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Hong Kong Brands & Influencers Unite to Embrace Being Never Normal

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 November 2024 - Is Hong Kong back to normal? It's a question that continues to be asked of people who live in Hong Kong, and to those who visit Hong Kong.

It assumes that the city has not been itself in recent years.

Hong Kong Never Normal

However, Hong Kong has always been a vibrant and entrepreneurial city with unique quirks and idiosyncrasies that gives the city its soul. So to answer the question, no, Hong Kong is not back to normal because the truth is, Hong Kong has never really been normal.

Tired of the negative headlines, a ground-up private sector initiative launches today, uniting Hong Kong Brands & Influencers behind Hong Kong Never Normal; a new platform that kicks off with a campaign that celebrates the city's extraordinary spirit with over 100 stories across the initial phase.

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Big and small brands, content creators and influencers with roots in Hong Kong have come together to share stories around people, places, culture, lifestyle and brands that embody Hong Kong's Never Normal essence. The @HKNeverNormal Instagram page will feature original and collaborated social content to engage and inspire conversations.

Joanne Lao, CEO of TBWA, the creative agency that initiated this campaign, said, "Our ambition is to rekindle the pride HongKongers deserve to have towards their remarkable home city. While this launch phase aims to build awareness, engage and ignite buzz, future phases will involve more collaboration activities with our 'Hong Kong Never Normal' community of brands, creators and influencers".

Supporting partners include home grown brands and start-ups across 12 industry sectors including art, beauty, entertainment, education, food and beverage, fashion, hotels, lifestyle, media, non-profit, retail, sustainability, technology and traditional Chinese medicine. Full list of partners below.

In addition, individuals and influencers from many facets of Hong Kong are generously sharing their Hong Kong Never Normal perspectives in support of the campaign, including film director/actor Stephen Fung, business influencer Allan Zeman, 5-time Olympic swimmer Stephanie Au, singer/songwriter Serrini Leung and comedians Jordan Leung and Vivek Mahbubani.

Be inspired by the energy, entrepreneurism and creativity of Hong Kong and its people. Visit Instagram @HKNeverNormal and the website hknevernormal.com

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NOTES TO EDITOR – PARTNER QUOTES & INFORMATION

Girish Jhunjhnuwala, Founder and Executive Chairman of Hong Kong based Ovolo Group said, "Nothing is ever 'normal' in Hong Kong – and that's what makes it so special. We should leave normal behind and take pride in the city's eclecticism. This is a positive, and accurate narrative for Hong Kong that is authentic and confident."

"Hong Kong is part of Animoca Brands' DNA and the essence of our identity. As pioneers of digital property rights in Web3, we've witnessed firsthand this city's extraordinary blend of resilience and innovation. That's why we're supporting Hong Kong Never Normal, which embodies the spirit of a city that adapts to change," said Evan Auyang, Group President of Animoca Brands.

According to Marco So, Co-Founder of Factiv, Hong Kong's innovative beauty startup, "This campaign reflects the spirit of our brand and our belief in coming together to support the city together. In developing our brand, we rejected the norms of gender and age specific skin care products, proudly making science based products in Hong Kong, for HongKongers, especially for Hong Kong's humid weather!".

PARTNERS
In alphabetical order

Official Brand Partners
Story Partners
Influencers/individuals
9GAG
A Spark of Madness
Allan Zeman @allanzeman
Animoca Brands
BeCandle
Chaotic Hong Kong Expats @chaoshongkong
Asiaray Media Group
Broken Finger Plus
Evelyn CHOI Wing Yan @evelynchoii
Easy Group
COA Hong Kong
Hong Kong Memes @hkmehmeh
Fleishman Hillard
Eu Yan Sang
Jordan Leung @69ranch
Fork Lore
Factiv
Serrini LEUNG Ka Yan @gwendolyn.spot
Greater Bay Media Entertainment (GBME)
Hotel ICON
Stephanie AU Hoi Shun @stephaniehsau
Hong Kong Community Foundation
Mil Mill
Stephen FUNG Tak Lun @stephenfungible
HYPEBEAST
MPS International Consultancy
Vian LIN Ka Wing @vian_vn
Index Game
N.I.P. Gin - Hong Kong Craft Distilling Co.
Vivek Mahbubani @funnyvivek
LKF Group
Pirata Group
Media OutReach Newswire
Pomme
Ocean Park Hong Kong
Rooftop Republic
Ovolo Group
Sleepyhead
South China Morning Post
The Lion Rock Press
TBWA\
The Savory Project
The Sandbox
Tuck Chong Sum Kee Bamboo Steamer Co.
Young Soy Gallery
Yuet Wo

Hashtag: #HongKongNeverNormal

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