In an ever-changing world, traditions celebrate and mark the passage of time. Life pulses rhythmically to patterns established over decades, even centuries. To many, this dependability, the synchronized interaction of past with present, provides great comfort. Billy is a disciple of this belief. It bonds him to his home city of Hong Kong. It maintains vital connections to his diaspora of friends, and is the backbone to his extended family life.

In his case though, family life isn’t confined to home. Billy is the sixth member of his family to come to work at The Peninsula Hong Kong. This continuity mirrors Billy’s passions for the regular pleasures he extracts from the world around him. Sunday mornings at the flower market, evening cart noodles with friends, the fascination of a new moon, that daily shoeshine his father loved so much; the threads that bond his life together run deep and strong.

A lover of traditional photography, Billy regularly ventures to spots in the city he has known since childhood, but in that moment when he lifts viewfinder to eye, there is always fresh insight. Appreciating that so much is unseen in a glance, and that discovery is always an option, changes the way we travel. So, when you next arrive at The Peninsula Hong Kong, look out for Billy’s smile. He’s welcoming you home. Because his home is now your home.