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HK movie stars and roasted pigeons: Historic Lung Wah hotel on edge of closure

Lung Wah, once host to film star Bruce Lee, warns it could shut down its doors for good in the next six months amid pandemic losses and changing tastes.

September 27, 2022
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Hong Kong society
The Hong Kong umbrella maker offering lifetime warranties
April 27, 2024
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Hong Kong culture
Hong Kong’s famous Sunbeam Theatre closes
March 3, 2025
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Cantopop group The Flame quickly went viral after resuming outdoor performances in the city for the first time in five years04:35
Hong Kong's music scene
Live outdoor music strikes chord with stressed Hongkongers
February 8, 2025
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Wilfred Wan’s cinematic work includes making prosthetic heads for the recent hit The Last Dance06:08
Hong Kong society
The Hong Kong make-up artist behind these shocking special effects
December 28, 2024
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The rise in running clubs in the city has offered people new ways to meet friends and socialise03:57
Christmas
Hundreds join Hong Kong’s ‘Santa Run’
December 21, 2024
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The main factors drawing Hongkongers across the border to the mainland include lower consumer prices and relatively affordable housing prices  06:45
Hong Kong society
Why do Hongkongers want to move to mainland China?
December 17, 2024
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The quirky social initiative gives Hongkongers the chance to introduce their friends to people seeking to make new connections04:38
Hong Kong society
A new way to socialise: pitch a friend to strangers
December 14, 2024
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The Yu Yuen mansion has been left to rot for decades, but interior designer Sacha Yasumoto wants to give visitors a new appreciation for it.06:56
Conservation
‘Dangerous dinner’ at a deserted Hong Kong villa
December 6, 2024
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Hong Kong society
Injured whale dies in Hong Kong waters
December 1, 2024
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What does it take to maintain loving marriages that span decades? These 20 couples, aged 60 years or older, shared love secrets at a mass wedding04:59
Hong Kong society
The secrets to a long-lasting marriage
November 30, 2024
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Hong Kong culture
Hongkonger ‘Kunbi’ fights racial stereotypes in city
November 16, 2024
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Pets in Hong Kong
How pet-friendly is Hong Kong?
November 2, 2024
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How good are you at just sitting there and doing nothing? At the ninth International Space-Out Competition held in Hong Kong, 71 teams with more than a hundred participants took up the challenge....04:18
Hong Kong society
Watch these Hongkongers just ‘spacing out’
October 13, 2024
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Hong Kong society
Inside Hong Kong’s ‘secret dinner’ network
September 28, 2024
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The closure of several major gym companies in Hong Kong over several years, including the recent shuttering of the Physical Fitness chain, has left fitness professionals and clients looking for...05:13
Health & Fitness
Hong Kong’s freelance fitness trainers share their secrets to success
September 27, 2024
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Hong Kong society
Hong Kong’s outdoor workout lovers, aged 17-70
September 21, 2024
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Sex educators and members of the public in Hong Kong say the city’s new sex education teaching materials blame victims and are out of touch with society. The new sex education curriculum for Form...02:45
Hong Kong society
Why young Hongkongers are unimpressed with new sex education
August 31, 2024
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More Hongkongers have been heading north to mainland China for recreation, bringing back with them a taste for new types of Chinese food. Mainland Chinese F&B chains have been capitalising on the...02:41
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong’s new food trend: mainland Chinese chains
August 24, 2024
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Hong Kong society
What do Hong Kong’s post-Covid grads dream about?
August 3, 2024
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Anime
Meet Hong Kong’s ardent cosplayers
July 27, 2024
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Hong Kong charity reopens fire-damaged community centre for autism and Down’s syndrome patients
May 18, 2024
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Hong Kong society
Remembering Hong Kong’s ‘City of Darkness’
May 22, 2024