Contributors

Andrea Lo

Andrea Lo is a freelance journalist covering dining, travel, architecture and various other lifestyle topics for publications in Hong Kong and Macao. Follow her on Twitter: @andreas_lo

Bilrero has been a journalist since 1983. He worked in the Portuguese News Agency - Lusa for three decades and left as Deputy News Director in 2013. He then worked at 'Sol', a weekly Portuguese newspaper, and in the daily newspaper 'I'. He moved to Luanda, Angola in 2014 where he became adviser for the newspaper 'Novo Jornal' and later editor for the Weekly Sol. Bilrero moved to Macao in 2017 to take on the role of Executive Editor of the weekly newspaper 'Plataforma' Macau.

Bella Wu

Bella Wu is the Event Manager and Content Creator at Genervision House. Bella has a professional background in establishing community engagement in adopting Corporate Social Responsibility in Macao and Shanghai, and is constantly observing and investigating poverty, inequality and other social phenomena across the region.

Carla Thomas

Carla Thomas is a Canadian journalist. She is currently the editor of Liv magazine, Hong Kong’s health and wellness publication, and a freelance writer in her spare time. Her work has appeared in the SCMP, The Washington Post, Forbes, Time Out Hong Kong, and elsewhere.

Cathy Lai

Cathy is a freelance journalist from Macao who covers culture, history, social affairs, environment and societal issues. She is also the deputy editor of Ariana, a social justice magazine based in Hong Kong. Cathy is particularly passionate about environmental protection, and has taken part in several local eco-campaigns, from promoting waste awareness through to wildlife protection.

Charley Lanyon

Charley is a journalist and self-described roast goose expert. After years reporting in Hong Kong, he is now based between Los Angeles and London — though he longs to get back to the fast-paced news cycle and immaculate dim sum of Asia.

Christy Un

Christy Un is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Genervision House. Christy is a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University and an alumnus of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) with a background in politics and international relations. She has progressive research experience concentrating on participatory governance, cyber resilience, global public policy and political communication.

Craig Sauers

Craig Sauers is a food, travel and culture writer based in Bangkok, as well as the features editor of the Macao News. Previously, he was managing editor of BK, Bangkok's leading lifestyle magazine, and food and drinks editor of Time Out Hong Kong.

Ed Peters

Ed Peters is based in Hong Kong and works as Macao News’ daily news editor. He also works for a wide variety of online and traditional media. He is currently writing the biography of an English woman who was recruited by the CIA during the Cold War.

Erico Dias

Erico is born and raised in Macao, and is currently completing his Bachelor’s in Communication - News & Journalism at the University of Macao. He enjoys playing soccer, reading and writing. His goal is to be an entertainment, opinion and sports journalist.

Gilbert Humphrey

Gilbert Humphrey was born in Indonesia and raised in Indonesia, Macao and Australia. Before working as a journalist for Macao News, he worked for The Macau Post Daily and Asia Times. He is also a radio host for Kumbang News Macau and Kumbang Channel at 98 FM (TDM Radio) which airs every Sunday. He enjoys music, art, culture and coffee. Follow him on Instagram: @betobetobebeto

Gladys Ng

Gladys Ng is the ESG and Community Project Manager at Genervision House. Gladys is an alumnus of the University of Sydney with a background in environmental studies. She is deeply interested in human geography and enjoys analysing environmental and social phenomena through the lens of the human-nature nexus.

Gonçalo César de Sá

Founder of Macao News, Gonçalo has been a journalist since 1973. Born in Mozambique, he was a lieutenant in the Portuguese army during the African country’s colonial war before working in its Ministry of Information during the period before independence. He later worked for companies like the BBC, Agence France-Presse, RTHK and Lusa Portuguese News Agency and has lived across the world, settling in Macao. Since 2009, Gonçalo, who has made video documentaries on the Portuguese in Asia as well as books on Macao and Japan, has been director of Macaulink Media Group. His best memories after such a varied career? “The 70s in Macao,” he says. “Having breakfast at the Caravela Hotel, facing the river.”

Inara Sim

After working as a travel writer in Africa, Inara moved to Macao in 2011. Since then, she has been freelance writing for publications in Macao and Hong Kong covering dining, travel and lifestyle, as well as writing social media posts for some of Macao’s biggest resorts. When she isn’t writing, you can find her at home wrangling her three kids. Follow her on instagram: @inara121

Joey Chew

Joey Chew was born in Malaysia but has grown up in Macao since the age of four. She graduated from the School of the Nations Macao in 2022. In her spare time, she enjoys writing, music, food and sports.

José Luís de Sales Marques

José Luís de Sales Marques was born and raised in Macao. After a degree in Economics in Portugal, returned to Macao and worked with the government starting in 1983. He was mayor of the City Hall (Leal Senado) for eight years and has been the president of the Institute of European Studies of Macau since 2002. He is also the president of the Council of Macanese Communities.

Kate Springer

Kate Springer is a Hong Kong-based freelance journalist and editor who covers lifestyle, travel, social justice issues and wellness. Her work has been published by more than 30 publications including CNN, BBC, Travel & Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, The Independent, Tatler, and the South China Morning Post, among others. She is the managing editor of Macao News and the editor of The Correspondent, the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club’s dedicated magazine. Kate is also the director of boutique content agency Springer Creative.

Maggie Chiang

Having studied in Italy and France, Maggie combined fine arts with European cuisine. Ten years of being Chef, Culinary teacher, Restauranteur, Artist, brought her to the Excellence Award in Young Entrepreneur of Macau.

Maggie Kim

Maggie Kim is a certified sommelier with more than 10 years of experience in Macao’s resort brands. She worked in Maze by Gordon Ramsay in London for two years and currently leads the food and beverage educational academy for one of Macao’s top integrated resorts, balancing work and life as a mother of two young boys.

Mark O'Neill

Mark is a Hong Kong-based author and speaker who has lived in Asia since 1978. He loves to go to Macao – his first visit was in 1979, for peace and quiet. He enjoys writing about its rich history, culture and many extraordinary people. Follow him on Facebook: @speaker2018

Sam Sinha

Sam moved to Hong Kong after a decade working as a chef in all manner of London kitchens. This hands-on industry experience informs every aspect of his work, and he now enjoys writing wherever food, sustainability and innovation intersect, as a freelance journalist and copywriter. You can find him out and about sampling the finest street eats on offer in Hong Kong and Macao.

Sara Santos Silva

Sara Santos Silva is a Macao-based freelance content writer covering lifestyle and culture. Always on the hunt for cool stories to write about, she loves to go on walks, read and explore the city with her family.

Tanja Wessels

Tanja Wessels is a writer, translator and public speaker covering lifestyle topics, with a strong focus on the environment. She's been published in Ariana magazine, SCMP, Echelon HK, Macau Closer, and more. Fluent in three languages, Tanja is a content strategist at Macao News. She calls Burning Man home, and is sustainable fashion advocate, creating art and giving her first TEDx talk on the topic in 2020.

Vivianna Cheong

Vivianna has been an arts marketer and writer for over a decade. After completing a master’s degree in English Literature in the UK, she has been working in the arts – theatre, dance, Chinese opera, film and visual arts – in the UK, Hong Kong and Macao. She has written for numerous magazines and translated copy for shows and exhibitions of various scales.

Yuan Yuan

Born and raised in various provinces in south China, Yuan spent most of her early adulthood in the US Midwest and East Coast before settling (for now) in Beijing to write about China's NGO sector. She received her undergraduate degree from the Missouri School of Journalism and her master's from the Columbia Journalism School. A former reporter for China Daily from DC and for an AI publication from Boston and New York, she's particularly interested in the intersection of different beats — tech, climate, food, travel, culture, gender issues, etc.

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