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What to do in Hong Kong

What to do in Hong Kong
Your ultimate guide to what’s on in Hong Kong, including insider tips, weekend round-ups, curated guides, plus unique happenings across the city.
Hedwig Tam in a still from Smashing Frank (category IIB, Cantonese), directed by Trevor Choi. Locker Lam and Sham Ka-ki co-star.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Smashing Frank: Hedwig Tam robs the rich and powerful in slick drama

Director Trevor Choi tries to explore Hong Kong’s generational and class divide with a film that sees the poor and young steal from the rich.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Once Upon a Lie: Irene Wan chases much younger man in unconvincing romance

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Food and Drinks

‘Phenomenal’ vegetarian food, ‘fantastic’ Peking duck in Hong Kong

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong food guide for Easter weekend: April 18-21

Enjoy an Italian Easter celebration, embrace Hong Kong’s pistachio obsession, indulge in a classic Sunday lunch and top it all off with berry baked goods.

Driscoll’s x Elephant Grounds spring menu in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Art Basel

3 emerging Hong Kong-based artists to watch in 2025

Andy Li San-kit, Yvonne Feng and Ye Hui are 3 Hong Kong-based creatives subverting the role of the artist.

Art

Line between art and crafts is blurred in new Hong Kong exhibition

At the Centre for Heritage Arts and Textile, works by artists and craftspeople from around Asia break boundaries between art and folk crafts.

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They changed the Hong Kong food scene. Can Yardbird’s founders do it again?

Ahead of their first restaurant opening in 12 years, owners Lindsay Jang and Matt Abergel talk restaurant design, team dynamics and the evolution of their vision.

Matt Abergel and Lindsay Jang at Always Joy, their latest restaurant venture in Sheung Wan. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Art

He was once Hong Kong’s most prominent contemporary artist. Now he’s back

One of the most talked-about openings during Art Basel week, Tsang Kin-wah’s exhibition at Galerie du Monde is a memorable return.

Pets

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 11-13

Quaff some Pharrell Williams champagne, learn how to care better for your dog, revisit an iconic Hong Kong movie and more this weekend.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

What’s ‘extended’ in new In the Mood for Love 4K special cinema edition?

Wong Kar-wai’s 2000 masterpiece returns to Hong Kong cinemas this week for the film’s 25th anniversary with nine minutes of new footage.

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Maggie Cheung in a still from In the Mood for Love 25th Anniversary Special Edition. Presented in a brand new 4K restoration, this extended edition of the 2000 masterpiece boasts nine minutes of never-before-seen footage.
Food and Drinks

Drink in Focus: Earl Grey Caviar Martini at Quinary

The multisensory cocktail, created almost 13 years ago, revolutionised Hong Kong’s bar scene with its unique blend of flavours and visual appeal.

The Earl Grey Caviar Martini is one of Quinary’s bestsellers for a reason. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

Discover chef Sandy Keung’s unconventional approach to cuisine

Hong Kong financier-turned-chef behind Table, which has just relocated, on why she can’t and won’t leave the restaurant business.

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 10-12

It’s guest shifts galore as The St. Regis Bar Hong Kong welcomes mixologists from sister properties, Quinary brings Prohibition-style drinks from Soko, and Bar Leone welcomes Toronto’s Bar Pompette.

American cinema

Review | Drop: date night dilemma in Happy Death Day director’s new thriller

The White Lotus’ Meghann Fahy plays a widow on a first date who faces a terrifying quandary in Christopher Landon’s implausible film.

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Meghann Fahy as Violet in a still from Drop. Photo: Universal Pictures
Food and Drinks

Where a coffee lover in Hong Kong eats seafood and drinks cocktails

Savoury cocktails, fish congee, late-night dim sum – Sophie Chan shares her favourite places in Hong Kong. Plus a fish bar in Copenhagen.

Threadfin, pea purée, légumes du printemps at Jean May Photo: Instagram/ jeanmayhk
Food and Drinks

The hottest new openings in Hong Kong, April 6-12

Premium shabu-shabu, Spanish bites, Franco-Japanese cheese omakase … and you can work it all off with sessions at a new gym in Central.

American cinema

Review | The Amateur: Rami Malek, Laurence Fishburne in muddled revenge thriller

This story of a CIA analyst looking for vengeance has all the elements necessary for success, but somehow fails to pull them together.

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American cinema

Jack Black on A Minecraft Movie and his ‘incredible journey’ in acting

School of Rock star who ‘can see retirement’ but keeps going talks about the acting bug and how praise from George Clooney changed his life.

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Jack Black at the premiere of A Minecraft Movie in London. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
From our archives

When Hong Kong’s Ocean Park Dragon roller-coaster ran out of puff

The promise of thrills in the revamped park hit snags as power failures left riders stranded, prompting government scrutiny.

Food and Drinks

9 places Coldplay fans and others can eat near Kai Tak Stadium

If you’re seeing bands play at Kai Tak Stadium you can find Thai, Mexican, burgers, soups and much else to eat, all within walking distance.

Food and Drinks

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 5-7

From a brewery’s anniversary celebration to a ballet about Frida Kahlo to an Oscar-winning film, here are 5 things to check out this weekend.

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Practise tai chi at K11 Musea. Photo: The Door
Food and Drinks

For coffee fans, 5 new Hong Kong cafes and 2 festivals to visit in April 2025

New branches of popular cafes and a pet-friendly newcomer have opened, while two events will feature coffee vendors from Hong Kong to Japan.

A cafe latte at Fineprint. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 3-5

Top bars from China and Malaysia have collabs in Hong Kong, while the Landmark’s Sake Walk 2025 is offering masterclasses to lovers of the rice wine.

Food and Drinks

Where a chicken wing addict in Hong Kong eats sushi and sandwiches

Simon Yin reveals where he goes for Hong Kong diner-style food, sushi, Vietnamese fare and a splurge – and yes, heavenly chicken wings.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | The Last Dance (extended version): what the deleted scenes entail

The highest grossing Hong Kong film ever returns with 12 minutes of extra scenes that add some comedy, but do they warrant a re-release?

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Dayo Wong as Dominic and Catherine Chau as Jade in a still from The Last Dance (extended version). The film (category III, Cantonese) is directed by Anselm Chan. Photo: Emperor Motion Pictures
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Armless musician Felix Klieser on overcoming the ‘impossible’

German born without arms, who plays the French horn with his left foot, talks about being resilient ahead of his latest concert in Hong Kong.

Felix Klieser plays the French horn. Photo: courtesy of Felix Klieser
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Experiential dining event in Hong Kong mixes feasting and dancing

Candles made of butter. Food eaten by candlelight off communal platters. Dancers weaving between tables. Group serves a feast for the senses.

Meditation and how to find balance

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, March 28-30

Get your fill of art, washed down with cocktails if desired, join in some art-based journaling, or snap up some limited-edition sneakers.

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