Kelvin Ho-Por Lam | District Councillor—Fighting to preserve the identity of a city and its people

Kelvin Ho-Por Lam, 40s, is a former economist who was elected as the independent democratic councillor for the South Horizons West Constituency in 2019 and also ran to represent the Financial Services functional constituency in the now cancelled 2020 LegCo election. Having moved to the UK as a child, he returned to Hong Kong in 2015 in the aftermath of the Umbrella Revolution.

Politics, CareerWe Are HKers14 December 2020politician, politics, political, candidate, councillor, district, kelvin ho-por lam, identity, city, umbrella movement, revolution, expat, kowloon, protest, protests, legco, electionComment

Uncle Man｜The Living Dictionary in the Kowloon Walled City Park

Walking into Kowloon Walled City Park, it isn’t difficult to spot the older man chatting with citizens and tourists alike. This is Lei Sing-man: he goes by Uncle Man and wears a “volunteer guide” label on his chest. After moving to Kowloon in 1998, he became interested in the horticultural design and heritage of the park, and shouldered the mission to pass on its history.

Culture, History, TravelWe Are HKers30 November 2020uncle man, Kowloon wall, kowloon, city park, sin city, history, tour guide, residents, miff, Alex rednaxela, zucchhi, windlikes, parisComment