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Repulse Bay Hotel in Hong Kong, in the 1920s. Photo: courtesy of The Repulse Bay

This Hong Kong hotel was the stars’ gateway to the city

Once the pinnacle of opulence and grandeur, the Repulse Bay Hotel hosted guests like Ernest Hemingway, George Bernard Shaw and Wallis Simpson.

At Hong Kong’s Tam Jai noodle joint, waitresses are the stars

‘Study in Hong Kong’ campaign well-timed but more needed, ranking firm says

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.

My Take | Long-forgotten tale of a Chinese role in D-Day still resonates today

The volatile state of the world makes Remembrance Sunday all the more poignant. But as we reflect on the past, there are stories that give us hope.

Hypefest draws crowds and vendors in Hong Kong debut despite typhoon threat

Organisers are expecting 30,000 attendees for the two-day music festival along Central Harbourfront.

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How walkable is Hong Kong’s new Kai Tak Stadium?

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Chinese horoscopes: how’s your luck in November 2024, Water Pig month?

If you are a Pig like billionaire Elon Musk or royal Queen Camilla, November is all about being humble – but what about the other 11 Chinese astrological signs?

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.

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park to mark panda cubs’ 100th day with local delicacy giveaway

Festivities to be held on November 23 and 24, coinciding with reopening of some giant panda attractions.

Ocean Park is celebrating the 100th day milestone of its home-grown panda cubs. Photo: Handout

What can you expect at a Chinese wedding banquet? All the dishes explained

Chefs in Hong Kong break down the must-eat dishes at Chinese wedding banquets and their names’ auspicious portents for the lucky couple.

A bridegroom and bride toast with friends and relatives at a wedding banquet in Shanghai. Chefs in Hong Kong break down Chinese wedding banquets must-haves. Photo: Shutterstock

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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Jollibee parent fully acquires Hong Kong’s famed Tim Ho Wan dim sum chain

Jollibee Food Corporation buys remaining 8 per cent stake in company for S$20.2 million.

Hong Kong restaurant apologises for refusing entry to Paralympic gold medallist

Ho Yuen-kei was refused service at Thai restaurant when a staff member said her wheelchair would affect other diners.

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Ho Yuen-kei has competed in three Paralympic Games. Photo: May Tse

How Hong Kong’s tailoring industry has evolved through the ages

Whether British, Shanghainese or Indian, Hong Kong’s legions of tailors have been a world-famous source of affordable, high-quality bespoke attire for generations.

Shanghainese tailor George Kay at his shop, Baron Kay’s Tailor, in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, in 1987. Photo: SCMP Archives

Hong Kong leads Greater Bay Area in finance, logistics and tourism: index

City also tops the charts in culture and sports, according to an index by Our Hong Kong Foundation (OHKF) and Dah Sing Bank.

Opinion | Why Hong Kong should roll out the red carpet for international filmmakers

With political unrest and Covid-19 behind us, Hong Kong must focus on the economic and soft power opportunities in a global film industry in flux.

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Palace of Versailles, Beijing Palace Museum loan relics for Hong Kong exhibition

Exhibition at Hong Kong Palace Museum to run from December 18 until May 4 of next year to celebrate 60 years of Sino-French diplomatic ties.

A chrysanthemum pot used at the court of China’s Qianlong emperor will be among the historical artefacts set to go on display in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Editorial | Wine and Dine Fest truly lives up to tag of being a ‘mega’ event

Hong Kong must now build on that success, ensuring the visitors return and the festival is even bigger next time.

Traces of rare butterfly species found in Hong Kong for first time in 13 years

Butterfly surveyor finds eggs of club beak at Lui Kung Tin in Yuen Long district.

How Tsui Hark’s The Gold Dagger Romance made Hong Kong TV history

Tsui’s unorthodox 1978 martial arts series was unlike anything seen before and arguably kick-started the Hong Kong New Wave film movement.

A still from Tsui Hark’s martial arts TV series The Gold Dagger Romance (1978), which was based on wuxia writer Gu Long’s Eagle Soaring in the Ninth Month.

Meet the Rubik’s Cube ‘speedsolvers’ of Hong Kong – and beyond

It's the 50th anniversary of the Rubik’s Cube – and for Asia’s youth, the connections formed matter just as much as the speedcubing competition.

Alexander Choi (right) and Roman Choi (left) with their Rubik’s cubes. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Editorial | Halloween crowds show old HK spirit

Celebrations have city bar owners toasting rise in takings and hoping that good times have returned.

From combing hair to gifting a suckling pig, Chinese wedding rituals

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.

Halloween revellers out in force at Hong Kong’s Lan Kwai Fong

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‘Back to the old times of Hong Kong’: Halloween draws crowds to Lan Kwai Fong

Business owners say turnout is bigger than last year, but not all revellers are spending inside bars.

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Police estimated that about 25,000 people crowded into the nightlife area, but Lan Kwai Fong Group chairman Allan Zeman said he believed the number would reach as high as 60,000. Photo: Eugene Lee

Hong Kong Halloween crowds bigger but bars a little spooked – as it happened

Operators hope to do roaring trade amid weakened economy and trend of residents heading across border to spend.

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What was Hong Kong’s telephone system like before smartphones?

The numerical prefixes used to indicate where callers were dialling from – New Territories, Hong Kong Island, Kowloon or outlying islands.

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