editor’s Letter This month marks International Women’s Day on March 8 and we’ve selected some fabulous women to make up this issue. Amber Lai meets the female chefs running some of Hong Kong’s top kitchens (page 26). We also speak with PathFinders CEO Catherine Gurtin as the charity kicks off a year-long campaign to celebrate all working mothers in Hong Kong (page 13). Meanwhile, Southside resident and environmentalist Suzanne Younan shares details of her free activity pack to help children understand the litter issues in our country parks (page 28.) On the cover, we visit German Swiss International School’s Bilingual Kindergarten in Pokfulam to understand more about its German stream which offers learners a unique combination of German/English or German/Mandarin. To celebrate the return of inclassroom learning for thousands of students across Hong Kong, we’re relaunching our school photo section (page 10.) Send us your snaps of what’s happening in and around your
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Hong Kong Disneyland
A special “Double Celebration” ticket offer is currently available for Hong Kong residents to visit the park twice for $688. Guests are invited to visit the Castle of Magical Dreams, the reimagined centrepiece which shines as a beacon of courage, hope and possibility, and to attend the special celebration of the resort’s 15th anniversary. hongkongdisneyland.com
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Naked Lab
After meeting gorgeous mumtrepreneur Joyce Lau at our Parent & Baby Awards earlier this month, I decided to order a set of sheets from her brand Naked Lab, the company she founded when her baby daughter Pia was diagnosed with eczema in 2018. The sheets are made from the softest vegan bamboo silk and are absolutely heavenly. nakedlab.me
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