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No keeping her voice down

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

IT’S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME 

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 

PICTURE PERFECT 

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 

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