https://www.scmp.com/rss/509797/feed Emma Russell is a Hong Kong-based freelance journalist specialising in heavily reported features and profiles that have appeared in publications like VICE, i-D, The New Republic and HKFP. Formerly at Vogue HK and Conde Nast Traveller. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Not long ago, Hong Kong’s rubbish had potential. During the 19th century, it formed the foundation of an ever-expanding metropolis, used in land reclamation or as fertiliser on farms. Of course, back then our waste consisted of little more than leftovers and scraps, road sweepings, rattan, rags, glass and debris. But that changed in the 1960s. As the rapidly industrialising city swelled to more than two million people, waste became increasingly toxic, with more plastic waste and industrial... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3163237/how-hong-kongs-waste-problem-becoming-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3163237/how-hong-kongs-waste-problem-becoming-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:45:10 +0000 Feed old garments to a yellow-fronted, 40-foot-long container in The Mills, a co-working retail and arts complex in Hong Kong, and you’ll receive new, clean, wearable clothes in return. That’s all thanks to a hydrothermal recycling process that separates polyester and cotton blends, turning the polyester into new, healthy fibres and the cotton into a cellulose powder that can be applied to other products. It’s an impressive feat by The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3151254/sustainable-fashion-how-hi-tech-solutions-hong-kong-are?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3151254/sustainable-fashion-how-hi-tech-solutions-hong-kong-are?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Oct 2021 23:15:16 +0000 Hong Kong is ever-changing: skyscrapers and tower blocks mushroom on the city’s skyline, land is reclaimed along the harbourfront, new neighbourhoods redefine cool as transport networks spread their tentacles. And throughout the course of its history, social change in the city has been marked by a series of milestones that have shaped the way we live today. As Beijing tightens its grip and Hong Kong teeters on the brink of yet more change, there is a palpable air of nostalgia – and what better... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3148962/milestones-hong-kong-history-its-first-7-eleven?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3148962/milestones-hong-kong-history-its-first-7-eleven?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Sep 2021 01:15:13 +0000 Ella had always planned to start a family. But after nearly a decade of regular Thursday-night dates in Hong Kong, the 35-year-old was exhausted. As 2013 dragged on, she accepted that the right man might not arrive in the coming year, which was how long doctors had predicted her fertility would last. So she decided to freeze her eggs, with the intention of using a sperm donor to fertilise them when the time was right. She was excited, she recalls – “I felt like I was securing my future.” She was... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3138617/why-ivf-iui-and-egg-freezing-are-dream-many?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3138617/why-ivf-iui-and-egg-freezing-are-dream-many?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Jun 2021 20:15:10 +0000 Unpaid internships thrive in recessions, hurting women, minorities and the poor. It’s time to stop exploiting graduates. Everyone in the arts has a juicy tale about their first unpaid internship. I know someone in fashion who was asked to fly to New York wearing a sapphire-encrusted watch because it was cheaper than posting it. Another friend was at the beck and call of hungry celebrities while working on film sets. Others performed menial tasks – stuffing letters and fetching lunch – for... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3138606/unpaid-internships-are-privilege-rich-companies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3138606/unpaid-internships-are-privilege-rich-companies?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jun 2021 19:15:13 +0000 When George Smith asked his secondary-school English students to record a book review for their online class, one video shocked him. Shot against a tube-lit backdrop filled with rows of salty snacks, a Form Three student had connected to the free Wi-fi at a 7-Eleven convenience store to film his presentation, away from his crowded flat in a Kowloon City public housing estate in Hong Kong, where the internet connection is notoriously unreliable. Such struggles have beset pupils since Covid-19... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3132683/year-online-school-has-pushed-children-low?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3132683/year-online-school-has-pushed-children-low?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 May 2021 01:15:06 +0000