Posts tagged lui

Koale | Body image and stigma in Hong Kong society

Koale is a Canadian HongKonger in her mid 20s and is a physiotherapist working at a hospital. She was born in Canada but has strong family and social ties to Hong Kong. As a teenager she was diagnosed with PCOS, a hormonal condition that can affect a person’s weight. Over the years, she has worked to prioritise her own needs and promote better understanding of body image issues.

Health, Culture, FamilyWe Are HKers23 August 2020koale, body, image, stigma, physiotherapist, weight, canadian, joyce cheng, lui, TotoroComment

【SHARED】Mr Chan | The Warmth behind a Mask: A Day in the Life of a Night-shift Postman

Mr Chan is a postman who has been serving Hong Kong for the past 20 years. Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, he volunteered to work extra night shifts.

Health, Identity, Career, Shared ArticleWe Are HKers10 April 2020postman, worker, public servant, masks, government, lui, mr chan, mask, citizen news, Covid-19Comment

Chocolate | The Memories of SARS

Chocolate, who just graduated and entered society 17 years ago during the SARS epidemic, compares the situation today to that of SARS in her memory.

HealthWe Are HKers3 April 2020chocolate, SAR, Coronavirus, Covid-19, masks, hygiene, memory, pandemic, epidemic, tea leaf, lui, covid-19Comment

Ezra | The Value of Sub-Urban Areas - "Things remain beautiful and good because of the actions you take to keep them that way."

Having grown up in the sub-urban areas of Hong Kong, where she saw real value, why was Ezra let down by the people who lived in it so much that she does not want to return to the place?

Personal, Culture, EnvironmentWe Are HKers10 December 2019ezra, ka yan, mr mary, lui, sub-urban, tai po, nature, action, environmentComment

Candy Choi | Founder of an art organisation - “As well as donating money, I want to tell Hongkongers, by taking action, that we stand with them in solidarity.”

This is not the Hong Kong I know. I had been depressed for a long time. Every night, I need to meditate for an hour before being able to go to sleep. We all need to work together to fight for the freedom of speech: a universal value which we all embrace.

Politics, Overseas, ArtsWe Are HKers28 November 2019candy choi, lui, art, organisation, founder, amsterdam, yuen long, fashion, design, incident, overseasComment

Polly | Swiss graphic designer - "As a paper-lover, I love how Hongkongers go back to paper for communication and promotion."

I think people in my country don't really understand how important Hongkongers’ fight is. As Switzerland is one of the most democratic countries in the world, freedom to us is like ‘air’, we are born with it - it is taken for granted. So I was wondering what I could do in an artistic way to help them understand.

Politics, Career, Overseas, ArtsWe Are HKers16 November 2019nata, lui, pauline, swiss, graphic, designer, paper, promotion, communication, lennon, wall, art, artist, overseasComment

Social worker Carmen | 31 Aug incident: a sad and helpless night. - “Until the truth is revealed, Hongkongers will never give up.”

I was really worried, and my heart was burning in anxiousness. I wanted to cry. But I kept reminding myself that I was working, I had to hold back my tears. What was really happening down there? What took the paramedics so long?

PoliticsWe Are HKers10 November 2019tea leaf, lui, carmen, social, worker, 31 aug, 831, truth, mtr, station, incident, prince edwardComment