Posts tagged 行山之友

Organic Greenfield | Agriculture is an integral part of Hong Kong

Organic Greenfield, an extension of ‘Kong Yeah‘, is an organisation that advocates ‘Community Supported Agriculture’. Ho Ying and Nicole run the organisation and in 2017 they introduced the Organic Greenfield CSA Project. They have been devoted to building long-term cooperative ties with local farmers and producers, as well as playing a bridging role between them and the citizens.....

Environment, Career, FoodWe Are HKers27 September 2020organic greenfield, agriculture, produce, community, organisation, farmers, citizens, vegetables, farm, rehabilitation, nata, dks, 行山之友Comment

Veni | The events industry deserves to be a specialised profession to be treated fairly and respectfully

Veni has been working as an event organiser for about five to six years. She is one of the founding committee members of the Hong Kong Event Professionals Union (HKEPU). The coronavirus hit the economy hard while they were organising the union. As the industry faces unprecedented challenges, HKEPU bears the responsibility to immediately spring to action.

Career, Identity, PoliticsWe Are HKers29 March 2020hong kong, hongkonger, HKEPU, Event, union, community, 行山之友, tea leaf, veni, industry, profession, professionalComment

"This was precisely the moment where my 'Hongkonger' identity took shape - unyielding yet flexible, like water."

Growing up under the English-medium education in Hong Kong where freedom of speech and independent thinking are celebrated, I have come to realise my generation (post-90s) is very different from my parents’ (60s). We are literally 'two kinds' of people – to me, the sense of belonging becomes a burden.

Personal, Overseas, IdentityWe Are HKers12 October 2019orange peel, sl, 行山之友, identity, water, overseas, values, hongkonger, be waterComment