https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/521351/feed en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Beimeng Fu Beimeng Fu Hong Kong has enjoyed a rich history of picnic gatherings at scenic locations since the 1970s, when dedicated facilities and infrastructure were first introduced through the establishment of country parks to encourage outdoor recreation. While getting together at beaches and in the countryside remains a beloved pastime, the West Kowloon Cultural District is redefining this tradition with an urban picnic concept in the heart of the city. Set against the sweeping views of Victoria Harbour and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/article/3369021/westk-picnic-fest-brings-hong-kongs-favourite-pastime-heart-city?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/article/3369021/westk-picnic-fest-brings-hong-kongs-favourite-pastime-heart-city?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:00:06 +0000 Beimeng Fu Beimeng Fu The global landscape for LGBTQ culture has shifted dramatically since the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (HKLGFF) debuted in 1989. Over the past 37 years, queer art and media have stepped out of underground venues into a vibrant scene, immortalised locally by icons such as Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing. The festival’s enduring run attests to the community’s resilience, proving how the transformative power of cinema continues to push the envelope while creating a sanctuary for generations to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3367192/hong-kong-film-festival-celebrates-37-years-queer-cinema?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3367192/hong-kong-film-festival-celebrates-37-years-queer-cinema?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:08 +0000 PostMag Reporter PostMag Reporter Once a year, the Jellicle cats gather for their annual ball, and this year, Hong Kong is the stage. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical Cats is touring the world once more, making a stop in the city for the first time since 2018. With a dramatic set, dynamic choreography and fur-ocious costumes, alongside a local surprise to ground the production, this promises to be a captivating spectacle. Cats’ latest residence in Hong Kong is a testament to the show’s enduring appeal. More than... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3365465/andrew-lloyd-webbers-cats-musical-returns-hong-kong-cantonese-twist?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3365465/andrew-lloyd-webbers-cats-musical-returns-hong-kong-cantonese-twist?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:14 +0000 David Ho David Ho Lights, music, 54 horses. Add a dash of spectacular acrobatics and a captivating storyline, and you’ll end up with one of the most exciting shows in town. Some might even say it’s the mane event of the season. After wowing European audiences (more than nine million of them in more than 30 cities, apparently), Cavalluna – Gate to the Otherworld arrives in Hong Kong for a run of eight performances. Held at Kai Tak Arena from September 8 to 13, it’s fitting that the city gets an equestrian... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3364051/cavallunas-equestrian-spectacular-gallops-hong-kong-september?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3364051/cavallunas-equestrian-spectacular-gallops-hong-kong-september?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:13 +0000 David Ho David Ho These days, the idea of games might be tied to our phones or consoles. But “The Power of Play: History, Art, Technology and Impact of Games” exhibition at City University (CityU) is showcasing games as artefacts of cultural importance. The exhibition is divided into six sections, exploring what games are, challenging common misconceptions about them and tracing the evolution of play, from early civilisation through to modern technological breakthroughs, including the printing press and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3362541/cityus-power-play-exhibition-explores-5000-years-games-senet-esports?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3362541/cityus-power-play-exhibition-explores-5000-years-games-senet-esports?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:18 +0000 David Ho David Ho This year, Tai Kwun’s annual summer show puts the spotlight on a specific aspect of Hong Kong cinema: partnership. Running until October 4 at Tai Kwun’s Duplex Studio, the exhibition, titled “Better Together – Partnering Up for Hong Kong Movies”, is run in association with the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers. A portion of this year’s ticket sales will go to the federation to support the local film industry. “Tai Kwun’s annual summer show has become a kind of love-letter to this city as we... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3360941/tai-kwuns-better-together-8-hong-kong-film-classics-celebrate-cinematic-partnerships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3360941/tai-kwuns-better-together-8-hong-kong-film-classics-celebrate-cinematic-partnerships?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:09 +0000 David Ho David Ho Some books stay with us for a lifetime, such as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved tale of The Little Prince. If you read it as a child, you’ll remember a whimsical adventure to different planets. If you return to it as an adolescent, you’ll find meaning in it about the relationships you’ve “tamed” in your life. If you rediscover it as a grown-up, you’ll unearth powerful allegories and lessons about love and loss. The book was published in the United States in 1943, but because Saint-Exupéry’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3359321/exhibition-sheds-new-light-little-prince-and-its-author-antoine-de-saint-exupery?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3359321/exhibition-sheds-new-light-little-prince-and-its-author-antoine-de-saint-exupery?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:07 +0000 David Ho David Ho Long before K-dramas, Japanese anime and Bollywood movies became instruments of modern soft power, Hong Kong films were the leading Asian force on the big screen. In the 1980s and 90s – the golden age of Hong Kong cinema – the city was the world’s third-largest film producer, with more than 200 releases annually, and the second-largest film exporter. But there’s a lot more to our cinematic history, which stretches all the way back to the “flickers” of the 20s. To mark its 25th anniversary, the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3357887/silver-screen-exhibition-marks-hong-kong-film-archives-silver-jubilee?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3357887/silver-screen-exhibition-marks-hong-kong-film-archives-silver-jubilee?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:06 +0000 David Ho David Ho It may not seem like fans of Stranger Things, Bridgerton, Harry Potter and Star Wars would overlap much on a Venn diagram, but Comic Con has always been where such fandoms converge. The first-ever Hong Kong Comic Con (HKCC) is no exception, with stars including Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things), Katie Leung (Harry Potter, Bridgerton) and Daniel Logan (Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones) expected at the event. But that’s not all. We are also hyped for the appearance of actors such... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3354745/inaugural-hong-kong-comic-con-unites-global-fandoms-star-studded-line?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3354745/inaugural-hong-kong-comic-con-unites-global-fandoms-star-studded-line?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:10 +0000 David Ho David Ho Hong Kong’s whirlwind art month may have wrapped in March, but after a welcome pause in April, the city’s cultural calendar is already gearing up again. For anyone who previously left empty-handed, the Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong (AAF) offers a second chance. This year’s theme, “See Art. Love Art. Own Art.”, says it all – an invitation to move beyond admiration and into acquisition. Prices start at just HK$1,000 (US$128) and with 106 local and international exhibitors – up from 98 last year –... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3353120/affordable-art-fair-hong-kong-2026-106-exhibitors-cantopop-stars-and-london-vibes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3353120/affordable-art-fair-hong-kong-2026-106-exhibitors-cantopop-stars-and-london-vibes?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:06 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Amigo has a visibility problem. Despite being the date-night spot of choice for generations of well-heeled Hongkongers and an unmissable sight on the way into Happy Valley thanks to its distinctive golden sun sign, the 59-year-old restaurant has always maintained an air of mystery behind its Spanish Revival-style facade. “A lot of people don’t know we’re a restaurant,” says veteran hospitality consultant Nelson Chow, who was brought in by the owners last year to rejuvenate the restaurant’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/food-drink/article/3351177/amigo-restaurant-59-years-hong-kong-fine-dining-and-new-caviar-delights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/food-drink/article/3351177/amigo-restaurant-59-years-hong-kong-fine-dining-and-new-caviar-delights?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Today, the image is iconic. Enveloped by the blackness of night, a young Chow Yun-Fat holds a burning banknote, eyes aglow and arms clutched towards his chest in a state of ecstasy as he gazes into the growing flame. Behind him, co-star Cherie Chung Chor-hung gives a wide, revelatory grin as neon billboards in the distance are reflected in the harbour. More than a showcase of Chow and Chung’s thespian prowess, the photograph, snapped by Canadian photographer Greg Girard in 1987 on the set of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3348803/greg-girards-photo-exhibition-shows-five-decades-hong-kong-and-tokyo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3348803/greg-girards-photo-exhibition-shows-five-decades-hong-kong-and-tokyo?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:11 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung After the dust settles following the March madness of Art Basel, Art Central and the Hong Kong Arts Festival, the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is due to celebrate its semi-centennial this April – a milestone that serves as a retrospective of the city’s storied cinematic output. Despite arriving at a difficult time for the local film industry, amid a slew of cinema closures, the 50th edition, which runs from April 1 to 12, strikes a hopeful note with a strong showing of the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3347107/see-chen-kaige-and-juliette-binoche-hong-kong-international-film-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3347107/see-chen-kaige-and-juliette-binoche-hong-kong-international-film-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:13 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung The kaleidoscopic Art Month has arrived in Hong Kong, with the bulk of the performing arts events taking place under the banner of the 54th Hong Kong Arts Festival. Running until March 30, the non-profit festival features more than 1,100 artists and 170 performances organised under the theme of peace, courage and resilience – a fitting foil for the times we find ourselves in. The 2026 line-up doesn’t shy away from technology. The KAGAMI experience is the most eagerly anticipated headline act,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/article/3345569/ryuichi-sakamoto-yunchan-lim-and-others-54th-hong-kong-arts-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/article/3345569/ryuichi-sakamoto-yunchan-lim-and-others-54th-hong-kong-arts-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:00:12 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung As the Year of the Horse gallops into sight, Hong Kong’s most in-demand tables are readying for the rush of reunion dinners and auspicious starts. From the requisite harbourfront fireworks viewings to reimagined Chiu Chow classics, here is the edit of where to book for the Lunar New Year. For those who believe the New Year requires a cinematic backdrop, the harbour remains the protagonist. Above & Beyond at Hotel Icon continues to be a top contender for the fireworks display on the second day of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/food-drink/article/3342520/where-gather-best-hong-kongs-chinese-new-year-offerings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/food-drink/article/3342520/where-gather-best-hong-kongs-chinese-new-year-offerings?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:00:12 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung All good things must come to a coda. After 18 years of bringing the sort of chamber music that makes you sit up and pay attention, the Beare’s Premiere Music Festival is taking its final bow this week. It is a bittersweet affair, certainly, but if the programme is anything to go by, the event intends to go out with quite a bang. For the uninitiated, this festival – originally the Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival – has long been the city’s answer to those intimate European... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3340947/beares-premiere-music-festival-2026-hosts-hong-kong-finale?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3340947/beares-premiere-music-festival-2026-hosts-hong-kong-finale?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:00:08 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung In May 1976, the wine world’s axis tilted. At a blind tasting in Paris – later immortalised as the Judgment of Paris – a panel of French judges unwittingly dismantled the myth of Gallic invincibility. The weapon of choice? A 1973 Chardonnay from Château Montelena. When the scores were tallied, this upstart Californian bottle had bested the finest white Burgundies, including a Meursault Charmes and a Bâtard-Montrachet. It was the “shot heard round the world”, a moment that transformed the Napa... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/food-drink/article/3339297/judgment-paris-winning-napa-winery-coming-dinner-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/food-drink/article/3339297/judgment-paris-winning-napa-winery-coming-dinner-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:00:09 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung As the year draws to a close, Hong Kong is awash with set menus, cultural happenings, themed brunches and extravagant countdown parties. The offerings run the gamut from high tradition (yes, more turkey) to the decidedly unconventional (fried chicken, anyone?). Tai Kwun has launched its “Simple Gifts of Joy” celebration, running until January 4. The main event is “Circus Plays”, a programme bringing in high-calibre international circus acts, including the Asia premiere of The Genesis from... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/food-drink/article/3336172/what-do-hong-kong-christmas-michelin-star-feasts-circus-acts-and-charity-events?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/food-drink/article/3336172/what-do-hong-kong-christmas-michelin-star-feasts-circus-acts-and-charity-events?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:00:15 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Sculptural seating shaped by rocks, moss and fallen trees. Dreamlike rooms connecting East and West that evoke themes of family and belonging. These are just some of the creative imaginings of Hong Kong and international design luminaries such as Patrizia Moroso and Ann Chan – as part of a cohort of 16 renowned designers – for the Maison&Objet Intérieurs design fair as it returns to the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre from December 3 to 6. Following its debut in 2024, this second... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/design-interiors/article/3334736/immersive-interiors-seoul-paris-maisonobjet-interieurs-returns-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/design-interiors/article/3334736/immersive-interiors-seoul-paris-maisonobjet-interieurs-returns-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Dec 2025 04:45:08 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Hong Kong’s sheer density means that the traditional music festival experience, where fans camp overnight near the performance stages, is nigh on impossible to find. The CT Music Fest is betting on an antidote. For its third edition, the event – organised entirely by local Hong Kong musicians – is swapping its previous venues (a 300-person Star Ferry and a giant Central club) for something radically different: a three-day, two-night camp-out. Running from November 21 to 23, the festival is... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3332776/hong-kongs-ct-music-fest-goes-camping-cheung-chau?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3332776/hong-kongs-ct-music-fest-goes-camping-cheung-chau?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:00:12 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Eaton HK is inviting Hongkongers to pause and look inward, as the Consciousness Festival makes its return for a much-anticipated second run. After the success of its inaugural three-month event celebrating the mind and body last year, the Jordan hotel is putting the focus on well-being and community, this time packaged into a tighter but fulfilling month-long calendar of workshops, exhibitions and performances, from November 8 to December 7. Transforming into a space for discovery, wellness and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/wellness/article/3331050/eaton-hks-consciousness-festival-returns-workshops-and-performances?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/wellness/article/3331050/eaton-hks-consciousness-festival-returns-workshops-and-performances?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 04:45:08 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung At Tsim Sha Tsui art residency Side Space, chef David Lai of Neighborhood restaurant has joined photographic artist David Leung for the cross-disciplinary exhibition “By Chance. By Luck”. Taking its name from the handwritten plaques advertising rare finds in Hong Kong’s wet markets, the idea for “By Chance. By Luck” was hatched when Side Space founders Matt Chung and Alex Chan approached Leung – best known for his pareidolic images, where faces are found in otherwise mundane objects – to create... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3330148/chance-luck-exhibition-takes-photography-and-food-new-directions-hong-kongs-side-space?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3330148/chance-luck-exhibition-takes-photography-and-food-new-directions-hong-kongs-side-space?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 04:45:07 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Each considered an era-defining icon in their own right, four of the world’s most recognisable cartoon characters will be assembling, Avengers-style, against Hong Kong’s iconic skyline from October 25 to November 1. Organised by Hong Kong-based creative agency AllRightsReserved, the Water Parade at Victoria Harbour brings together colossal, floating, inflatable sculptures of timeless Japanese robot cat Doraemon, Sesame Street’s Elmo as reimagined by American pop artist KAWS, the McDonald’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3329384/giant-labubu-doraemon-elmo-and-grimace-are-coming-hong-kongs-harbour?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3329384/giant-labubu-doraemon-elmo-and-grimace-are-coming-hong-kongs-harbour?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:15:08 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Featuring more than 70 artists, Tai Kwun’s latest exhibition, “Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008”, probes technological changes to art and society in China and around the globe over the past two decades. It’s the first time Tai Kwun has staged a show of this scale: all three floors of JC Contemporary and the F Hall Gallery have been dedicated to the exhibition, which will unfold in two parts. Running until January 4, 2026, the first part, “Navigating the Cloud”, looks into how digital... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3328505/hong-kongs-stay-connected-exhibition-explores-techs-impact-art-and-society?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3328505/hong-kongs-stay-connected-exhibition-explores-techs-impact-art-and-society?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:15:07 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Hong Kong is by now well accustomed to the Asia’s 50 Best Bars ceremony, held here in 2023 and 2024. But this year the bar has been raised in terms of prestige as the city welcomes the World’s 50 Best Bars awards for the first time. This means representatives from the finest watering holes from across the globe will be converging at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal on October 8, when the latest top 50 list will be unveiled. Although the ceremony is closed to the public, that hasn’t stopped the city’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/food-drink/article/3327801/hong-kong-bar-collaborations-experience-ahead-worlds-50-best-bars-awards?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/food-drink/article/3327801/hong-kong-bar-collaborations-experience-ahead-worlds-50-best-bars-awards?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:15:13 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Transforming usually quaint streets into a fiery spectacle, this year’s Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance returns from October 5 to 7, coinciding with the 14th, 15th and 16th nights of the eighth lunar month, in a ritual with roots dating back to the waning years of the Qing dynasty. Legend has it that this procession was meant to scare away a plague that devastated what was a Hakka village in 1880. The protective rite has transformed over the years into a mesmerising dance, all fire and fury,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3326977/tai-hangs-legendary-fire-dragon-about-return-all-its-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3326977/tai-hangs-legendary-fire-dragon-about-return-all-its-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:15:08 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Steven Bartlett may be only 33 years old, but the British entrepreneur has already accomplished more than many tycoons, having created a media and investment empire on the back of a chart-topping podcast. And on Sunday, September 28, Bartlett is set to share his hard-earned lessons with Hong Kong audiences on his “Business & Life Speaking Tour”. Born in Botswana to a Nigerian mother and an English father, and raised in Plymouth, southern England, Bartlett was determined from an early age to walk... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/passions/article/3326079/diary-ceo-podcast-host-steven-bartlett-hosting-business-speaking-tour-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/passions/article/3326079/diary-ceo-podcast-host-steven-bartlett-hosting-business-speaking-tour-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:15:08 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung There’s a chill in LGBTQ communities both at home and abroad these days. There was the sudden cancellation of this year’s Pink Dot, one of Hong Kong’s largest annual LGBTQ events, as well as increasing attacks on the global community concurrent with the rise of far-right political movements. All of which highlights the need for LGBTQ filmmakers to reclaim their voice through creative expression. The latest in these efforts can be seen at the 36th Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (HKLGFF),... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3324419/what-watch-hong-kong-lesbian-and-gay-film-festival-2025?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3324419/what-watch-hong-kong-lesbian-and-gay-film-festival-2025?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Sep 2025 04:45:07 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung More commonly sighted over the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia or the expanses of New Mexico than weaving through Hong Kong’s dense skyline, these colourful, curiously shaped aircraft will be floating en masse beside Victoria Harbour this week, as the city welcomes the first AIA International Hot Air Balloon Fest from September 4 to 7. The festival promises some spectacular scenes, with dozens of vibrantly coloured balloons adding no small amount of whimsy to Hong Kong’s otherwise strait-laced... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3323631/hong-kong-hosting-its-first-aia-international-hot-air-balloon-fest-september?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3323631/hong-kong-hosting-its-first-aia-international-hot-air-balloon-fest-september?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:00:23 +0000 Cat Nelson Cat Nelson It was August 1939 and World War II would break out only weeks later. That month, Horst P. Horst photographed what would become his most iconic image, Mainbocher Corset. “He describes finishing the shoot at 4am,” says Duncan Forbes, head of photography at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. “He then went to Le Havre and jumped on the SS Normandie at 7am, which was the last ship to New York, and then Europe was finished.” Born in Germany in 1906 and based for much of his life in Paris and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3323331/photographer-style-horst-p-horst-showcased-macau-exhibition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3323331/photographer-style-horst-p-horst-showcased-macau-exhibition?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:00:10 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Amid the ongoing transformation at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, the venerable Hong Kong hotel remains determined to celebrate its 20th anniversary in style. Leading the charge is The Changemakers’ Dinner, set to take place on Monday, August 25, at Amber, the hotel’s fine-dining restaurant and the latest Hong Kong name to be awarded three Michelin stars. The event marks the first time all four of Hong Kong’s Michelin Green Star recipients – Amber, Roganic, Feuille and Mora – will be gathered... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/food-drink/article/3322755/hong-kongs-4-michelin-green-star-restaurants-1-dinner?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/food-drink/article/3322755/hong-kongs-4-michelin-green-star-restaurants-1-dinner?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 07:00:16 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung For scores of Hongkongers who grew up during the 2000s (this writer included), many of their formative years would have been spent hunched over a mechanical keyboard, jostling for shoulder space with one or two adolescent friends and smashing the keys as pixelated, Dragon Ball-inspired characters battled it out on-screen in the free PC side-scroller Little Fighter 2. Such was its popularity, and so strong is its trigger for nostalgia for simpler times, that Little Fighter 2 has managed to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3321930/hong-kongs-restart-beyond-gaming-exhibition-joyful-trip-down-memory-lane?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3321930/hong-kongs-restart-beyond-gaming-exhibition-joyful-trip-down-memory-lane?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:45:07 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Opera Hong Kong is set to bring a treat to the city’s classical music scene this summer with two performances of Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehár’s beloved operetta, The Merry Widow, at City Hall on August 15 and 16. For those intimidated by or unfamiliar with the art form, an operetta offers an inviting first step: short, humorous and more conversational in music and story than capital-O opera. Based on an 1861 French comic play, L’attaché d’ambassade, by Henri Meilhac, The Merry Widow has... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3321208/opera-hong-kong-brings-merry-widow-stage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3321208/opera-hong-kong-brings-merry-widow-stage?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:09:37 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Solstice Culinary Space This ambitious, three-in-one opening from ZS Hospitality combines SOL Restaurant, a contemporary Korean concept headed by chef Gwanju Kim and pastry chef Gain Yang; Uncle Quek, a casual eatery espousing Straits Chinese cuisine conceptualised by Whey’s chef Barry Quek; and Solstice Cooking Studio, a Gaggenau-equipped show kitchen designed to nurture emerging talent. 5/F & 6/F, 8 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central Torikizoku Hot on the heels of its first Hong Kong outpost in Tuen... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3319528/hong-kong-new-openings-cristiano-ronaldo-museum-culinary-delights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3319528/hong-kong-new-openings-cristiano-ronaldo-museum-culinary-delights?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Jul 2025 23:30:08 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Feline domestication is often attributed to the Ancient Egyptians, who were known to live alongside their cat companions and even worship them. The goddess Bastet, protector and symbol of fertility, is depicted with a cat’s head, while tomb walls bear images of animals that resemble our present-day pets. Millennia later, this year’s theme at the Hong Kong Cat Expo traces a direct ball of twine back to that long-ago time and place. The event, which debuted in 2023, will return from August 1 to 3... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3319520/hong-kong-cat-expo-returns-wan-chai-ancient-egyptian-theme?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3319520/hong-kong-cat-expo-returns-wan-chai-ancient-egyptian-theme?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Jul 2025 04:00:08 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa This month, Hong Kong hosts the much-anticipated Hong Kong Football Festival 2025 at the newly opened Kai Tak Stadium. Bringing together four of Europe’s most high-profile clubs – Liverpool, AC Milan, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur – it’s the city’s latest stab at a large-scale sporting event, following the now infamous Messi-less exhibition match played between Inter Miami CF and Hong Kong League XI in February 2024. The two headlining matches see AC Milan and Liverpool competing for the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/passions/article/3318678/counting-down-hong-kong-football-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/passions/article/3318678/counting-down-hong-kong-football-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jul 2025 04:45:08 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Opening on Wednesday, this year’s Hong Kong Book Fair centres on the theme of “Food Culture – Future Living”. Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the seven-day event – the book fair’s 35th edition – has expanded beyond literature, running alongside the Hong Kong Sports and Leisure Expo and the World of Snacks. Visitors can spend the day browsing books about food and sampling some of the more than 1,300 varieties of snacks, all under one roof and with a single... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3317782/hong-kong-book-fair-turns-35-more-600-events?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3317782/hong-kong-book-fair-turns-35-more-600-events?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Jul 2025 04:30:08 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa For decades, neon signs lit up Hong Kong, casting vivid hues across the urban jungle. But as government regulations continue to tighten, most of those glowing tubes have been replaced with LED. To celebrate the city’s neon heritage, artist Jerry Loo has collaborated with his grandfather, Master Wong Kin-wah, one of Hong Kong’s few remaining neon masters, to transform PMQ into a luminous outdoor exhibition inviting the public to explore and interact with a dying art form once synonymous with our... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3316018/neon-heroes-shines-light-hong-kongs-illuminated-heritage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3316018/neon-heroes-shines-light-hong-kongs-illuminated-heritage?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Jun 2025 06:00:12 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung The latest marquee exhibition to open at M+, Hong Kong’s museum of contemporary visual culture, is “Canton Modern: Art and Visual Culture, 1900s-1970s”, a sweeping exploration of Guangdong province’s artistic evolution and its enduring influence on Asian modernism. Debuting on June 28 and running until October 5, the show assembles more than 200 works from institutional and private collections, many of which have never before been displayed publicly, to trace the interplay between Cantonese... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3315186/m-museum-showcases-20th-century-cantonese-art?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3315186/m-museum-showcases-20th-century-cantonese-art?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:00:07 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung We’re all familiar with Aladdin’s magic carpet, but have you ever wondered from which corner of the Islamic world it might hail? The Hong Kong Palace Museum’s latest exhibition might provide some clues. Organised in collaboration with the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, “Wonders of Imperial Carpets” presents around 100 masterpieces collected from the Safavid dynasty in Iran (1501-1736), Mughal dynasty in India (1526-1857) and Ottoman dynasty in Turkey (1299-1923), illustrating the rich... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3314263/hong-kong-palace-museum-offers-magic-carpet-ride-islamic-empires?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3314263/hong-kong-palace-museum-offers-magic-carpet-ride-islamic-empires?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Jun 2025 04:28:53 +0000