Our Stories
Alyssa Ho
I’ve always been a bit of a sports junkie and I’ve been playing squash and hockey competitively in Hong Kong since I was a little girl. I’m a top ranked squash player in Hong Kong, as well as top 3 in Asia in my age group. I also play hockey for the Hong Kong National U15 Team and aspire to play for the national women’s team when I’m old enough. As I play two very different sports, dealing with the pressures and coping with anxiety along the way of both sports was, and still is, really tough and sometimes it’s not easy to maintain a balanced mental state. I can only imagine the hardship that some people have to go through when they have to deal with this issue all the time. This is why I really hope to be able to make an impact by helping with this campaign and hopefully in some small way help to diminish the stigma surrounding the issue of mental health in today’s society.
Marie Horn-Etts
Marie is an Administrator and Social Media Relations Manager for FallinStars. She‘s a native New Yorker with 4 generations of NY Rangers’ fans in her family. Marie first met Barry in Manhattan in 1984 and they continued a friendship ever since.
She shares Barry’s vision to have a legacy in Brock’s name. He was a special young man to her and to all who knew him.
As a daughter and the caregiver for her parents, Marie has faced the challenges and emotions that come from caring for someone with mental illness. They were both diagnosed with different forms of Dementia several years ago. Her compassion and their courage made it possible to continue every day with love, dignity and pride.
Marie is honored to be a part of this team and hopes lives will be changed for the better. “Thank you for visiting our site”.
Gigi Chow
Passionate in sports, Gigi was a member of the Hong Kong women’s national ice hockey team before devoting her time into fitness.
Working as a freelance financial investor, Gigi has flexible working hours to allocate time into pursuing her interests.
In three years, Gigi never stopped training herself and her passion infected people around to persist and keep a healthy lifestyle.
Henry Kwan
Kwan Cheuk Hang (Henry) is studying Civil Engineering at HKU and going into his final year.
He is a member of the HKU handball team as well as the 2021 Hall champions Ricci Hall lacrosse team.
He is a member of the High Performance Program in the Hong Kong Lacrosse Association.
He is a local Hong Kong citizen who has no brothers or sisters.
Bryson Rivera
About Circuit Square Tattoo & Co
Tattoos had come a long way from historical tribes, prison members & gangs. Since then it reached towards our modern day repertoire symbol of life experiences and fashion.
Society has learnt to embrace and acceptance towards the art and the people who carries the billboard in their skin pigments that defines oneself.
It is believed that it is part of the modern day lifestyle and many more years to come. Circuit Square Tattoo & Co opened on November 2018 led by two bartenders wanted to combine elements of a Gentlemen lifestyle of grooming that adds inspirations from a classic barber shop themed decor with classic bartender’s shaker both incorporating into a concept tattoo shop.
The first tattoo studio to launch in the heart of Hung Hom. A barber theme concept with displays of vintage barber chair, barber tools and inspired by the era of 1950 pin up woman frames. Providing tattoo services and tattoo pop up with cocktails presenting Sailor Jerry Rum.
Planned out by both friends Bryson and Ronnie back in the late 2000’s. The both met for a cover band and spent time in bars & music studio. Ronnie who was a tattoo artist had inspired Bryson after showing him all his equipments along with his home tattoo studio and sharing a little knowledge about the trade.
Jason Tang
Tang Kin Yu, a native of Hong Kong, has been in love with running since 2015, and at the same time challenged himself to run from 5 kilometers to a full marathon 42.195 kilometers and into the mountains. In 2016 and 2017 respectively, he completed the running round Taiwan and led the visually impaired runners to complete the running round Taiwan as a guide runner. In 2018, I successfully challenged the UTMB Tour Mont Blanc 100-mile race. During the period, he also experience local culture while participating in running race in different countries.
鄧建裕，一個土生土長香港人，至2015年開始熱愛上跑步，同時間不停挑戰自己由5公里到全馬拉松42.195公里以及跑入山野。在2016及2017間分別獨自完成跑步環步環台灣及以領跑員身份帶領視障跑手完成跑步環台灣。我在2018再成功挑戰UTMB 環白朗峰越野賽100英里賽事。期間亦參加不同國家的比賽旅遊之餘亦可感受當地文化。
Alex Sanz
Well, I can help you but it has to come from you about the way you feel towards mental health.
I’m a Philippine singer that’s been working in Hong Kong for eight years now. I like to spend time with my daughter and friends. The band I’ve worked with has been shut down due to covid restrictions.
We hope to play again soon but the amount of stress placed upon us has been significant. This goes for most singers and bands mostly of Philippine decent working in Hong Kong.
We deal with and see first hand mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. I hope that Hong Kong can recover from the pandemic and that everyone’s mental state will improve in a positive light.
Lennon Au Yeung
I am a member of the Hong Kong Men’s National Ice Hockey team having represented Hong Kong internationally in different tournaments. Since being introduced to the game of hockey at the age of 6, I was instantly hooked by the sport, the fast-paced, ever-changing game with tons of variable which requires you to react instantly on the ice. It was a challenge physically and mentally but I enjoy and treasure every time I get to step on the ice. I am very fortunate to have met a lot of friends through the sport and to witness the growth among us while supporting each other along the way has been a fruitful and unforgettable experience. I am also an avid reader which allows me to have peace of mind and to focus on self-improvement during my free time. With a year left in my studies at CUHK, I am excited to see what the future holds.
Renee Yau
Renee was born & raised in Hong Kong. She once suffered from mental health issues in her teenage years. Luckily in time, she walked herself out of it through playing Hockey, a sport her cousin introduced to her in 2018.
Even though she's still on the path for higher achievement, the passion behind the sport has become a major motivation for her improvement, both in Hockey and in her own life. That’s how she met Barry Beck.
Renee is a FallinStars Team Member and a Sales Associate for our online retail store brockandmark.com.
“To care and help, for those who are also affected by mental health issues like me, is a mission given by life”