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Hong Kong should support its hawkers, not let them disappear
As an integral part of Hong Kong’s culinary culture, hawkers shouldn’t have to choose between retirement and the future of their business.
24 Jul 2025 - 7:15AM
Art
4 Hong Kong exhibitions to satisfy your appetite for culture this week
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
Hong Kong movie star Ekin Cheng on the role that made him and latest film
22 Jul 2025 - 6:15PM
Food and Drinks
The unlikely reinvention of Hong Kong’s cafe scene
As rents rise and work-from-home fades, the city’s cafes are transforming into creative sanctuaries for a generation craving connection.
22 Jul 2025 - 5:45PM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
How Andy Lau channelled The Godfather to play Hong Kong’s most corrupt cop
Lee Rock, Lawrence Lau’s two-part Hollywood-style biopic of infamous policeman Lui Lok, painted a vivid picture of 1960s Hong Kong.
20 Jul 2025 - 12:15PM
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Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Book Fair’s central plot rightly remains love of reading
Over 35 years, the event has seen political controversy and scantily clad ‘pseudo models’ but physical books continue to be a major draw.
20 Jul 2025 - 10:02AM
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Hong Kong racing
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Rebranding of horse racing is bearing fruit
The season ended on a high but the bigger achievement was in providing a world-class experience that attracts tourists and a younger crowd.
20 Jul 2025 - 6:30AM
Architecture and design
The world is discovering bamboo scaffolding – as Hong Kong phases it out
Skyscrapers clad in bamboo poles have been an iconic part of the city’s landscape, earning the material a place at the Venice Biennale.
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Editor's Letter
This week in PostMag: Hong Kong’s bamboo scaffolding and a Bali bone healer
See how the Venice Biennale is discovering an iconic Hong Kong builders’ craft, meet debut novelist Jemimah Wei, and try an Italian coffee with Chinese characteristics.
23 Jul 2025 - 11:53AM
Your Perfect Week
What to do in Hong Kong, July 20-26
Try guest chefs’ takes on a Sunday roast, sip tea-and-coffee cocktails, get some art education at Hong Kong Palace Museum and go to the city’s annual blockbuster anime and gaming fair.
20 Jul 2025 - 4:42PM
Hong Kong celebrities and icons
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Hong Kong star Adam Cheng, from TV heartthrob to stock market jinx
The star of wuxia period dramas and TV shows such as The Greed of Man, actor-singer Adam Cheng has been a popular performer for over 50 years.
18 Jul 2025 - 5:19PM
Food and Drinks
What is cheung fun? Types, history and how to make Chinese rice noodle rolls
From Hong Kong dim sum classics to Malaysian twists, here’s everything you need to know about cheung fun, including expert cooking tips.
18 Jul 2025 - 7:15AM
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
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She’s Got No Name: Zhang Ziyi anchors part one of period murder mystery
Peter Chan’s drama set in 1940s Shanghai about a woman jailed for killing her abusive husband is thrilling but morally ambiguous.
17 Jul 2025 - 6:24PM
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My Life
From Ireland to Kowloon: one educator’s 70-year journey
Brother Patrick Tierney, veteran of La Salle’s Hong Kong Catholic schools, discusses his devotion to education, his fondness for football and Bruce Lee.
17 Jul 2025 - 7:00AM
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Style Edit: Rolex partners with Hong Kong’s WestK cultural district
Highlights include excerpts from Chinese operas Princess Cheung Ping and The Legend of the Purple Hairpin by librettist Tong Tik-sang, and the martial arts piece Fan Lihua Battles Wang Yinglong.
15 Jul 2025 - 10:00AM
From our archives
In pictures: Hong Kong’s long lost landmark buildings
They once shaped Hong Kong’s skyline and community – now, only memories remain of these architectural gems.
14 Jul 2025 - 3:15PM
Art
Why this Hong Kong artist turns TCM items into fascinating works of art
Currently showing at Blindspot Gallery, So Wing-po transforms traditional Chinese medicine items into installations, sculptures and videos.
14 Jul 2025 - 7:15AM
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Hong Kong society
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Hong Kong’s dim sum trolleys are a tradition worth preserving
Dim sum carts offer a welcome human touch in a digital age, and the city must do what it can to keep this tradition alive.
14 Jul 2025 - 6:45AM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong Covid facility at old airport takes off as youth hostel, culture hub
“Runway 1331” project expected to provide young people with opportunities for entrepreneurship, cultural exchange and talent development.
14 Jul 2025 - 11:14AM
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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
The Hui Brothers defined Hong Kong comedy in the 1970s. How they fared later
We revisit three of Michael Hui’s best films as a comedy actor and co-screenwriter, aided by brothers Ricky and Sam, from the 1980s onwards.
13 Jul 2025 - 4:15PM
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Hong Kong society
How Hong Kong’s hawker rules are forcing a 92-year-old to sit all day at stall
Hawker Chan Tak-ching has enough to retire but is unable to pass her licence to colleagues who need the income, a rule observers say is ‘outdated’.
12 Jul 2025 - 6:39PM
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American cinema
How Chinese Box presented the Hong Kong handover from a unique viewpoint
In Wayne Wang’s 1997 drama, the many sides of a city on the brink of change were shown through the camcorder of Jeremy Irons’ English writer.
11 Jul 2025 - 6:15PM
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Chinese culture
Do you know your gu fu from your yi ma? How to greet your Chinese relatives
Chinese family titles can be a minefield. From paternal grandfathers’ older brothers to mothers’ younger sisters, here are some useful ones.
11 Jul 2025 - 5:15PM
Your Perfect Week
What to do in Hong Kong this month
Experience opera at a Michelin-starred restaurant, view cartoons by Joan Cornellà, enjoy tapas at Pica Pica and savour an American Southern cocktail at Ella.
14 Jul 2025 - 12:53PM
Hong Kong society
‘Gangster logic’: Beijing slams US extension of Hong Kong’s ‘emergency status’
China’s foreign ministry arm in city also calls US President Donald Trump’s move an act of hegemony that weaponises economic and trade tools.
12 Jul 2025 - 1:09PM
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Hong Kong Book Fair turns 35 with more than 600 events
The 35th edition of the annual week-long expo encourages visitors to add the worlds of food and future tech to their literary menus.
11 Jul 2025 - 12:30PM
China exports
Labubu mania
Beijing-based Pop Mart has become the world’s most-valuable listed toy company on the back of demand for Labubu, a Nordic-like elf that has won fans around the world.
11 Jul 2025 - 10:47AM
Architecture and design
Revitalising Hong Kong’s Olympian City plaza – in the shade
An architect-designed shell-like structure for and by the community has transformed a forlorn plaza in Tai Kok Tsui.
9 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM
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