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Ding ding: a day on the island's trams
Slow, cheap and double-decked, the trams have outlived every faster way of crossing the north shore of Hong Kong Island. A photo essay from first run to last.
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The late-night kitchens keeping neighbourhood food culture alive
After the office towers empty, a different city sits down to eat. We spent a week in the kitchens that stay open long after midnight.
A field guide to reading a city through its signage
Hand-painted shopfronts, neon remnants and municipal wayfinding each tell a different story about who a street was built for.
The quiet return of the printed zine
Photocopied, stapled and deliberately limited, zines are finding new readers who want something they can hold and keep.
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Neon after dark: the signs that stayed lit
A short video essay on the craft behind the city's remaining neon, and what replaces it when the glass comes down.
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The Gump Media Podcast, episode 1: Print makes you finish things
Two of our editors talk about zines, deadlines and why a page count is the most useful constraint in publishing. A short first episode, with a full transcript.
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Weekend walks: harbour-front routes worth slowing down for
Three unhurried routes along the water, chosen for shade, places to sit and views that change with the light.
Designing for accessibility is designing for everyone
Captions, contrast and keyboard navigation began as accommodations. They have become the baseline for good digital design.
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Every HK e-commerce site has a slow checkout page. The villain isn't your code — it's the third-party payment scripts you're required to load. Here's the budget breakdown and the defer pattern that preserves conversion.
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Core Web Vitals in 2026: What Actually Moves HK Google Rankings
Core Web Vitals have been a Google ranking signal since 2021, and the thresholds tightened in 2024. For Hong Kong sites, one of the three metrics is being silently broken by infrastructure choices most teams don't audit.
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How to Choose an SEO Partner in Hong Kong: Engineering vs Agency
Two kinds of SEO firm exist in Hong Kong. The advisory model writes reports. The engineering model ships the diff. Here's how to spot the difference before you sign the retainer.
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