TOPIC

Hong Kong culture

Related Topics:
Hong Kong culture
Learn all about what makes Hong Kong special: its people, their history, habits and quirks.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron and Adrian Cheng Chi-kong. Photo: Handout (right), the former chief executive of New World Development (NWD) and founder of the K11 Art Foundation (KAF), recently met with French President Emmanuel Macron and his cabinet, the first time he became active and reappeared in public after stepping down. Pictured January 25th, 2025. HANDOUT
Hong Kong property

K11’s Adrian Cheng resurfaces in French cultural exchange with Emmanuel Macron

‘Our focus is on the global development of the cultural industry,’ former New World Development CEO says.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong doesn’t need a fortune stick to know to avoid wasteful spending

videocam
Hong Kong society

1 ticket wins record HK$193 million in Hong Kong’s Mark Six lottery

5
Hong Kong society

Letters | As we celebrate Lunar New Year, let’s eat healthy and spread some love

Readers discuss the need to pay attention to one’s physical and mental health during the festive season, and ways to avoid wasting food.

People enjoy a snack at the Lunar New Year Fair at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay on January 27. Photo: Sam Tsang
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

3 of the best Chinese wuxia films made in the 21st century

Sword-fighting films were popular in the 1960s and 1990s. Tsui Hark and Derek Yee were among directors who reinvented the genre this century.

videocam
Hong Kong

Q&A | How an obsession with Hong Kong’s basketball courts led to ‘Shooting Hoops’

American photographer Austin Bell has snapped all the Hong Kong basketball courts that he could find, capturing a part of the city’s essence.

videocam
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Hong Kong society

Trump on Show: hit opera with young Hongkongers to rerun, eyes global stage

Sunbeam Theatre in North Point to revive popular show as swansong ahead of March closure.

videocam
Cantonese opera impresario and composer Edward Li at the Sunbeam Theatre, which will close in March. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong

Editorial | Landing ‘Skytopia’ in economic turbulence a challenge for Hong Kong airport

Ambitious plans by city’s Airport Authority to transform facility into ‘the landmark of Asia’ rest on attracting investment.

Hong Kong society

Explainer | What to do in Hong Kong on ‘chi kou’, third day of Lunar New Year

People traditionally take a break from social gatherings to avoid quarrels believed to be more likely to happen after first two days.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Meet Gordon Lam Ka-tung, a movie star decades in the making

An actor who grew up poor and had to wait decades for his first film awards, Gordon Lam has risen steadily to the top of Hong Kong cinema.

Hong Kong film actor and producer Gordon Lam Ka-tung at an interview with the Post in 2021. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
International schools in Hong Kong

Top Hong Kong schools that offer bilingual education

Fluency in multiple languages not only prepares students for a globalised world, but also enhances cognitive development and develops empathy

Many Hong Kong schools offer multilingual options. Photo: International College Hong Kong
Hong Kong society

Fortune stick says Hong Kong must spend within means, don’t be greedy: kuk chief

‘Do what’s good and don’t be greedy,’ Lunar New Year prophecy tells Hongkongers.

7
Hong Kong society

Calls for more family-friendly policies as first Hong Kong ‘snake baby’ born

Baby girl weighing 3kg born in Union Hospital to Lee family just as Year of the Snake arrived.

Hong Kong society

‘Spectacular’ Hong Kong Lunar New Year parade ushers in Year of the Snake

Parade featuring nine floats and dozens of performing groups draws crowds to Tsim Sha Tsui.

videocam
5
The Lunar New Year parade gets under way in Tsim Sha Tsui on Wednesday night. Photo: Nora Tam
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Queen of Mahjong: Wong Jing, Patrick Kong join forces on tasteless comedy

Sultans of sexism deliver a torrent of tasteless trash interspersed with shows of skill at the mahjong table. Decent human beings beware.

videocam
Kenneth Ma and Samantha Ko in a still from Queen of Mahjong.
Banking & finance

Hong Kong firms use lai see envelopes as marketing tool in digital era

HSBC and ICBC (Asia) promote milestones using lai see envelopes, while the newly rebranded Hong Kong Gold Exchange sends out 60,000 red packets.

Hong Kong society

Ex-members of Indian troupe cry foul over role in Hong Kong Lunar New Year parade

Controversy centres on the Mumbai-based V.Unbeatable Dance Group, winner of America’s Got Talent in 2020.

5
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Food and Drinks

Mouthing Off | Is snake soup medicinal? IDK. I’m just a sucker for hot broth in winter

As Year of the Snake begins, Hong Kong snake restaurants are packed. Snake soup is to Chinese people what chicken soup is to other cultures.

videocam
Snake soup at Ser Wong Fun restaurant in Hong Kong’s Central district. As the Year of the Snake begins the dish is popular, not because of the Chinese zodiac but because of the weather. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Fashion

Planets to pomegranates, cheongsam maker gives the dress a modern makeover

For her cheongsam – also known as qipao – Chocolate Tsang thinks not only about pattern and style but also the character of her clients.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong worshippers seek good fortune at annual Lunar New Year ritual

Colourful costumes and high hopes at Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple, as devotees burn first incense sticks of Year of the Snake.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

14 food poisoning cases in Hong Kong from Cafe de Coral’s Lunar New Year dish

Authorities say group ate poon choi for dinner in university dormitory, with cross-contamination of raw and cooked food blamed for cases.

Staff from the Centre for Health Protection and the Centre for Food Safety are investigating. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong florists cut prices as buyers sniff out Lunar New Year fair deals

Vendors at Victoria Park fair are eager to clear stock by offering steep discounts before the Lunar New Year fair closes.

The Lunar New Year fair at Victoria Park will remain open overnight. Photo: Sun Yeung
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Hit N Fun, warm-hearted boxing drama by Rob N Roll filmmaker

Albert Mak is back with bittersweet tale of a high-flyer, a washed-up actress and a failing gym boss forced to rethink their purpose in life.

videocam
Chinese culture

Feng shui master’s tips for Snakes in the Year of the Snake

Feng shui master Andrew Kwan shares advice on where to place lucky elements, colours or symbols to help you have a better Year of the Snake.

History

The Lunar New Year poon choi feast isn’t just about food

Having started as a rustic meal jointly made by rural households to enjoy together, poon choi is now a family-favourite Chinese New Year staple in Hong Kong.

Residents of Ng Ka Tsuen, in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, enjoy a Lunar New Year poon choi meal. Photo: David Wong
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | In My Best Bet, Charlene Choi and Louis Cheung battle gambling addiction

A man with an aversion to gamblers marries a gambling addict in Andy Lo’s comedy. The writer-director shows a gift for nonsensical humour.

videocam
Charlene Choi in a still from My Best Bet.
Hong Kong

‘Time once made Lee Kuan Yew cry’: a former editor looks back

Zoher Abdoolcarim, the former Asia editor of Time magazine, talks about why being a true Hongkonger is not all about being Chinese, and the leader who left the biggest impression.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year fireworks set to attract 400,000 to Victoria Harbour

Extensive road closures expected, as police warn of increased water patrols to crack down on crew operating boats while under the influence.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
loading