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Profile | Hong Kong’s ‘Ghost King’ on chasing spirits, his radio gigs and being a supernatural dud
- Edmond Poon chases ghosts for a living, as a radio show host collecting stories and in person. He talks to the Post about his spooky career
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Edmond Poon Siu-chung may be known as Hong Kong’s “Ghost King”, but he is no ghostbuster, nor does he dress like a Chinese exorcist – there is no Taoist garb, and there are no swords made from ancient bronze coins and no yellow-and-red talismans.
Instead, he is the host of long-running online paranormal programme Twilight Online and other, similar spooky shows on radio and television.
“I don’t mind people calling me [Ghost King] but it’s definitely not something I would call myself,” says the usually nocturnal Poon, when we meet one sunny afternoon in the city. “Maybe they just feel more camaraderie referring to me as that. I just take it as reward for more than 20 years in the business.
“The most important thing is they don’t call me sifu [master] or mistake me for a religious master or medium, because I am none of those things and I have no interest to be. I’m not a spiritual practitioner. I’m just reporting the situation neutrally.”
Poon sees himself first and foremost as a programme host; his ghostly niche is one that he fell into by chance.
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