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Mabel Lui
Reporter, Culture
Mabel is a reporter on the culture desk. She graduated from Scripps College in Claremont, California with a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies and Art. A bright-eyed kid at heart, she loves the feeling of discovering something new and finding underrated restaurants in her beloved home city of Hong Kong.
Salone del Mobile will show works from its SaloneSatellite permanent collection in an exhibition preceded by a spotlight of Hong Kong design.
Despite initial scepticism, Dyson’s foray into the beauty industry has been a success, thanks to it focus on hair health and technology.
Find out who conducts the pre-wedding hair-combing ceremony, how to play door games on the big day and the role a red umbrella plays.
There are many reasons Hongkongers should visit Shanwei, from diverse food offerings to beaches, water sports and stunning sunsets.
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The Theatre at the EKCC kicks things off with Remediation Ensemble, a mixed-media musical performance in which appliances become instruments.
Known as one of the ‘Four Heavenly Kings’ of Cantopop, Jacky Cheung has enjoyed a stellar career as an actor and singer since 1984.
From what goes into the bride’s dowry to betrothal gifts to preparing the bridal bed, we break down traditions surrounding Chinese weddings.
After years of being self-conscious, it clicked: ‘This is my body, I want to respect it,’ says Ting Ma, who posts about ageing and self-love.
One of Hong Kong’s last remaining makers of the once-widespread dragon’s beard candy talks us through the labour-intensive way it is made.
Fine Art Asia founder Andy Hei and collectibles section curator Grace Lau talk about involving a younger crowd in at the 2024 fair.
Veda was a pioneering Indian restaurant in Hong Kong. Ahead of its time, it closed, but was revived as a fusion vegetarian joint in 2019. Its new menu marks a return to classic Indian dishes.
Money, feng shui and lucky food all play a part in Chinese wedding rituals. We share why, and how to make couple’s big day an auspicious one.
‘Dessert queen’ Janice Wong has made her edible chocolate art for Louis Vuitton and, recently, guests at Marriott resorts in Fiji. The lauded pastry chef talks about why chocolate is a perfect medium.
The inaugural Art021 Hong Kong Contemporary Art Fair was granted the maximum allocation by the Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund but disappointed in many areas.
Adam Lampton took thousands of photos of Macau between 2006 and 2019, from half-built casinos to local people, that show the crossroads of its gaming industry and Chinese-Portuguese history.
From casual qipaos to reimagined dudou tops, Dawang founder Daisy Wang Jingwen talks about combining Chinese culture with modern fashion design in her New York-based clothing brand.
Vivian Chow Wai-man was one of the most popular Cantopop singers of the 1990s and also a noteworthy actress, famous for her good-girl persona – and her up-and-down relationship with husband Joe Nieh.
Just 20 years old, Isabella Wei talks about going from dancing to acting, auditioning for the Netflix series 1899, playing Zadie in The Crow, and why she loves telling people about Hong Kong.
Breer, a Hong Kong start-up that makes craft beers from surplus buns bakeries would otherwise throw away, creates limited-edition ales to celebrate Hong Kong Tramways’ 120th year.
In her new documentary, premiering at the Venice film festival, Elizabeth Lo, a Hong Kong-born filmmaker, follows a professional mistress dispeller in China who breaks up extramarital affairs.
Hong Kong’s highest-ranked male tennis pro, Coleman Wong, shares his fitness, diet and recovery secrets, which include ice baths every two days, as he climbs the rankings.
The West Kowloon Cultural District, rebranded WestK, has revealed next season’s performing arts line-up, featuring the likes of jazz great Herbie Hancock, and dance from Wayne McGregor.
Experience Hong Kong wildlife in all its diversity on a night walk in Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden’s conservation area, including frogs, snakes, amphibians, barking deer and leopard cats.
Raised in Hong Kong, Avantika Malhotra has always lived near the ocean, and discovered fashion and art while young. She combined her passions in her graduate thesis, and the sea still inspires her designs.
The meanings attached to numbers in Chinese culture explain why some people pay millions of dollars for certain car licence plates and some buildings don’t have a fourth floor. We delve into the superstitions.
A trip to the Antarctic Circle, a performance by Abba, ‘six, seven-star’ service – almost anything is possible on board The World, the world’s largest private residential yacht.
Singer-songwriter George Lam has been a Hong Kong fixture since the 1970s. Still performing at 76, he puts his enduring appeal down to being himself and not bothering about ‘image and all that’.
As Asia-Pacific senior vice-president of hotel chain Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Mark Wong stays at some of the finest, and tiniest, properties in the region. He tells us what makes them special.
Lion dancing is life for Kelvin Chan, who is the subject of a new film, Heart of the Lion, which explores the history and heritage of the Chinese performance art and the sense of identity it bestows.
International cellist Trey Lee says Hong Kong should foster cross-cultural collaboration and give young musicians better access to performance spaces to drive tourism through the arts.
