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9 September, 2024
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
Martial arts maestro’s 36th Chamber of Shaolin sequels a mixed bag
Shaw Brothers backed Lau Kar-leung to make two sequels to The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, one so bad it was the studio’s last martial arts film.
26 Jan 2025 - 4:15PM
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Food and Drinks
How May Chow, one of Hong Kong’s most notable chefs, is rebranding herself
26 Jan 2025 - 6:15AM
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Victoria Tang-Owen on her famous dad and starting Thirty30 creative agency
22 Jan 2025 - 3:15PM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
10 best Golden Princess films, including John Woo and Tsui Hark classics
A library of Hong Kong films, including the likes of A Chinese Ghost Story and Hard Boiled, has been bought – good news for fans overseas.
22 Jan 2025 - 8:32AM
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How Hong Kong director Ray Yeung is changing LGBTQ representation in Asian film
The writer and filmmaker on his struggles, successes, failures, funding for LGBTQ movies and coming home to Hong Kong.
20 Jan 2025 - 11:32AM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
How Swordsman, Tsui Hark’s wuxia film, started a new fantasy era
Tsui Hark’s 1990 Hong Kong film Swordsman was a long and rambling affair that was difficult to follow, yet it was a resounding success.
19 Jan 2025 - 11:15AM
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How Hong Kong singer G.E.M. became ‘China’s Taylor Swift’
Early in her career, Gloria Tang enjoyed success and an awards nomination for her music. Then mainland Chinese TV shot her to superstardom.
17 Jan 2025 - 10:38AM
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Fame and celebrity
Meet Yuyu Kitamura, who stars as Niko in the Netflix series Dead Boy Detectives
Kitamura’s journey has been one of resilience, creativity and mental health awareness after she overcame body-image issues, depression and self-harm as a teenager
16 Jan 2025 - 2:00PM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
Twilight of the Warriors named the best Hong Kong film of 2024 by critics
Director Soi Cheang Pou-soi scores third win in four years for martial arts drama set in Kowloon Walled City; Papa wins two major awards.
13 Jan 2025 - 8:15PM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
Sammo Hung plays his and Jackie Chan’s schoolmaster in Painted Faces
1988 Hong Kong film follows Yu Jim-yuen, the master of the Peking opera school in Kowloon whose pupils included Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung.
12 Jan 2025 - 10:10AM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
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Remember What I Forgot: nostalgic tale of a Hong Kong cinema geek
Philip Keung and Fish Liew star in Keian Chui’s directorial debut that indulges the audience with memories of Hong Kong cinema.
10 Jan 2025 - 7:49PM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
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Burning Blood: stars of Young and Dangerous back for awful police thriller
Jerry Lamb, Jason Chu, Jordan Chan and Michael Tse reunite in Wilson Chin’s posthumous final film that is just as bad as his others.
8 Jan 2025 - 6:45PM
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From our archives
When Hong Kong lost Cantopop superstar Anita Mui
Mui, an award-winning singer and actress who had dominated the city’s show business scene, announced her cancer diagnosis to a shocked world in September 2003.
6 Jan 2025 - 11:00AM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
4 notable Monkey King adaptations in Hong Kong cinema. One stars Donnie Yen
We recall Journey to the West film adaptations, from Stephen Chow’s turn in the title role to one in which Donnie Yen plays the Monkey King.
10 Jan 2025 - 12:09PM
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Crime in Hong Kong
5 arrested over sale of fake tickets for Hong Kong star Andy Lau’s concerts
Victims bought counterfeit tickets through online platforms or social media and paid by cash or bank transfer.
5 Jan 2025 - 12:24AM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
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Meet Dayo Wong, stand-up comedy icon and Hong Kong box office king
The star of The Last Dance has had a tumultuous rise to the top, with a string of failed films but a stellar stand-up career under his belt.
3 Jan 2025 - 3:04PM
Icons and Influencers
Who is Shafira Huang, the ‘Hong Kong socialite’ whose mansion was robbed?
CCTV footage obtained by the BBC News has revealed how a burglar stole over US$12.5 million worth of jewellery from a London mansion that belongs to Shafira Huang.
2 Jan 2025 - 3:26PM
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Sammo Hung honoured, Bruce Lee’s legacy, Jackie Chan’s breakthrough and more
Explore the legacies of martial arts legends Sammo Hung, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li, and their impact on Hollywood and Hong Kong cinema.
2 Jan 2025 - 9:15AM
Music
Why Beyond’s ‘Glorious Years’ became an instant hit in Hong Kong
Inspired by Nelson Mandela, the 1990 song written by frontman Wong Ka-kui was a karaoke favourite that spoke to young people in the city.
29 Dec 2024 - 6:15PM
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Timepieces
Meet Hong Kong’s teenage watchmaker Ricky Hong, who’s already making waves
The watchmaking prodigy has drawn scepticism because of his young age, but his passion and talent have already earned him recognition in the horological world.
29 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
8 classic Hong Kong movies that influenced filmmaking in the city
Hong Kong filmmaking underwent successive evolutions thanks to films like Fist of Fury, Infernal Affairs and John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow.
10 Jan 2025 - 12:08PM
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Hong Kong society
Hong Kong’s Keung To appeals to fans after taking No 2 spot on handsome list
Singer claims second place in ‘100 Most Handsome Faces’ of 2024 but says to fans, ‘Please don’t put me on the list again’.
29 Dec 2024 - 12:27AM
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Hong Kong society
Hong Kong’s Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok unharmed after concert mishaps
Lau, 63, left fans horrified after they saw him slip at the edge of a three-metre-tall platform, while Kwok, 59, fell in a separate show.
29 Dec 2024 - 2:52AM
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Hong Kong society
For Hong Kong special effects make-up artist, ‘gross’ is a compliment
Wilfred Wan, whose work has appeared in major blockbusters, shares the blood, sweat and slime of his intricate craft.
28 Dec 2024 - 7:24PM
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Year in Review
Entertainment stories you read most in 2024 about adult film stars and more
We look back at some of our top entertainment stories of 2024, including one about how an actress went from soft-porn to mainstream fame.
27 Dec 2024 - 3:15PM
Hong Kong chefs
Who is Maria Lee, Hong Kong’s Queen of Cakes? New biography tells all
Maria Lee built a bakery empire, saw it go into liquidation, and moved on and up. Summing up her life was a challenge, her biographer says.
27 Dec 2024 - 10:13PM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
The Hong Kong films released in 2024, ranked from worst to best
From We 12 to Papa, Fly Me to the Moon and The Last Dance, our ranking of the Hong Kong films that hit cinemas in the course of the year.
26 Dec 2024 - 12:40PM
Hong Kong
Can this new wave of Hong Kong farmers bring agriculture back to the city?
Netflix docu Kiss The Ground argues that sustainable regenerative farming practices are a potential solution to our climate crisis – meet the Hong Kong food producers getting down to earth.
24 Dec 2024 - 11:07AM
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