SHAKING IT IN SHANGHAI

Hong Kong DJ Simon Willson has had a front-row seat to changes on the Chinese mainland in the four decades since the launch of opening-up, as Jon Lowe reports.

The annual Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament is renowned for its party atmosphere, and last weekend's edition was no exception.

The man keeping the music flowing, Simon Willson, has made a name for himself as a radio and live DJ in the southern Chinese city. But what is less well known is that he has also worked on diverse projects, musical and otherwise, on the Chinese mainland at key moments in the four decades since it embarked on opening-up.