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【SHARED】The last ones standing: Inside Hong Kong’s disappearing newsstands

As at Dec. 31, 2018, only 386 newsstands were left from the 1,005 that existed in the ’90s. Newspaper hawkers believe that the industry is vanishing.

Sociological scholar Chong Yuk-sik, who published her thesis “The Newsstands at the Street Corner” in 2010, has been investigating the culture and history of the city’s licensed newsstands.

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Riz | Hardcore metal indie band guitarist daring to speak his mind through music

Riz is a Hongkonger of Pakistani descent. He formed a hardcore indie band called King Ly Chee (1999 - 2017) which was popular in Hong Kong and had a huge following in China. In 2015, he started an Asian punk, hardcore, and metal news website called UniteAsia.org. Then, in 2017, he started a new band called Dagger. He is a husband to a Hongkonger, a father and also a teacher.

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Mavis | Spending time reading sad news? - "I should think about how I can help."

I still cannot say that we have sent out the right messages to 'click' with most Canadians to their heart. Some people say they support Hong Kong; others wonder why. We just have too many stories to tell; there are too many things happening. That's the real problem.

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