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Meet the local influencers who shape our community: read their personal stories and benefit from their insights.

From the Hip: The Gaudente!

A multi-hyphenate well-versed in the finer things, Franco Savadori’s instincts led him to Discovery Bay and his next chapter as a dealer...

Nov 3, 20235 min read

Landscape architect, outrigger competitor, artist, adoptee. Polly Snaith is a juggler first and foremost, adept at keeping many different...

Oct 6, 20235 min read

Long-term DB resident Richard Crosbie embarks on a new career as a watercolour artist, taking a hard look at the Hong Kong he missed. ...

Sep 6, 20235 min read

Nick Moore, Discovery Bay International School’s new Head of Year 12, is about to be busier than ever, empowered by the school’s new...

Aug 2, 20235 min read

Trading software pro by day, footballer by night, or at least weekends, Matija Maretic would bask in the glow of backstopping his DBFC...

Jul 5, 20235 min read

Piano virtuosos Stephanie Fung and Foster Henderson bring new meaning to the phrase ‘like mother, like son’. Elizabeth Kerr reports...

Jun 5, 20235 min read

It’s Helper Appreciation Month, so let’s take a moment to recognise some excellence in that most Hong Kong of extra-curricular...

May 3, 20235 min read

Ahead of Earth Day, Suren Safaya sits down with Elizabeth Kerr to discuss the fruit trees he grows across from his apartment and much...

Apr 3, 20235 min read

Having swapped the desert climate of Dubai for the humidity of Hong Kong, Discovery Bay International School’s new principal, Marc...

Mar 6, 20235 min read