Property, sex, nudity and the MTR - the top 10 stories you liked most in 2016, and our own top 10 favourites

From haunted-flat bargains to nude hikers, daredevil Russian model to Hong Kong’s best local snacks: we round up some of our favourite lifestyle stories of the year, and the ones you liked most

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What’s the story behind the various colours of Hong Kong’s MTR stations? Ben Pang’s answer to the question was your favourite story of 2016.

Published: 8:16am, 29 Dec 2016Updated: 8:16am, 29 Dec 2016

Torn between sharing a list of our favourite stories this year or yours, we decided to share both. Below are some of the top reads produced by our culture and lifestyle team in 2016. There’s food, bare bums, murder and property speculation on both lists, as well as some of those simple stories that remind us of Hong Kong’s true colours.

10 of our favourite SCMP.com lifestyle and culture stories this year

When Hong Kong’s mass transit railway lines were being built, it was decided the stations should be colourful – not just for looks, but because different colours would help travellers who couldn’t read identify stations.

The augmented reality feature on the Spacious property app shows ‘haunted’ property bargains.

Hong Kong point-and-view app that finds ‘haunted flat’ bargains

Inspired by Pokemon Go, Spacious.hk augmented reality app shows prices of flats in buildings you pass, including any where untimely deaths occurred, while Room3 uses virtual reality to show flats in comfort of your home.

Hong Kong Body Art Association members sunbathe naked in Kau Tung Wan in Sai Kung.

Bare with us: Hong Kong’s nudists struggle for acceptance

Hong Kong’s nudists undress at the drop of a hat for aesthetic and leisure activities but they have trouble convincing Hong Kong’s prudish bureaucrats it is harmless enjoyment.