Lan Kwai Fong

Rise and fall of Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui East reflected in Christmas and New Year lights

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Rise and fall of Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui East reflected in Christmas and New Year lights

Long before the Avenue of Stars and the West Kowloon Cultural District where Hong Kong residents land tourists congregate during the festive season, there was Tsim Sha Tsui East. The new business area emerged in the early 1980s after the strip of Victoria Harbour between Hung Hom and Tsim Sha Tsui was reclaimed. With common … Read more

On the Menu | Tsui Wah’s flagship Hong Kong branch is reopening, but are diners still hungry for it?

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On the Menu | Tsui Wah’s flagship Hong Kong branch is reopening, but are diners still hungry for it?

During the 2010s, I worked as the dining editor of a luxury lifestyle publication that held an annual best restaurants awards night, and my colleagues and I had a non-negotiable post-event ritual. After every awards ceremony – often held in one of Hong Kong’s fanciest new restaurants or shiniest hotel ballrooms – and once all … Read more