https://www.scmp.com/rss/324608/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com There is no chasm that cannot be bridged by sincerity, especially when it’s conveyed in a handwritten letter. Handwriting compels you to revisit the basics and helps build bridges between people by putting pen to paper. This is what 30-year-old Taiwan-born handwriting expert Ye Ye wants to focus on. Ye was recently in the city for the annual Hong Kong Book Fair, gracing visitors with his live demonstrations. He started off as a teacher of fine arts, but is now a full-time instructor of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2106468/taiwan-master-offers-handwriting-human-touch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2106468/taiwan-master-offers-handwriting-human-touch?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Aug 2017 11:03:04 +0000 There is no chasm that cannot be bridged by sincerity, especially when it’s conveyed in a handwritten letter. Handwriting compels you to revisit the basics and helps build bridges between people by putting pen to paper. This is what 30-year-old Taiwan-born handwriting expert Ye Ye wants to focus on. Ye was recently in the city for the annual Hong Kong Book Fair, gracing visitors with his live demonstrations. He started off as a teacher of fine arts, but is now a full-time instructor of... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/2106467/taiwan-master-offers-handwriting-human-touch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/2106467/taiwan-master-offers-handwriting-human-touch?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Aug 2017 11:03:03 +0000 For the first time, the only “super scholar” for the city’s college entrance exam this year snubbed the University of Hong Kong in favour of Chinese University, citing a unique collegiate system as the main pull factor. But Hong Kong’s oldest university still proved popular among top scorers, with the remaining students who attained the highest level of 5** for seven subjects enrolling in its programmes. Maggie Lam Li-man, the only pupil to attain the highest level of 5** in all seven subjects... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2105835/first-top-dse-exam-scorer-picks-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2105835/first-top-dse-exam-scorer-picks-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Aug 2017 13:36:12 +0000 Moon gazers in Hong Kong should be able to get a clear look at the partial lunar eclipse next Monday despite rising temperatures and high air pollution readings. The rare astronomical event will begin at 11.48pm on the night of August 7, with the maximum eclipse – when 25 per cent of the moon’s diameter will be covered – occurring at 2.21am, according to the Hong Kong Observatory. The event will end at 4.53am, leaving a wide viewing window for enthusiasts and casual observers alike. As the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2104858/clear-view-partial-lunar-eclipse-expected-next?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2104858/clear-view-partial-lunar-eclipse-expected-next?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Aug 2017 01:32:39 +0000 More than 700 officials and guests gathered at a naval base in Hong Kong on Tuesday morning to bid farewell to the Liaoning, China’s first operational aircraft carrier, and its accompanying warships as they ended their five-day maiden port call in the city. Carrier group commander Rear Admiral Ding Yi thanked Hongkongers for their warm reception and wished the city continued prosperity before boarding the Yinchuan, a destroyer, at the Stonecutters Island naval base. Chief Secretary Matthew... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2102153/hong-kong-bids-farewell-chinese-warships-liaoning-aircraft?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2102153/hong-kong-bids-farewell-chinese-warships-liaoning-aircraft?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Jul 2017 06:00:15 +0000 Air and sea security zones will be set up when China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning docks in Hong Kong for its five-day visit starting on Friday, the Post has learned. The Liaoning and its three ­accompanying warships are ­expected to enter Hong Kong waters from the south at about 7am Friday. The carrier will dock in the western anchorage area about 1km south of Tsing Yi and the other vessels at the ­People’s Liberation Army’s naval base at Stonecutters Island. A government source with knowledge... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2101444/liaoning-aircraft-carrier-visiting-hong-kong-gets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2101444/liaoning-aircraft-carrier-visiting-hong-kong-gets?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Jul 2017 01:02:54 +0000 It will be touch and go whether 91-year-old Mrs Tsang will get to visit China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, when it visits Hong Kong this weekend. She was one of hundreds who braved the heat and occasional rain on Monday morning for the chance to visit the pride of the country’s navy. Queue number system creates confusion as hundreds line up for tickets to see Liaoning aircraft carrier Two hours into her wait at 7am at the Gun Hill Club barracks in Jordan, the nonagenarian was shocked... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2101086/91-year-old-hong-kong-woman-queues-hours-heat-and-rain-visit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2101086/91-year-old-hong-kong-woman-queues-hours-heat-and-rain-visit?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:30:18 +0000 Confusion broke out early Monday morning as representatives started giving out queue numbers to people waiting in line for tickets to see the Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, hours before the official time. By 9.40am, all numbers had been given out at one of the distribution points, the Gun Club Hill Barracks, leaving many disappointed members of the public standing by the side of the road. Ticket distribution was originally scheduled to be from 1pm to 3pm. Representatives waved their... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2100995/hongkongers-disappointed-tickets-see-liaoning?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2100995/hongkongers-disappointed-tickets-see-liaoning?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jul 2017 03:30:45 +0000 Singapore and Hong Kong are among Asia’s most built-up places, but do they look alike? Residents of the rival cities might insist “no”, but one teenage Singaporean photographer thinks the similarities between the two former British colonial outposts are almost uncanny. “I set out thinking, what if I made Singapore with all her high-rise buildings look something like Hong Kong, having the urban chic and all the aesthetics which we enjoy,” said 17-year-old student Klaus Tan. “I’d say that Hong... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2098456/hong-kong-and-singapore-separated-birth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2098456/hong-kong-and-singapore-separated-birth?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jun 2017 07:30:45 +0000