People are always asking me why I chose to write Sunset Survivors and what inspired me to take an interest in Hong Kong’s dying industries. Some braver people even question why I – a gwei mui – might be the right person to write such a book. And it’s a fair question! My answer is this: Even though I look Caucasian, (I’m actually Eurasian but I look Caucasian) I believe that sometimes it takes a slightly outsider’s point of view to see what is so special and unique about a pla