Rainy or sunny, every morning at 4 am, Granny Kwok greets the pedestrian with her smile as she starts her ’store’ on the street at the dawn market.

Hong Kong is an entrepot.
To some, it is their planned terminal;
To some, getting stranded, have to stop here;
To some, it is their transit;
To some, unwillingly, they have to leave…

People come and go,
People go and come,
Some find their love,
Some build their career,
Carrying ambition yet meeting the bittersweet reality…

The impending construction of the high speed rail has led to the need of demolishing Choi Yuen Village. Villager Yip Shui Lai expressed what the village means to him and the villagers.

This project reflects the personal story of a Macau citizen, Shirley, who migrated to Hong Kong 24 years ago due to the marriage with her husband who has been living in Hong Kong. She has been working as a tailor and she finds life in Hong Kong very busy. Owning the two identities, she misses living in Macau though she has been accustomed to life in Hong Kong.

The lives of butterflies are threatened as the environment of Fung Yuen, a home to over 200 species of butterflies, is seriously affected by the nearby construction of residential buildings.

How can we strike a balance between urban development and preservation of rural environment? While many people prefer living in urban area, Uncle Bo tells us about the benefits of his rural life.

The Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture 2009 have just finished. Recall the ‘show’ by looking at the photos, and listen to the comments by the students; and think more about the relationship between environment and urbanization.

The Korean migrants usually cannot speak Cantonese even though they have lived in Hong Kong for many years. It is because Korean parents prefer to send their children to international schools rather than local schools.

Because of laying greater stress on health and good-quality of food, citizens would like to consume organic food. Nevertheless, how do they familiarize themselves with organic farming? Let us pay a visit to an organic farm in Fanling with a cityfarmer interviewed.