His dad was a civil servant with a liking for drink and a tendency to speak down to the locals. His mum was an explorer who sought the best in Hong Kong and passed it on to her young son. Martin Booth ...

Are Hongkongers being rude when they refer to expatriates as gweilo? The term, which translates to “ghost man”, has been in use since at least the 16th century, when Chinese people in the Pearl River ...

As Martin Booth's Gweilo is revived for the stage, Rob Garratt wonders what makes the book remain the go-to expat memoir of HK, year after year. Recently a British-Australian man filed a ...

The district court has dismissed an employment discrimination case brought against a company by an employee who claimed he had been directly discriminated against, claiming he’d been dismissed because ...

Craft beer Gweilo has gone from strength to strength. From humble bedroom beginnings, the craft brewers are set to open Hong Kong’s largest craft brewery next summer. Located in Fo Tan, the ...

Grain, in partnership with one of Hong Kong’s top craft brewers Gweilo, opens its doors in Kennedy Town today. The new restaurant and bar offers gastropub food for weekend brunch (a la carte), Sunday ...