His popular street performances filled with impossible tricks against the backdrop of Mong Kok’s vibrant markets have earned him the title “Mong Kok Messi”. “At first, it was like being a ...

After a restless night on a tiny bed that’s no bigger than a door, surrounded by towering bags, books and suitcases, eight-year-old Alice is woken up by her mother at 6am. It’s her birthday.

The ruby crystals from the Mong Hsu marble deposit have dipyramidal to barrel-shaped habits and reveal dark violet to almost black “cores” and red “rims.” With heat treatment, which removes their blue ...