ACTOR, TECH PRO AND RETURNING LANTAUER PHILIPPE JOLY HAS A TON ON HIS PLATE. JUST THE WAY HE LIKES IT. ELIZABETH KERR REPORTS Multi-hyphenate Philippe Joly is sitting outside at an Admiralty bistro, not far from the home he just gave up for Discovery Bay – again. We last spoke to Philippe for Life on Lantau in Before Times, otherwise known as 2019, when he lived in Mui Wo. And even though the RussianFrench actor-stunt… Read More »The Player
Marketing exec, mum and kid-lit author Suzanne Younan is kicking off the Year right by bringing her Green Dragon and his environmental message to Lantau, Elizabeth Kerr reports. Hongkongers go through over five million plastic bottles every single day. As outrageous as that sounds, it inspired former marketing executive turned children’s author Suzanne Younan to establish the volunteer organisation Green Dragons HK. “I thought that had to be a typo, or an error. I didn’t… Read More »Here Be Dragons
Storyteller, runner and maybe soon-to-be published author Imogen Short has a few things to say about women, work and pivoting. Elizabeth Kerr reports Tucked in the corner of a Landmark café, Pui O resident Imogen Short is dressed for the lingering heat: shorts, linen shirt. She looks more sporty and athletic than literary and creative today. Though, she can, of course, be both, as evidenced by her recent gold place finish in trail running at… Read More »No keeping her voice down
The Lantau Losers is the kind of beer league football team anyone can get behind, and they do mean anyone. Elizabeth Kerr sister down with seven of them. Photos by Beatrix Malan www.atscollective.com Talking to the Lantau Losers is a bit like herding cats. Though not as wilful as your average house cat, and they certainly don’t marginalise your existence, there’s an obvious – and ironclad – bond among the pick-up football team, comprised largely… Read More »IT’S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME
Former Photojournalist and South Lantau Islander Anat Givon turns her lens on her backyard, with a few tweaks. Elizabeth Kerr enjoys a private viewing at Pause Café Photos by Beatrix Malan – www.atscollective.com For someone who’s made a career out of capturing moments and creating images, photographer Anat Givon can really talk. She’s not aimless or selfaggrandising. She’s as inquisitive as she is informative. But over four hours she proves an effortless ability to bounce… Read More »PICTURE PERFECT