Fora definitive account of what the people of Hong Kong live by and diefor, look no further than David T. K. Wong. This native son hascaptured the essence of a unique society. A range of characters, f
For more than a century, trams have plied their trade along the shore of Hong Kong Island. They have witnessed the transformation of the city from a colonial backwater to a financial powerhouse. Today
Syd Goldsmith's first taste of the Chinese Cultural Revolution is blood on his tongue. It's 1967. Hong Kong is plagued by communist-led riots, crippled transport and roadside bombs, and the young Amer
In 1976, Peter Mann left a gloomy England for the last corner of the British empire: Hong Kong. As a police inspector, he commanded a sub-unit and led a district vice squad in Kowloon, before joining
The Peak is Hong Kong's top residential district, where property prices are as high as the altitude. How did it become an exclusive enclave in the business centre of 19th-century Asia? The British wan
Street food is the fuel of daily life in China. In every city, adventurous travelers seeking a deeper understanding of Chinese culture can find unique local street foods unavailable anywhere else. To
Squatting incongruously amid the luxury hotels of Kowloon, Chungking Mansions is home to pimps, hookers, thieves and drug pushers. More than 200 guesthouses, and shops selling counterfeit goods, estab
