UK film on Hong Kong immigrants, top travel trends for 2026: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From a floating restaurant’s final ‘dangerous’ dinner to Franz Ferdinand’s Hong Kong gig, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting

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Sylvia Chang in a still from Soursweet (1988). Film4’s drama about a Hong Kong family trying to make a new life in London was written by Ian McEwan and directed by Mike Newell, and had almost no Chinese people behind the camera.

Published: 3:09pm, 4 Dec 2025Updated: 4:51pm, 4 Dec 2025

We have selected seven Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.

1. British film about Hong Kong immigrants showed grim reality of their new lives

Founded in 1982 as an offshoot of Channel 4, Film4 was committed to reinvigorating British cinema by platforming new voices and exploring complex, contemporary subjects. The 1988 immigration drama Soursweet is a prime example.

2. One final ‘dangerous’ dinner for abandoned floating restaurant in Hong Kong

A one-night-only “Dangerous Dinner” revived an abandoned floating restaurant in Hong Kong. Photo: Bill Brewer, Michelle Raquel and Michael Perini

In 2022, when the Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsized as it was being towed to an undisclosed location, it felt like an important part of Hong Kong’s culinary history sank with it.

3. How many steps should you walk for minimum brain health decline?

Thousands of scientific studies confirm the benefits of walking, one of the most extensively researched forms of physical activity due to its accessibility and broad health impacts.

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