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Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, CatapultThe CommonThe RumpusElectric LiteratureJMWWRiver TeethLiteral Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.

30 May 2023

Hong Kong Airport is being redefined as an Airport City

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has embarked on a series of large projects aimed at turning it into an Airport City. To accommodate future air traffic […]
1 March 2023

Hong Kong scraps Covid-19 masks to revive the region’s financial hub

After 945 days of mask mandate, Hong Kong is dropping the obligation as it seeks to return to normality. With the ending of the rule, the […]
6 February 2023

Hong Kong to offer 500,000 free airline tickets in bid to boost tourism

Hong Kong is offering free plane tickets to tourists in a bid to entice them to return, it has been announced. Hong Kong Chief Executive John […]
16 January 2023

Ticket demand for Hong Kong-China link surges as high-speed train service restarts

On Thursday January 12th, China Railway Guangzhou that the high-speed railway from the Chinese mainland to Hong Kong will resume operations from Sunday, January 15th. The […]
27 December 2022

6G wireless communications brought closer by new generation antenna

The technology for 5G hasn’t even been widely deployed yet, but scientists are not waiting around for that. A research team from City University of Hong […]
10 October 2022

Hong Kong to offer 500,000 free airline tickets to restart tourism

Hong Kong plans to give away 500,000 airline tickets, worth the equivalent of HK$2 billion ($254.8 million). The decision was confirmed to CNN by a spokesperson […]
26 September 2022

Hong Kong finally puts an end to quarantine hotels

Hong Kong is one of the few places around the world that, until recently, still had very strict Covid-19 measures, including quarantine on arrival for everybody […]
30 August 2022

Hong Kong’s Peak Tram reopens with a new look

Hong Kong debuted its sixth generation Peak Tram on August 27 with a fully redesigned and improved passenger experience. The Peak Tram is one of the […]
1 July 2022

25th anniversary of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

July will be a month filled with celebrations to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Chinese President […]
20 April 2022

Hong Kong’s Covid-19 measures create tonnes of plastic waste every day

Hong Kong is one of the few places around the world that still has strict Covid-19 measures, including quarantine on arrival for everybody coming onto the […]
18 January 2022

Hong Kong Airport bans transit passengers from more than 150 countries

On Friday January 14th, Hong Kong Airport announced that from Sunday January 16th, stopovers of passengers from more than 150 countries will be banned. The new […]
11 January 2022

Hong Kong Disneyland closes its doors for 2 weeks amid global Covid-19 surge

For the fourth time in the pandemic, Hong Kong Disneyland theme park is being forced to close its doors. Hong Kong’s local government is implementing stricter […]
26 October 2021

The destination-less bus trip that is only meant for sleeping

A bus company in Hong Kong is offering customers a bus ride without a destination but including a key component: hours of sleep. It is called […]
6 October 2021

Hong Kong welcomes world’s first meme museum

During the pandemic, we’ve had to miss them for quite a while, but museums are back and stronger than ever. And we’re glad they are. In […]
14 June 2021

Hong Kong’s famous Peak Tram will receive a makeover

The Peak Tram is one of the world’s oldest funicular railways, attracting millions of tourists each year and transporting them up to Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, […]
28 May 2021

Hong Kong ready for cruise restart

Authorities in Hong Kong are aiming to reopen the cruise sector toward the end-July. Two cruise lines have received a green light to resume short sailings […]