Hong Kong was just a fishing village when the British landed on the territory. Just a century later, the city has transformed from a place with only cottages and houseboats to an international financial hub concentrated with concrete high-rise. Though having contributed a lot to the city’s prosperity, the local fishing industry have been forgotten […]
Pang Jai: Behind the Colours
Located opposite to the Sham Shui Po Police Station, Yen Chow Street Hawker Bazaar appears to be past relic amidst the flashy traffic and tenements in the busy crossroads between Yen Chow Street and Lai Chi Kok Road. Renowned for its grid of fabric stalls under the same corrugated iron roof covered with plastic canvas, […]
Five reasons why mobile payment isn’t taking off in Hong Kong
The existence of smartphone is slowly reducing our everyday carry essentials—notepad, torch, camera, et cetera—and the newest item to be eliminated is your wallet. With just you phone, you can make a purchase everywhere in many regions, especially mainland China. Many mobile payment services even support Peer-to-Peer/Person-to-Person (P2P) payment, meaning that users can directly transfer […]