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Xu Xi is the author of nine books of fiction and essays, and editor or co-editor of three anthologies of Hong Kong writing in English.   She is currently Writer-in-residence in the English Department of City University of Hong Kong.  Her most recent novel, Habit of a Foreign Sky, was shortlisted for the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize.

Palani Mohan’s photographs have been widely published by many of the world’s leading publications including National Geographic, Stern, Geo, the New York Times, Time and Newsweek. He has also published four photographic books and is working on the next, on Mongolia. He has been recognised with many awards including the World Press Photo, Picture of the Year International and National Press Photographers Association

Tisa Ho has been executive director of the Hong Kong Arts Festival for seven years, during which time she has taken performances out of formal venues into the city's parks, office towers and other unconventional performance spaces. Its offerings have also been extended to include large scale events to broaden the Festival's engagement with different sectors of the population, while preserving core audiences. 

Peter Swirski is Professor of American Literature and Culture at University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA, and Honorary Professor of American Studies at Jinan University, China. Author of fifteen acclaimed books, his research spans modern and contemporary American literature, history, and culture, including popular culture and film. He is also recognized internationally as the foremost Stanislaw Lem scholar

Photo Credit:  Britt Yip

Creativity on an island of money: can Hong Kong broaden its appeal beyond banking and commerce? Recorded at the Fringe Club in Hong Kong with film director Ivy Ho, banker-turned-novelist Phillip Kim, literary historian Liz Ho and designer Danielle Huthart.