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Learn all about what makes Hong Kong special: its people, their history, habits and quirks.
The pandemic hit Hong Kong cinemas hard. But the Cinema Day promotion offers a walk down memory lane.
As the city courts tourists and investment from the Middle East, the tourism board is considering a new certification system to open doors to more restaurants.
Busy agenda packs Art Basel, a cultural summit, global investors’ symposium and pop-culture festival into one week, soon to be followed by the Rugby Sevens.
East Kowloon Cultural Centre show of white flowers touched up after being mocked as having a ‘funeral vibe’ ahead of tomb-sweeping season in April.
We should welcome a revitalisation of Hong Kong’s Flower Market – but it must be done right. At first glance, plans for its redevelopment don’t preserve its culture or align with the joyful chaos of Mong Kok.
- By day, Land to Sea serves Asian-inspired drinks; in the evenings, it moonlights as a creative venue, hosting events such as mahjong nights and art workshops
- The co-founders wanted to pay homage to their Hong Kong and northern China families through its design – think neon, Chinese newspapers and porcelain tea cups
Soi Cheang Pou-soi’s Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In and its depiction of historic Kowloon Walled City earn standing ovation at screening in Cannes.
Affordable Art Fair designed to attract buyers on budget says it has seen increase in number of younger buyers on first day of show.
Janet Kung scores 842 points, beating out two female contestants, while Yip Kin-man takes home top honours in male category, pocketing buns worth 776 points.
Readers discuss Hong Kong’s hosting of the Apec Business Advisory Council meeting, Citybus’ inclusive hiring practices, and the Malaysian government’s plan to give its employees a pay rise.
A Cheung Chau bun-steaming workshop is among a string of activities designed to showcase Hong Kong culture and give tourism another string to its bow.
In 2024, Buddha’s birthday lands on May 15. We look at who the Buddha was, festival rituals, and events to celebrate the holiday in Hong Kong, including the Cheung Chau Bun Festival.
Chairman of festival’s organising committee upbeat attendance levels for Wednesday’s event will exceed 40,000 visitors recorded last year.
Farzana, 46, is part of growing number of women from ethnic minority groups joining Citybus, which is pushing for greater diversity in hiring.
Infernal Affairs, the 2002 psychological Hong Kong cop drama starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau, was a box-office hit, but proved a hard act to follow when the studio asked for two more films.
Source says Victoria Park, on Avenue of Stars and other outdoor sites will welcome figures of popular character.
Hong Kong indie band Nan Yang Pai Dui, aka NYPD, reveal the smoking inspiration behind their latest album, Easy Lighter, and why they loved messing around with AI for their next release.
Hiss hiss! How does the Earth Snake affect your luck in May 2024? Read your Chinese astrological horoscope for your zodiac sign to discover advice on health, money, work and love …
With Lydia Sum ‘everything came from the heart’, said the TV producer who turbocharged the career of the comedian and actress. Known as Fei Fei, she is remembered for the joy she brought audiences.
Techno DJ Olivia Dawn Mok, aka Xiaolin, is releasing contemporary takes on some Cantopop classics to remind the world of Hong Kong’s musical influence in the 1980s and 90s.
Readers discuss how to minimise household waste charges, the library’s move to allow users to borrow more books, and what Hong Kong shops must do to keep their customers.
Graffiti by the self-proclaimed “King of Kowloon”, who died in 2007 at the age of 85, used to be considered vandalism and was covered and painted over. Now a new generation of visual artists is taking inspiration from Tsang’s work.
In 1975’s The Man from Hong Kong, Jimmy Wang Yu thought he had found the vehicle that would propel him to Bruce Lee-level international fame – but the James Bond-like film did not click with viewers.
With realistic virtual locations, there’s no need to fly actors, crew to different places for film shoots.
A migrant from China to Hong Kong (Raymond Lam) winds up in the Kowloon Walled City, where he befriends mobsters, in Soi Cheang’s lavishly funded yet edgy film, a spectacle let down by its storytelling.
Film lovers flock to cinema for final showings after nearly 60 years of operation.
Crowds pack Hennessy Road for Mirror member’s 25th birthday, amid a free ride day sponsored by the fan club.
Why do Chinese fisherfolk celebrate Tin Hau in an annual festival ? Once upon a time there was a girl called Lin Mo, who became a deity after she learned how to predict the future and saved people from the sea.
Starring Patra Au, Tai Bo and Leung Chung-hang, director Ray Yeung’s LGBTQ drama All Shall Be Well sees an elderly Hong Kong lesbian at risk of losing everything after her partner suddenly dies.
With its young people moving away, the culture and history of Tai O on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island were at risk of being forgotten. A non-profit foundation stepped in 15 years ago to help preserve them.
Hold You Tight and Lan Yu were daring films for their time. The first stars Chingmy Yau, then an actress in adults-only films, as a bored wife who has an affair, while the latter is a stylish gay drama.
