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Apples and Biscuits (circa 1880), by Paul Cézanne. Photo: GrandPalaisRmn/Musée de l’Orangerie
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Jay Chou performs at Nanjing Olympic Sports Center in November 2019. Photo: Getty Images
Hoi Polloi, one of Hong Kong’s newest dining hotspots, showcases contemporary Southeast Asian flavours. Photo: Hoi Polloi
Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress Anita Mui wore a wedding gown at one of her last concerts in Hong Kong in November 2003. She died the following month on December 30. Photo: Reuters
A worker inspects a gaping hole caused by a road collapse on Hennessy Road, Hong Kong, in 1983. Photo: Sunny Lee
Taylor Swift, here performing during her Eras Tour in Vancouver, British Columbia, in December, has been compared to famous ancient Chinese singer Yongxin in one of PostMag’s top five best-read stories of 2024. Photo: AP
One of our recommended long reads this year is a piece that investigates how Taiwan came to embrace the Western music genre of disco, and its impact on Mandopop. Photo: CYP
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The British surrender Hong Kong to the Japanese on Christmas Day in 1941. Photo: SCMP
The inaugural ceremony of the Tian Tan Buddha statue rising before the Po Lin Temple on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, in 1993. Photo: SCMP Archives
St Vincent at Clockenflap at Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, in November. Photo: Clockenflap
Darkside’s new cocktail menu features classic recipes from the 1920s and 1930s. Photo: DarkSide
Plaques that form part of the Benin Bronzes, which were taken from Africa by British troops in 1897, on display at The British Museum in London. Photo: Getty Images
An artist’s impression of an inflatable fountain that resembles a school of koi in Tsuen Wan Park in Hong Kong. Image: Design District Hong Kong

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White Rabbit Gallery’s Judith Neilson. Photo: Courtesy of White Rabbit Gallery
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The Big Bounce features inflatable obstacle courses and live DJs. Photo: The Big Bounce
Dylan So in a scene in Papa, in 2024. Photo: Golden Scene
Maria Remedios Coady, who was later jailed for murder, next to Chris Patten in 1995. Photo: SCMP Archives
Hong Kong-based Portuguese celebrate their National Day with a folk dance at the Club de Recreio, in 1978. Photo: SCMP Archives
Jo Koo Cho-lam has a supporting role in the Hong Kong true crime film Papa. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
JPS Gallery has moved into a historic tenement building. Photo: JPS Gallery

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