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Hong Kong Star Ferry’s chief coxswain on growing up ‘very poor’, and steering a city icon

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None of the kids had swimming lessons, we just picked it up. I was very good at school and was always top of the class or second. I was supposed to go on to secondary school but my father needed more hands on the boatKwok Cho-tai Late starter My father was illiterate. He hadn’t gone … Read more

Opinion | Why Hong Kong’s skyline is the best in the world, despite the flak from Chinese social media – it’s one of the things I miss most about the city

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Hong Kong’s famous skyline was almost always in view when I lived in the city. But even after 28 years, I did not tire of it. Now, back in England, it is one of the features of life in the city I miss. The unique cityscape, with its forest of skyscrapers, dramatic hills and stunning … Read more