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So Fong, a gaff-rigged schooner measuring 82 feet, was built in the 1930s. Photo: courtesy of Lusher Photography for HKHVF

Hong Kong’s historic vessels: from Victoria Harbour to Hollywood!

Hong Kong’s maritime heritage is embedded in the fabric of the city, but many of its hand-built wooden vessels have been lost to time and urban development. PostMag discovers how one dedicated organisation is racing to preserve this inimitable slice of boating history.

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Chef Vo Thanh Vuong on a fishing boat off the coast of Vung Tau, in Vietnam. Photo: Hei Kiu Au

Vietnam’s CoCo Dining turns the humble into haute cuisine

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Dr Ron Roukema, head of the Hong Kong International School (HKIS), at the institution's Tai Tam campus. Photo: Alexander Mak

Hong Kong International School’s Dr Ron Roukema on the power of education

Supported by:Hong Kong International School
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Tsui Ao-lung, 29, winner of the Young Fashion Designers’ Contest 2026. Photo: Alexander Mak

From airport cargo to catwalk king: Hong Kong’s Tsui Ao-lung’s triumph

Supported by:HKTDC
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Students perform during a speech day at Elementi College, in 1977, two years before the Shau Kei Wan school closed down. Photo: SCMP Archives

In pictures: the evolution of school uniforms in Hong Kong

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A media tour at a monument of the hammer and sickle, in Nanniwan, in Shaanxi province, some 60km (37 miles) from Yanan, the headquarters of the Chinese Communist Party from 1936 to 1947. Photo: AFP

‘Red tourism’: walking in Mao’s footsteps

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Kelly Clarkson took her dispute with Art of Play to X, and the store, owned by Dan and Dave Buck, responded. Photos: TNS; @bucktwins/Instagram
Get to Know

Meet illusionist twins Dan and Dave Buck, co-owners of Art of Play

The singer recently complained on social media about an unpleasant encounter at the Brooklyn shop run by the Buck twins, who are known as the ‘godfathers’ of cardistry.

Indonesia

Jakarta Biennale, Art Jakarta – both tell Indonesia’s story, haze and all

West Kowloon Cultural District

Editorial | Hong Kong’s arts hub must anchor vibrancy in sustainability

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | From Jumbo Floating Restaurant to neon, nostalgia aplenty at art-tech show

Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo’s opening showcase evoked the city’s vanishing heritage but couldn’t tie them together.

Composer Lam Fung and pianist Jerold Chu perform City Reverie at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Studio Theatre as part of the Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo on October 7, 2026. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Development Council
Auctions

Rarely seen Van Gogh landscape on show in Hong Kong ahead of New York auction

The US$450 million Blaquier-Arrieta Collection, including Van Gogh’s Chataigniers en fleurs, is currently on view at Sotheby’s Hong Kong.

Architecture and design

Hong Kong designer Arthur Tang on creating timeless, soul-filled interiors

Partner to key Hong Kong developers like HKR International and Chinachem, Artta aims for ‘high-end global aesthetics with spatial refinement’.

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Travel

From its Chinese architect to manga, how Asian influences abound in Lucas Museum

At the new Los Angeles museum designed by Beijing-born architect Ma Yansong, Asian touches are everywhere.

Miss Ko² (Project Ko²), a life-size sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami, in the manga gallery of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles. Photo: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
Luxury brands

Vacheron Constantin and The Met unite to celebrate artisanal mastery

Aspen Golann, Ibrahim Said and Joy Harvey, the three artists selected for the Artisan Residency programme, unveiled their creations in New York last week.

Fashion

Fashion or art? Hong Kong’s Vann Jewellery falls somewhere between the two

Vann Kwok’s sculptural, narrative-driven jewellery pieces have been displayed in several art exhibitions.

What to do in Hong Kong

Nearly 80, Korean artist Kang Myonghi talks about ‘What Remains to be Seen’

Kang Myonghi explores time and emotion in her Hong Kong exhibition through her abstract interpretations of natural landscapes.

Kang Myonghi in her Jeju studio. The Korean artist’s solo exhibition runs at the Villepin art gallery in Central, Hong Kong, until November 15, 2026. Photo: Villepin, Kang Myonghi
Wealth management

How Gen Z collectors helped power global art market back to growth

Young wealthy collectors emerge as the top spenders, while mainland China and Hong Kong remain key hubs, report says.

Crowds admire an installation at Art Basel Hong Kong 2026. Photo: Dickson Lee
Architecture and design

Designer Ed Ng on Hong Kong’s shift away from ‘performative luxury’

Ng’s projects ranged from the Spago Shanghai restaurant at The St. Regis on the Bund to porcelain tableware made with Japanese manufacturer Noritake Design.

Chinese culture

Why the Dajiao Festival on Hong Kong’s Kat O island is held once every 10 years

As Kat O welcomes visitors to its Dajiao Festival, heritage advocates hope to reconnect younger generations with the island’s traditions.

Hong Kong Museum of Art

Fit for an emperor: inside the imperial workshops that served the Forbidden City

A Hong Kong Palace Museum exhibition showcases 157 treasures produced by some of China’s finest artisans who worked in the palace’s ateliers.

A peach-shaped box with dragons, clouds, waves and the Chinese character for longevity (“shou”) at the exhibition “Design for the Forbidden City: Imperial Workshops of the Qing Court”, at Hong Kong Palace Museum, in West Kowloon Cultural District. Photo: Kit Lai
World of performing arts

What to expect from WestK Performing Arts Centre’s inaugural line-up

The WestK Performing Arts Centre is slated to open in Hong Kong in 2027, with a Bruce Lee ballet and Wong Fei-hung dance drama on the cards.

Hong Kong Ballet artistic director Septime Webre at a press conference to announce the line-up for the WestK Performing Arts Centre’s debut season, at Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District, on October 8, 2026. Photo: Zabrina Lo
What to do in Hong Kong

Singapore-born British artist Kim Lim’s legacy explored in Hong Kong exhibition

At the show’s opening, Kim Lim’s sons reflect on her minimalist sculptures and photography, and growing up with two artist parents.

Architecture and design

How Hong Kong’s design culture fuels Ella Bridgland, founder of Studio Ella

The interior architect, who moved to the city from London, crafts high-end interiors, blending art and emotion in challenging urban spaces.

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Chinese diaspora

How an architect is using art and technology to preserve Toronto Chinatown’s history

Linda Zhang is working to raise public awareness about Toronto’s Chinatown through exhibitions, writing workshops and ceramics.

Architect and artist Linda Zhang with “ancestral tablets” she made in Jingdezhen, in China’s Jiangxi province, as part of initiatives to document the history of Toronto's Chinatown. Photo: Chuan Fa
US-China relations

Chinese art takes long march home from US museums

Works amassed by America’s Gilded Age tycoons are returning to Chinese hands as wealthy collectors reshape a centuries-old art trade.

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Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week: The best SS27 looks from Balenciaga, Chloé, Schiaparelli and Rick Owens

From Balenciaga’s elevated basics to Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter Apple Martin making her debut on Chloé’s runway, here are the highlights from day four of PFW.

Auctions

Hong Kong autumn 2026 art auctions top HK$2 billion as Kusama gets a cool reception

Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips drive sales proving the appetite for art is still strong as collectors pursue top Western and Asian art.

Chatte et chaton (1932), by Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita, sold at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong on September 28, 2026. Photo: Sotheby’s
World of performing arts

Review | German artist Anne Imhof’s Hong Kong show is as ambitious as it is disjointed

Imhof’s solo show at Tai Kwun – her first in Asia – blends ballet and art in an intense and ambiguous statement of self-discovery.

Ballet dancers perform in the live section of “Anne Imhof: House of Swans”. The German artist’s first solo show in Asia - part art exhibition, part contemporary ballet performance - runs at JC Contemporary at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun until January 3, 2027. Photo: Tai Kwun
Travel

7 must-visit exhibitions in October 2026, from BTS star RM’s collection to Jackson Pollock

Explore the K-pop icon’s personal collection at SFMOMA, the legacy of Pollock and his wife Lee Krasner, Issy Wood’s self-portraits, Rafael Pavarotti’s photography and more.

Hong Kong culture

Video | Disgusting Food Museum comes to Hong Kong

Visitors are handed a vomit bag upon entry and can taste selected foods at the end of the exhibition.

Fashion

‘Penn & Fashion’ – a celebration of Irving Penn’s era-defining shots

Working for Vogue and others, he shot enduring images of Marisa Berenson and Lauren Hutton, and had a long-running collaboration with Issey Miyake.

Balenciaga Rose Dress, Paris, 1967. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Hong Kong art space Para Site to leave its Quarry Bay home and go nomadic

Para Site’s director James Taylor-Foster talks about an upcoming period of experimentation for the 30-year-old independent art organisation.

Para Site’s executive director James Taylor-Foster (second left) attends “Para Site is Live”, a radio broadcast event on August 29, 2026, that served as an unofficial farewell to the art organisation’s Quarry Bay site. Taylor-Foster says that, with no fixed space to move into lined up, Para Site’s plan is “to test and experiment”. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong

Hong Kong rocker Janice Laujan finds a new medium for a ‘public breakdown’ – art

David Boring lead vocalist Janice Laujan says her exhibition, ‘Memory & Punishment’, carries the same sentiment as her music.

Japan

Praised abroad, ignored at home: Japanese museums shun war-atrocity video art

‘The work will only truly be complete when people can see it in Japan,’ Meiro Koizumi says of his award-winning creation.

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