Yip Linfeng introduced Herklots several times in his book review column “Reading Hong Kong” (香港書錄), which showed that Yip had read quite a few of his works. They were only three years apart by age and belonged to the same generation. They also lived in Hong Kong during the same time, but never met each other.

“Herklots’ greatest contribution to the naturalist community in Hong Kong is the quarterly journal, The Hong Kong Naturalist, which he founded with his own effort," wrote Yip Linfeng. In addition to articles by professional ecologists and historians, the journal published writings and paintings by amateur naturalists. To make the publication more relatable to the public, Herklots insisted on using colourful illustrations and simple language. The quarterly was regarded as a guide for amateur naturalists at the time. Partly supported by Herklots’ salary, it continued to be published over a decade before the Fall of Hong Kong in 1941; most of the subscribers were expatriates living in Hong Kong. 

During the same time, a group of Chinese travelogue writers emerged in the local literary community. Among them was Wong Pui Gaai, who published travelogues in newspapers under the pen name “Old Friend from the Mountains” (江山故人). Wong was the first contemporary writer to document Hong Kong’s chorography in Chinese, and was successful in promoting the outdoor culture to the local audience. Unfortunately, Wong disappeared during the Fall of Hong Kong, and his articles became scattered or lost. It was only in recent years that the articles were compiled and published as a book.