Hong Kong couple’s mountain retreat, HRT’s effects on dementia: 7 Lifestyle highlights

South China Morning Post - Oct 8, 2026

We have selected seven Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Bali or Europe? A retired Hong Kong couple’s ‘alpine’ mountain retreat After three decades in Hong Kong, a former construction executive and her hotelier husband have opened a resort in Bali’s cool, misty north. 2. Meet the doctor baking some of the UK’s best Cantonese-inspired bread Every fortnight in Walthamstow, East...

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