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Chanel restaged its Marseille cruise 2024-25 show in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Style Edit

Style Edit: Chanel hosted a series of events around its cruise 2024-25 show

Stars from chef ArChan Chan to Olympic swimmer Siobhan Haughey joined Chanel panels moderated by the likes of Tyler Brûlé, founder of Monocle magazine, to discuss film, arts and cultural impact.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How the Erotic Ghost Story films shocked and seduced Hong Kong

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Old Hong Kong

Remembering veteran Cantopop lyricist James Wong Jim, who died 20 years ago

Hong Kong science and tech

China can beat AI rivals with Greater Bay Area edge: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

‘This is just an extraordinary opportunity for China and for this area,’ CEO says as he receives honorary doctorate with acting legend Tony Leung.

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Hong Kong actor Tony Leung (left) and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang received their honorary doctorates at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on Saturday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Music

Hong Kong conductor Elim Chan on reaching beyond the concert hall

Chan, 38, back in her home city to conduct, talks about shaking up ‘dinosaur’ orchestras, women conductors and not messing up.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Profile | Miriam Yeung’s career as singer and actress, and rupture with fans

Declaring herself a Chinese patriot at the height of anti-government protests in Hong Kong angered fans, but Yeung is back performing again.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Blossoms Under Somewhere: Collar’s Marf Yau impresses in film debut

Cantopop star Marf Yau gives a charismatic performance in a dubious coming-of-age tale of two teenaged girls who sell their underwear online.

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Marf Yau in a still from Blossoms Under Somewhere.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

4 very different Hong Kong romance films from the 2000s to watch

From July Rhapsody with Jacky Cheung to Love in a Puff with Miriam Yeung and Andy Lau in Love on a Diet, these movies offered something new.

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Music

How beloved Cantopop classic The Bund took Hong Kong by storm

Featuring Frances Yip’s commanding voice, The Bund, theme tune to a TVB series of the same name, was also a hit among the Chinese diaspora.

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Icons and Influencers

The hottest tastemakers attended Style’s party at the Regent Hong Kong with BMW

The exclusive event not only showcased Style by SCMP’s unique content – it also celebrated the creative community it has built in the Fragrant Harbour since its revamp last year.

Fashion designer Vivienne Tam arriving at the Style Backstage party in a BMW car on November 14 wearing one of her designs. Photo: Clicks Images
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong star Andy Lau at centre of war of words over song choice in Taiwan

Beijing slams some Taiwanese politicians who attacked Andy Lau for performing his song ‘Chinese people’.

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Andy Lau started his “Today … is the Day” world tour in the summer. Photo: CNA
Profile

Elim Chan, acclaimed Hong Kong-born conductor, returns home

She’s conducted cars for Porsche and led the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra – now she’s returned home for her first post-Covid concert

Hong Kong

The Hong Kong stuntman reviving classic kung fu

Philip Ng, star of new movie Stuntman, reflects on Hong Kong’s golden action film era when Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan reigned – and why it’s back.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Was remaking classics like Police Story, A Better Tomorrow a good idea?

We look at four remakes of classic Hong Kong films, from a Jackie Chan-led Police Story from the 2000s to a riff on Bruce Lee’s Fist of Fury.

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Ekin Cheng in a still from Return to a Better Tomorrow.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Profile | From songwriter in wife’s shadow to serious actor, Louis Cheung’s rise

Hong Kong tabloids painted Louis Cheung as dependent on singer wife Kay Tse, but as an acclaimed actor he’s standing on his own two feet now.

Louis Cheung in an interview with the Post in 2011. At one time , Hong Kong tabloids mocked the singer, songwriter and actor for being less successful than his pop-star wife, Kay Tse. Now he is flying high. Photo: SCMP
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | The Last Dance: Dayo Wong, Michael Hui in exquisite funeral drama

Comic actors excel in purely dramatic roles, but Michelle Wai steals the show in an engrossing film that champions female empowerment.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | Remembering Po Chung, a true Hong Kong luminary

The DHL International co-founder was a passionate painter, philanthropist and educator, who had been awarded an OBE and the Silver Bauhinia Star.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 4 for allegedly selling fake tickets to Chanel show

Officers seize 11 suspected counterfeit passes to fashion show near Design Institute venue.

Stars gather for the Chanel show (from left): Carina Lau, South Korean pop star G-Dragon and Chow Yun-fat. Photo: Instagram/carinalau1208
Art

Artist Huang Yongyu showed his ‘relaxed’ side in new docu-film by Yonfan

Hong Kong director and photographer Yonfan is finally getting the recognition he deserves, with mainland censors deeming his Crossing Years docu about the late artist fit for the public.

American cinema

Why Circle of Iron, based on a Bruce Lee idea, turned out badly

Based on a script Lee abandoned, the 1978 film ended up a bizarre mix of poor martial arts and mysticism. An expert dissects what went wrong.

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American cinema

Why Jackie Chan hated making Hong Kong-US movie The Protector

Chan was so unhappy with his role as a cold-blooded killer in the James Glickenhaus-directed film he asked for a new version for Hong Kong.

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Jackie Chan in a still from The Protector, one of the Hong Kong martial arts actor’s many attempts to crack the US market before finally having success with Rumble in the Bronx (1995).
Food and Drinks

How chef Stefanie Leung created a unique, hidden culinary oasis in Hong Kong

The daughter of acclaimed home-grown interior designer Steve Leung has created her own invite-only culinary sanctuary called OOAK Lamma.

Chef Stefanie Leung used to be a lawyer – then she created OOAK Lamma, a culinary oasis in Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
John Lee policy address 2024

Opinion | Hong Kong must own its martial arts and action film cultural heritage

The cultural heritage of Hong Kong related to Chinese martial arts has not been fully tapped to attract tourists and action film buffs.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Cesium Fallout: Andy Lau leads Hong Kong radiation disaster drama

Implausible? Yes. A flimsy set-up? Also true – but this mega-budget film starring Andy Lau, Bai Yu and Karen Mok is immersive and engaging.

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Hong Kong society

Nvidia chief Jensen Huang to visit Hong Kong to receive honorary doctorate

Nobel laureate Michael Levitt and American mathematician David Mumford to also be honoured at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Under Jensen Huang’s leadership, Nvidia has become a leader in the fields of gaming, artificial intelligence and data centres. Photo: AP
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | In Possession Street, zombies terrorise old Hong Kong shopping mall

Starring Philip Keung, Yeung Wai-lun and Candy Wong of girl group Collar, Possession Street is a grim and claustrophobic experience.

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Philip Keung in a still from Possession Street. Photo: Mei Ah Entertainment.
Profile

How a college dropout and ex-racer became one of Asia’s best bartenders

Ace bartender Sandeep Kumar, a two-time winner of the Bacardi Grand Prix National, found success in Hong Kong with The Wise King and The Blind Spot.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

‘Gormless’ to ‘adequate’ to ‘terrific’, Aaron Kwok’s early film career

Aaron Kwok’s early films garnered mixed reviews, from a terrible outing in Legend of the Liquid Sword to a great one in After This Our Exile.

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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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