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Remembering to remove your shoes at a Christmas gathering in Hong Kong is one thing; dancing on the table is quite another. Illustration: Silvia Celiberti

Wine snobs and Wi-fi cards: it’s tough being a Christmas dinner party guest

Hong Kong society
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A festive tablescape by food stylist Gloria Chung features on the cover of this week’s PostMag print edition. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
“Monsters by Monsters: Now and Then” is running at Asia Society Hong Kong Center until January 4. Photo: handout
Christmas lights on Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong, in 1981. Photo: SCMP Archives
On a cold winter night in 1984, people tuck into a hotpot meal at a street-side food stall in Hong Kong, locally called a “dai pai dong”. Photo: SCMP Archives
Friends Irena Leung (left) and Valerie Kwok, both 15, hug in front of the Wang Fuk Court housing estate, in Tai Po, on November 28. Photo: Alexander Mak
Crowds gather on day two of Clockenflap 2024 at Central Harbourfront Event Space. The music festival returns from December 5-7 this year. Photo: Eugene Lee
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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
MoA Dining’s suckling pig dish is a nod to local flavours. Photo: courtesy MoA Dining
The Engaging Past Wisdom: Min Chiu Society at Sixty-five exhibition at HKMoA includes a pendant of a dancing woman, dating back to the 3rd century BC. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Egrets fly over Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court housing estate on November 30 after the horrific fire that brought tragedy to Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
A workshop at the Clothing Industry Training Centre in Kwai Chung in 1977. Photo: SCMP Archives
Zine publisher Cehryl, aka Cheryl Chow, features on the cover of this week’s PostMag print edition. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

This week in PostMag: zines find their moment and Tasmania beckons

Editor's Letter
Korean group Jungle will be performing an immersive, augmented-reality dance at this month’s Freespace Dance. Photo: courtesy West Kowloon Cultural District
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A band plays at last year’s CT Music Fest, which is back for its third edition. Photo: courtesy CT Music Fest
WestK Pet Club offers pet-friendly bicycle rentals, among other things. Photo: courtesy West Kowloon Cultural District
The late artist Robert Rauschenberg’s Asian influences are explored in depth in a major new exhibition at M+. Photo: SCMP Archives
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
The Island Shangri-La Festival of Wine offers a chance to indulge in tailored menus and rare vintages. Photo: Island Shangri-La
Hong Kong debutantes pose for the press in 1959. Photo: SCMP Archives

Cheongsams, mohair pants and a bridal finale at Hong Kong’s 1959 debutante show

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