The flat destined to become the Diversity Hub by Christian Action in Chungking Mansions was featured in a big article in the South China Morning Post (SCMP):

“Today, the once-neglected, 550 sq ft, three-bedroom flat on the 17th floor of Chungking Mansions has been transformed into a multifunctional space run by Christian Action, a charity that has served the vulnerable in Hong Kong for nearly 40 years. Known as the Diversity Hub, it serves ethnic minorities and is adjacent to Christian Action Centre for Refugees, which offers humanitarian assistance, social services and a welcoming space for Hong Kong’s estimated 15,000 asylum seekers, mostly from South and Southeast Asia and Africa.

A major in-depth article in the Financial Times (FT) features the life and times of the Chungking Mansions, future site of the Diversity Hub. Some extracts:

“Chungking Mansions, a dense and decrepit warren of flophouses and eateries, has the air of a busy bus station. On the street outside, restaurant touts jostle for attention. Through the entrance, beneath the name printed in dull gold English and Chinese script, the ground floor resembles a bazaar. The aisles are narrow, the ceilings low, the cables and pipes visible. Where it isn’t dark, the light is too bright, and fans the size of giant satellite dishes blow a gale in corners where young men listlessly gather. Trays of samosas languish under spotlights; tins of evaporated milk teeter; pots of curry and stew bubble. There are cardboard boxes in various states of being unwrapped.

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Singapore’s luxury magazine The Peak has featured HSBC’s ambition to open three Wealth Centres in the city state in 2025. It states that HSBC has recognised Singapore’s significance as it plans to open three wealth centres by the first fiscal quarter of 2025.