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Visit The Beverley Hills Hotel this summer to see an exhibition of works by celebrated fashion photographer Arthur Elgort. Photo: Handout
Travel news and advice

5 hot places and happenings to check out this summer

Explore Versace at a Paris museum, view Arthur Elgort’s photos in Los Angeles, shop at Selfridges, relax at Sant Roch sauna, and peruse The Mark Hotel’s new book.

Style Edit

Style shoot: Chanel’s shimmering high jewellery collection Signes & Symboles

Hyrox

Hyrox Hong Kong saw dim sum sleds and a dragon boat row-off

Style Edit

Style shoot: Chanel’s Métiers d’Art collection celebrates artistry and New York

Matthieu Blazy’s first Métiers d’Art collection for the brand is a love letter to New York and the maison’s 11 resident ateliers alike.

Chanel’s Métiers d’Art collection, presented in New York. Photography: Marie Tomanova
Malaysia

In Malaysia, unlicensed street photography becomes focus of crackdown

Kuala Lumpur authorities have seized photographic equipment from five foreigners since a warning in early April.

Style Edit

Style shoot: Chapter 3 of Cartier’s En Équilibre high jewellery collection

The final instalment of En Équilibre, unveiled in Paris in January, is once more all about balance, with harmonising colours and complementary shapes.

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Art

Top Hong Kong bartender swaps cocktails for cameras for first photo exhibition

Jay Khan of Coa and The Savory Project compares mixology and photography as his first photography exhibition opens at Sin Sin Fine Art.

Jay Khan bought his first camera in 2020. This month, he unveiled his first-ever photography exhibition, “Pouring Shadow”, at Sin Sin Fine Art, an independent gallery in Hong Kong’s Wong Chuk Hang neighbourhood. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Art Basel

Art Week on a budget: 8 must-see free events in Hong Kong

From Tai Kwun to M+, Gagosian and more, here’s a round-up of venues hosting admission-free exhibitions, home-grown talent and retrospectives.

Art

Showtime: 4 unmissable art exhibitions to keep you cultured this week

Mary Weatherford gets her first solo exhibition in Asia, and Greg Girard showcases 40 years of photography in Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Art

From pirate dreams to public text, a restless creative voice arrives in the city

Capitán explores connection, belonging and why imagination may be the most valuable currency of all.

Coco Capitán poses for a portrait at ArtisTree, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong ahead of her upcoming show. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Chinese culture

How AI is helping bring Hong Kong history to life on Instagram and beyond

Cultural preservationists use generative AI to breathe life into photos from the past, but does this practice promote or distort history?

A photo of Hong Kong during the mid-20th century, colourised by OldHKinColour. The team behind the popular Instagram account uses artificial intelligence to bring such photos to life, but some say this “distorts” history. Photo: OldHKinColour
From our archives

In pictures: Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year obsession with good fortune

To celebrate the Year of the Horse, we take a look back at how Hong Kong invited good luck through traditional customs from the 1970s to the 2000s.

Fashion

Milan’s most stylish: a photographer’s view of the city’s best dressed

Shots of Miuccia Prada, Luciano Barbera and the late Giorgio Armani and Franca Sozzani vie with those of ordinary people in The Sartorialist’s coffee-table book for Taschen.

2026 Olympic Winter Games

Milan as it hosts the Winter Olympics: where to eat, shop and be pampered

Savour authentic cuisine at Rovello 18, get the full Italian barbershop treatment at Eredi Zucca, and admire Robert Mapplethorpe’s sensual photographs.

What to do in Milan: Italy’s fashion capital has great food, nightlife and culture for visitors to the upcoming Winter Olympics. Photos: Handout
From our archives

In pictures: Hong Kong’s coldest days from the 1970s to 2010s

It doesn’t happen often, but Hong Kong occasionally experiences frost and ice during cold snaps, as these images from our archives capture.

Visitors bundled up against the cold to see the frost on Tai Mo Shan, where the temperature fell to minus three degrees Celsius in December 1975. Photo: SCMP Archives
From our archives

In Pictures: majestic sailing ships that made Hong Kong a port of call

Hong Kong waters have long attracted some of the world’s most impressive sailing boats, harking back to the days when wind power ruled the waves.

From our archives

Hong Kong swimmers braving the cold on New Year’s Day, from the 1970s to 2000s

A perennial test of courage, the city’s New Year Winter Swimming Lifesaving Championships race celebrates its 50th year in 2026.

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From our archives

In pictures: Hong Kong’s parties of Christmas (and New Year’s) past

The festive season is a good excuse to let your hair down – and Hongkongers do love to party.

Staff members of trading firm FocalPoint International enjoying themselves in a special Christmas party held at the skating rink in Cityplaza in Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP Archives
Smartphones

Xiaomi’s 17 Ultra, backed by Leica, challenges Apple’s iPhone Pro Max in imaging

The 17 Ultra’s US$998 starting price is nearly 8 per cent higher than the previous generation owing to the soaring cost of memory chips.

From our archives

In pictures: Hong Kong’s Christmas festivities, from the 1970s to 90s

In the late 20th century, Hong Kong transformed into a hub of festive cheer with bright lights, seasonal decor and plenty of Christmas treats.

Obituaries

Renowned British photographer Martin Parr dies at 73

The celebrated photographer documented everything from beach life to global consumerism across a decades-spanning career.

Martin Parr during a photo session in Paris on October 31, 2025. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong

What does a city do after the unthinkable? It shows up

Near Wang Fuk Court, volunteers from across the city gathered to offer help, lay flowers and turn Tai Po into a place of shared care.

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
Art

He asked taxi drivers in Iraq to choose their destination. These are his photos

The result of trips to unknown destinations, Thomas Chan’s photos in his Hong Kong exhibition are a study in trust, war and identity.

From our archives

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

From Kobe Bryant to Diego Maradona, these global sports stars found inspiration, fans and unforgettable moments in Hong Kong.

Art

Ryuichi Sakamoto photos see daylight 3 decades on at Hong Kong show

In MA: Ryuichi by Rensis, Rensis Ho shows a collection of previously unpublished photos of the ‘spiritual’ Japanese musician he took in 1998.

One of Hong Kong photographer Rensis Ho’s portraits of Ryuichi Sakamoto featured in his exhibition MA: Ryuichi by Rensis, which runs at Devedo in Wong Chuk Hang until November 29. Photo: Rensis Ho
From our archives

In pictures: how Hong Kong made Halloween its own

From street parties to theme park parades, Hong Kong has transformed Halloween into a night of playful spectacle.

People dressed in playful costumes celebrate Halloween in Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong in 1995. Photo: SCMP Archives
On Our Radar

Good enough to eat? What happens when a chef and photographic artist join forces

Chef David Lai and artist David Leung dish up a unique cross-disciplinary experience at the Tsim Sha Tsui art residency.

From our archives

In pictures: When 40,000 people queued for stamps in Hong Kong

From Queen Elizabeth’s 60th birthday to the 1997 handover, limited-edition stamps captured the city’s history in miniature.

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