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Acquired Tastes 洋味香港, Carol Chow

AMBROSIA 客道 : The Magazine of The International Culinary Institute

Hong Kong's restaurant landscape hasn't always been as cosmopolitan as it is today. Co-founder of the city's earliest Chinese-owned French restaurant, as well as Maxim's Group, Dr James Wu traces the evolution of the local F&B industry and explains why professional training has been crucial to success.

今日香港餐飲界多彩繽紛，各國料理薈萃，但並非一直如此國際化。身為美心集團及香港首間華人開辦的法國餐廳聯合創辦人，伍沾德博士與我們回顧本地餐飲界的發展，闡釋專業廚藝訓練是成功關鍵。

Play By Play

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Hong Kong's toy industry has had a dominant role on the global stage in the past but after a recent exhibition that showcased some of its halcyon days one of the city's biggest manufacturers of playthings says it's time for the region to win back its place in the world's toy box.

Driving Change

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Chelsia Lau is the chief designer for Ford in Shanghai and is behind some of its biggest projects. We speak to the Hongkonger about the changes in automotive design.

Detour 2015, Mat Gallagher

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

When it comes to art and design in Hong Kong, deTour is the heart and soul. Originally launched in 2004 as a side project to the Business of Design Week, the 10-day show now stands very much in its own right, celebrating the city's creative talents as well as those from across the globe...

Captured In Time

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Photographer and academic Tse Ming Chong's visual archive of Hong Kong's rapid development

Eternal Evolution

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

An exhibition at HKDI this autumn titled "Tradition/Anti-Tradition" sought to examine the transformation of photography in Hong Kong and Mainland China by reviewing the early and recent work of leading photographers from both regions. Amanda Shuai discovered that the images also gave powerful insights regarding the future of the photographic arts.

Moving Images

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The golden age of Hong Kong cinema may have passed but several productions with a local focus have recently received critical appreciation and good box office results, suggesting an important revival is under way. Libby Zeng met the talented directors behind two projects to explore their exceptional success.

New Degree Programme Bachelor Of Arts (Honours) In Horticulture And Landscape Management In Hong Kong, Allen Hao Zhang, Leslie Hung Chi Chen

Faculty of Design & Environment (THEi)

In recent years, the Government of the HKSAR has updated its policy to improve urban greenery and landscaping. According to the greening plan of the Greening, Landscape, and Tree Management Section (GLTMS) under the Development Bureau, there are new requirements in place to provide a minimum of 20-30% of greenery to both government and private developments. Hence, the demand for landscape and horticultural management, in particular aspects related to arboricultural maintenance and management, has increased largely. At present, there are no University Grants Committee (UGC) funded degree programmes in horticulture and landscape management studies. The Technological and Higher Education Institute …

Fashion Photography On Social Media: Insights From Hong Kong Fashion Image Producers, Athena Choi

Staff Publications

This study draws on fashion and culture theories to explore the influence of visual sharing culture on social media in fashion. The objective is to interpret the perceived creative values and the meanings of such cultural phenomenon from the perspective of fashion media industry in Hong Kong. In-depth interviews, in the exploratory semi-structured format, were adopted in which 20 fashion image producers in Hong Kong were interviewed regarding their increasing involvement in professional fashion image making and blogging. Among the 20 respondents, 12 respondents were younger generation of image producers with experience around 3 years, while 8 respondents have been …