CNNGo TV in Hong Kong: Who we met, where we went
Joey Pang, tattoo artist
Founder of tattoo parlor and school, Tattoo Temple on Stanley Street, Pang hopes to bring legitimacy to the art of tattooing in Hong Kong by standardizing the practice.
Pang took us to the Causeway Bay marina island barrier, which demarcates the typhoon shelter in Victoria Harbour. Traditionally home to a thriving community of boat people living on sampans and junks, the shelter is now dominated by luxury yachts. Read more about the last of the boat dwellers at Causeway Bay typhoon shelter.
How to get there:
Enter the underground walkway between the World Trade Center and the Excelsior Hotel to reach the Causeway Bay waterfront. Hire a sampan there to reach the marina island barrier.
Simon Go, co-founder, Hulu Culture
Simon Go is the co-founder of Hulu Culture, an arts organization that showcases grassroots Hong Kong culture. He is also a photojournalist and published "Hong Kong Old Shops" a book of photos and stories of Hong Kong's family-owned businesses.
Go took us on a walk along Shanghai Street where the Hong Kong of the 1950s can still be seen.
How to get there:
Shanghai Street runs through Yau Ma Tei, Mongkok, and Prince Edward. See A Tour of Shanghai Street with the 'Old Hong Kong' expert for more details.
Ivy Ho, filmmaker
Ivy Ho is one of Hong Kong's most recognized female filmmakers and was the talk of the town during this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival for directing "Crossing Hennessy." See how Ivy Ho and other Hong Kong female directors speak out.
Ho took us to one of Hong Kong's best museums -- the Museum of Coastal Defence.
How to get there:
Museum of Coastal Defence, 175 Tung Hei Road, Shau Kei Wan, tel +852 2569 1500
Chochukmo, 'it' band
Chochukmo became Hong Kong's bonafide indie it band when they won Time Out's We'll Make Your Album competition last year. They took us to their not-so-secret rehearsal space in Tsuen Wan for a private session.
Read more about What's that sound? Chochukmo, or listen to their music here.
Both from the album "The King Lost his pink"
Gregory Rivers, actor
Gregory Rivers is better known to most Hong Kongers by his Chinese name, Ho Kwok-wing, and perhaps better still as "that gwailo on TVB." For 21 years, Rivers was one of the few non-Chinese faces on Cantonese-language TV, where he acted in more than 200 dramas and comedies.
Rivers took us to Clearwater Bay's beach number two to escape Hong Kong's mad urban buildup. Read more about the best beaches in Hong Kong.
Hugo Leung, food lover
One look at Hugo Leung and you know he is a true food lover. It's not just his gloriously rotund body shape, but the guy really lights up like a bulb when faced with a steaming hot plate of something delicious. The managing director of famed Tai Wing Wah Restaurant in Yuen Long, his fans call him "To To" or "Brother To" and he is widely recognized as Hong Kong's gourmand-about-town.
Leung took us to Golden City Kitchen for a taste of Hong Kong's dai pai dong atmosphere. For Leung's other restaurant recommendations, read Eating out with celebrity chef Hugo 'To To' Leung.
How to get there:
Golden City Kitchen, shop 9-12, G/F, cooked food stall, Hin Keng Estate, Tai Wai
