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How a tree in Hanoi points to flowering of dissent among Vietnam’s Gen Z

How Hong Kong Gen Z talent agency WPM aims to change city’s ‘stubborn’ creative mindset

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Gen Z

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‘We were just 2 kids’: how this Hong Kong Gen Z pair started a Chinese wine business

Purple Rain Wine founders Anson Sik (left) and Edson Bichon make a toast. The Gen Z entrepreneurs founded their company to bring Chinese natural wines to drinkers in Hong Kong, and to tell the stories behind the bottles. Photo: Jonathan Wong

A selection of wines from Purple Rain. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Bichon (left) and Sik (right) take a photo with villagers they met at a vineyard. Photo: Anson Sik

People enjoy Purple Rain wines at an event in Sheung Wan on June 13, 2026. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Bichon (left) and Sik say that their jobs did not really exist before they invented them. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Anson Sik and Edson Bichon’s Purple Rain Wine is bringing Chinese natural wines – many from obscure vineyards – to drinkers in Hong Kong.


How this Hong Kong designer of stunning gowns went from intern to his own couture label

Alvin Ho (right), founder of House of Alvin, attends the London premiere of Wicked: For Good with Malaysia-born influencer and singer Sabrina Bahsoon, who wears a dress from House of Alvin’s Antoinette 1999 collection, in November 2025. Photo: House of Alvin

A gown from House of Alvin’s Antoinette 1999 collection. Photo: Instagram/houseofalvin

Ho grew up in Hong Kong, where he first discovered his passion for textiles and fashion design. Photo: House of Alvin

House of Alvin’s “Les Roses” couture piece from 2025. Photo: House of Alvin

House of Alvin has created custom gowns for Chinese celebrities and internet personalities. Photo: House of Alvin 

The Phantom Bride couture piece, created by House of Alvin in 2026. Photo: House of Alvin

Alvin Ho is the 23-year-old creative force behind House of Alvin, which creates fantastical gowns for events from red carpets to weddings.


(From left) Harry Leung and Jasper Chung, two co-founders of Wasted Potentials Management, join two of the agency’s talents, Yutaro Chitikiri and Moosa Kalimullah, in Tin Hau, Hong Kong, on June 29, 2026. Photo: Sun Yeung

Harry Leung (left) and Jasper Chung met on a night out in 2023. Photo: Sun Yeung

Yutaro Chirikiri (left) poses with WPM co-founder Venus Fan (bottom) and other WPM talents.

The WPM team argue that creativity is kept on a tight leash in Hong Kong. Photo: Wasted Potentials Management

Leung says that the team had to do a lot of free jobs for brands to build the agency’s portfolio. Photo: Harry Leung

At its core, the collective tries to push a sense of community. Photo: Wasted Potentials Management

The founders of Wasted Potentials Management talk about growing their youth-driven talent agency and give one surprising piece of advice.


Gen Z is rethinking the 9-to-5 work culture but this shift away from traditional office jobs has less to do with wanting to avoid work than with a re-evaluation of risk, reward and lifestyle. Facing an unpredictable economy, this generation is trading corporate ladders for business ownership, building paths to economic independence.


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5 to 9

‘We were just 2 kids’: how Hong Kong Gen Z pair started Chinese wine business

Anson Sik and Edson Bichon’s Purple Rain Wine is bringing Chinese natural wines – many from obscure vineyards – to drinkers in Hong Kong.

He’s been sewing since 14. Now this Hong Kong designer has his own couture label

Alvin Ho is the 23-year-old creative force behind House of Alvin, which creates fantastical gowns for events from red carpets to weddings.

‘Keep making cool things’: Hong Kong Gen Z talent agency’s path to success

The founders of Wasted Potentials Management talk about growing their youth-driven talent agency and give one surprising piece of advice.