Travel Journal: Revisiting home in Hong Kong as a Singaporean third-culture kid

The writer revisiting a harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui, a place she hung out during her teenage years. PHOTO: AUDREY HO
New: Gift this subscriber-only story to your friends and family

HONG KONG – When someone asks me about home, I instinctively think of Hong Kong, the place I spent my teenage years. Moving there in 2008 for my parents’ jobs as humanitarian workers, I grew up in a tiny flat with my younger sister in Shui Tau Tsuen, a residential village in the New Territories.

Having moved homes every year or two due to my parents’ work, that flat in Hong Kong remains the longest I have lived in one place.

Already a subscriber? 

Read the full story and more at $9.90/month

Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month

Unlock these benefits

  • All subscriber-only content on ST app and straitstimes.com

  • Easy access any time via ST app on 1 mobile device

  • E-paper with 2-week archive so you won't miss out on content that matters to you

Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.