https://www.scmp.com/rss/328915/feed Viola Gaskell is a Hong Kong-based multimedia journalist from Hawaii. Her new home inspires her to write and photograph her vibrant surrounding, at times hazy contradictions of the city. Her work has been published on Al Jazeera, Hong Kong Free Press, Zolima City Magazine, Rice Media Co (Singapore) and more. She thinks photojournalism is the perfect means to ending up in rooms you were never meant to be in — a backdoor to what is off the beaten path and hidden in plain sight. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com At 147 Argyle Street, in Hong Kong’s Kowloon district, a narrow brick clock tower that has been telling the time for 80 years stands solemnly next to demolished blocks, where luxury residential skyscrapers will stand beside it by 2022. Perched beneath the stately homes of Kadoorie Hill, the clock tower is a reminder of what was once the stately headquarters of China Light and Power (CLP). Opened in 1940, the iconic tower is listed as a grade one historic building, and has been under preservation... https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/arts-culture/topics/own-legacy-kadoorie-hill/article/3086948/clp-clock-tower-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/arts-culture/topics/own-legacy-kadoorie-hill/article/3086948/clp-clock-tower-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:55:11 +0000 Kadoorie Hill, known as one of Hong Kong’s most prestigious addresses, is a neighbourhood set apart from the ubiquitous tenement blocks and skyscrapers of the densely populated city. For generations, the neighbourhood has been home to some of the city’s wealthiest people, right in the urban heart of Hong Kong. The red-roofed white houses on the hill allude to a time when families such as the Jardines, the Kadoories and the Hotungs began their Hong Kong legacies. The neighbourhood of spacious... https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/topics/own-legacy-kadoorie-hill/article/3077549/kadoorie-hill-how-historic-enclave?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/topics/own-legacy-kadoorie-hill/article/3077549/kadoorie-hill-how-historic-enclave?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:55:12 +0000 For every start-up that succeeds, nine fail. SMEs face a myriad of obstacles on the path to survival and success. What are the keys to beating the odds? What are useful tools for budding entrepreneurs in the digital era? Read more. https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/topics/cloud-grow-your-business/article/3005155/sme-growth-guide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/topics/cloud-grow-your-business/article/3005155/sme-growth-guide?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Apr 2019 10:08:13 +0000 There’s a buzz in the air around Hong Kong that has nothing to do with spring – and everything to do with Hong Kong Sevens – considered the premier tournament of the World Rugby Sevens Series. Every year, as the world’s best players arrive from rugby sevens hotspots such as Fiji, New Zealand, England and Australia, the normal level of anticipation ahead of the weekend goes into overdrive. This year’s 44th Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens gets underway on April 5. The event itself is... https://www.scmp.com/native/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/3003424/hong-kong-sevens-when?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/3003424/hong-kong-sevens-when?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Mar 2019 04:15:09 +0000 For joggers who stick to their fitness plans for a year, completing a half-marathon (21km, about 13 miles) race already ranks pretty highly. For property agent Sayaka Matsumoto, running more than 30km, 50km or even reaching the benchmark of 100km over mountainous terrain is something to look forward to – a 16-to-18-hour break from life’s stresses with an earthen trail underfoot, undergrowth along her path and the open sky. Completing ultra-marathons requires passion more than profession. At... https://www.scmp.com/native/sport/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/2187038/pleasure-and-pain-trail-hong-kong-ultra?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/sport/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/2187038/pleasure-and-pain-trail-hong-kong-ultra?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Feb 2019 03:30:30 +0000 “I wanted to work at the university so that I could earn a steady income to pay for my passion,” says Chan, 42, who began training her voice and improving her physical agility in order to perform Cantonese opera at the age of 10 – without her parents’ knowledge. She was forced to borrow funds from a cousin to ensure what she was doing remained a secret – in the certain knowledge that, should her parents find out, they would disapprove of what she was doing. “They wanted me to study something... https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/arts-culture/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/2186370/lure-greasepaint-why?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/arts-culture/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/2186370/lure-greasepaint-why?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:32:37 +0000