These 33 tales from the contested city of Hong Kong provocatively reflect its often confounding and contentious history and personality. They range from narratives of real life to the largely inventive; from the serious to the satirical. Past, present and future are imaginatively intertwined in a variety of situations which explore the city's underlying chemistry. The tales illuminate many corners of the urban experience, sometimes injected with the necessary dose of congeniality mixed with occasional melancholy which is embedded in the city's life force. While some of the tales have a perceptible foundation in past occurrences, they simultaneously encapsulate the quirkiness of the city as well as its familiarities.