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Ilaria Maria Sala is an award winning writer and ceramic artist based in Hong Kong. She has been living in Asia since 1988 - first in Beijing, then Tokyo and Hong Kong, with long detours in Shanghai and Kathmandu. Her byline has appeared in Le Monde, the New York Times, the Guardian, ArtNews, El Periódico and La Stampa, among others. Her latest book is Pechino 1989, published by Una Città in 2019. Follow her on Twitter.

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Why are Hong Kong authorities so tough on play?

by Ilaria Maria Sala23:00, 2 February 202223:54, 2 February 2022

Nobody in Hong Kong lives too far from a public playground. Even the areas with the highest density will have a few swings or merry-go-rounds in bright colours. Sometimes, seniors swing slowly and lazily as if lost in a calm daze. More often, children make up mysterious rules for games they play with their friends […]

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In Pictures: Hong Kong’s Plumber King taps the local street art market

by Ilaria Maria Sala19:00, 27 December 202119:02, 27 December 2021
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Foodpanda Hong Kong: Now we understand the heartlessness of the ‘gig economy’

by Ilaria Maria Sala10:00, 21 November 202118:14, 22 November 2021
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Are Hong Kong’s ever-tightening Covid-19 rules keeping people safe or stressing them out?

by Ilaria Maria Sala09:00, 1 November 202117:43, 29 October 2021
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Time for Hong Kong to get serious: you can’t tackle the climate crisis AND build mega-towns

by Ilaria Maria Sala10:30, 13 October 202110:34, 13 October 2021
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A gentrified mess: How Hong Kong’s Central Market restoration tarnished an architectural gem

by Ilaria Maria Sala13:00, 11 September 202115:36, 10 September 2021
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Why comparisons between the US Capital turmoil and Hong Kong’s protests amount to perverse propaganda

by Ilaria Maria Sala22:34, 7 January 202122:35, 7 January 2021
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A tribute to self-exiled Ted Hui – Hong Kong democrat and protest peace-keeper

by Ilaria Maria Sala11:04, 5 December 202023:02, 7 December 2020
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Why intimidation is a piece of cake for Beijing’s wolf-warrior envoys

by Ilaria Maria Sala09:00, 21 October 202016:51, 20 October 2020
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Chinese tech firm Huawei’s bullying attitude fails to win over hearts and minds

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