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Cantonese
Cantonese is a southern Chinese dialect, which is an integral part of Hong Kong’s identity and culture.
A video showing the “despicable banana”, a new villainous mascot representing online scammers, has been released by the HKMA. Image: HKMA
Banking & finance

Hong Kong fights back against rising scams with ‘despicable banana’

The HKMA launched the first video in a new public awareness series titled ‘Click the Links, Fall for Scams!’ featuring a ‘despicable banana’.

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Profile

Musician Bolis Pupul’s return to the home he never knew

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong government to use local ChatGPT-style AI tool powered by DeepSeek

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Chinese overseas

Being Chinese | I look Chinese but don’t speak the language. Is that so bad?

I may be missing out on a deeper appreciation of the culture, but I’ve learned to live with it – thank goodness for translation apps.

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Halloween revellers pack Hong Kong’s party zone, Lan Kwai Fong, on October 26. Photo: Nora Tam
Profile

Cantonese opera star Mitche Choi on keeping the Hong Kong tradition alive

Mitche Choi knows a thing or two about being in a man’s world – the Cantonese opera star spent a career playing the male roles and modernising the highly traditional art form for today’s audiences.

Chinese culture

Being Chinese | Why don’t we say ‘I love you’ in Chinese? Let me count the reasons

Chinese speakers like me have been trained to understand the difference between ‘aiyah’ and ‘aiyaah’, and things left unsaid among loved ones.

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Hong Kong society

How a Hong Kong DJ is bringing the tunes of Joey Yung, Eason Chan to the world

Pete Sabine, also known as DJ Fabsabs, says he is on a quest to connect with Hongkongers globally through his Cantopop sets.

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DJ Pete Sabine displays some of the records from his vinyl collection. Photo: Kayla Chan
Chinese culture

Who is a ‘snake king’? What is a ‘snake nest’? Twisty Cantonese slang explained

Why do police ‘release snakes’? How do students ‘bend snakes’? We untangle six Cantonese slang expressions that use the word ‘snake’.

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Hong Kong culture

Opinion | How Hong Kong can take arts and culture to the next level

The city must communicate a clear vision that highlights Hong Kong’s unique position as a cultural East-West bridge.

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Alibaba

Alibaba entertainment group head regrets belittling video-gaming unit, Cantonese

Alibaba’s Fan Luyuan admitted he was ‘out of line’ with controversial remarks that he said during a meeting with employees of Lingxi Games.

Fan Luyuan, chairman and chief executive of Alibaba’s Digital Media and Entertainment Group. Photo: SCMP
Education in Hong Kong

Cantonese, English use in Hong Kong schools ‘biggest problem’ for new migrants

Education Bureau official says ‘ biggest problem is the language issue’ for children of migrants arriving in Hong Kong under talent schemes.

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Hong Kong has various schemes in place to attract talent. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong society

The Nigerian Instagram blogger sharing bits of his life, culture in Cantonese

From cooking Nigerian food to bringing his girlfriend around Lagos, Adekunbi Hassan Salako has more than 100,000 followers on Instagram.

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Music

How British-born Chinese singer Mui Zyu is taking back her heritage

Performing at Clockenflap 2024, Mui Zyu – real name Eva Liu – is exploring her Hong Kong heritage after years of feeling disconnected.

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Hong Kong

At Hong Kong’s Tam Jai noodle joint, waitresses are the stars

These ‘Tam Jai jeh jehs’ are not only the backbone of the beloved chain, they’ve even modelled for a fashion show with the Hong Kong Design Institute.

A female staff member carrying out a bowl of soup noodles at a Tam Jai restaurant in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Photo: Alexander Mak
Hong Kong’s pandas

‘Sichuan-flavoured’ food to help incoming pandas adjust to new Hong Kong home

Pandas will be met by city’s No 2 official in a welcoming ceremony at Hong Kong airport.

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Giant pandas Ke Ke (left) and An An, as they are known in Sichuan, will touch down in Hong Kong on Thursday. Photo: Ocean Park
Music

Music and mutual aid help people from ethnic minorities in Hong Kong

Children learning Cantonese by singing, and a pop-up market for small-business owners, help integrate members of Hong Kong ethnic minorities.

Education in Hong Kong

Language skills a hurdle for mainland pupils arriving under Hong Kong talent drive

Many secondary schools have seen surge in transfer students from mainland relocating with their parents in recent months.

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South Korea

My Take | Olympic gaffes over Chinese names show more effort needed in diversity push

Mispronounced Chinese names at the Paris Olympics have become a source of amusement for viewers around the globe.

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China’s Wang Chuqin during his men’s table tennis singles match in the team gold-medal match between China and Sweden at the 2024 Olympic Games at the South Paris Arena in Paris on August 9. Photo: AFP
Education in Hong Kong

Social entrepreneur urges Hong Kong schools to better help non-Chinese speakers

NGO co-founder Manoj Dhar says many schools not adhering to relevant key performance indicators laid out by Education Bureau.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police to use public address drones to fight summer rural burglaries

Drones and increased police patrols to be used to combat countryside crime over summer season, when burglary risk increases.

Food and Drinks

Simran Savlani on creating ‘crack sauce’ and hosting dinners on sampans

The F&B consultant on the cultural shocks of her peripatetic childhood, how Covid fired up a culinary career switch and why she is betting big on business-savvy Hong Kong

Simran Savlani, the author of the A Spark of Madness cookbook, talks Post Mag through her life and career – from surviving multiple culture shocks to hosting dinners on sampans. Photos: Simran Savlani
Artificial intelligence

Google Translate finally supports Cantonese, driven by AI

The Google tool can now translate between Cantonese and 242 other languages by text or voice inputs.

Google Translate has added support for 110 new languages with the help of AI. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Believe it or not, Hong Kong’s culture and nature are the tourist draw

No amount of promotion abroad, free air tickets or mega events will work if Hong Kong does not go big on local arts, culture and ecotourism.

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Food and Drinks

Singapore restaurant ignites a char siu controversy with Cantonese insult

Crystal Jade in Singapore has been feeling the heat for a promotional campaign for its char siu – barbecued pork – that employs a Cantonese insult often used on their children by frustrated parents.

Hong Kong culture

Opinion | How learning Cantonese allowed me to fall in love with Hong Kong

Learning Cantonese has helped me to surrender my ego, sense of entitlement and expectations of how Hong Kong is ‘supposed to be’.

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Pedestrians in Central on January 18. Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong challenges expatriates to move beyond their gilded, English-speaking cages. Photo: Eugene Lee
Education in Hong Kong

Just 1 in 10 Hong Kong ethnic minority pupils get city-funded university places

Entrance rate for Chinese-speaking pupils almost three times higher over same period, government figures show.

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Between 1,094 and 1,245 ethnic minority children sat the Diploma of Secondary Education exams annually in the past five years. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong NGO calls for better job assistance for young ethnic minority members

KELY Support Group says schools should provide more career support and companies can benefit from diverse cultural background and talent.

Food and Drinks

Hidden messages in Chinese names of Britain’s Chinese restaurants

A testament to the Chinese love of clever wordplay, Chinese restaurants in Britain often have witty or pun-tastic Chinese names that are like encoded in-jokes for the diaspora.

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