Hong Kong: Work to Live or Live to Work?
All Work, No Play … »
Hong Kong people have a reputation for working hard: extremely hard. Long hours, a willingness to sacrifice private and [...]
Soundslides
Night Shift »
Hong Kong is said to be a city that never sleeps. That's made possible by these workers who toil [...]
Cram School Fever »
Teenagers are under constant pressure to excel and give up their free time - and extracurricular [...]
Fishing for a Living »
Share a day in the life of a fisherman from the Hong Kong neighbourhood of Aberdeen. Over the years, many [...]
Working Life
The Chinese tradition of making and burning paper offerings for the dead is declining in Hong Kong due to a loss of interest from the younger generation, [Read More]
Family Life
Border Crossings »
A Long Trek to School for Cross-Boundary Pupils By Yuanni Chen Eight-year-old Cheng [...]
No Home From Home »
They are mostly of South or Southeast Asian descent. Many were born in Hong Kong or have [...]
A Dog is For Life »
Nini Suet visits the no-kill Hong Kong Dog Rescue charity where volunteers save lives - [...]
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In Hong Kong: The average working week in 2008 was 49.6 hours 62.4% of people regularly work unpaid overtime 51.7% of people work late into the evenings 82.5% of people said they suffered stress and 75.4% from lack of exercise 46.4% report poor diet and 45.6% exhaustion as a result of their job commitments Source: Work Life Balance in Hong Kong - HKU / CRS Asia survey 2008 |
Private Life
On January 1, 2010, thousands of Hong Kongers took to the streets demanding universal suffrage. It was a fitting start to what was to become an eventful year for Hong Kong’s democracy activists. (more...) [Read More]