Steve Vines
British-Hong Kong journalist and writer
Stephen Vines is a British journalist, writer, broadcaster and restaurateur, who was based in Hong Kong from 1987 to 2021.
Career
Vines first moved to Hong Kong in 1987 as a south-east Asia correspondent for The Observer, with the intent of staying for a few years. He then went on to work as a correspondent for the BBC, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent and Asia Times. Vines was the founding editor of Eastern Express, and the founder and publisher of Spike, a political and business weekly magazine. Both the Eastern Express and Spike failed shortly after their launch. He was involved with the start-up of Hong Kong Free Press. He once served as the president of the Foreign Correspondents' Club.
Vines also hosted The Pulse, a current affairs TV programme on RTHK. The programme was terminated in July 2021 amid a shakedown at the "embattled" public broadcaster.
Apart from journalism, he operated companies in the food and beverage sector. He was also a founding member of the Civic Party.
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