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Christy Choi

Christy Choi

Christy Choi is a news reporter for the South China Morning Post covering science and technology. Before the SCMP, she worked for the Phnom Penh Post and Time, writing about sharks helping tame lionfish invasions, mealybug infestations, human trafficking and the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami, among others. As a former contemporary arts curator, she has a soft spot for the arts, and while science is her beat at the Post, she won’t say no to a good yarn about pretty much anything under the sun. Reach her on Twitter @jchristychoi

The Mahjong is a hip new hostel in To Kwa Wan, one of the city's few surviving traditional districts - all tenements, street cafes and little old grannies.

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Fast-fashion chain puts up million euro prizes for ideas to update the way garments are designed, produced, shipped, bought, used and recycled, writes Christy Choi

New book tells the army of people working outside their birth country the right questions to ask about where they're heading.

Beijing's tough air pollution reduction measures for the 2008 Olympics had an unintended benefit: heavier baby birth weights, a study has reported.

The chief scientific adviser to the British government tells Christy Choi about helping Japan deal with the Fukushima disaster how nuclear power can benefit Hong Kong.

Daughter of the Hong Kong martial arts legend tells Christy Choi about what she learned from him and putting his face on a line of instant drinks.

The Women's Commission is under fire for failing to do its duty to advance the lot of women in Hong Kong - from Anson Chan Fang On-sang, the woman who announced its setting up.

The government should relax the rules on leases for private animal shelters so that stray dogs don't end up on "death row" every few years, a kennel owner says.

For Hong Kong youngsters more comfortable with computer games it might not seem the obvious place for a summer outing, but a trampoline park in Quarry Bay is proving a big hit.

Women may outnumber men in Hong Kong, but the upper echelon of the civil service remains a man's world, figures published by the Census and Statistics Department yesterday show.

Stronger than aluminium, yet cheaper and lighter than steel. These are the claims made for a new material developed by Hong Kong researchers, who say it could replace steel and cement in buildings.

The Foreign Correspondents' Club has called on Beijing to ensure a fair trial for two of its members accused of illegally buying and selling private information.

It's what every fashionable cow is wearing - and it could save their lives. Feral cows on Lantau Island and in Sai Kung are being fitted with light-reflecting collars to improve safety on rural roads after a spate of accidents.

A controversial bill to allow transgender people to marry in their chosen sex will not be passed before the Legislative Council's summer recess begins this month.

If you boot up your computer today and search for something on the internet, the chances are you may stumble acorss the first ever 'Google Doodle' to be designed by a Hong Kong teenager.

A transgender man will challenge the government over its controversial Marriage (Amendment) Bill, which would force transgender people to undergo a dangerous sex-change operation in order to be recognised as their chosen gender and allowed to marry.

Two torture victims from Africa who have been seeking asylum in Hong Kong for the past nine years have been granted refugee status in Canada within a year of applying.

Hong Kong internet users and psychologists have accused Facebook of acting unethically after learning that it secretly manipulated the emotions of its members as part of a psychological experiment.

A project being launched this week aims to help boost the growth of technology start-ups in Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region. Venturetec, an "accelerator", is accepting applications to a six-to-12-month programme that will link 12 to 15 start-ups with 10 or so major corporate partners.

Eighty dogs given stay of execution as kennel granted lease extension - but cash needed to pay for rent and new premises in Ma On Shan.

Asylum seekers rallied at the Star Ferry pier in Central yesterday, protesting over their poor living conditions and asking for the right to work.

Facebook users in Hong Kong feared a 30-minute blackout yesterday was part of cyberattacks that have been linked to the Occupy Central movement.

An advertisement for domestic helper insurance starring a Chinese man as a Filipino maid has been withdrawn after it was condemned as racist – but the bank responsible insisted it never intended to cause offence.

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