https://www.scmp.com/rss/323357/feed Shanshan Kao is a video journalist at the Post. She joined the team in 2016, and has previously interned at Reuters and AP covering social, political and entertainment news. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com When Kodi Wan Yat-ting found a loose bolt in the door of her new flat she went to her neighbourhood supplies store to buy a spanner. The shopkeeper was perplexed that Wan was buying a new tool just for the paltry task of tightening one bolt and he offered to lend her one. It was then Wan, a 35-year-old hairdresser, realised consumption can become excessive and she embarked on her journey to a more environmentally conscious life. In her small beachfront flat on Peng Chau, one of Hong Kong’s... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3141357/minimalist-living-how-use-less-and-reduce-waste-limiting-what-you-buy-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3141357/minimalist-living-how-use-less-and-reduce-waste-limiting-what-you-buy-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Jul 2021 01:15:07 +0000 Pirry Leung, who had previously worked at a food-waste recycling facility, founded FurryGreen – an upcycling startup in 2020, hoping to turn leftover but unspoiled ingredients into pet food. More than 3,600 tons of food waste is discarded every day in Hong Kong, according to the Environmental Protection Department. https://www.scmp.com/society/food-waste-upcycled-rescued-dogs-pet-food/article/3122594?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/food-waste-upcycled-rescued-dogs-pet-food/article/3122594?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:01:58 +0000 Dozens of mysterious “fairy doors” have popped up along the Bowen Road Fitness Trail in Hong Kong. The “doors” put a smile on the faces of passers-by and offer children a chance to go on a magical weekend treasure hunt at a time when so many recreational activities are closed because of the coronavirus. https://www.scmp.com/society/fairy-doors-hong-kong-open-woodland-treasure-hunts-kids/article/3119712?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/fairy-doors-hong-kong-open-woodland-treasure-hunts-kids/article/3119712?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:01:06 +0000 For almost two years, 26-year-old sound engineer Andrew Kan has been roaming around Hong Kong with an audio recorder. It’s part of Kan’s effort to collect sounds. His goal is to capture audio snapshots of urban as well as rural life, finding surprises in the sounds of nature that are drowned out by engine noise. https://www.scmp.com/society/audio-engineer-mission-capture-what-hong-kong-sounds/article/3093554?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/audio-engineer-mission-capture-what-hong-kong-sounds/article/3093554?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jul 2020 09:55:24 +0000 Ming’s Piano, a Hong Kong music instruction center, lost 70% of its income as most Hongkongers were staying home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.  But the center has managed to get some students in front of carefully sterilized keyboards in mobile classrooms. The center’s first “piano truck” hit the road on February 20, and since then two others have been rolled out to reach students across Hong Kong. https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kong-piano-truck-strikes-chord-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/article/3078729?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kong-piano-truck-strikes-chord-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/article/3078729?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:30:14 +0000 During the Lunar New Year, Hong Kong resident Guo Yongfeng returned to the Chinese mainland to visit his hometown of Harbin, the capital of the northeastern province of Heilongjiang. But the outbreak of Covid-19 on the mainland meant that he was required to spend 14 days in self-quarantine upon his return to Hong Kong. But Guo lives in a cubicle in a subdivided housing unit known as a “cage home,” and found it impossible to completely isolate himself until he managed to get a bed in a government... https://www.scmp.com/society/surviving-coronavirus-hong-kong-cage-home/article/3075331?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/surviving-coronavirus-hong-kong-cage-home/article/3075331?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:42:16 +0000 Thousands of Hongkongers camped out overnight in line in the cold after a company in the Kowloon Bay neighborhood said it would release thousands of boxes of surgical masks for sale during citywide shortages caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Masks are believed to help prevent the spread of the virus, which has infected at least 24 people and caused one death in the city.  The company, Luck Well International Holdings, sold its entire stock of 11,000 boxes. https://www.scmp.com/china/coronavirus-desperate-scenes-10000-queue-masks-hong-kong/article/3049293?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/coronavirus-desperate-scenes-10000-queue-masks-hong-kong/article/3049293?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:20:25 +0000 In the days before Taiwan voters go to the polls on January 11, 2020, to select their next president, the South China Morning Post interviewed people on the self-ruled island to learn more about what they hope for and expect from their next political leaders. https://www.scmp.com/politics/taiwan-presidential-election-2020-what-are-taiwanese-hoping/article/3045500?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/taiwan-presidential-election-2020-what-are-taiwanese-hoping/article/3045500?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Jan 2020 10:04:04 +0000 Thousands of Hong Kong protesters – some waving American flags – filled Hong Kong streets on Monday night to ask the US government and President Trump for help. They urged the US Congress to pass a bill that would sanction and penalize Beijing and Hong Kong officials deemed to have suppressed “basic freedoms” in the city. https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kong-rally-urges-us-congress-pass-hong-kong-human-rights-and-democracy-act/article/3032980?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kong-rally-urges-us-congress-pass-hong-kong-human-rights-and-democracy-act/article/3032980?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:55:31 +0000 Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Hong Kong over the weekend. Many wearing masks, they defied a new anti-mask law introduced by the city’s leader, who invoked emergency powers as demonstrations grew increasingly violent. https://www.scmp.com/hong-kong-protesters-defy-anti-mask-law-weekend-marches/article/3031834?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/hong-kong-protesters-defy-anti-mask-law-weekend-marches/article/3031834?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:10:16 +0000 Downtown Hong Kong descended into chaos on Sunday as anti-government demonstrations entered their 17th straight week. Violent clashes took place two days before the People’s Republic of China marks 70 years since its founding. More protests are expected before and during the anniversary. https://www.scmp.com/china/tear-gas-petrol-bombs-and-mass-arrests-17th-straight-sunday-anti-government-protests-hong-kong/article/3030910?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/tear-gas-petrol-bombs-and-mass-arrests-17th-straight-sunday-anti-government-protests-hong-kong/article/3030910?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:00:29 +0000 Pro-Beijing groups in Hong Kong had called on people to clear out anti-government art installations in the city known as “Lennon Walls.” These clearances became flashpoints as the pro-democracy protesters and their supporters came out to defend the walls. Bitter clashes between rival groups took place over the weekend in the Amoy Plaza mall in Kowloon City, illustrating the polarization of Hong Kong society as unrest triggered by an unpopular extradition bill entered its 15th straight week. https://www.scmp.com/politics/pro-china-and-anti-government-groups-square-hong-kong/article/3027393?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/pro-china-and-anti-government-groups-square-hong-kong/article/3027393?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:07:15 +0000 Hong Kong-born actor Jason Tobin plays the role of Young Jun, a Chinese gang leader in 1870s San Francisco, in the Cinemax hit show Warrior. Warrior is a television show based on an original idea from Hong Kong martial arts legend Bruce Lee. Watch the video, above, to see how Tobin embraces Lee’s philosophy in his life and career. https://www.scmp.com/society/warrior-how-hong-kong-actor-jason-tobin-channels-bruce-lee-cinemax-hit-show/article/3019716?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/warrior-how-hong-kong-actor-jason-tobin-channels-bruce-lee-cinemax-hit-show/article/3019716?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:08:59 +0000 A coffee shop in Hong Kong's Kowloon Bay neighborhood houses 13 palm-sized African pygmy hedgehogs, all of which were adopted via an online pet forum. The owner, Ken Yuen, hopes to educate potential pet owners about the challenges of looking after the spiky species. https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kongs-first-hedgehog-cafe-shows-prickly-critters-may-not-be-best-play-pals/article/3018301?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kongs-first-hedgehog-cafe-shows-prickly-critters-may-not-be-best-play-pals/article/3018301?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Jul 2019 09:04:33 +0000 After a largely peaceful demonstration against the Hong Kong government’s now-suspended extradition bill on Sunday, a smaller group of protesters clashed with police in the commercial district of Mong Kok. https://www.scmp.com/politics/protesters-and-police-clash-night-mong-kok-after-mass-rally-against-hong-kong-extradition-bill/article/3017710?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/protesters-and-police-clash-night-mong-kok-after-mass-rally-against-hong-kong-extradition-bill/article/3017710?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Jul 2019 11:21:18 +0000 In 2015, Angus Leung, a senior immigration officer in Hong Kong, took the government to court after the city’s secretary for civil service refused to grant spousal benefits to his British husband Scott Adams. Leung also challenged the Inland Revenue Department, which did not allow the couple to submit a joint tax assessment. After a four-year legal battle, Hong Kong's top court ruled in their favor, marking a milestone for the city’s LGBTQ community. In the video above, they recount their fight... https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kong-gay-couple-angus-leung-and-scott-adams-recall-their-fight-spousal-rights-and-equality/article/3014975?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kong-gay-couple-angus-leung-and-scott-adams-recall-their-fight-spousal-rights-and-equality/article/3014975?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Jun 2019 09:56:03 +0000 A Hong Kong gym is taking a unique approach to fighting Parkinson's syndrome, with Muay Thai kickboxing. The KF1 gym in Mongkok runs classes for people with Parkinson's in order to help them deal with the disease, strengthen their body, and socialize. Michael Leung wasn’t sure what to make of the offer he was given to take part in today’s Muay Thai training session. Aged 49, he has spent the past 12 months coming to terms with being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. His body is still adapting... https://www.scmp.com/health/how-muay-thai-helping-parkinsons-patients-stand-disease/article/3013889?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/health/how-muay-thai-helping-parkinsons-patients-stand-disease/article/3013889?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Jun 2019 11:06:27 +0000 A team of 10 Filipino women who work as domestic helpers in Hong Kong recently volunteered to spend a Sunday – their only day off in a week – cleaning a beach near the city’s popular surfing destination Big Wave Bay. The group signed up for the “Adventure Clean-up Challenge”, a one-month competition meant to encourage efforts to remove trash from Hong Kong Island’s coastal areas that are difficult to access. Watch the video above. https://www.scmp.com/society/adventure-clean-challenge-filipino-domestic-helpers-volunteer-gather-trash-hong-kong-beaches/article/3011089?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/adventure-clean-challenge-filipino-domestic-helpers-volunteer-gather-trash-hong-kong-beaches/article/3011089?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 May 2019 08:02:18 +0000 With hair dyed a striking yellow with blotches of orange and hot pink and eyes painted tangerine and crimson, Taiwanese glam rocker Wednesday Wu is comfortable in her own skin. The creative director at Taiwanese apparel brand plain-me, Wu is also singer and lyricist for her band, Wednesday & Bad to the Bone. Wu says her appearance is not just a performance – she looks like this in everyday life. And though she stands out thanks to the explosion of colors she wears from head to toe,... https://www.scmp.com/arts/taiwan-glam-rocker-wednesday-wus-colorful-explosion-fashion-music-and-life/article/3009992?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/arts/taiwan-glam-rocker-wednesday-wus-colorful-explosion-fashion-music-and-life/article/3009992?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 May 2019 07:05:34 +0000 In New Taipei City, Taiwanese millennial Lin Chi shares a spacious apartment with another woman and a man more than twice her age who could have been her parents. But they are not. The arrangement is part of a creative solution to Taiwan’s aging population and housing shortage. Backed by the municipal government, a property-management start-up launched a pilot scheme offering affordable shared housing and a sense of community to tenants. Like most of her peers, Lin, the 28-year-old museum... https://www.scmp.com/society/co-living-bridges-gap-generations-taiwan/article/3008091?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/co-living-bridges-gap-generations-taiwan/article/3008091?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Apr 2019 10:13:08 +0000 Hong Kong’s Peak Tram is one of the world’s steepest funicular railways, sweeping passengers from the busy city streets in the Central district to the Victoria Peak in only six minutes. In service for more than 130 years, the Peak Tram is about to get a multi-million dollar upgrade. Current carriages can handle up to 120 passengers at a time, but new larger ones will have a capacity of 210. The change will require replacement of all haulage and control systems, installation of new rails, as well... https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kongs-130-year-old-peak-tram-track-major-facelift/article/3007285?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kongs-130-year-old-peak-tram-track-major-facelift/article/3007285?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:41:01 +0000 Nestled in the hills of Hong Kong’s northern New Territories, the Tsz Shan Monastery covers half a million square feet. Built by a foundation set up by Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing, the monastery opened its gates to the public in 2015. Beneath its signature 249-foot tall statue of Guanyin, the goddess of mercy, sits a museum of Buddhist art, which opens to visitors from May 1, 2019. https://www.scmp.com/arts/last-wonton-buddhist-art-museum-hong-kongs-tsz-shan-monastery/article/3003782?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/arts/last-wonton-buddhist-art-museum-hong-kongs-tsz-shan-monastery/article/3003782?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Mar 2019 08:11:39 +0000 Hong Kong was once the world’s biggest toy maker. From the 1950s to the 1980s, the city was a manufacturing hub, particularly specializing in plastics. Since China’s opening up to the outside world, much of the manufacturing business has moved to the mainland. Now the city’s toys offer a historical snapshot of the city in a simpler time, as toy enthusiast and collector Chong Hing-fai reveals. Check out our video, above, for a glimpse at a time when toys didn’t come on smartphones. https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kongs-history-through-its-old-toys/article/3000634?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kongs-history-through-its-old-toys/article/3000634?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Jan 2019 09:21:28 +0000 In the 40 years since China began the process of reform and opening up, it has developed into a nation with the most skyscrapers in the world. That all started in the southern city of Guangzhou, with a hotel called the White Swan. Standing next to colonial-era buildings on historic Shamian Island in the Pearl River, the five-star White Swan opened in 1983. China’s first 100m (330ft) tall building was built by a Hong Kong developer answering former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping’s call for high-end... https://www.scmp.com/society/how-guangzhous-white-swan-hotel-played-part-chinas-opening/article/2176934?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/how-guangzhous-white-swan-hotel-played-part-chinas-opening/article/2176934?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:20:32 +0000 Lam Chi-ngai, 76, call himself the last resident of Sunshine Island. The tiny island is located in Hong Kong. It’s been abandoned for years, but Lam regularly visits for days at a time. He first fell in love with the place after going there to recover from surgery in 1978, and he strongly objects to the government’s controversial plan to build artificial islands nearby, which he says will ruin the ecosystem. Watch the video, above, to see why the island means so much to Lam. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-resident-hong-kongs-abandoned-sunshine-island-objects-lantau-reclamation-plan/article/2174971?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-resident-hong-kongs-abandoned-sunshine-island-objects-lantau-reclamation-plan/article/2174971?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Nov 2018 10:30:45 +0000 Tourists are flocking to Hong Kong’s traditional fishing village of Tai O. But they’re not there for the quieter pace of life: they’ve come to see China’s newest mega-project. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge is the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world, linking three cities in the Pearl River Delta. Though it’s not open to the public yet, there’s one way to see the bridge. Sightseeing tours are shipping out from Tai O to get close to the massive structure. https://www.scmp.com/society/chinas-hong-kong-zhuhai-macau-bridge-becoming-tourist-attraction/article/2165038?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/chinas-hong-kong-zhuhai-macau-bridge-becoming-tourist-attraction/article/2165038?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:45:45 +0000 Super Typhoon Mangkhut is forecast to be the most powerful storm on record to hit Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Observatory has warned that weather conditions are expected to deteriorate significantly later this week, with frequent heavy rain, squalls and rough seas predicted for Sunday. The South China Morning Post visited the Hong Kong Observatory’s Central Forecasting Office, to see how they predict these potentially disastrous storms. https://www.scmp.com/society/how-hong-kong-observatory-forecasts-super-typhoon-mangkhut/article/2164098?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/how-hong-kong-observatory-forecasts-super-typhoon-mangkhut/article/2164098?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Sep 2018 10:45:45 +0000 Hong Kong property is the most expensive in the world, and soaring rent and inadequate public housing have forced the city’s poorest inhabitants to sleep rough. Nguyen Van Son and Eppie Yip were among the 17 homeless people who lived on a footbridge in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong’s poorest district. But they were told to clear out in mid-July, leaving them scrambling to find another home. https://www.scmp.com/society/how-homeless-survive-streets-hong-kong-one-worlds-most-expensive-cities/article/2163073?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/how-homeless-survive-streets-hong-kong-one-worlds-most-expensive-cities/article/2163073?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Sep 2018 10:00:15 +0000 China has spent billions over the years on conservation projects to protect giant pandas and their habitats. But the return on their investment is estimated to be between 10 and 27 times the cost, a group of international zoologists has found in a study published last week in the scientific journal Current Biology. In 2010, China’s panda nature reserves generated $709 million from cultural services such as tourism and loaning out pandas to zoos overseas, said the study, and $1.9 billion from... https://www.scmp.com/business/chinas-giant-panda-projects-yield-massive-returns/article/2159012?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/chinas-giant-panda-projects-yield-massive-returns/article/2159012?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Aug 2018 10:00:30 +0000 While most children are spending their two months of summer vacation traveling, taking it easy or even studying for next year, these Chinese kids are just waiting for their call time. For some middle-class families with big ambitions, landing their children acting roles in movies or TV shows helps them pave the way to superstardom. More and more appear to be willing to pay large amounts of money to hire agents to represent their children, on top of dance, music, and acting classes. On the set of... https://www.scmp.com/china/chinas-child-actors-and-parents-funding-their-dreams/article/2158835?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/chinas-child-actors-and-parents-funding-their-dreams/article/2158835?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Aug 2018 09:45:30 +0000 More than 300 armed police officers took part in a large-scale anti-terrorism drill in the West Kowloon terminus of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, ahead of its opening in September. The terminus is located in the middle of the city, but it is also staffed by mainland Chinese border authorities – a subject of considerable contention. That poses certain complications for enforcement operations, as Hong Kong Police may not have jurisdiction on the Chinese side of the border,... https://www.scmp.com/china/hong-kong-holds-large-scale-anti-terrorism-drill-west-kowloon-high-speed-rail-terminus/article/2156421?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/hong-kong-holds-large-scale-anti-terrorism-drill-west-kowloon-high-speed-rail-terminus/article/2156421?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Jul 2018 09:00:15 +0000 More than 100,000 people gathered by candlelight to mark the 29th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, say the organisers of the annual candlelight vigil. The vigil has been held annually since 1990, although in recent years attendance numbers have suffered as student groups have boycotted the protest, saying that the goal of a democratic China is unrealistic. https://www.scmp.com/china/thousands-gather-candlelight-hong-kong-remember-tiananmen-square-crackdown/article/2149363?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/thousands-gather-candlelight-hong-kong-remember-tiananmen-square-crackdown/article/2149363?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Jun 2018 10:30:15 +0000