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Learn all about what makes Hong Kong special: its people, their history, habits and quirks.
(From left) Joe Taslim, Yayan Ruhian and Xie Miao in a still from The Furious (category III, Mandarin, English, Thai), directed by Kenji Tanigaki. Yang Enyou co-stars.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | The Furious: an instant classic if you like gory, bone-crunching violence

Generic, unfunny and emotionally hollow, The Furious will nevertheless delight those who simply want to watch people getting slaughtered.

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Horoscopes

Horoscopes: what’s your luck like in June 2026, the Wood Horse month?

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How the Young and Dangerous films of the 1990s made triad gangsters sexy

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Hong Kong wuxia ‘princess’ Michelle Yim has kept shining for 55 years

After her wuxia TV roles wowed viewers across Asia in the 1970s, Yim moved to movies and plays. Now 70, she will hold her first solo concert.

Michelle Yim has enjoyed a prolific career in television, movies and on stage, and recently announced her first solo music concerts, which will take place in June 2026. Photo: Instagram/mixue_michelleyim
Hong Kong

Spin city: how Beyblades have turned Hong Kong into a battleground

More than 25 years after they were first created, Beyblades are back and better than ever. And this time it’s not just the kids – adults are playing, too.

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Hong Kong society

‘King Sir’ Chung King-fai, titan of Hong Kong theatre, dies aged 89

Nephew confirms death on TVB social media page, saying Chung died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday morning.

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Art Basel

How a 2000 Takashi Murakami exhibition led to the Labubus of today

From Tokyo’s anime aesthetic to Hong Kong’s latest art toy craze, the Superflat style has spawned a host of cultural phenomena.

Takashi Murakami’s Flowers of Hope; the artist is the originator of the Superflat style. Photo: Phillips

Video | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical comes to Hong Kong

The musical adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will make its local premiere at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on November 4, 2026.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How Sharla Cheung excelled next to Stephen Chow in 1990s Hong Kong cinema

Sharla Cheung Man’s cool glamour and movie-star looks were a feature of 1990s Hong Kong cinema. Here are some of her best films.

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Hong Kong

Video | Hong Kong Comic Con makes its debut

Mads Mikkelsen, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Lloyd are part of the celebrity line-up at Hong Kong’s first event, which takes place May 29-31.

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The rise and fall of Hong Kong comics, once a 50-million-copy-a-year industry

Ahead of the inaugural Hong Kong Comic Con this weekend, we look back at a now decimated industry that used to make millionaires of artists.

Various comics from the The King of Fighters 96 series, a popular Hong Kong comic from the 1990s. Photo: Elvis Yeung
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Why Hong Kong must measure the social impact of its cultural events

Without robust data, cultural funding remains vulnerable: proving the social return on investment secures our cultural institutions.

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Hong Kong society

Editorial | Cheung Chau Bun Festival flies flag for Hong Kong’s cultural heritage

The festival’s success adds momentum to the citywide heritage promotion drive aiming to bolster the city’s cultural identity.

Books and literature

Hong Kong author Kit Fan on ‘reverse migration’, identity and his new novel

The UK-based writer, whose Goodbye Chinatown follows a food-centric family between Hong Kong and London, talks about how places change people.

UK-based author Kit Chan’s new novel, Goodbye Chinatown, about a Hong Kong family who move to London before returning to Asia, explores themes of the Chinese diaspora through food and “reverse migration”. Photo: Nick Goring

Video | Cheung Chau’s Piu Sik Parade highlights rising oil prices

The event, also known as Da Jiu Festival, includes the Piu Sik parade.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

The best car stunts in Hong Kong cinema: Police Story, Initial D and more

The most famous car stunt in Hong Kong movie history, and one that made its stuntman instantly famous, feature on our list of the best.

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Hong Kong society

Bun king and queen scramble to victory once again at Cheung Chau festival

Kwok Ka‑ming wins the men’s crown for the 11th time while Janet Kung also successfully defends her title.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong villager steps up ‘adopt a tree’ bid amid Northern Metropolis evictions

Ken Mak says he wants to save decades-old trees planted by his grandfather from ‘being crushed to death by excavators’.

Ken Mak (left) and father Johnny Mak at Yick Yuen Village. Photo: Edmond So
Chinese culture

Origin of Hong Kong’s ‘peace buns’, Cheung Chau Bun Festival’s iconic snack

‘Ping on bao’ are both happily eaten and the focus of the festival’s famous bun scrambling competition. One baker explains how he makes them.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Got7’s Jackson Wang went from Hong Kong fencing prodigy to global music icon

One of the world’s most prominent Chinese singers, Jackson Wang was a star fencer before his music career exploded with K-pop boy band Got7.

Food and Drinks

Mouthing Off | Why do so many people in Hong Kong eat too fast or too slow?

Whether it’s people speeding through meals staring at phones or dawdling when there’s a queue out the door, dining etiquette is dwindling.

Diners enjoy meals at the Queensway Plaza shopping mall in Admiralty, Hong Kong. Photo: Jonathan Wong
From our archives

In pictures: crossing the Hong Kong-mainland China border through the decades

Discover how Hong Kong-mainland border crossings transformed from slow, queue-filled journeys in the 1970s to today’s seamless high-speed rail trips.

The pre-Chinese New Year rush at the Kowloon-Canton Railway terminal in Hung Hom, in 1978. Photo: SCMP Archives
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Why Alex Law and Mabel Cheung’s nostalgic films are among their finest

Two of the most poignant movies by life partners Law and Cheung explore migration and memory, and star the likes of Sammo Hung and Simon Yam.

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Icons and Influencers

Couture craft meets whimsical walls in Laura Cheung’s Lala Curio

Craft traditions inform bespoke wall coverings and collectable objects for the contemporary home at the brand’s Peninsula Hong Kong showroom.

Hong Kong society

Residents of historic Hong Kong village run out of options as eviction looms

Tin Sam Tsuen set to be levelled to make way for Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area as part of Northern Metropolis megaproject.

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The ancestral hall of the Chan clan, which has lived in Tin Sam Tsuen in Hung Shui Kiu for for more than 360 years. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | How to prevent Hong Kong from becoming just another Asian city

As urban experiences become more homogenous, Hong Kong must lead with what makes it different if it hopes to keep bringing in visitors.

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Fashion

Lu’u Dan x Bruce Lee collab celebrates Asian masculinity

The collection’s launch on May 14 coincides with AAPI Heritage Month and the release of the brand’s fall/winter 2026 collection, All Bets Are Off.

Music

Where is Skibs the Kid now? ‘Hong Kong Kids’ rapper on viral hit and future

Lucas Scibetta opened for Pharrell Williams off the back of his 2012 hit and launched a clothing line at 18. Now he’s an Ivy League student.

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