Meet Nuno Nascimento of The Cork Tree, a Portugal-based firm that is hoping to revolutionise the golf manufacturing industry with their environmentally-friendly and versatile products, including here in Hong Kong. Interview by Alex Jenkins.
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Written by Alex Jenkins
Photography by Courtesy of The Cork Tree
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