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A drone show during the Mid-Autumn Festival is a hit with spectators at the harbourfront in Wan Chai. Photo: Eugene Lee

Hong Kong dazzled by drone shows but creativity, fewer rules key, experts say

Creativity is key to keep attracting people to drone shows while commercial elements also need to be strengthened, lawmaker says.

Creativity is key to keep attracting people to drone shows while commercial elements also need to be strengthened, lawmaker says

Hong Kong tells Taoist group to explain axed drone show, consider rescheduling

4 Hong Kong martial arts films that celebrate deadly ‘flying guillotine’

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Hong Kong picks action movie set in Kowloon Walled City for Oscars race

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In put forward as city’s entry for Academy Awards’ best international feature film.

Box office figures in July showed that Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In had grossed more than HK$105 million since its premiere on May 1. Photo: Entertaining Power Co Limited

How a 70-year-old fitness fanatic sparked a street workout movement in Hong Kong

‘Uncle Cheng’ and his crew have even amassed a following on their Instagram page showcasing their moves.

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Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival expands to 5 days, ditches plastic cups

Event to be held from October 23 to 27 at the Central Harbourfront, featuring more than 300 booths of food and drinks from dozens of countries, regions.

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Hong Kong’s food culture celebrated in new festival all about cafes

Running until October 5, the festival involves four ‘bing sutt’ cafes in Hong Kong and London and aims to spread Hong Kong food culture.

Hogan Cheng, an organiser of the Bing Sutt Kongcept Festival, at Tai On Coffee & Tea Shop in Yau Ma Tei on September 4, 2024. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Music and mutual aid help people from ethnic minorities in Hong Kong

Children learning Cantonese by singing, and a pop-up market for small-business owners, help integrate members of Hong Kong ethnic minorities.

High hopes for National Day even as Hong Kong restaurants feel Mid-Autumn pinch

Many eateries in Tsim Sha Tsui, city’s main tourist hotspot, seen half empty during lunch hours on Wednesday.

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The future of filmmaking in Hong Kong, according to the next generation

The fate of the Fresh Wave film festival that’s nurtured generations of budding directors now hangs in the balance after the arts council slashed funding

A scene from Black Sheep, which follows a teenage girl’s sexual awakening. Photo: Black Sheep

Fire dragon, drone show draw crowds as Hong Kong celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival

This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival was the hottest on record.

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The drone show over Victoria Harbour included a panda bear. Photo: Eugene Lee

Review | Once in a Blue Moon: bittersweet drama set in pandemic-era Hong Kong

Happiness director Andy Lo delivers an emotional, endearing and bittersweet family drama set in Hong Kong during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Grey matters: actor Brenda Chan on creating a festival for elder artists

The Hong Kong Creative Aging Arts Festival features more than 100 artists aged 55 and older, and its closing show will explore the challenges of living a mature life in the city

Hong Kong watch repairer, 76, set to secure hawker licence after 6-year fight

Shir Wing-shing, a watch repairer for more than three decades, started his battle to get a hawker licence in 2018.

Shir Wing-shing has been fixing people’s watches in Kwun Tong for 20 years. Photo: May Tse

Explainer | Drone show, sampan rides: what’s new in Hong Kong this Mid-Autumn Festival

The Post explores this year’s line-up of traditional and modern activities for the annual event, gives hints on when to catch the ‘supermoon’.

An elaborate lighting display at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Photo: Eugene Lee

Exclusive | Hong Kong arts hub could tap private funds to build final venues: Bernard Chan

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority vice-chairman says naming rights up for grabs, with only about 50 per cent of cultural sites built.

Hong Kong team hoping to cook up storm with robot chefs

Chemistry professor has set up a company to produce robot chefs and has goal of making 30,000 units and HK$2 billion in revenue.

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‘Michele Reis of CityU’: Ellyn Ngai, 23, crowned Miss Hong Kong 2024

Winner is former member of local dance group Morii Girls, which she joined in 2022 under name Stella Ngai.

Miss Hong Kong Ellyn Ngai is flanked by first runner-up Emily Leung (left) and second runner-up Amina Yeung. Photo: Dickson Lee

Opinion | Hong Kong’s economy is down but not out

The city can move beyond its reliance on mass tourism from mainland China and instead get stakeholders to offer new opportunities.

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Language Matters | Why Hong Kong’s fire dragon dances are so important

Events like the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance help Hong Kong’s intangible cultural heritage, including its language traditions, to survive.

How The Eye movies led Hong Kong horror in the early 2000s

Oxide and Danny Pang’s supernatural thriller The Eye established their reputation as horror directors; two equally good sequels followed.

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Angelica Lee Sinje in a still from The Eye (2002), directed by twin brothers Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang Fat.

Hong Kong moon-gazers facing isolated thunderstorms for Mid-Autumn Festival

Potential area of low pressure could develop into typhoon and enter the South China Sea next week but movements uncertain.

Heavy rain hit parts of Hong Kong on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hong Kong beef satay noodles’ origins, and how to make them at home

Beef satay noodles, a comfort food made popular by Hong Kong tea stalls, has influences from Southeast Asia to Guangdong, China. A YouTuber tells us how to cook them.

How the Mandarin Oriental honours its past while looking to the future

A stalwart of Central’s social scene, the hotel is revamping its famous restaurants to meet the demands of 21st century diners while preserving the legacy that made it a city landmark

Pistachio cream cheese? Hong Kong mooncake makers hit, miss in redefining treat

Second-generation of family bakeries taking different approaches to seasonal offering, with some trying experimental flavours while others are sticking to traditional varieties.

Photo: Connor Mycroft

5 Mid-Autumn Festival shopping events in Hong Kong, September 13 to 19

From festive and craft markets to floral gift sets and seasonal-themed jewellery, there are plenty of retail therapy choices this weekend.

Children take part during the annual fire dragon dance parade in celebration of the Mid Autumn Festival in Tai Hang, Hong Kong, in 2023. You can buy souvenirs at this years event at the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Heritage Centre. Photo: Sam Tsang

How the Jade Rabbit became part of Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival

The pet of moon goddess Chang’e in Chinese mythology, the Jade Rabbit is associated with Mid-Autumn Festival traditions across Asia

Panda-vision? Hong Kong may live-stream cubs before public debut

Ocean Park chairman says online broadcasts a possibility, with venue ramping up preparations before adult pair arrives later this month.

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