Jimmy Chow

Hongkonger George Chen Dah-ren is on a mission to combat the growing global problem of plastic waste using innovative approaches, after years of frustration from tackling misconceptions about what true sustainability means. With this in mind, he founded green biotech […]

Hongkonger Dixon Kwok Kai-yuen was born into a struggling family and diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at a young age, with his secondary school years seeing his household fracture and depression affect his academic performance. But looking back on

In 2015, the United Nations announced 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) as part of a comprehensive agenda to tackle global issues such as poverty, hunger and climate change. It was a move by an organisation made up of an international

When medical volunteers found their efforts to provide consultations and counselling services to remote areas in Hong Kong and overseas were having a limited impact, they changed tactics and set up a new organisation. “So we made a small change,

When diving instructor Kevin Suen Chung-yi conducts lessons in Hong Kong’s waters, he would often encounter discarded abandoned fishing nets that snagged on coral reefs and ensnared marine creatures. “I’d see these nets tangled around coral or drifting in the

While The Nutcracker is a timeless classic, Hong Kong Ballet has infused the performance with local culture to reflect the city’s “unique identity”. Septime Webre, artistic director of the elite ballet school, said he reimagined The Nutcracker to celebrate early

After retiring as a schoolteacher at the age of 60, Neena Pushkarna began helping immigrants and Hong Kong residents from ethnic minority groups communicate with government officials – a role she has played for more than two decades. Fluent in

A Hong Kong environmental group dedicated to combating plastic pollution has resorted to flies to compost organic waste. A Plastic Ocean Foundation, founded in 2013, first gained international attention for its award-winning documentary, which exposed the dire impact of plastic

Over the course of his 15-year career with social enterprise Gingko House, Kenneth Choi Man-kin has transformed the modest Hong Kong restaurant chain that aims to create jobs for the elderly into a flourishing catering group. Employing more than 300