Why Hong Kong’s Most Controversial LGBTQ+ Filmmaker is Retiring

Elizabeth KerrSeptember 21, 2022

After diving into filmmaking 16 years ago, self-taught director Scud has produced a unique body of work. So why is he leaving it behind?...

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The Strange Expressions and Personal Tragedies of Football Commentator Peter Wong

Peter Jacob CheungSeptember 21, 2022

Known for his strange, colourful expressions, legendary Hong Kong football commentator Peter Wong overcame a life of tragedy to pursue his passion...

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Angelika Li is Building a Bridge From Hong Kong to Basel

Oliver GilesSeptember 1, 2022

A Hong Kong culture maven has planted roots in the Swiss city known for its museums and international art fair ...

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For Chi Wing Lo, Design is Craft

Catherine ShawAugust 31, 2022

Born in Hong Kong, based in Italy, this acclaimed designer takes a hands-on approach to his work...

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Mama’s Affair: Kearen Pang’s New Film is More Than Just Buzzy

Elizabeth KerrAugust 10, 2022

Playwright and filmmaker Kearen Pang wades straight into the mainstream with a little help from Cantopop phenomenon MIRROR for her second feature film...

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How a Precocious Hongkonger Became a Master Scottish Bagpiper

Billy PottsJuly 27, 2022

Chris Lee began learning bagpipes at the age of 12 – and it took him on an unexpected journey around the world...

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The Short But Extraordinary Life of Artist Tseng Kwong-chi

Oliver GilesJuly 20, 2022

Born into an affluent Shanghainese family in Hong Kong, Tseng Kwong-chi ended up on the avant-garde of the 1980s New York art scene...

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Gretchen So’s Evolving Territories: Hong Kong in the Midst of Change

Christopher DewolfJune 30, 2022

A photo exhibition captures Hong Kong's changing landscape in the years around the 1997  handover from British to Chinese rule...

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Caroline Chiu’s Porcelain Cups Are An Homage to Hong Kong

Oliver GilesJune 29, 2022

Hong Kong’s spirit is channelled into a series of hand-painted cups made in China’s ancient capital of ceramics...

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Jeweller, Inventor – And Now Artist: Wallace Chan in Venice

Oliver GilesJune 9, 2022

A Hong Kong jeweller-turned-artist is showing some of the most ambitious works of his career...

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Hong Kong’s Newest Generation of Art Spaces

Christie LeeMay 20, 2022

Despite difficult times, new art spaces continue to push Hong Kong’s art scene ahead...

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The Vanishing City: Tit Hong Lane and the Future of Hong Kong

Molly GroganMay 13, 2022

On and On Theatre Workshop director Chan Ping-chiu looks back at his childhood home in Central to understand how Hong Kong is changing...

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Zheng Bo Thinks Plants Are More Interesting Than People

Oliver GilesMay 11, 2022

At the Venice Biennale, Hong Kong-based artist Zheng Bo showcases drawings, installations and videos that encourage viewers to reflect on their relationship with nature...

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The Space Between: Zao Wou-Ki’s Life and Work

Ilaria Maria SalaApril 13, 2022

Few artists were able to bridge Western and Chinese traditions as much as Zao Wou-Ki, whose visit to Hong Kong changed his life....

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The Story Behind Ascot Chang, Hong Kong’s Superstar Tailor

Billy PottsMarch 31, 2022

The Shanghainese roots of Hong Kong tailoring are embodied by the Chang family, whose business has earned worldwide acclaim...

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PHD Group: How a 1970s Clubhouse Became Home to Cutting-Edge Art

Christie LeeMarch 30, 2022

Ysabelle Cheung and Willem Molesworth have teamed to open a new contemporary art gallery in a very unusual space...

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Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: The Luthier of Sui Fai Factory Estate

Billy PottsMarch 2, 2022

As a factory block in Fotan is slated to be redeveloped into public housing, a master Chinese luthier considers his fate...

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How Lui Shou-kwan Changed Chinese Ink Art Forever

Christie LeeFebruary 17, 2022

A self-trained Hong Kong artist launched a revolution in an ancient art form when he emphasised individual expression...

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Hong Kong on Instagram: @justinwongjw’s Nostalgic Times

Christopher DewolfJanuary 27, 2022

Dreamy nightscapes and moody aerials define Justin Wong's photography...

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The Man Who Fought for Public Education in Hong Kong: Hilton Cheong-Leen

Christopher DewolfJanuary 10, 2022

Hilton Cheong-Leen was one of the postwar civic activists who helped shape modern Hong Kong. Now 94 years old, he still takes an active interest in the city's well-being....

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A Star is Reborn: Anita Mui On the Big Screen

Elizabeth KerrNovember 14, 2021

Director Longman Leung ushers the long-awaited biopic of the enduring Cantopop superstar to Hong Kong cinemas...

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Dung Kai-cheung’s Hong Kong Convergence

Ilaria Maria SalaNovember 10, 2021

We sit down for tea with the famous Hong Kong author to find out what makes his writing so distinct...

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The Newly Discovered Collages of Luis Chan, Hong Kong’s Emblematic Artist

Ilaria Maria SalaOctober 20, 2021

Born in Panama, orphaned in Hong Kong, Luis Chan was a self-taught artist who embodied the spirit of a colony caught between worlds...

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Tea, Roasted to Order Over Charcoal: The Story of Ming Heung

Ilaria Maria SalaOctober 7, 2021

Ming Heung Tea Shop has been sitting in exactly the same position in Kowloon City since 1963. Chen Dak, the founder, had been in Hong Kong and in the tea business for about 10 years when the shop was established, following in the footsteps of his father, with whom he fled to Hong Kong in […]...

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What is Hong Kong Art? On Its 20th Anniversary, Grotto Fine Art is Trying to Find Out

Christie LeeOctober 6, 2021

Since Henry Au-Yeung opened Grotto Fine Art 20 years ago, it has been on the vanguard of contemporary Hong Kong art. But what is Hong Kong art?...

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Hong Kong’s Great Writers: Liu Yichang and Chinese Cosmopolitanism

Ilaria Maria SalaSeptember 22, 2021

Liu Yichang's depiction of a restless, moody, changing Hong Kong and its connection to the Chinese diaspora inspired a generation of creative talents like Wong Kar-wai...

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LeeLee Chan: Art That Finds the Extraordinary in Ordinary Objects

Christie LeeAugust 5, 2021

LeeLee Chan has built an artistic practice around transforming unremarkable objects into fascinating pieces of art. ...

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Xi Xi: The Playful Seriousness of a Quintessential Hong Kong Writer

Ilaria Maria SalaJuly 8, 2021

Combining playfulness with sophisticated wordplay and deep erudition, Xi Xi captures the Hong Kong spirit like few other authors...

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Michael Rogge’s Hong Kong: A 1950s Time Capsule

Christopher DewolfJune 29, 2021

After moving to Hong Kong in 1949, Dutch expat Michael Rogge spent his free time filming everything he could. Now those clips form a remarkable YouTube collection...

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Meet the Young Master Keeping Hong Kong’s Neon Heritage Alive

Billy PottsJune 3, 2021

Hong Kong's neon heritage is fading away – but Karen Chan is doing her best to keep the tradition alive. ...

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Behind the Scenes of Hong Kong’s First Homegrown Indian Movie

Elizabeth KerrMay 26, 2021

Could Hong Kong-based Indian director Sri Kishore be the vanguard for a new global film production model for Hong Kong? ...

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A Life in Music: DJ Ray Cordeiro’s Extraordinary 70-Year-Career

Annemarie EvansMay 12, 2021

Hong Kong's most beloved English-language DJ finally calls it quits after the world's longest career in radio. ...

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Chu Teh-chun: The Man Behind the Legendary Painter

Christie LeeMay 12, 2021

A new documentary reveals some intimate details about the life of renowned French-Chinese painter Chu Teh-chun....

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The Flower Boat Girl: Inside the Life of Pirate Queen Cheng I Sao

Ryan KilpatrickApril 8, 2021

A new novel by Hong Kong author and cartoonist Larry Feign delves into the complicated life of notorious pirate Cheng I Sao. ...

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Sound and Emotion: Anson Mak’s New Documentary

Elizabeth KerrMarch 25, 2021

Multi-disciplinary artist Anson Mak shines a spotlight on our basest emotion and the art it produces....

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More Than Reality: How Stephen Wong Paints During the Pandemic

Christie LeeMarch 4, 2021

Known for his imaginative landscape paintings, Stephen Wong Chun-hei has found himself adapting to the reality wrought by Covid-19....

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Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: Olympia Graeco-Egyptian Coffee – Fresh Roasted Since 1927

Christopher DewolfFebruary 26, 2021

How a small family-run roaster has fuelled Hong Kong with fresh coffee for nearly a century....

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Meet the Plumber King, Hong Kong’s Unexpected Graffiti Icon

Billy PottsJanuary 29, 2021

For decades, a plumber has advertised his services by painting on the city's surfaces. We meet the man behind thousands of remarkably stylish advertisements....

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Ann Hui in the Spotlight: A Rare Documentary About a Hong Kong Filmmaker and Hong Kong itself

Elizabeth KerrDecember 9, 2020

Art director turned filmmaker Man Lim-chung examines film titan Ann Hui, whose long career reflects Hong Kong as a whole....

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Young Bruce Lee, Part II: The Man Before the Legend

Billy PottsDecember 6, 2020

Final years in Seattle. Bruce Lee matures and develops his unique vision of kung fu – and the world....

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