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Full Marcs! Welcome Mr Morris! 

Having swapped the desert climate of Dubai for the humidity of Hong Kong, Discovery Bay International School’s new Principal, Marc Morris, is happy to be back in the SAR.  Susannah Wood Reports / Photos courtesy of Discovery Bay International School Ask Marc Morris, principal at Discovery Bay International School (DBIS, www.dbis.edu.hk), what drew him to education, and the answer is simple: “I wanted to do a better job than had been done to me. Teaching is… Read More »Full Marcs! Welcome Mr Morris! 

THE NATURAL

Long-time Mui Wo Resident, Illustrator and Artist Sally Grace Bunker has made a third career of documenting Hong Kong’s Natural Wonders. ELIZABETH KERR reports PHOTOS BY Beatrix Malan – www.atscollective.com Sally Grace Bunker calls the Mui Wo village house she shares with her husband Bob a “proper English house.” She says it with a chuckle, acknowledging the fact that the modest, sub-tropical jungle that surrounds it is far from English, which suits the teacher and botanical artist’s Raynaud syndrome just… Read More »THE NATURAL

Guardian Angel 

LONG-TERM ISLANDER LOUISE PRESTON IS POISED TO REST ART LIVING ISLANDS MOVEMENT IN THE WAKE OF A NEW POLICY ADDRESS THAT COULD IMPACT SOUTH LANTAU’S ENVIRONMENT. SHE COULD USE SOME HELP. ELIZABETH KERR REPORTS PHOTOS BY Beatrix Malan – www.atscollective.com It’s still unseasonably warm as Louise Preston sits in Café 8, atop the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. Louise isn’t evangelical, but sit with her for a few minutes and it becomes clear quickly that she… Read More »Guardian Angel 

The Changemaker

FROM CORPORATE BEHEMOTHS TO THE NEXT GENERATION, MUI WO RESIDENT ANNA ILES IS INFLUENCING THE WAY WE LOOK AT SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE FUTURE. ELIZABETH KERR REPORTS  Ask anyone on the street what a ‘futurist’ is and most will stare blankly, before floating some kind of science fiction concept. Is it Star Trek-y? OK, that’s what I’d say. But Anna Iles is a futurist, and you really want her shaping your businesses ideas and ushering your… Read More »The Changemaker

AGNES PANG: MIXED MEDIA -PURE ARTIST

TUNG CHUNGER AGNES PANG BRINGS NEW MEANING TO THE OLD ADAGE OF ONE WOMAN’S TRASH BEING ANOTHER’S TREASURE WITH HER RECYCLED ART. ELIZABETH KEER MEETS THE FREE-SPIRITED ARTIST, EDUCATOR AND ENVIRONMENTALIST PHOTOS BY Tal Shahar – www.magnificent-hkg.com Agnes Pang is probably best described as a ball of energy, a phrase generally reserved for mischievous children, said facetiously. But she is, marching into Starbucks in Citygate decked out in a bright orange sweater and matching tutu-shaped… Read More »AGNES PANG: MIXED MEDIA -PURE ARTIST