Southside Magazine March 2013

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MARCH 2013

“IMAgInAtIon Is MoRe IMpoRtAnt tHAn knowledge” — AlbeRt eInsteIn

The really useful magazine

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4 Snapped!The social side of Southside.

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36 What’s up, petal?Cherry blossom-spotting in Japan.

news

10 What’s going on?New hotel for Wong Chuk Hang.

MARketplACe

40 Your guide to shops and servicesCool stuff to buy and do.

wHAt’s In...

16 One Island SouthYour guide to the Aberdeen hotspot.

ClAssIFIeds

44 Loads of random useful local stuff

FAMIlY

29 Easter camps for kidsHoliday activities.

eAtIng

24 How to make an Easter eggGet chocolatey.

MY soUtHsIde

50 Noble HouseInside the Ladies’ Long Lunch with CNCF’s Ann Chan.

oUtdooRs

32 Flying highHow to kiteboard.

tHe plAnneR

6 Happening in MarchRugby Sevens, Easter and other reasons to celebrate.

pets

38 Ritz for FritzHoliday homes for dogs and cats. Plus Sally Andersen’s problem with pure breeds.

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14 Colonial daze Reliving the glory days of The Repulse Bay.

FeAtURe

18 Smog cityThere’s something in the air – but not in the water.

UltIMAte gUIde

46 All you need to knowNumbers that make life easier.

HeAltH & beAUtY

30 Getting the caneA Mandarin Oriental massage.

edUCAtIon

26 Woodland’s new leaf Big changes at the Pok Fu Lam pre-school.

HIkes

34 Tolo tombolo Pete Spurrier visits a fishing village on a spit.

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FEB 21-MAR 22HONG KONG ARTS FESTIvALThe city’s premier performing-arts event attracts world-class opera, theatre, music and dance. For details and highlights, visit www.hk.artsfestival.org.

MAR 2CWS CITY CHALLENGETeams of two to five people take part in an Amazing Race around Hong Kong’s hidden gems. Organised by Urban Discovery for Child Welfare Scheme (CWS) to raise funds for children in Nepal. 2pm-5pm, starting at Hollywood Road Park, Central. Enter at www.cwshk.org, 2526 8810.

MAR 5STANLEY SAMpLER MARKETThe first pop-up monthly market of small, independent retailers and businesses to be held on the first Tuesday of the month, 4pm-8pm, Saffron Bakery, G/F Stanley Plaza, Stanley.

FEB 28-MAR 2HONG KONG MASTERSElite show jumping featuring the world’s top 25 riders and a programme of horse clinics, photo shoots and meet-and-greet opportunities. AsiaWorld-Expo, Lantau. Tickets $150-$450 from www.cityline.com, 2111 5333.

MAR 9WEST ISLANd SCHOOL ANNuAL SCHOOL FAIR11am-5pm, 250 Victoria Road, Pok Fu Lam. www.wis.edu.hk.

MAR 2ST dAvId’S SOCIETY OF HONG KONG ANNuAL BALLAt the Hong Kong Football Club. See www.saintdavids.hk for info.

MAR 10MOTHER’S dAY (uK)Treat your mum, she’s earned it.

MAR 5AdAM LAMBERT LIvEThe American Idol runner-up returns to Hong Kong. Star Hall, KITEC, Kowloon Bay. Tickets $590-$790 from www.hkticketing.com, 3128 8288.

MAR 8puRpLE CAKE dAYAll Woodland Pre-schools will once again be taking part in this annual charity fundraiser supporting education for deprived children in Africa and Asia. www.purplecakeday.org

MAR 16-17CYBERpORT WEEKENd MARKETA unique experience in urban farming and green entertainment, including stalls, games and movies. 11am-7pm, The Podium, Cyberport 2, Pok Fu Lam, www.cyberport.hk.

MAR 9ST pATRICK’S SOCIETY BALLAnnual ball at the Grand Hyatt, see www.stpatrickshk.com for further info.


MAR 11-22INTERNATIONAL YOuNG REAdERS FESTIvALAward-winning literary festival for children, including meet-the-author sessions with Luka Lesson, Jan Latta, Andy Briggs and more. www.youngreadersfestival.org.hk.

happening in march

MAR 22CNCF LAdIES' LONG LuNCHFood, drink, fun and games with handsome rugby players in aid of the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation. Hong Kong Jockey Club, Happy Valley, www.cncf.org.hk, 2832 2186.

MAR 17WALK FOR CHILdRENOcean Park and Plan International Hong Kong host a walk for children through Ocean Park to raise funds for education programmes in China, www.plan.org.hk.

MAR 17ST pAddY’S dAYDown a Guinness, kiss a leprechaun.

MAR 19SpRING BAzAAR10am-6pm, The American Club, Tai Tam, members and guests only. Details at [email protected].

MAR 17-ApR 2HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL

FILM FESTIvALWorld-class festival screening more than 280 films from 50-plus countries in 11 venues, www.hkiff.org.hk.

MAR 22SCHOOL’S OuT!Last day of the Easter term for ESF schools (back to school on April 8).

MAR 16-17BEACH RuGBY FIvESAnnual beach rugby carnival with 24 teams, 200 mini players, and rugby giants Waisale Serevi and Ben Gollings, plus food, music and more.Repulse Bay Beach, www.hkbeach5s.com.

MAR 10OuTWARd BOuNd AdvENTuRE RACEForm a team to take part in the 12th annual 14km Outward Bound Adventure Race. Starts 8am in Causeway Bay, Elite and Challenge routes available. Register at www.outwardbound.org.hk/ar.


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ApR 18ARTWALKHong Kong’s biggest arty party in Central and Southside's leading galleries. Tickets and details at www.hongkongartwalk.com.

ApR 19-28dIRTY dANCINGBaby and Johnny burn up the stage in a live production of the 80s movie classic. Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui. Tickets $395-$995 from www.cityline.com.

Got an event? We can publish the details for free. Email [email protected]

ApR 2-5LITTLE pICASSO EASTER CAMp Let your kids get creative at this arty Easter camp. Little Picasso Studio, Studio 10, 21/F, Oceanic Industrial Centre, 2 Lee Lok Street, Ap Lei Chau, www.littlepicasso.hk.

MAR 31MuSIC FESTIvAL EASTER SuNdAY MATINEE The HK Medical Association Orchestra returns to the Australian International School Hong Kong to perform Animal Stories, a mixture of music and storytelling. English-language show starts 4.45pm. Contact Dr Charles Wong, 8106 7330, or email [email protected].

MAR 31EASTER SuNdAYBunnies, eggs and church services.

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MAR 22-24HONG KONG RuGBY SEvENSThree days of beer drinking, tune singing, uncoordinated dancing, fancy dress, streakers (maybe) and awesome rugby. Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, www.hksevens.com.

MAR 22RuSSELL pETERS LIvEStand-up comedy at AsiaWorld-Expo, Lantau. Tickets $488-$1,088 from www.hkticketing.com, 3128 8288.


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New hotel in Wong Chuk HangHong Kong’s hottest and arguably hippest hotel will open this autumn in a converted warehouse at 64 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen.The 162-room premises is the design-child of the Ovolo Group, known for its funky serviced apartments, and twins Paul and Johnny Kember, whose award-winning architectural firm KplusK sets the benchmark for chic Asia living. With sights set on becoming an iconic international hotel, it will feature an international restaurant, bar lounge, gym and a destination rooftop bar.

“We see ourselves as pioneers for this upcoming part of Hong Kong,” said Girish Jhunjhunwala, Ovolo Group founder and CEO. “After two years of careful planning and preparation, we are creating a signature Ovolo hotel that will combine our hallmark interior design concepts, hi-tech features and all-inclusive services in a building full of unique industrial character, all to create a stylish and effortless living experience for guests.”

Ovolo acquired the site back in 2010. Once one of the Island’s few remaining manufacturing districts, the Wong Chuk Hang area is fast gentrifying as art galleries, fashion brands and a new MTR station move in.New flats

above Wong Chuk Hang MTRThe Town Planning Board met last month to discuss housing projects, including an MTRC plan to construct 4,700 apartments by 2024 above the future railway station at Wong Chuk Hang. Out of 328 comments, the project has received 311 objections on the grounds of traffic congestion and insufficient provision of public open space. However, the Planning Department showed no objection, the South China Morning Post reported.

Feeling The pulse The Pulse is opening in Repulse Bay in April. Or May. Who’da thunk? According to Southern District Councilor Fergus Fung, the Emperor Group has said it is currently inviting people to rent shops and is aiming to open in the next couple of months. Southside Magazine was unable to confirm the target number of tenants, but it will be a mixed-use complex, featuring a supermarket and a number of eateries.

Schools outHopes that Kennedy Town might get to keep a school when Hong Kong Academy moves out of the area this year have been dashed. The government will not be giving the five hectare space over to a new school. Instead it is set to develop a 5,000-unit housing project in the space. This is bad news for Southside parents with primary-age kids. Education experts predict a short fall of 4,000 to 5,000 primary international school places across Hong Kong by 2020.

Aberdeen Art SpaceAberdeen has a new international art space. Yallay Art Space, founded by Jean Marc Decrop and Fabio Rossi (of London’s Rossi & Rossi) has just opened. The 600-square meter gallery will be among the first in Hong Kong to offer contemporary Middle Eastern work. The name “Yallay Space” is an amalgam of Yally Industrial Building, where the gallery is located, and the Arabic expression “Yallah” (Let’s go). Yally Industrial Building, 6 Yip Fat Street, Wong Chuk Hang.

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It's just one of the anecdotes about the iconic Southside building that sprinkles a new book, The Repulse Bay: A Life of Elegance and Charm, by designer and author Scott Minick.

Today, with its four great towers, unmissable fung shui portal, famous restaurants, shopping arcade and incredible views, The Repulse Bay is one of Southside’s most

In 1922, Albert Einstein was so entranced by the view from the two-year-old Repulse Bay Hotel that he missed a telegram informing him he had won the Nobel Prize for physics.

identifiable complexes. It sits on the location of the former Repulse Bay Hotel, which was demolished in 1982 as property prices in Hong Kong rocketed.

The Repulse Bay Hotel opened on New Year’s Day, 1920, on the “Riviera of the Orient” and subsequently hosted such notable guests as Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Ernest Hemingway, the Soong sisters, Wallis Simpson and Marlon Brando. Its cocktail bar served as a makeshift hospital in World War II, and post-war the hotel became a convalescence home for British soldiers.

Then as now, afternoon tea was a fixture. James Bond author Ian Fleming praised the “dazzling display at the Sunday afternoon tea-dances” in his 1964 book, Thrilling Cities. Igor Stravinsky, on the other hand, complained about the orchestra.

The hotel was designed by the architectural firm Denison, Ram & Gibbs, the people behind the 1906

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The Repulse Bay Hotel's main entrance in 1923. Below: a tiffin menu from March 1935; a vintage poster.

Colonial dazeA new book relives the glory days of The Repulse Bay. Kawai Wong checks in.

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Fashionable Hong Kong meets on the Front Lawn in the 1930s.

Matilda Hospital on the Peak, and The Helena May club on Garden Road. In the book, Minick writes: “Covered colonnades and verandahs proved popular in the colonial architecture throughout Asia, providing protection from the heat and rain while aiding in the circulation of breezes.”

The hotel quickly became a destination for the rich and famous. In 1958, Orson Welles checked in to shoot Ferry in Hong Kong in Aberdeen and filled his suite with ornaments. Clark Gable stayed there in 1954 while he shot Soldier of Fortune, but for the hotel’s most famous movie outing, 1955’s Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, a replica was built at Shaw Studios – the lighting in the real thing was not up to the job.

Hemingway and his wife, journalist Martha Gellhorn, retreated to the hotel in early 1941 to escape publicity obligations for his latest novel, For Whom The Bell Tolls.

Learning about his visit was a high point for Minick, he says. “In a library in Boston, I discovered rare images of him eating with chopsticks, and even a short film of him inspecting battleships.”

The 57-year-old Minick, a former professor of design at Parsons Paris School of Design, first came to Hong Kong in 1996, setting up Minick Jiao Design with his wife, Jiao Ping, a year later. He has designed for publications, hotels and restaurants, and curated the Hong Kong Maritime and Peak Tram museums. This latest book lies at the intersection of several of his interests.

“I take great interest in how Chinese culture intersects historically with the West,” Minick says.

The Repulse Bay: A Life of Elegance & Charm is $395 from Spices and The Verandah in The Repulse Bay, 2292 2822, www.therepulsebay.com.


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One Island SouthA look inside.

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G/F – Kyoto Matcha CafeSelf-service Japanese cuisine serving traditional dishes and quality matcha items. 2628 0870.

How many stores: 22Completed: 2011Parking space for 256 private carsOpening hours? Retail outlets: noon-7pm Food outlets: 8am-6pm

Trivia: As of February, One Island South was the most expensive commercial building in the Hong Kong Island South area, selling for a record $14,000/sq ft.

G/F – MumA trendy vegetarian cafe-restaurant offering a fusion of Japanese and Western flavours. Menu changes seasonally. 2115 3348.

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Marta Araujo Smith has had enough. After years living in Ap Lei Chau’s South Horizons, she decided to move back her family – including two small children – back to her native Portugal. Hong Kong’s air pollution was just too much.

“Both children were sick constantly and would cough incessantly at night,” she said. “In the end, we were so concerned about the little ones’ health at this crucial developmental stage that I decided to move to Portugal. We just didn’t want to risk permanent lung damage. Within a few days the coughing had stopped.”

For financial reasons Smith’s husband has had to stay in Hong Kong.

“It was a very difficult decision to make,” she says. “But I was told by three different doctors that the coughing would stop if we changed our environment. I also contacted Professor Anthony Hedley [of the Hedley Environmental Index, which monitors Hong Kong’s air pollution

in real-time, see. hedleyindex.sph.hku.hk]. He told me, ‘It doesn’t matter where you are in Hong Kong, the air pollution will affect you.’”

Like all Chinese megacities, Hong Kong wheezes in smog. Mainland factories, coal furnaces, ageing vehicles and uncontrolled shipping merge to create a now-familiar toxic fog that shrouds our city. Air pollution in Hong Kong regularly exceeds World Health Organisation (WHO) limits. University studies estimate air pollution costs Hong Kong around $21 billion a year in hospital admissions and lost productivity.

So just how bad is the air? Last year online attorney Andrew Leyden started checking Hong Kong’s Air Pollution Index to gauge whether it was safe for his children to go out.

“I couldn’t make sense of the numbers at all,” he said. So he built an iPhone app (Hong Kong Air Pollution) that locates the user’s

fresh air

Smog & the city Good news – it’s not as bad as Beijing, writes Carolynne dear.

position and links to one of the city’s 14 air monitoring stations. The user can then choose to read the real-time results according to levels set by different global standards, including the WHO, Hong Kong, Australia, the US, Britain, France or the European Union. Pollution levels are flagged red for high, green for good and so forth. The result?

“Usually the air is safe for children to go out. Sometimes it is not,” Leyden says. “In the end, pollution is the key to deciding how long we are going to stay in Hong Kong.”

The good news is the government has finally begun to address concerns. Under-secretary for the environment Christine Loh Kung-wai expects legislation on the mandatory use of cleaner shipping fuel to be lodged with the Legislative Council this summer. Plans are also being drawn up to promote hybrid electric vehicles and cleaner, natural gas.

Air quality


fresh water

It may come as a surprise to learn Hong Kong enjoys one of the safest water supplies in the world, with drinking water quality conforming to stringent World Health Organisation (WHO)recommendations. Hong Kong water is typically soft and is fully treated, so boiling and filtration should not be necessary.

However, problems can occur when the water reaches individual buildings or residences. Before 1995, unlined galvanized pipes were widely used in plumbing systems in the SAR. These corrode over time and can discolour the water. If you live in an older building, it might be worth doing some research to find out if such pipes have been replaced.

Check with your management office that

water storage tanks are being maintained properly and ask if they have been awarded certification under the Quality Water Recognition Scheme for Buildings.

Chlorine is routinely used to keep water free from bacterial infection. If your water still smells when you run the tap, it’s still safe to drink but you could try boiling or using a jug filter to make it more palatable. Several companies, including Brita, sell jug filters for combatting residual chlorine in tap-water. The government does not recommend the installation of domestic water filters on taps. If not properly maintained, they can become a breeding ground for bacteria and any water that is backwashed up the tap can pollute the rest of the water system.

BonaquaPossibly the best-known water delivery company in Hong Kong delivers mineralised water to any location in the territory, including domestic households and commercial offices. The company is known for its reliability and affordable prices ($75 for five gallons). Tel: 2210 3311.

Natural Springs Australia Supplying more than 6,000 customers in Hong Kong since 2002, this company sources natural spring water from a protected aquifer in Victoria, Australia, that is treated only with oxygen to keep it "alive" and ensure top quality. Tel: 5323 8424.

Life SolutionsOperating in Hong Kong since 2003, Life Solutions offers a wide range of high-quality water and water filtration products to domestic, commercial and industrial clients. Its experienced staff will help you choose and install the filtration system best suited to every household’s individual needs. Tel: 2778 3280.

Aberdeen Reservoir seen from above.

What you can do

Water SourceSWater supply has

long been a problem in the SAR, with frequent water rationing during the

1950s, 60s and 70s. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries a

series of reservoirs were built, including Aberdeen Lower and Upper reservoirs,

Pok Fu Lam, Tai Tam and Tai Tam Tuk, and finally Wong Nai Chung, which has since been decommissioned as a reservoir and is now a boating park. About 70 per cent of our water

is imported from the Dongjiang River in Guangdong Province through the

Dongjiang-Shenzhen Water Supply Scheme.

Water


recycle

Maria Gillette of Southside Glass Recycling volunteers has started a local initiative to reduce waste.

Landfill is fast reaching capacity in Hong Kong. Households produce about 80 per cent of the city’s waste and just 14 per cent of this is currently recycled.

Hong Kong Recycles was set up last year primarily as a social project (it employs marginalized members of Hong Kong society) and to ensure more of our junk is properly recycled; waste in government recycling bins often gets treated as regular rubbish. Hong Kong Recycles promises every last piece of rubbish it collects will avoid landfill. For $25 a week, its operators will collect waste glass, metal, paper and plastic from your door to be whisked away for treatment and re-use. For details, visit hkrecycles.com.

Southside locals Christine Bruckner and Maria Gillette recently set up Southside Glass Recycling Volunteers. With approval from Southern District Council, funds from the EPD and help from local volunteers, the duo collected more than seven tonnes of glass last month at a public collection point in Stanley

Plaza. They also worked out a collection schedule with bars and restaurants in Stanley.

The glass is delivered to Tuen Mun, where it is crushed and used in the production of glass eco bricks. Permission for the collection point ran out at the end of February, but Gillette

hopes the project has raised awareness about glass recycling.

“We hope that individuals and businesses will change the way they perceive waste and make changes in their lifestyle for a sustainable future,” she said.

Southside recycling

RECYCLING FAST FACTS

Hong Kong generates: 6.4 million tonnes of waste a yearOr 19,000 tonnes per day Which is equivalent to 380 double decker buses

Recycling one tonne of paper can save: 17 trees1,500 litres of oil

Hong Kong’s three major landfills will be at full capacity by 2019

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eating

put on your Willy Wonka hat! Baker Hazel Cheung explains how to make a chocolate egg.

How to make an Easter egg

You will need: a couple of bars of good-quality milk or dark chocolate, white chocolate for decorating, food colouring, sugar thermometer, Easter egg moulds (available online at www.cakescookiesandcraftsshop.co.uk), a glass bowl and saucepan.

1Here’s the secret to a good Easter egg: use top-quality chocolate. Most supermarket

Easter eggs are not really chocolate – they contain less than 20 per cent cacao and lots of nasty additives. Use posh choc! You get three times the cacao.

2 Break the chocolate into a glass bowl and place it over a bowl of hot but not boiling

water over a low heat. Allow the chocolate to melt slowly. Let it cool and then reheat slowly to about 35 degrees Celsius. This is called tempering.

3 Spread the melted chocolate inside the half-egg moulds

and place them in a fridge for 15 minutes.

4 Then do another layer, then a third — in the chocolatier trade

this is called laminating the couverture. It gives your Easter egg a yummy thickness and texture that you don’t find in supermarket eggs.

5 Once both the halves have cooled, melt the edges and

stick them together. Don’t forget to hide a gift inside. It’s these “hey presto!” moments that make cooking with children fun.

6 Now it’s time to decorate. This is the bit when homemade eggs

become really special. Melt the white chocolate in a glass bowl over a pan

of hot water, and using a piping bag or paintbrush, write on names or draw

pictures. Flower petals are really easy.

7Pop the egg in the fridge to set.

8On Easter morning, get up early and hide

your eggs. Then let the hunt begin.


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Woodland’s new leaf Hannah Grogan reports on Mandarin immersion classes and a new school for the under-threes in pok Fu Lam.

Big things are happening at Woodland Pre-Schools. Woodland Pre-School Pokfulam is changing its skin in the Year of the Snake, opening a brand new facility for its under-threes classes and launching a highly anticipated Mandarin language immersion programme for pre-schoolers. “We have two exciting new projects,” says Michel Sealy, deputy general manager of

Woodland Pre-Schools. “For our under-threeschildren, we have a beautiful new, purpose-built school. And our Mandarin immersionprogramme is a new pre-school class that the Pokfulam school is pioneering for Woodland.”

Located on Waterfall Road, just around the corner from Woodland’s Wah Fu Estate school, the new facility for children aged under three years opened after last month’s Lunar New Year holiday. It has six large classrooms (the previous premises had only three) and an indoor playroom on a 6,000-square-foot ground-floor site conveniently close to Bel-Air, Cyberport and other Pok Fu Lam residential areas.

The new facility will house Woodland’s large range of classes for children from 12 months to three years old. Older children (aged three to six years) will still be located at the Pok Fu Lam school’s premises in Wah Fu Estate, where the new Mandarin immersion classes will be held.

“We're one of the first international preschools to offer this Mandarin immersion course," Sealy says.

The classes will take place daily from 9am-noon and will be taught entirely in Mandarin, including all learning materials and all teaching.

The new course was born out of a growing demand for Mandarin teaching and Woodland expects it to be popular, with many places already snapped up. The Montessori-based curriculum will focus on a different theme each month, determined by the Mandarin coordinator, and will include maths, language (spoken Mandarin and character recognition), art and craft, music and movement, cooking and those pre-school stalwarts story time, circle time, play and snack.

The first classes began after Lunar New Year, although there are places still available.

Woodland Pre-School Pokfulam is part of the growing Woodland group, which first opened in Hong Kong in 1978. It currently has 10 schools across the territory, offering classes for children from 12 months to six years, including pre-school and extra-curricular classes. Its pre-schools offer a choice of learning methods: Montessori or traditional. Its traditional classes are accredited by the Pre-School Learning Alliance (London) and follow the UK National Curriculum Foundation Stage. The Montessori curriculum is accredited by the Montessori Centre International (London).

Woodland pokfulam students practise Mandarin in the new Montessori immersion course.


Applying to pre-schools is highly competitive. But new schools and programmes are popping up.New pre-schools and pre-school programmes

BebegartenSpanning more than 10,000 sq ft and six classrooms in One Island South, Aberdeen, Bebegarten is a new concept in early childhood education. The aim is to create a new paradigm in education where children and parents are embraced, challenged and encouraged as unique, creative individuals. It has a low teacher-student ratio (1:8) in every class. www.bebegarten.com.

GEO EducationGeo Education on Caine Road opened in September. Classes are for children aged from 18 months to three and a half years old. The curriculum is based on the British Early Years' Foundation Stage with a low teacher-student ratio of eight to 10 children in each class. Geo Education aims for children to become confident, independent and prepared for the next step in their educational journey. www.geo-edu.com.hk.

Little daltonLittle Dalton is a progressive, bilingual kindergarten guided by The Dalton Plan, one of the most successful child-centred

educational models in the world. It focuses on nurturing children by giving them appropriate freedom, responsibility and opportunities for cooperation. Little Dalton will open soon with a playgroup, pre-kindergarten and after-school programmes. K1 to K3 classes will start in August. www.littledalton.com.

MILLS International preschoolThs new pre-school opens in Yau Tong in August. Mills’ aims to offer a caring and stimulating environment for up to 300 children aged two years and eight months to five years. It will offer the Early Key Stages of the British National Curriculum with Mandarin as an integrated language. www.millsinternational.com.hk.

Woodland pre-School Montessori Mandarin programmeThe first Woodland Mandarin Immersion classes opened in its Pokfulam Pre-School after Lunar New Year. The curriculum is based on monthly themes and includes maths (counting), language (Mandarin speaking and character recognition), story, circle, play and snack times, music and movement, art & craft, and cooking. www.woodlandschools.com.

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Sports campsESF Educational Services is offering a wide range of fun-filled sports camps and clinics. One- to four-day camps in a range of sports – or specialising in basketball, tennis, gymnastics, trampoline, kung fu or swimming – take place on ESF campuses, including South Island School, as well as the Hong Kong Tennis Centre. Prices vary from $300 to $2,400 and camps are open to all children, not just ESF students. For details, visit www.esf.org.hk.

Art workshopsBz Art StudioThis Stanley children’s art class focuses on

developing drawing and painting techniques in different media. Founder Beulah van Rensburg will run five-day workshops for children aged seven to 10 (9.30am-11.30am) and the over-10s (12.30pm-2.30pm). The classes have a maximum of six children and are available March 25-29 ($2,250) and April 2-5 ($1,800). 18 Stanley Main Street, Stanley, 5411 1881, www.bzartstudio.com.

Little picasso Art CampsThe annual Easter art camp on April 2-5 offers four mornings of arty fun in two- or three-hour

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Cooking classesThe peninsulaBudding Junior MasterChefs aged six to 12 years can hone their skills at classes led by the Peninsula hotel’s chefs. In a special Easter class ($780) banquet chefs teach children to make festive Easter goodies to impress family and friends. 10am-noon, including breakfast. Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2696 6693.

dramaFaust International Youth TheatreThe drama company is running Holiday Theatre and Creative Writing camps from March 25 to April 6. The drama camp ($2,450 for five days) is for children aged four to 14 and focuses on fun 2.5-hour sessions that teach key stage skills. The creative writing classes are for children aged six to 13. For details, call 2547 9114, email [email protected] or visit www.FaustWorld.com.


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It’s a sanctuary of serenity, with a sauna, Kniepp hydrotherapy pool and experience showers that open the pores and stimulate the senses. For those in need of a serious detox, the Chinese herbal steam room works wonders. Or simply sip honey and rosewater tea and nibble on a fresh fruit plate in the dimly lit peace of the Tea Lounge.

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“This one time I remember jumping over five stories high,” says Keith Tang, president of the Kiteboarding Association of Hong Kong (KAHK). “Looking down at the the crystal blue water, I remember thinking, I can fly without wings.”

Tang founded the Kiteboarding Association of Hong Kong in 2004. Before then, he says, kiteboarding did not really exist in Hong Kong – watersports were defined mostly by wakeboarding and windsurfing. But growing interest worldwide for kiteboarding around this time gave enthusiasts greater access to better equipment at lower prices.

“It became a truly sustainable hobby for me,” Tang says, “and so I founded KAHK to find people with whom to share remarkable little experiences like this.”

Two of Hong Kong’s largest kiteboarding organizations are the Kiteboard Activity Association (KBAA) and Tang’s KAHK, both of which offer a range of courses from two- to

Hang timeSpring is here, and with it, the high flying fun of kiteboarding.

four-hour introductory “discovery” lessons to two- or three-day packages for those looking to get good quickly. Prices range from $500 to more than $2,000.

According to Tang, anyone interested should give it a shot. But lessons are important for beginners, he says so they understand how to work with the wind and not against it.

“After that, just have fun,” he advises. Hong Kong’s kiteboarding season runs

from March to October, although the various organizations offer lessons year-round.

And they tend to prefer beaches along the west of Hong Kong – Tuen Mun and Lantau Island, for example – to take advantage of the wind conditions, switching from north- to south-facing beaches at different times of the year. So be sure to top up your petrol before heading out.

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Once everyone in Hong Kong lived in fishing villages, and sometimes it’s nice to visit the few that remain.

Sam Mun Tsai in Tolo Harbour doesn’t get many tourists. After seeing it, you can walk out to a seaside nature reserve at Ma Shi Chau, part of the Geopark, a route that involves a little hill walking and takes two to three hours.

Take the MTR to Tai Po Market and catch either bus 74K or green minibus 20K to the last stop at Sam Mun Tsai (a green taxi will cost about $45). On arrival, walk down the slope towards the harbour to enter the main part of the village.

Sam Mun Tsai was founded in the 1960s when the government built the Plover Cove Reservoir, drowning several ancient villages nearby. A line of two-storey houses was built to rehouse the displaced fishing families, who brought their Earth God shrine with them. Later

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past the empty village school. A trail leads through a cemetery and over a hill, revealing a wonderful panorama of the Pat Sin Leng range to the north and Ma On Shan to the south. The paved path becomes a narrow earthen track and comes down to the shore beside the tombolo. If the tide is low enough, walk across the sand bar to Ma Shi Chau island, designated a special protected area for its rock formations. The sedimentary rocks on its shore were created long before the dinosaurs walked the earth.

A nature trail leads along the coast, with information boards pointing out geological features such as veins of quartz. The route sticks close to the water, so the gentle wash of waves accompanies your footsteps. It’s a one-way trail, so you have to return the same way you came.

they were joined by other families relocated from Tap Mun, an island at the mouth of Tolo Harbour.

Sam Mun Tsai harbour is full of small craft and there are even a few old-fashioned wooden junks at anchor. Tolo Harbour is very enclosed and usually as still as a pond; in days gone by, pearls were retrieved from deep underwater. The fishing industry is less important today, and most residents of Sam Mun Tsai seem to be elderly, but as you walk through the village you’ll see plenty of seafood drying on racks and lines.

At weekends, two exhibitions are open to visitors. On the left, the Salvation Army has a collection of old photographs and fishing tools such as nets and lobster pots. And in a stone house at the end of the village, there’s a visitor centre for the Hong Kong Geopark with information about the coastline’s unusual geological formations, including the tombolo (islands connected by a spit) and sedimentary rocks at Ma Shi Chau.

To visit Ma Shi Chau, follow the signs uphill

Back at Sam Mun Tsai, there’s a seafood restaurant near the bus stop and for simpler dining one of the village shops operates an outdoor barbecue.

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to flower and the first blossom in Japan is greeted with an evening news report. As the “cherry blossom front” sweeps north, the daily weather forecasts report on its progress. This is because, on top of their philosophical significance, the blossoms transform the Japanese landscape by providing the first vibrant colour after a grey and white winter.

TokyoJapan’s capital is the largest metropolitan area in the world with a population of more than 13 million and a buzzing cityscape of grand steel and glass towers. That modern architecture makes a fascinating contrast to the beautifully

It’s cherry blossom season in Japan. William Whitaker views the blooms.

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Around the turn of the 19th century, a great Japanese writer wrote a haiku: “In the cherry blossom’s shade / there is no such thing / as a stranger.” His name was Kobayashi Issa, and the spirit of his words still define the country’s cherry-blossom season. Because it’s just that beautiful.

Every spring, people across Japan engage in the 1,300-year-old tradition of “flower viewing”, or hanami. Friends and families spend afternoons beneath trees resplendent with pink and white blossoms, picnicking in gardens specifically designed for this season, and admiring the flitting of petals the breeze has tugged from the branches.

Traditionally, the cherry blossom represents the essential beauty and vulnerability of being human – they are easily damaged, and only bloom for two to three weeks. For many Japanese, beyond the beauty of the blossoms themselves, the season is a time to reflect and appreciate the past year and find new strength to move forward.

The season starts in early April (give or take a week). Cherry trees need spring warmth

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Blooming facts Japan’s blossoming cherry trees do not bear fruit; they are simply ornamental. Hanami began in the early 8th century and was initially reserved for the Imperial Court.

It would take nearly 1,000 years to become a nationwide tradition. Hanami season has a consumer side. Starbucks offers cherry-infused white chocolate

mochas, and pink petal-themed candies, souvenirs and apparel are sold on every corner.

landscaped city temples and parks and the simple majesty of cherry blossoms in bloom.

The most popular hanami locations – the Imperial Palace, Shinjuku Gyoen, Yoyogi Park and Ueno Park – are large, beautifully landscaped and impeccably maintained. Each is well worth visiting during the festival, even if they approach Hong Kong levels of crowded. Inokashira Park is a smaller and more intimate place to the west of central Tokyo. Or take a stroll along Naka Meguro river, south of central Tokyo. More like a canal, the landscaped waterfront is lined with cherry trees and is a favourite among residents looking to avoid the potential crush at Ueno.

Shinjuku Gyoen, Tokyo, Right: Imperial palace, Tokyo, and Kyoto streetscapes.


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Ferndale Kennels and CatteryRun by local vet Stacy Tucker, Ferndale is set in stunning countryside just beyond the Pak Tam Chung country park gate in Sai Kung. It has 33 individual kennels for dogs, 30 for cats and offers an email photo service to reassure owners that their pet is happy and well. A pickup and delivery service is available. Prices for dogs range from $150 to $300 a day. For details, visit ferndalekennels.com.

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Royal pets HKRoyal Pets offers a home-boarding service, placing your dog in the cosy home of an experienced pet sitter, which are all checked. Up to two dogs or cats can be boarded with a foster family for $250 a day. Dog walking and cat feeding services are also available. For details, visit royal-pets-hk.com.

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Later, another visitor to HKDR can't find a pure breed and buys from a pet shop instead. When I next see he's seeking advice from an SPCA vet: his golden retreiver puppy has hip problems and may

Sally Andersen on the problem of "pure breeds". A question of breeding

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I simply can’t understand why the pet shops are still in business – most people are aware that the puppies in these places are likely to be sick, come from hideous puppy farms and were probably smuggled over the border before they were old enough to be taken from their mothers. It’s a revolting trade in innocent life, and it continues simply because people continue to buy.

Sally Andersen is the founder of Hong Kong Dog Rescue, a charity that rescues, rehabilitates and re-homes unwanted or abandoned dogs.

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the ultimate guide to southside

elite Nursing ltd.2566 [email protected]

commuNitY & HealtH

7-eleven 2299 1110

circle K convenience Stores (HK) limited2294 9164

city lifestyle2856 1817 (Stanley)

2580 1314 (Aberdeen)mannings2553 3244

market Place by Jasons2812 0340ParknShop2294 9327

taste2813 9521Wellcome2813 9363

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Nuan [email protected] | www.nuancashmere.com

Sabai day Spa — Stanley2104 0566 | www.sabaidayspa.com

Sense of touch2517 0939 | [email protected]

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faSHioN & BeautY

the telo’s Group lccwww.telosgroupllc.com

Grand Hyatt Hong Kong2956 1234 | http://hongkong.grand.hyatt.com

le meridien cyberport Hotel2980 7788

one island South 2118 2992 | [email protected]

the arcade, cyberport3166 3111 | [email protected] | arcade.cyberport.hk

Stanley Plaza2296 9634 | www.thelinkreit.com

Habitat Property ltd2869 9069 | [email protected]

www.habitat-property.coml’Hotel island South

3968 8888 | [email protected]

real-eState aNd HotelS

Jones lang laSalle2846 5000

www.joneslanglasalle.com.hk

china light & Power emergency Services2728 8333

china light & Power customer info line2678 2678

electrical appliance repair Hong KongMr Ho

9846 8082St John ambulance assn & Brigade dist Hq

2555 0119 tung Wah Group of Hospitals

2538 5867typhoon emergency centre

2773 2222Water fault reports

2811 0788Water Supplies department

2824 5000

utilitieS, SerViceS & emerGeNcY

the american club Hong Kong2842 7400

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annerley – maternity and early childhood professionalswww.annerley.com.hk

caritas-HK 2538 7777 / 2550 7620

feeding HK2205 6568

http://feedinghk.orgWatermark community church

2857 [email protected]

Homeopathy to Health6908 3234

www.homeopathytohealth.orgrepulse Bay family Practice

[email protected] & birth, pre & postnatal home care


lotus Parenting5304 5255 | [email protected]

www.lotusparenting.comStanley Wellness centre


affordable art fairwww.affordableartfair/hongkong

asian artworks Gallery2812 0850

Broadway circuit 2529 3898

dirty dancing2111 5999 | www.dirtydancingasia.com

dymocks2803 1623

anthony Buckley and constantine Portrait Photographers


Venture Photography2885 6262

www.venturephotography.com/hkHong Kong arts festivalwww.hk.artsfestival.org

chunky onion Productions ltd.3188 1874 | [email protected]

www.chunkyonion.commy little Paper, daily 7/daily 10

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multimedia

anastassia’s art House2719 5533

[email protected]

craft Box9014 3262

[email protected] | www.craftbox.asiaGrand Piano

www.grandpiano.hkitS

3188 3946 [email protected] for children


www.montessori.edu.sgmorningstar Preschool and Kindergarten


orton-Gillingham centre for different learners2525 8998

[email protected] | www.msl-orton.com.hkSunshine House Pre-schools Hong Kong


Sylvan learning2873 0662

[email protected] | www.educate.comBebegarten

3487 2255 | www.bebegarten.comisland dance


Kellet [email protected]

www.kelletschool.comKidville

2892 8893 | www.kidville.hkthe edge learning center

2783 7100 / 2972 [email protected] | www.theedge.com.hk

imran cricket academy2575 3400 / 9745 2700

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everfine membership Services limited2174 7880 | [email protected]

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indigo living ltd.2552 3500 | [email protected]

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2915 7979 | [email protected] Kennels & cattery

2792 4642 | www.ferndalekennels.comPacific Pets @ Stanley Veterinary centre / Pet shop

2813 7979 | [email protected] Veterinary centre


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Dr med. vet. Kerstin Meyer9388 6756 | [email protected]

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5434 [email protected] | www.elitecharters.hk

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Prompt (international Buffet)2980-47417 | [email protected]

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2866 0587 / 77 | [email protected] arrangements

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Southside magazine continues to extend its reach in our community, here is the latest in distribution news.

Larvotto Due to popular demand, we’ve increased distribution to larvotto by 30%. this marine-themed luxury residential complex offers unmatched waterfront views and is only 5 minutes from upscale shopping at Horizon Plaza. Southside Magazine can be found at the larvotto clubhouse on the coffee tables of many of its residents.

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Ap Lei Chau- Bumps to Babes- Chapin House- Everything Under The Sun- Indigo- Indigo Kids- Indigo Outlet- Larvotto- Little Picasso Studio- Okooko- Pacific Gourmet- Tequila Kola- Shambala Cafe- Tree

deep Water Bay- Pizza Beach- Coco Thai- Hong Kong Country Club- Park N Shop

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- Watson’s Wine- Wildfire

The peak- Cafe Deco The Peak- Delifrance- Haagen-Dazs- International (Park N Shop)- Pho Yummee- Starbucks- Sunshine House The Peak- The Peak Lookout Café- Woodland Pre-School The Peak

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Manhattan Towerthis exclusive residential building, tucked away in a lush country park setting, houses some of the most stunning apartments on the southside. All 40 units are 2,400 square feet with fully fitted kitchens and bathrooms, teak floors and best of all, large balconies to soak up the breathtaking views of Deep Water Bay and the south China sea. Southside Magazine is now conveniently placed at the Manhattan tower reception.

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One Island Southlocated in the elegant surrounding of Wong Chuk Hang, this highly prestigious office building with spacious design offers a fresh new world of unlimited potential for work, life and innovation. One island south is ideally located with inspiring sea views of Deep Water Bay and lush greenery of shouson Hill. Employees at One island south can now find Southside Magazine located at the lobby.

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How did you get involved with the foundation?I started working for Christina Noble Children's Foundation seven years ago. I was drawn instantly to the dedication of the volunteers, the students and all the members of the foundation. For a person who had only focused on administration, I find visiting the projects is very rewarding.

What do you enjoy most about your position?Looking at the people I encounter everyday, and hearing the success stories from our centres in Vietnam and Mongolia gives me great satisfaction. Everytime I go to see the projects it gives me a boost and reminds me I’m fortunate to be engaged with the foundation. And it’s all of these elements that keep me moving.

For those who don’t know, what is the Ladies’ Long Lunch?The Ladies’ Long Lunch is one of our annual fundraising events. This is now the fourth year and last year we managed to raise $1 million. There is a high interest in the event; last year within a week of the Ladies’ Long Lunch we had

already received more than 500 emails from ladies interested in attending in 2013. We had to decide on tickets for the event through a ballot to play it fair. But we’re very fortunate to have our volunteers helping us and everyone who is involved is very supportive. This year (the Ladies' Long Lunch is on March 22) there will be a fashion show again as well as a silent auction.

How long have you lived in Hong Kong?I was born in Hong Kong and emigrated with my family to Canada when I was 13. When I finished university, my parents bought me a ticket to Hong Kong as a graduation gift to visit my relatives. I got a job working in Central and moved to Southside because it was a convenient and quiet place to live at the time. But I relocated to Kowloon and now live in Hung Hom.

do you miss living in Southside?Yes! I don't get the space I enjoyed on Southside – it is definitely a more relaxing place, it has a big residential feel to it. I go back quite a bit. I still have many friends there and visit them often.

Ann Chan, general manager of the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation, tells Hannah Grogan why she swapped business for charity.

Noble house

What is your favourite place in Southside?The one place I love to go back to is Stanley. When my friends come to Hong Kong from out of town, Stanley is the first market I take them to see – it’s always at the top of my list. I love to take a walk around the market and have lunch at one of the many restaurants on the water.

(Beef)cake walk: scenes from last year's Ladies' Long Lunch, CNCF's legendary fundraiser that raised $1 million.

Ann Chan.

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Southside Magazine March 2013