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Cantopop singer Hins Cheung performs during half-time at the Legends Assemble match between Real Madrid Legends and Barcelona Heroes at Hong Kong Stadium on December 20, 2024. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | From bar singer to Hong Kong icon: how Hins Cheung refused to let the dream die

The Cantopop star, who continues to sell out stadiums, is as passionate about the arts as he is about preserving heritage buildings.

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Accidents and personal safety

Paralysed Hong Kong dancer Mo Li set to undergo ‘intense’ cutting-edge treatment

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Nancy Sit went from child star to Hong Kong’s most beloved TV matriarch

Hong Kong entertainment

Hong Kong Cantopop singer Raymond Lam cancels 2 concerts in Japan

Lam’s shows scheduled for January 31 and February 1 at the Tokyo Garden Theatre have been postponed indefinitely.

Hong Kong actor and singer Raymond Lam will not be performing in Tokyo. Photo: Handout
Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: a Cantopop dance revival and a dream trip to the Bahamas

DJ Fabsabs leads a joyful Cantopop resurgence, Singapore does art with intention, and sun-drenched escapism beckons.

Hong Kong's music scene

Where Hong Kong’s teens and an 88-year-old share the dance floor

As Leslie Cheung and Faye Wong echo through the nightclub, a love letter to Cantopop gives the city a space for joy and belonging.

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Hong Kong culture

Editorial | Zhou Shen concerts a showcase of Hong Kong-mainland cultural ties

The Mandopop superstar’s concerts in Hong Kong attracted a large number of mainland visitors and his tribute to Cantonese culture won him new fans.

A poster is seen for Zhou Shen’s concert tour in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Photo: captured for online
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Jordan Chan went from Hong Kong bad boy to patriotic family man in China

Jordan Chan came from poverty in Guangdong, moved to Hong Kong as a child and worked odd jobs before joining TVB as a dance apprentice.

Asian cinema: Chinese films

7 film stories from 2025 that readers loved, including a Chow Yun-fat profile

Profiles of Chow Yun-fat, Faye Wong and Deanie Ip and a look at Donnie Yen’s early films were among stories popular with readers this year.

Hong Kong

How Cantopop created Hong Kong’s own Christmas soundtrack

Joyful and jubilant, melancholic and mournful … the marriage of Cantopop and Christmas has resulted in a unique musical genre with a very Hong Kong vibe.

A still from the video of Mirror’s “12”, which was released in 2021. Photo: handout
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | The bold reinvention of 1990s Hong Kong sex symbol Veronica Yip

Veronica Yip posed topless for a Hong Kong magazine and acted in erotic films before becoming a pop singer, TV fixture and a tycoon’s wife.

Hong Kong entertainer Veronica Yip poses in a swimsuit in 1994. From soft-core star to mainstream success, Yip’s career was a masterclass in reinvention. Photo: SCMP
Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: festive tables, Cantopop and Christmas lights

As the holidays arrive, we reflect on food, memory, music – and the Hong Kong rituals that still anchor the season.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Cantopop icon Alan Tam: from Leslie Cheung’s rival to fans smashing albums

‘Principal Tam’ ruled Cantopop in the late 1970s and ’80s but later vexed fans with his offstage actions. Still, he’s going strong today.

Music

The Hong Kong Cantopop drummer helping revive the genre with his DJ sets

Stephane Wong drummed for Cantopop stars Eason Chan and Joey Yung in the 2000s. Now, his DJ discos are helping Hongkongers reminisce.

Stephane Wong in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong. The drummer-DJ fuses 1980s hits with electronic music at his Cantopop disco parties. Photo: Jonathan Wong
2025 National Games

Andy Lau, Joey Yung among Hong Kong stars performing at National Games opening

Opening ceremony will showcase regional cultural elements using advanced technologies, including AI and virtual reality.

Singer Joey Yung is among the Hong Kong stars who will perform on Sunday evening. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How actor Anthony Wong survived terrible films, ‘shut out’ by mainland China

From humble beginnings, Anthony Wong overcame adversity to become one of Hong Kong’s top actors and a man unafraid to speak out.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Shirley Kwan, Cantopop’s complex ‘queen of cool’, is a star like no other

Kwan experienced a meteoric rise followed by an artistic metamorphosis in the 1990s, before personal struggles began to take the spotlight.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Why new documentary on Beyond’s Wong Ka-kui only tells part of the story

Because of You – Ka Kui, about the life of the Hong Kong frontman, is marred by the same issues that tore Beyond apart after his death.

Wong Ka-kui in a still from Because of You – Ka Kui. The new documentary tells the story – albeit an incomplete one – of the late frontman of Beyond, widely considered Hong Kong’s most influential band ever.
Your Perfect Week

The best things to do in Hong Kong, October 19-25

Check out rare Cantopop album cover photography, sample Club Rangoon’s Burmese fare during a two-day pop-up, or marvel at ancient Chinese silks.

First Mention

When rumours swirled around the cause of Cantopop star Danny Chan’s death

Chow Yun-fat, Sally Yeh, Anita Mui and Pansy Ho attended his funeral. It was speculated that attempted suicide, Aids or a drug overdose caused his death.

My Life

Andrew Tuason on his music career alongside Cantopop’s biggest stars

The record producer, composer and band leader discusses learning his craft from his father and working with Jacky Cheung and Andy Lau.

Andrew Tuason in his Hong Kong studio during rehearsals for his upcoming tour in San Francisco. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s Pink Dot to hold online concert after bid to hire Art Park rejected

Concert will be held between 3pm and 6pm on November 2, featuring a slew of local celebrities and artists.

Pink Dot HK 2024 was held in the West Kowloon Cultural District. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Hong Kong’s ‘Fat Mama’ Maria Cordero went from Cantopop to controversy

The Macau-born singer, actor and TV chef was a beloved star from the 1980s to the 2000s, but more recently her politics have divided opinion.

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Music

Meet the Hong Kong DJ collective bringing back Cantopop’s golden age

Beat Friday plays the ‘best of Cantopop’ for party-goers at Hong Kong venues big and small. The trio reflect on the genre’s enduring appeal.

Cantonese culture

China cancels William So concerts over drug past, but says it’s not enough

Communist Party paper People’s Daily says businesses must put artists’ moral and legal record first, not profit.

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William So Wing-hong had been scheduled to perform several concerts in China next month but they have been cancelled after public concern over his past drug arrest. Photo: Weibo/蘇永康william
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How ‘ugly’ Hong Kong star William So overcame scandal to return to the top

From taking Anita Mui’s fashion tip to rebuilding himself after drug charges, the bespectacled singer and actor’s story is one of resilience.

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William So in 2008. By the late 2000s, the actor and Cantopop star had rebuilt his career after a drug scandal in 2002 nearly ended it. Photo: William So
Accidents and personal safety

Paralysed Hong Kong Mirror dancer’s medical funding thrown into jeopardy

Reverend Derek Li says his son faces a ‘vacuum of resources and a struggle of faith’ as key donor’s commitment to cover medical bills wavers.

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On Our Radar

See Hong Kong in a different light from a tethered hot air balloon

Cappadocia and New Mexico are famed for their stunning hot air balloon landscapes – now Hong Kong is offering its own take.

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