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Anthony Wong performs at the Rockit – Hong Kong Music Festival in Victoria Park in 2006. The singer is a Cantopop pioneer, LGBTQ advocate and indie music mogul. Photo: Dustin Shum
Anthony Wong (left) and Tats Lau of Tat Ming Pair perform in 1988. Photo: Sunny Lee
Wong performs at a concert to mark the 10th anniversary of Tat Ming Pair’s career, at Academic Community Hall, Hong Kong Baptist University, in 1996. Photo: Ricky Chung
Cass Phang (left) and Wong perform at the Metro Radio Music Awards presentation at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in 2000. Photo: Edward Wong
Wong at an interview with the South China Morning Post in 2015. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Cantopop pioneer Anthony Wong Yiu-ming shaped Hong Kong culture

Wong, one-half of Cantopop duo Tat Ming Pair, is a solo artist, label pioneer and a fearless LGBTQ and pro-democracy advocate.

Video | Audience member covers for Cantopop star delayed to his own concert

Style Edit

Style Edit: YDC 2026 spotlights Hong Kong’s fashion trailblazers

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Cantopop lyricist Wyman Wong became a cultural force in Hong Kong

Songwriter for the stars, fashion journalist, LGBTQ activist – Wong’s impact on modern Hong Kong culture cannot be overstated.

Wyman Wong attends the Ultimate Song Chart Awards 2016 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on January 1, 2017. The Hong Kong lyricist, actor and fashionista has written career-defining hits for many Cantopop singers, appeared in various movies, designed and written about fashion, and promoted LGBTQ visibility in his home city. Photo: Visual China Group via Getty Images
Wyman Wong (centre) and fellow Commercial Radio Hong Kong DJ Lois Kwok Ching (right) talk to Cantopop star Sandy Lam Yik-lin at her concert in 1994. Photo: SCMP
Wyman Wong (first right) attends the Ten Best Dressed Personalities Awards 2005. Photo: SCMP
Wyman Wong and influential fashion columnist Winifred Lai attend a fashion launch in Causeway Bay in 2007. Photo: SCMP
Wyman Wong arrives for a memorial service to honour and celebrate the life of Vivienne Westwood at Southwark Cathedral in London on February 16, 2023. Photo: AP Photo
Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing

Leslie Cheung would have been 70 this year. An exhibition celebrates the star

The Hong Kong Heritage Museum exhibition features never-before-shown stage outfits and offers rare insights into Cheung’s private life.

Hong Kong society

Museum brings back Leslie Cheung exhibition to mark late star’s 70th birthday

The ‘Miss You Much. Leslie 70th Birthday. Exhibition’ runs from September 9 this year to May 10, 2027, at Hong Kong Heritage Museum.

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Hong Kong society

Cantopop diva Anita Mui’s mother dies at 102 after collapsing in flat

Tam Mei‑kam was being fed liquid oatmeal on Sunday morning when she suddenly collapsed in her Causeway Bay home.

Tam Mei-kam, pictured in 2012. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Josie Ho rejected her billionaire heiress destiny for indie filmmaking

Macau casino magnate Stanley Ho’s eighth child has built her own legacy as a musician, award-winning actress and movie producer.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Alex To’s 40-year Cantopop legacy: R&B origins, comebacks, acting triumphs

The now 64-year-old Hong Kong-born singer and actor remains one of the industry’s most enduring and unpredictable figures.

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Hong Kong society

Friends and fans pay tribute to late ‘Lyrical Maverick’ Peter Lai

Long-time collaborator and entertainer Sam Hui expresses sorrow over Lai’s death in handwritten letter posted to social media.

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Peter Lai, legendary Hong Kong lyricist, who wrote songs Sam Hui, Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung and other Cantopop stars of the 1980s and 90s. Photo: Instagram
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How trailblazing Hong Kong guitarist Ellen Joyce Loo chose to speak her truth

Ellen Joyce Loo was a fearless musician who championed mental health and LGBTQ rights, and whose artistry continues to inspire.

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Ellen Joyce Loo, a Hong Kong guitarist, singer, songwriter, mental health advocate and LGBTQ pioneer who died in August 2018 aged 32, at an interview with the South China Morning Post in 2014. Photo: SCMP
Fame and celebrity

Meet the sibling duo behind Wasia Project, Olivia Hardy and Heartstopper’s Will Gao

On their recent stop in Hong Kong, the musicians spoke with Style about making an album they’re proud of, and what the term ‘Wasian’ means to them.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Concert delay affects Hong Kong’s reputation as a mega-event host

While the organiser of the Sammi Cheng concert at Kai Tak Stadium rightly exercised caution, the episode raises questions about competence and coordination.

Hong Kong economy

Cantopop star Sammi Cheng’s Kai Tak Stadium concerts postponed over stage glitch

Appreciation shows to be held in place of concerts, with ticket holders given option to seek refund or keep passes for rescheduled event.

Sammi Cheng at the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Twins’ Charlene Choi went from Cantopop teen idol to top Hong Kong actress

Since finding fame with Twins’ Gillian Chung 25 years ago, “Ah Sa” has navigated scandals and reinvented herself to become a force in showbiz.

Charlene Choi on the red carpet of the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, in Tsim Sha Tsui, in April 2015. Choi was nominated for the best actress award that year for her role in the film Sara. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Cantopop star, scandal, redemption: Andy Hui’s turbulent 40-year career

Hui had a dream career and marriage to Sammi Cheng, then a 2019 cheating scandal threatened it all. Seven years on, he has turned things around.

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Mirror

Video | Mirror dancer paralysed in accident awarded HK$6.29m

A Hong Kong court has awarded the 31-year-old, who needs three carers to provide round-the-clock assistance, maximum compensation.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | ‘I don’t want to be a diva or a billionaire’: Kay Tse’s 20-year Cantopop legacy

Cantopop singer Kay Tse’s two-decade career has been built on authenticity, a commitment to social issues and her love of Hong Kong.

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Kay Tse at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards in April 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong protests

Bureau defends Hins Cheung mentor role after mainland China online backlash

Internet users in mainland China slam move to make Cantopop singer mentor in project to rehabilitate young protesters.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s Mirror star Keung To urges public to learn from his driving mistakes

‘I do not drive now. I do not dare to. I should brush up on my driving first,’ singer says after being fined for series of traffic offences.

Hong Kong society

Why Cantopop star Hins Cheung’s new mentor role has polarised Hong Kong fans

Singer previously supported local social movements but now says he regrets past and will help rehabilitate 2019 protesters.

Singer Hins Cheung performs at Sha Tin Racecourse. Photo: Kenneth Chan.
Hong Kong society

Hins Cheung to lead arrested 2019 Hong Kong protesters on mainland exchange trips

Cantopop singer expresses remorse for past political stance, says he will serve as mentor for Security Bureau’s rehabilitation project.

Singer Hins Cheung has apologised for his past support for the 2012 protests against national education and the 2014 Occupy Central movement. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | ‘Not pretty enough’? Joey Yung became a top Cantopop star anyway

From rejected teen singer to Cantopop legend, Joey Yung’s grit, voice and unwavering work ethic have outlasted her critics.

Hong Kong society

Paralysed Hong Kong dancer Mo Li shares video of himself steering wheelchair

Li’s Instagram post marks first time he has shown himself moving independently since Mirror concert accident 3½ years ago.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Leslie Cheung broke all the rules to become a Hong Kong superstar

The music and cinema legend’s artistry, vulnerability and defiance in a conservative Asian society forever reshaped Hong Kong pop culture.

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Hong Kong pop icon Leslie Cheung on the set of director Wong Kar-wai’s Days of Being Wild in 1990. Cheung was a trailblazing Cantopop icon who reshaped Hong Kong’s entertainment scene. Photo: SCMP
Fashion

In their words: Peter Cheung on why Hongkongers are ahead of fashion trends

The luxury brand veteran, who rates Anita Mui as his top style icon, shares his insights on the city’s unique East-meets-West fashion vibe.

Peter Cheung with Donatella Versace in 2017. Photo: Handout
Music

Nicholas Tse, EXO among top music and art events coming up in Greater Bay Area

Jane Zhang concert, Art Week Shenzhen and French musical Don Juan also coming to Shenzhen, Macau and Guangzhou in March, April and May 2026.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Why Michael Tse, Hong Kong actor behind Laughing Gor, is a lesson in resilience

Michael Tse’s journey from backup dancer to Young and Dangerous henchman to leading film and TV actor showcases his endurance and tenacity.

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