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Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum

The Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum has finally reopened after months of renovation. To mark its return – and the 100th anniversary of Dr Sun’s death – a new and free exhibition is on display. “From Healing Patients to Saving a Nation” runs until March 2026, showcasing over 60 artefacts and photos connecting the statesman to Hong Kong, Macau, and Guangdong. Admission is free, offering a fresh reason to finally step inside the historic Kom Tong Hall.
Kom Tong Hall, 7 Castle Road, Central
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AIA Carnival

Hong Kong’s beloved winter tradition is back as the AIA Carnival returns to the Central Harbourfront from December 22 to March 1. This year’s event embraces a “Hong Kong Tradition” theme, with photo installations and nostalgic snacks. Expect over 30 rides and attractions, classic carnival games, and the return of the Gandeys Circus under the big top, which presents a new production: “The Winter World Circus.”
Central Harbourfront Event Space, Central
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Master Printmaker: Zao Wou-Ki

M+ turns its focus to Zao Wou-Ki, but not the paintings you might expect. “Master Printmaker” is Asia’s first major retrospective of the abstract artist’s graphic works. Spanning 1949 to 2000, the show reveals how Zao used printmaking as a crucial, experimental game to inform his move to abstraction. Spanning nearly 180 pieces, many from a major family donation, the exhibition traces his journey from early Parisian lithographs to his mature, Taoist-inspired works.
M+, 38 Museum Drive, West Kowloon Cultural District
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FutureScope

Kai Tak’s waterfront adds a new fixture this December: FutureScope, Hong Kong’s first 360-degree art dome. Running from December 19 at Kai Tak Sports Park, the 12-metre hemisphere opens with media art curated by Chris Cheung, also known as h0nh1m. The first show, Perpetual Records, is a collaboration with Japan’s Daito Manabe that uses viewer facial data to create a fractal universe. Future programmes will feature Tuvan throat singer Sainkho Namtchylak and calligrapher Xu Jing.
Dream by the Sea, Kai Tak Sports Park, Kai Tak


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To mark the 100th anniversary of Dr Sun Yat-sen’s death, the newly re-opened Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum is holding a free exhibition. Photo: Dickson Lee

A first edition of Kidnapped in London from 1897 forms part of the “From Healing Patients to Saving a Nation” exhibition at the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee

The AIA Carnival returns to Hong Kong’s Central Harbourfront on December 22. Photo: Elson Li

Untitled (1991), by Zao Wou-Ki, features in a retrospective of his work at M+. Photo: courtesy M+

Chris Cheung, aka h0nh1m, has curated an exhibition for the new FutureScope art dome at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park. Photo: Courtesy FutureScope

How Hong Kong’s famous Christmas decorations came to life, as told by one of their creators

Christmas lights on Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong, in 1981. Photo: SCMP Archives

Despite the rain, crowds throng Tsim Sha Tsui East on Christmas Eve in 1994 to see the festive decorations. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong’s HSBC building is beautifully decorated to celebrate Christmas in 1977. Photo: SCMP Archives

Christmas lights in Chater Road, Central, in 1981. With vehicular traffic banned from the area, pedestrians had the streets to themselves and were able to view the lights in comfort. Photo: SCMP Archives

People gather at the Star Ferry Pier in Tsim Sha Tsui to look at the Christmas lights outside Harbour City in 1990. Photo: SCMP Archives

Christmas lights in Tsim Sha Tsui East in 1992. Photo: SCMP Archives

People take pictures with the outdoor Christmas installations on the Ocean Terminal Deck, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui in 2000. Photo: Nora Tam

A 20-metre Christmas tree, equivalent to a six-storey building, lights up Statue Square Gardens in Central for Christmas  this year. Photo: Dickson Lee

Architect Billie Tsien on identity, fear and doing Duolingo

Architect Billie Tsien, pictured at Asia Society Hong Kong Centre, which she says was a complicated and scary site to build on. Photo: Tracy Wong

Billie Tsien (seated, centre) celebrating her ninth birthday in 1958. Photo: courtesy Billie Tsien

Billie Tsien at Yale University in 1970. Photo: courtesy Billie Tsien

Celebrating Christmas with her father Hong Yuan, mother Wen Hui and brothers Frederick and baby David in 1964. Photo: courtesy Billie Tsien

An undated photo of the explosives magazine site in Admiralty where the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre now stands. Photo: courtesy Asia Society Hong Kong Centre

The Starr-Greenberg Building houses the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre’s administrative offices. Photo: Tracy Wong

Walkways at the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre. Photo: courtesy Asia Society Hong Kong Centre

Chicago’s Obama Presidential Centre, designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, is due to open next year. Photo: Shutterstock

Architect Billie Tsien on the upper footbridge at the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre, nestled amid the city’s skyscrapers. Photo: Tracy Wong

The Peninsula Hong Kong’s first female general manager Rainy Chan on burnout and the joy of reinvention

Rainy Chan has been executive director at Hong Kong Design Centre for almost a year. Photo: Alexander Mak

Rainy Chan in Hawaii, in the 1980s. Photo: courtesy Rainy Chan

Rainy Chan (second from left) with her front-desk colleagues at a hotel in Maui, Hawaii. Photo: courtesy Rainy Chan

Rainy Chan’s first day as GM of Peninsula Bangkok. Photo: courtesy Rainy Chan

Rainy Chan at the office during early Peninsula days. Photo: courtesy Rainy Chan

Rainy Chan, during her time as general manager of The Peninsula, in 2013. Photo: Handout

The Peninsula Hong Kong during the 2017 festive season. Photo: Shutterstock

How a childhood scandal and Macau’s shadows shaped Lawrence Osborne’s anti-hero

British novelist Lawrence Osborne, whose book The Ballad of a Small Player has been made into a Netflix film starring Colin Farrell, pictured in North Point, Hong Kong. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Colin Farrell as “Lord Doyle” in a still from Ballad of a Small Player. Photo: courtesy Netflix

Lawrence Osborne’s book The Ballad of a Small Player. Photo: Handout

Deanie Ip as Grandma in The Ballad of a Small Player. Photo: courtesy Netflix

Fala Chen plays casino employee Dao Ming in The Ballad of a Small Player. Photo: courtesy Netflix

Drone shots from The Ballad of a Small Player give filmgoers a bird’s eye view of fishing village Sok Kwu Wan, on Hong Kong’s Lamma Island. Photo: courtesy Netflix

Tilda Swinton plays private detective Cynthia Blithe in The Ballad of a Small Player. Photo: courtesy Netflix

In pictures: sports icons in Hong Kong, from Pelé to Serena Williams

Football legend Pele in action for his team Santos in an exhibition game against British side Newcastle at the Hongkong Stadium in 1972. Photo: SCMP Archives

Soccer megastar Pelé (in white shirt) of Brazilian team Santos in action against a Hong Kong League XI at the Hong Kong Stadium in 1970. Photo: SCMP Archives

Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali visits Kai Tak East Refugee Transit Centre in 1979. Photo: SCMP Archives

Argentina’s soccer superstar Diego Maradona arrives with his team Boca Juniors at Kai Tak Airport in 1982. Photo: SCMP Archives

Maradona, clad in the jersey of the Hong Kong-based Seiko soccer team, holds a trophy after his team Boca Juniors beat Seiko 2-0 at the Hong Kong Stadium, in 1982. Photo: SCMP Archives

Doug Mountjoy in action against Steve Davis during the Hong Kong Camus Masters Snooker Tournament in 1983. Photo: SCMP Archives

Golf star Gary Player at the opening ceremony of Hong Kong’s first public golf course, at Kau Sai Chau in Sai Kung, in 1995. Photo: SCMP Archives

German tennis star Steffi Graf takes part in the Super-Power Challenge Cup, at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay in 1999. Photo: SCMP Archives

Tennis ace Serena Williams signs autographs for young fans after playing an exhibition match in Victoria Park in 2002. Photo: SCMP Archives

The NBA’s Kobe Bryant at Southorn Stadium in Wan Chai during his Asia tour in 2009. Photo: SCMP Archives

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A free Dr Sun Yat-sen exhibition, a harbourfront winter carnival, works by Zao Wou-Ki at M+ and a new Kai Tak art dome


A free Dr Sun Yat-sen exhibition, a harbourfront winter carnival, works by Zao Wou-Ki at M+ and a new Kai Tak art dome.


The best things to do in Hong Kong, December 20-26

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Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum

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AIA Carnival

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Master Printmaker: Zao Wou-Ki

A free Dr Sun Yat-sen exhibition, a harbourfront winter carnival, works by Zao Wou-Ki at M+ and a new Kai Tak art dome

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