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Strong women run throughout this issue. It is International Women\u2019s Day today, after all.<\/p>\n
Another woman looking beneath the surface is marine researcher Apple Chui Pui-yi, whose work in coral spawning and restoration is helping rebuild reefs and restore a marine ecosystem many of us never knew the city had. Fun fact? Hong Kong has more corals than the Caribbean. I know, I couldn\u2019t believe it either when she told me.<\/p>\n
Annemarie Evans speaks to Jane Houng, who founded the charity Becky\u2019s Button after the murder of her daughter in 2017. She turned personal loss into a campaign for women\u2019s safety. It\u2019s the kind of strength no one should have to find.<\/p>\n
In Joyce Yip\u2019s story on ninja sports and obstacle course racing (OCR), strength takes a more literal form. She talks to Hong Kong athlete Summer Wong Man-ting, who recently became the city\u2019s first world champion in the sport. As the parent of a young child, I\u2019ve recently become reacquainted with the monkey bars, but I have a sneaking suspicion that somehow I won\u2019t be turning up at the Olympics when OCR makes its debut in 2028.<\/p>\n
The next story hit close to home, I\u2019ll admit. Grace Brewer reports on a new wave of femtech tools designed to help women understand perimenopause, a stage of life that can stretch over a decade but remains widely misunderstood and under-researched. Turns out brain fog and poor sleep aren\u2019t just something we have to live with. Together, these founders and platforms in Hong Kong are bringing a once-taboo topic out in the open.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n