Just added a rare piece of print history to the collection — an original issue of “Hong Kong 97” magazine, published in the lead-up to the handover.
Flipping through these yellowed pages feels like time travel. One spread debates the future of the HK dollar; another reviews Wong Kar-wai’s Happy Together . The ads alone — pagers, discos, property prices in 1996 HKD — tell a story of a place both hypermodern and deeply uncertain.
Here’s a proper post for a collector, historian, or retro media enthusiast, depending on the platform (e.g., Instagram, Reddit, or a forum): Rediscovering a Time Capsule: “Hong Kong 97” Magazine
