tourists whose spending funds wildlife conservation. NatGeo photographers and others have donated fine art prints for sale to help game reserves and the villagers who depend on them for work.

Austria-born Henry Steiner, who is known as the ‘father of Hong Kong design’, recalls the 1967 riots, bringing graphic design to the city and creating HSBC’s red-and-white hexagon.

David Nesbitt on how his eponymous centre started the Nest chain of bakery and coffee shop social enterprises.

Online, in-person and hybrid events combine at the 2020 Hong Kong International Literary Festival, featuring authors including Kevin Kwan, Benjamin Law and Jonathan Kaufman.

The impact of Covid-19 on young people makes preventing mental health problems more important than ever, a message the Hong Kong Youth Summit aims to bring home to Generation Z.

After witnessing the Queen’s Pier protest Luke Ching started to question what it meant to be local in Hong Kong and how he could use art to improve the lives of those around him.

Cornish, who grew up in Hong Kong, heads WWF’s shark and ray conservation programme and is working to save critically endangered populations around the world.

The decision by Ovolo Hotels to go meat-free for 12 months reflects the growth in vegetarianism and the need for a more healthy lifestyle.

With children as young as seven calling a suicide hotline amid the Covid-19 pandemic, many people need an outlet for their negative feelings. Being creative, such as by making art, is a way to channel pain and suffering, experts say.

Thor Pedersen and Daniel Herszberg were well on their way to setting separate travel records for visiting every country in the world before the pandemic hit.

Hong Kong educator Christine Ma-Lau believed too much focus is put on developing a child’s intelligence, often at the expense of building their identity and relationships, so she founded JEMS Character Academy.

Robbie McRobbie followed in his brother’s footsteps to becoming a policeman in Hong Kong. But after only ever making one arrest, he realised his passions lay elsewhere.

Stephen Miller might have learned to sail a boat before he could ride a bike, but he knew from a young age that he wanted to become an Anglican priest.

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the mental well-being of many Hongkongers, and some are not seeking help. Mental health charity Mind HK is offering free guidance sessions to those most affected.

Reiki practitioner Edward Bunker credits his parents’ tough love and can-do attitude with helping him leading a full and productive life in Hong Kong having been partially paralysed on his entire right side since birth.

Born in a prisoner-of-war camp in Stanley under Japanese occupation, George Cautherley has confirmed through DNA tests that he is a sixth-generation member of Hong Kong’s prominent Heard family.

While DNA tests can be used to look at your ancestry, they can be used to look at your risk of suffering from diseases or health conditions in the future, too.

Born with spinal muscular atrophy, Carmen Yau Ka-man is the chairwoman of the Association of Women with Disabilities Hong Kong and a sex rights advocate.

An honest dentist rather than a good one, in his own words, Dr Ng Tze-chuen’s passion is inventing. He’s working on an alternative to chemotherapy … and the quest for alien life out there.

Proponents of bioresonance, a non-invasive healing therapy, say it is effective for anxiety and stress, chronic pain, allergies, skin conditions, and food intolerances. We gave it a shot.

Why you should reach out to a career coach or counsellor if you have recently lost your job – they can help you bring your emotions under control and consider your next steps.