HONG KONG STORIES XX

Hong Kong’s plastic toys were once known worldwide. To preserve that glorious past, KK has been collecting plastic toys made between the 60s and 80s. By displaying them at home, he has made them part of his life.

Joel, on the other hand, has been exh...

There are many ways to preserve memories. Some collect memorabilia, some take pictures, some write them down on paper, and some turn them into miniature models.

Tony Lai is an architectural model maker by trade. In his spare time he makes miniature mo...

Paper is not only a vehicle to spread knowledge as pages in a book; it can also document social changes.

Local ceramist, Li Wei Han, first collected paper shoes – effigies to be burnt as offerings – for an exhibition. It was meant to be a comment on ...

Nothing in our everyday life best epitomises the progress of science and design than the telephone.

Uncle Sam’s lifelong love affair with the telephone began with the visit of a repairman when he was a child. He became one himself when he grew up beca...

Different things are given out at protest marches and social movements. To some they are more than just collectibles.

Chong Yiu Kwong has been collecting June 4th Pro-democracy Movement T-shirts since 1989. They act as reminders to him not to let tim...

Tam Kwong Lim is one of the few ancient maps collectors in Hong Kong. His interest is macroscopic and his maps show Hong Kong in relation to the rest of China or Asia. One of his rare maps shows evidence that Hong Kong was originally known as the Red I...

A black and white picture he picked up fortuitously among discarded furniture sparked Adrian’s interest in old photographs. His fondness for them goes beyond these faded prints. Negatives, old photo holders and albums are things he also collects. He is...

During WWII, the Japanese army occupied Hong Kong for 3 years and 8 months.

Ko Tim Keung’s collection of Japanese magazines published during WWII provides a glimpse into the propaganda generated by the Japanese military machine to justify its aggressi...

In the old days many people would save their cinema tickets after seeing a film. Today’s tickets have no collectible value as the information on them disappears with time just like old cinemas in Hong Kong.

Looking at Ricky Lau and Wong Ha Pak’s tick...