Hong Kong and elegance do not seemingly connect with each other.
Architect Martin FUNG, however, thinks otherwise. Last year, he established a page named “HK Class” on social media, through which he incorporates the wonderful and lesser-known people, happenings and things of the city into memorable stories from historical materials and an intriguing perspective. He relates the walls and platforms of the first generation of metro stations to Roman churches and Venetian villas, and extends the memory of having noodles with luncheon meat and eggs on a Hong Kong and Yaumatei Ferry to the Hong Kong-style landscape paintings of the famous Chinese modern ink painter LUI Shou-kwan … Martin regards his articles as writing exercise, through which he hopes to explore more perspectives to appreciate the city he loves. These perspectives are all on his list of “HK Class”.
Beyond words, Martin also tries to spare little moments of elegance in life for himself. For example, he goes to a Hong Kong-style café during the less busy hours for a cup of Hong Kong-style milk tea, and takes a relaxing walk home after the rush hours on a dimly lit street. To him, this is the state that he feels most comfortable in and that allows him to feel the beautiful details in the surroundings most fully. And everyone can have some time alone. Given the right time and place, anyone can have their own “HK Class” lifestyle. Martin also believes that Hong Kong-style elegance is as much about reminiscing about the past as innovating for the future. This is why he conducted the first “fusion” experiment with friends. They organized an event themed as “Hong Kong Tea Culture” in a traditional Hong Kong-style café, offering a colourful, aromatic, tasteful experience that engages all senses.
香港與優雅，乍看似乎難以扯上關係。
建築師馮景行(Martin)卻不是這麼想：去年他在社交媒體成立了一個名為「港式優雅」的專頁，從歷史資料出發，以有趣又鮮為人知的角度，把香港美好的人、事、物混搭、串連成令人回味的故事：由第一代地鐵站的牆壁與月台說到羅馬教堂與威尼斯大宅、將油麻地小輪餐蛋面的回憶延伸至現代水墨大家呂壽琨的港式山水畫... Martin稱自己的文章為文字練習，希望從中發掘更多角度欣賞他所鍾愛的城市。這些角度，都可被列入他的「港式優雅」名單之中。
文字以外，Martin也嘗試在生活中給自己騰出片刻的小優雅：在人流較少的時份才前往茶餐廳享受一杯港式奶茶、在下班高峰期過後才挑燈火不太通明的街道慢步回家。對他而言，這是最自在、最能感受到周邊美好細節的狀態；而這個獨處的時光，每個人都可以擁有。只要選對了時間地點，每個人都可以有屬於自己的、「港式優雅」的生活方式。而且他更深信，港式優雅不應只是懷過去的舊，而要創未來的新。於是他找來朋友，進行了第一個fusion實驗－－在最傳統的茶餐廳，辦了一場色香味聽觸覺俱全的「港式茶事」…
