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【SHARED】The last ones standing: Inside Hong Kong’s disappearing newsstands

As at Dec. 31, 2018, only 386 newsstands were left from the 1,005 that existed in the ’90s. Newspaper hawkers believe that the industry is vanishing.

Sociological scholar Chong Yuk-sik, who published her thesis “The Newsstands at the Street Corner” in 2010, has been investigating the culture and history of the city’s licensed newsstands.

Shared Article, CultureWe Are HKers26 November 2020apple daily, newsstands, newspapers, news, national security law, jimmy lai, street, streets, traditional, tradition, industryComment

Lee Faulkner | Expat and 2020 LegCo candidate - Supporting those who have allowed you to build a new life

Lee Faulkner, 50s, is a British-born actuary who moved to Hong Kong in 2011 after having previously lived in several other countries. In 2020, he joined a number of opposition candidates to run against incumbent legislators of several functional constituencies in the 2020 Legislative Council election, which has since been postponed until 2021.

Career, PoliticsWe Are HKers1 November 2020lee faulkner, expat, legco, candidate, politician, british, actuary, legislators, legislator, Legislative Council, election, foreigner, apple daily, totoro, crazy manComment

【SHARED】Nicolas Petit | ‘We write our future,’ Belgian street photographer tells Hongkongers

To Hongkongers, shopping at wet markets, crossing the Victoria Harbor by ferry, or gobbling up at a cha chaan teng (Hong Kong-style café) are just day-to-day activities that hardly deserve any attention. But to Nicolas Petit, who runs a street photography project called The Hongkongers (IG: @thehongkongers), these mundanities are exactly what make up a unique Hong Kong.

Shared Article, Culture, Hobbies, VideoWe Are HKers29 October 2020nicolas petit, belgian, belgium, street, photographer, photography, future, expat, goldfish tank, goldfish dream, wet markets, market, instagram, foreigner, apple dailyComment