Maggie Tan

Freelance multimedia producer/editor/writer

Hong Kong

@JMSCHKU Journalism grad. @UCLSSEES Politics alum. Freelance multimedia producer based in Hong Kong. A yogi aboard Spaceship Earth, here to make a difference.

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Read writing from Maggie Tan on Medium. Freelance content editor & producer based in HK. Curious? Check out my other artworks on https://maggietanyc.myportfolio.com/work

Food

Roads & Kingdoms
07/05/2018
Hunting for churros in Malaga

On a sunny afternoon in the Costa del Sol, I had a sudden craving for churros-the tubular doughnuts popular in Spain, usually dipped in chocolate or caramel sauce. Malaga, in the heart of Andalusia, is a bustling port city that attracts millions of visitors every year, because it's convenient gateway to the rest of the region.

Roads & Kingdoms
12/13/2017
Lagman Vs. Laksa: Who Will Win the Noodle Championship?

Igor spoke more English than our usual Uzbek hosts, though he shared their tendency to overfeed us. It was a fine Monday morning when he took us to his favorite kafesi for a bowl of lagman; he told us that it was the best in the city.

Hong Kong

Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong
02/28/2017
Grandma Leong literally hits the bad spirits away - Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The...

"Good fortune for you! Good fortune for you!" Surrounded by iconoclasts of the goddess of compassion and god of war, Grandma Leong conjured invisible forces and began to hit sheets of paper with a traditional embroidered shoe, attracting curious and awestruck passersby in the middle of the bustling Wanchai neighbourhood.

Pontificate with Maggie
11/23/2015
Gentrification in West Hong Kong: "Community Railway" for whom?

"Please hold the handrail," chimed the MTR woman over the PA system in Kennedy Town station. When the new West Island Line opened in December 2014, Lincoln Leong Kwok-Kuen, the MTR Corporation acting chief executive, officially claimed that the line was built as a "community railway" that benefits its residents for convenience.

Culture

GoKunming
12/09/2015
Around Town: Exploring a forgotten corner of old Kunming | GoKunming

Mrs Tang knows her way around her little street. Situated right underneath the large bridge on Yuantong Jie crossing the Panlong River (盘龙江) and mimicking the shape of Hong Kong's Tsing Ma Gate, albeit much smaller, lies a little treasure trove of a bygone time.

Miscellaneous

Short Story
06/01/2021
Malawan's Secret

Set in the year 2200, a girl learns about certain dark truths of her world.