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Street art is becoming increasing popular in Hong Kong. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
Art Basel

Why brands and businesses are embracing street art culture in Hong Kong

While some brands seek commercial messaging, others offer artists creative freedom, fostering a vibrant scene that’s both visually captivating and culturally relevant.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong sculpture with yellow raincoats won’t return outside Cultural Centre

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Food and Drinks

Let’s drink to that: the real cost of putting sustainability on the menu

Art

‘Hong Kong the coolest teacher’ for filmmaker shooting series on artists

Rattanamol Singh was struck by the humour of Hong Kong artists, Art Basel’s show of wealth and how city’s creative community comes together.

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American filmmaker Rattanamol Singh. Photo: Rattanamol Singh
Hong Kong

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, April 27-May 3

Cheung Chau Bun Festival returns! Plus, Michelin-starred Cantonese cuisine, New Model Army’s debut gig, and Med-infused cocktails.

Good Schools Guide

Are Hong Kong’s tiger parents harming their children’s futures?

To lessen the long-term impacts of strict parenting, experts advocate healthier relationships between parents and children.

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Hong Kong economy

Cantopop star Nicholas Tse ends run of shows at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium

City leader John Lee invited to final concert on Sunday night, source says.

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Fans pose for photos outside Kai Tak Stadium on Sunday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong entertainment

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In takes top prize at Hong Kong Film Awards

Best actor and actress awards go to Sean Lau and Michelle Wai.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

From a ‘Chinese RoboCop’ to Shu Qi sex scenes, Hong Kong exploitation films

Hong Kong cinema was late to the exploitation genre, but made up for lost time. We recall three 90s classics full of sex, violence and gore.

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Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong schools must combat the roots of toxic masculinity

Readers discuss teaching children how to regulate their own emotions, evaluating the feasibility of smaller classes, and a beloved Hong Kong flower.

Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in the series Adolescence. Photo: Netflix
Hong Kong

Opinion | Why seeing Hong Kong through Wong Kar-wai’s lens matters

Hong Kong doesn’t need to chase the sameness of Coldplay concerts and viral trends. It needs to be assured in its own taste.

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A view of a food stall in Central in 2020. Whether it’s incense coils, plastic stools or the beauty of a Wong Kar-wai film, Hong Kong is capable of absorbing global aesthetic influences and expressing them in a vocabulary that feels local and lived in. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong society

Meet the young women leaping to prominence in Hong Kong’s lion dance scene

The Kwok’s Girls of Kwok’s Kung Fu and Dragon Lion Dance Team are breaking gender barriers and bringing new energy to a traditional art form.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Hong Kong actor Nick Cheung rolled with the punches to emerge on top

A punch bag in Danny Lee films, roles in comedies and TV dramas before being taken seriously as a dramatic actor, Cheung is directing now.

Hong Kong

Wan Chai Harbourfront hosts Boiler Room dance party return in May

After a six-year hiatus, the wild dance music party is back with a bang.

Baby J live shot. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong entertainment

Hong Kong’s Cinema Day tickets to go on sale for HK$30 each from May 7

About 200,000 film fans expected to flock to 53 participating cinemas on May 10.

Transactions are limited to four tickets per person, with online sales subject to other restrictions by each cinema chain. Photo: May Tse
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Montages of a Modern Motherhood: Hedwig Tam shines in bleak drama

Hong Kong writer-director Oliver Chan, a mother herself, paints a grim picture of maternity in a patriarchal Chinese society.

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Art Basel

Transforming Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour into a floating art gallery

The city’s premier art space draws millions with its large-scale installations by artists like Kaws in a space bigger than the M+ museum.

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History

Truth behind a martial arts legend played by Jet Li and Jackie Chan

It has been 100 years since the death of kung fu master Wong Fei-hung who was little known during his lifetime.

Members of the Wong Fei-hung martial arts team perform at the Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall in Foshan. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong Easter holiday box office revenue drops by 65%

Sales across four-day period stood at HK$13.5 million, with local thriller Peg O’ My Heart ranking fourth.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Hong Kong Film Awards 2025: who will win and who should win

Twilight of the Warriors and The Last Dance are expected to scoop up most of the prizes, but are any films more deserving of the awards?

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How Lust, Caution made waves for its sex scenes but overdid the caution

Although beautifully staged, this Hong Kong-US-China production starring Tony Leung and Tang Wei had a muddled story and misguided messages.

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Tang Wei (left) and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in a still from Lust, Caution. Photo: Edko Films
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong orchestra sets UN record for attendance at eco-friendly huqin series

Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra’s record-breaking musical series centred around use of more eco-friendly design for ancient string instrument.

Musician Xu Hui performs with one of the orchestra’s eco-friendly huqin instruments. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong’s arts hub partners with Citybus to drive cultural tourism

Collaboration will include ticket packages for buses and museums and more frequent services during special events.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Smashing Frank: Hedwig Tam robs the rich and powerful in slick drama

Director Trevor Choi tries to explore Hong Kong’s generational and class divide with a film that sees the poor and young steal from the rich.

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Hong Kong

Recap | Explore the history of Hong Kong’s Star Ferry and what makes it a city icon

Discover captivating stories of the Star Ferry, from riots and inspiring leadership to stunning photographs and an uncertain future. Explore its legacy and modern struggles.

Hong Kong’s Star Ferry hit financial troubles in the wake of the pandemic, sparking fears the iconic service may end. Photo: Sam Tsang
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Once Upon a Lie: Irene Wan chases much younger man in unconvincing romance

Irene Wan plays a lovesick divorcee catfishing a much younger man, played by Bruce Hung, in a superficial film that lacks any chemistry.

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Irene Wan in a still from Once Upon a Lie.
Art Basel

3 emerging Hong Kong-based artists to watch in 2025

Andy Li San-kit, Yvonne Feng and Ye Hui are 3 Hong Kong-based creatives subverting the role of the artist.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s Sunbeam Theatre finds new home, set to reopen as soon as mid-June

Recently closed Cantonese opera venue will move across the harbour to Whampoa, where it will host short live performances and show films.

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