One of Hong Kong’s largest developers has announced it will restore rather than demolish the 68-year-old State Theatre after a five-year community-led campaign focused on preserving the building. The cinema in North Point opened as the Empire Theatre in 1952, 10 years before City Hall in Central, and was renamed the State Theatre in 1959. Under […]
Author Archives: Chloe Lai
Dr. Chloe Lai is a story collector, researcher, writer, teacher, urbanist and NGO administrator. A journalist by training, Dr. Lai runs a non-profit website titled Urban Diary to promote sustainability. The website documents Hongkongers' mundane tales with words, photos, sound and moving images. She believes tales of everyday life is a treasure trove for everyone who wants to understand and improve contemporary urban living. Her journalism background and collected tales contribute to her profound knowledge of the city's past and present. In 2015, Dr. Lai’s work online was turned into a bilingual publication titled Urban Diary. The book was named by the Hong Kong Urban Laboratory & Stand News as one of the top 10 books in Urban Studies.
