I write about Hong Kong the way people here actually talk about it.
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What This Is
I started The Escalator because I kept writing things on LinkedIn that were too long for LinkedIn and too sharp for anywhere that needed editorial approval.
About
I’m a Hong Kong-based writer with a low tolerance for euphemism, a long memory for institutional nonsense, and a habit of following stories past the point where most people get bored.
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Longer work lives here: books, bigger arguments, and projects that need more room than a column inch.
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