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Dave Besseling

Dave Besseling

Deputy Editor, PostMag
Before PostMag, Dave was deputy editor at GQ India, managing editor at Motherland and senior copy editor at The Caravan. He has had two books published, and was shortlisted for the Kurt Schork Award for International Journalism.

From dumpling-shaped salt and pepper shakers to egg tart scented candles or a gourmet Christmas ham, snap these up for your reservation-making, dinner-party-throwing friend.

We’ve picked out a jacket for pets, mushroom supplements, corduroy slip-ons, a Chinese checkers set, a hiker’s backpack and an indigo dye workshop.

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From eco-friendly bedding and bamboo sheets, to handmade incense and festive perfume, here are 10 picks for that one couple closest to your heart.

From stylish bamboo bags to limited-edition watches and, yes, a map, here are 8 thoughtful suggestions for the trendiest person on your gift list.

Fifty-four years ago, Ronald Alan Coombe was found stabbed to death in his hotel room after a confrontation with a fellow countryman, Graham Edwards.

Two decades ago today, the Hong Kong figure passed away due to lung cancer aged 64 – he’s famous for writing the lyrics to the iconic song ‘Below the Lion Rock’.

In 1973, Trudeau became the second Western leader to visit China in a month – then went on a whirlwind personal visit to Hong Kong with his wife and son, current Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.

The estate in Pok Fu Lam was valued at HK$3.8 million when it was announced in 1965, comprising a restaurant, department store, bowling alley and community hall

‘I can’t stay long enough,’ the American tennis superstar once said on her 3rd visit to Hong Kong, adding, ‘The people are very nice and welcoming and I feel it is a very warm place to be’

In 1990, a duo of robbers threatened commissioner Li Kwan-ha’s wife and tied up their maid before fleeing the couple’s luxury home atop The Peak with HK$50,000 in Rolex watches, jewellery and cash

TVB obtained a High Court injunction to stop ATV’s monopoly on screening the 1988 Olympics in Hong Kong – but a multimillion-dollar deal allowed both to broadcast the games

The tragic accident happened at Telford Gardens, then under construction, when the workers took the lift rated for 20 people up to the roof and the motor malfunctioned, causing the cable to snap

In 1988, a man killed the son of a triad leader in Hong Kong because he hated his father. A year later, he was convicted for the murder and sentenced to death. He lost his appeal to overturn it in 1990.

When a dance instructor insulted his pupil, wealthy bank executive Mimi Wong, in public in 2004, she took him and his partner to court to demand the return of US$8 million in prepaid fees.

At the opening of Hong Kong’s first methadone detox facility at Violet Peel Clinic in Wan Chai, in 1976, officials warned it wasn’t a cure-all and called for more ways to combat drug addiction.