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Sai Kung & Clearwater Bay Magazine is a free-distributed English-language lifestyle magazine published in Hong Kong by Hong Kong Living Ltd. (formerly Fast Media Ltd). ). Premiering in 2009, the magazine targets highly-affluent professionals who work in Hong Kong but raise their families in the more spacious coastal suburbs the
A Hong Kong-listed textile company called Texwinca acquired the Baleno trademark and formed Baleno Holdings Limited in 1996. It expanded rapidly into China, becoming one of the most famous brands there, with 535 shops by 2003. [1] An academic study credited its success to affordable prices, mass appeal, design and good quality. [1] Former logo
A number of religious and spiritual traditions encourage simple living. [6] Early examples include the Śramaṇa traditions of Iron Age India and biblical Nazirites.More formal traditions of simple living stretch back to antiquity, originating with religious and philosophical leaders such as Jesus, Lao Tzu, Confucius, Zarathustra, Gautama Buddha, and Prophet Muhammad.
A Simple Life (Chinese: 桃姐; Jyutping: Tou4 Ze2 [5]), also known as Sister Peach, is a 2011 Hong Kong drama film directed by Ann Hui and starring Andy Lau and Deanie Ip. [6] Ip, in the lead role of Sister Peach, won the Best Actress Award at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. [7] Originally, Hui considered retiring after making ...
Goods of Desire (Chinese: 住好啲; Cantonese Yale: jyu hou di) commonly known as G.O.D., is a lifestyle design and retail brand based in Hong Kong.Founded in 1996 by Douglas Young, the brand is known for its tongue-in-cheek interpretation of Hong Kong design and culture.
Public housing in Hong Kong is a set of mass housing programmes through which the Government of Hong Kong provides affordable housing for lower-income residents. It is a major component of housing in Hong Kong , with nearly half of the population now residing in some form of public housing. [ 1 ]
Hong Kong hosts several high tech and innovation companies, [229] including several multinational companies. [230] [231] Hong Kong is the ninth largest trading entity in exports and eighth largest in imports (2021), [232] [233] trading more goods in value than its gross domestic product.
A market street in Mong Kok, a residential district in Hong Kong. A bedspace apartment (Chinese: 牀位寓所; pinyin: chuáng wèi yùsuǒ; Jyutping: cong4 wai2 jyu6so2), also called cage home (籠屋; lóngwū; lung4uk1), coffin cubicle, or coffin home (棺材房; guāncai fáng; gun1coi4 fong2), is a type of residence that is only large enough for one loft bed surrounded by a metal cage.