What does the moon see when it looks upon Hong Kong?

This question guided us as we gathered the works for The Kaleidoscope Chronicle’s second issue. The answers arrived in many forms: Shakespeare’s inconstant moon refracted through student essays, original poems that speak across languages and centuries, short stories where celestial light falls on the everyday, and artworks that capture what words cannot.

“Under a Hong Kong Moon—Chronicles of the Unseen” invites readers to consider the moon not merely as a symbol, but as a witness. To the unrecorded moments that shape us, to the madness and clarity it inspires, to the connections it illuminates between strangers, between generations, between ourselves and the person we are becoming.

I am deeply grateful to our Guest Editor, Dr. Belle Ling, whose careful attention has shaped this issue with precision and care. My sincere thanks to Prof. Kwok-kan Tam too, whose wise counsel and kind encouragement have guided this editorial team from the very beginning. Most of all, I thank our contributors for trusting us with their visions, our editorial team for their unseen labour, and you, dear reader, for holding these pages under whatever phase of the moon finds you now.

Anna Tso, Founding Editor
April 2026