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Articles Written by: JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU
HONG KONG — When the Hong Kong government eliminated a 40 percent tax on wine last year, oenophiles, importers, retailers and entrepreneurs popped open the bubbly. Then they quickly got down to business.
Auction houses rushed to hold ...
From JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU,
The New York Times,
30 Oct 2009
Courtesy of Propaganda The bar at Propaganda, a gay nightclub in Hong Kong.
HONG KONG | Propaganda isn’t just the grandmother of the gay night-life scene in Hong Kong, it’s something of a historic site.
Steven Khouw, the director and general manager, ...
HONG KONG — The story usually goes like this: China was taken over by Chairman Mao and became a brutal Communist state. Taiwan broke free and became a vibrant democracy. The ugliness of the last half-century — persecution, martial law, mass execution — ...
From JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU,
The New York Times,
13 Oct 2009
HONG KONG To prepare for the National Day holiday, retailers here have been stocking up on merchandise like designer bags, gold jewelry and banned books.
Big downtown bookstores and airport kiosks alike carry paperbacks detailing the latest gossip ...
From JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU,
The New York Times,
29 Sep 2009
Courtesy of the Hong Kong Tourism Board Traditional paper lanterns decorated the Hong Kong waterfront during last year’s Mid-Autumn Festival.
HONG KONG | The last time there was a Golden Week holiday in China, in January, an estimated 1.8 million ...
Woody Wu/Reuters Roast meats on display at Yung Kee, one of the Hong Kong restaurants participating in a special charity program.
HONG KONG | Through August, 57 restaurants across Asia are taking part in a project jointly organized by the United ...
HONG KONG — When Chow Sang Sang opened its third jewelry megastore in Hong Kong in April, it was not a quiet affair. The 464-square-meter space was packed with publicists, fashion models, art installations, drummers and a diamond necklace priced at 5.7 ...
From JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU,
The New York Times,
31 Jul 2009
HONG KONG It began with a head rub for $6,500, and ballooned into enormous “feng shui holes” burrowed around the city, buried gems and truckloads of cash worth millions of dollars.
So went the apparent love affair between the eccentric billionaire and ...
From JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU,
The New York Times,
14 Jul 2009
HONG KONG | In its near-obsession with tidying up the city, the Hong Kong government can impose some silly restrictions. Like the recent one against walking up the escalators in the MTR subway system. Or the one against sitting outside to eat.
In ...
Courtesy of the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents Club The jazz musician Allen Youngblood, one of the performers at the FCC’s jazz festival.
HONG KONG | Anyone who’s anyone here (meaning anyone with a few bucks in the bank) belongs to a private club, an ...
