What’s Behind Wayne McGregor’s ‘On the Other Earth’?
We met the renowned choreographer to find out more about his new digital dance experiment and its intimate Hong Kong screenings...
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Hong Kong’s Maritime Trade, Part VIV: The Container Revolution
How an unassuming metal box changed Hong Kong — and the world...
What’s Next For Hong Kong’s Harbourfront?
With plans to make nearly all of Victoria Harbour accessible by 2028, now’s the time to start thinking critically about the quality of our waterfront spaces]...
Your Highly Subjective Guide to the Kowloon Harbourfront
The highs are higher and the lows are lower: exploring waterfront spaces on the north side of Victoria Harbour...
An Opinionated Guide to Hong Kong Island’s Harbourfront
Now that Hong Kong Island's harbourfront is finally connected, here's what you can expect along the way...
The Best Harbourfront Promenades in Hong Kong
We set out to explore the many public spaces along Victoria Harbour. Here are five of the best...
Born From the Waves of the Sea: Land Reclamation in Hong Kong
How Hong Kong has been shaped and reshaped by the constant creation of new land...
A Love Letter to Hong Kong: The Miniature Exhibition at Peak Tower
Hong Kong: Through the Looking Glass is a dazzling miniature exhibition featuring 24 models of distinctly Hong Kong scenes...
Hong Kong’s Maritime Trade, Part VIII: Shipwrecks
There’s treasure lurking in Hong Kong waters, but nobody knows where – or what it is, exactly...
Hong Kong’s Skyline Icons: Typhoon Shelters and Their Rollicking History
Typhoon shelters are an unmistakable part of Hong Kong's landscape – and a reminder of the time when they functioned as cities on the sea...
Hong Kong’s Skyline Icons: Bridges
Unlike San Francisco, New York or Sydney, Hong Kong isn't particularly known for its bridges. Maybe that should chan...
Hong Kong’s Skyline Icons: Ferry Piers, Maritime Town Squares
The ferry piers along Victoria Harbour are sites of transit but also places to gather...
Gretchen So’s Evolving Territories: Hong Kong in the Midst of Change
A photo exhibition captures Hong Kong's changing landscape in the years around the 1997 handover from British to Chinese rule...
Hong Kong’s Skyline Icons: The Shun Tak Centre, Gateway to Macau
Though it is quiet today, the Shun Tak Centre is a testament to Hong Kong's history of mobility...
Hong Kong’s Skyline Icons: Rooftop Billboards
Neon signs once dominated Hong Kong's skyline, but they are quickly being replaced by LED video screens...
Hong Kong’s Skyline Icons: The Faded Glory of Tsim Sha Tsui East
Once famous for its holiday displays and over-the-top nightlife, TST East has fallen on hard times – but it's still a Hong Kong icon...
Three Photographers, Three Visions of Hong Kong
The photos of Lee Fook Chee, Hedda Morrison and Brian Brake come together to form a compelling portrait of Hong Kong – and the photographers themselves....
Hong Kong’s Skyline Icons: ICC and IFC, Guarding the Harbour
What do the icons of Hong Kong’s skyline say about the city?...
Hong Kong’s Colonial Heritage, Part IV: The Western Market
Hong Kong's oldest surviving market building has a history even older than its Edwardian façade....
The Coronavirus in Hong Kong: Together in Solitude
Hong Kong is once again feeling the brunt of Covid-19. Where do we go from here?...
Hong Kong’s Colonial Heritage, Part II: An Explosive History at the Asia Society
How a Victorian-era explosives magazine was transformed into a cultural centre....
There’s a Lot to Discover in Hong Kong’s “Hidden” Collection of Colonial-Era Travel Posters
Gallerist Christopher Bailey amassed a treasure trove of vintage handpainted Hong Kong travel posters – and now they are available to the public. ...
What Does the Future Hold for Victoria Harbour?
Millions of people live within a 10-minute walk of Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong’s most important natural asset and the very reason the city exists in the first place. But most of them would have a hard time finding their way to the shore past the roadways and fences that divide it from the city. Even […]...
Hong Kong’s Skyline Gets Dressed Up for Christmas
Thousands of people once flocked to Tsim Sha Tsui East to see the Christmas lights. While the crowds have thinned, the displays still shine....
Waterworld: A Short History of Ferries, Kaitos and Walla-Wallas in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has gotten around by ferry for more than a hundred years – but for how much longer?...
Slow Hong Kong: The Central Ferry Piers
A fresh Look at Hong Kong's urban poetry...
Vagabond Videographer Brandon Li Digs Into Hong Kong’s Roots
The maker of a viral video that captures Hong Kong's frenetic energy and cultural roots discusses his peripatetic existence. ...