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TEDxTinHau Countdown To Present Climate Solution Ideas To Hong Kong
TEDxTinHau, the only TEDx event dedicated to women in Hong Kong, is presenting Countdown, a global campaign aimed at accelerating climate solutions, to the city this October. The event will see a number of speakers share their unique!-->…
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Redress Awards: 2020 Virtual Event Spotlights The Radical & Circular Future Of Fashion
Environmental charity pioneer Redress, the organisation kickstarting the sustainable fashion movement in Asia over a decade ago, presented the 2020 Redress Design Award Show last night. This year’s event represents Redress’ 10th!-->…
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Mother Pearl: Hong Kong Welcomes First Plant-Based Bubble Tea Shop With A Healthy Twist
There is no shortage of choices in Hong Kong when it comes to bubble tea (aka boba tea or pearl milk tea), with holes in the wall serving up one of Taiwan's most famous food exports to thirsty folks who lap up the tapioca bubbles and iced,!-->…
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First ‘Sustainable September’ Circular Fashion Campaign Kicks Off In Hong Kong
Hong Kong is welcoming the city’s first “Sustainable September” campaign to encourage consumers to build eco-conscious wardrobes. The campaign, launched by preloved fashion platform Vestiaire Collective in partnership with environmental!-->…
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Hong Kong Student Urges Switch To Reusable Masks In High School Research Project
After seeking face masks littered everywhere in Hong Kong as the city continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic, Gaurika Pant, a secondary school student at Hong Kong International School (HKIS), decided to undertake her own research!-->…
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Choux Dreams: Welcome To Bien Caramélisé, Hong Kong’s First 100% Plant-Based Pâtisserie
Hong Kong-Australian Chef Jessica Chow had the idea to explore plant-based pastries during her time in Berlin, the vibrant vegan-friendly city that she describes as a “place where anything can happen”. After moving back to Hong Kong and!-->…
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4 New Food Techs Developing Sustainable & Healthy Food Solutions
Hong Kong-based food Brinc just announced their newest batch of food technology accelerator startups joining its Spring 2020 cohort and there are some serious innovators to showcase. All of them are developing solutions to meet some of the!-->…
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The Ultimate Hong Kong CBD Guide: From Lattes To Snack Bars To Dog Treats
The humble hemp plant is having a moment in our fair city. Hong Kongers in the know have been using CBD for a couple of years now (and we've banging on about it for a while), but suddenly it seems CBD is everywhere. Your aunt's tried a CBD!-->…
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Where To Find The Best Vegan Mooncakes In Hong Kong
It might feel surreal, especially given the strange year we are living through, but we are only a weeks away from this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival! Despite all the hardships brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, celebrating this very!-->…
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Hong Kong Consumers Can Now Buy Impossible Foods To Cook At Home
Impossible Foods, the Silicon Valley-based food tech famous for its plant-based “bleeding” burgers, has just launched a new initiative in Hong Kong to allow its restaurant partners to resell its plant-based meat to consumers. It comes amid!-->…
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HKU Team Develops Novel 3D Printed Reef Tiles For Coral Restoration
Architects and marine scientists at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have co-developed a novel method to help repopulate coral communities. They have designed 3D printed artificial “reef tiles” customised for coral attachment, which will!-->…
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Hong Kong Shifts: Photo Journalism Project Spotlights Everyday People That Make Our City Work
Hong Kong Shifts is a project that started back in July 2019 to raise awareness and change perspectives on the everyday lives of Hong Kong shift workers that the city depends on to function, but are often overlooked in society. Through the!-->…
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Hong Kong Shifts Photography Series: A Harbour Cleaner & A Recycling Worker
Welcome to Part 2 of our limited edition series in which we partner with Hong Kong Shifts to bring you the stories of everyday shift workers across Hong Kong who work tirelessly in the background of our busy lives to keep Asia's world city!-->…
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Found: First CBD Concept Store & Café Opens In Hong Kong
With Found, Hong Kong welcomes the city's first CBD café and boutique concept store. Opened in June this year, the shop offers an entire range of CBD and hemp-derived products, from oils and tinctures to capsules and even CBD-infused dog!-->…
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Where To Eat (Plants) This August: New Vegan Restaurant Openings, Menus & Food News
As always, we’ve got loads of exciting news coming up in the city’s thriving plant-based food scene, so despite the ban which at the moment limits dine-in to 2-person tables and a pre-6PM curfew, there's lots to discover. So many new vegan!-->…
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Q&A: Meet The 15 Year Old Who Founded Hong Kong’s Largest Online Second Hand Bookshop
Founded by 15-year-old student Bailey Cherry in 2019, reBooked is a nonprofit social enterprise dedicated to promoting a circular economy for books in Hong Kong. It is Hong Kong’s first online platform for secondhand English language!-->…
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Black Astroturf-Like Rubber Crumbs Polluting Lantau’s Discovery Bay
Hundreds of kilograms of black rubber crumbs, which looks like infill used for astroturf, has washed ashore on Discovery Bay on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island. It was discovered by local environmental organisation Plastic Free Seas who alerted!-->…
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SoL: Sustainable SelfWear™ You Can Feel Great In, At Home & Always
Lois Tien, a fashion industry veteran, did not take the decision to launch a new brand lightly. The G2000 & anagram alum happened upon the idea of her own independent, conscious label after years of feeling like something was missing,!-->…
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#INVISIBLEBAG: Hong Kong Startup’s Plastic-Free Packaging That Disappears In Water
On a mission to fight plastic waste, Hong Kong-based startup Distinctive Action has created a bag that completely disappears in water. Designed to replace conventional plastic bags, the company’s solution is non-toxic, biodegradable,!-->…
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Tong Kee Bao Dim Launches 4 Vegan Omnipork Dishes Across Hong Kong
After a series of partnerships with mainstream F&B brands, Hong Kong’s Green Monday, the group behind the famed Omnipork, is now joining hands with the city’s dim sum chain Tong Kee Bao Dim to launch four new vegan-friendly dishes made!-->…
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Hong Kong Shifts Exclusive Photo Journalism Series: Street Cleaners Of The City
In this brand new limited edition series, we are partnering with Hong Kong Shifts to bring you the stories of everyday shift workers across Hong Kong who work tirelessly in the background of our busy lives to keep Asia's world city!-->…
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