‘Horizon Hong Kong’: Xu Xi Reflects on Her City
A new collection brings together 22 short stories by one of Hong Kong’s foremost English-language writers — each rooted in her hometown...
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How Parenthèses Keeps French Culture Alive in Hong Kong
A reminder of how independent bookshops endure through care, continuity and human warmth...
Stand a Little Bit Closer: Fiction from Eva Wong Yi — Part II
Eva Wong Yi’s short story captures the quiet ache of unrequited love in the bustling anonymity of a Hong Kong mall. Part one of two...
Stand a Little Bit Closer: Fiction from Eva Wong Yi — Part I
Eva Wong Yi’s short story captures the quiet ache of unrequited love in the bustling anonymity of a Hong Kong mall. Part one of two...
Author Auteur: New Wave Film Icon Ann Hui Returns to Eileen Chang
One of Hong Kong's great filmmaking pairings is back with a new film. ...
Dung Kai-cheung’s Hong Kong Convergence
We sit down for tea with the famous Hong Kong author to find out what makes his writing so distinct...
The Cost of Being an Astronaut: Author Pik-Shuen Fung Explores the Inner Lives of Hong Kong Emigrants
Featured at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival, Ghost Forest explores the emotional impact of migration for the thousands of Hongkongers who left before the 1997 handover...
Hong Kong’s Great Writers: Liu Yichang and Chinese Cosmopolitanism
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...
Xi Xi: The Playful Seriousness of a Quintessential Hong Kong Writer
Combining playfulness with sophisticated wordplay and deep erudition, Xi Xi captures the Hong Kong spirit like few other authors...
How Hong Kong Shaped Eileen Chang
Known around the world for Lust, Caution and other brilliant works, Eileen Chang spent most of her life in Shanghai and Los Angeles – but it was Hong Kong that made her into the writer she was....
Out and Loud With Hong Kong Poetry
Poet Jason Lee looks back at the growing relevance of English poetry in Hong Kong as Poetry OutLoud celebrated its 20th anniversary....
The Hong Kong International Literary Festival – How Did It All Begin?
The founders of the Hong Kong International Literary Festival tell the odd tale of how a pioneering event took root in Hong Kong....
Shax, the Hong Kong Theatre Group That is Shaking Up Shakespeare
Rosalind Wong wants Hong Kong to love Shakespeare as much as she does – and now her unorthodox theatre company is collaborating with the Hong Kong Philharmonic....
Hong Kong Noir: A Literary Journey into Hong Kong’s Heart of Darkness
Hong Kong's superstitions, ghosts and moody neon mark the city's introduction in Akhasic's acclaimed international series of noir literature anthologies. ...
Don’t Ignore Hong Kong’s Quietly Growing Literary Scene
The latest edition of the Hong Kong International Literary Festival is bigger than ever, highlighting an increasingly robust literary scene....
Strangers at Home: Hong Kong Poets Tammy Ho Lai-Ming and Kate Rogers
Two Hong Kong poets explore what it means to be at home in Hong Kong. ...
Born, Raised and Corrupted in Hong Kong: A Chat With Ackbar Abbas
One of Hong Kong's most preeminent cultural thinkers reflects on the nature of his hometown. ...
Why is it So Hard to Find Hong Kong Literature in English?
Hong Kong's story has been told through beautiful works of fiction – and yet they are strangely hard to find in translation. ...
Corruption, Homophobia and a Death in Hong Kong
Biographer Nigel Collett investigates the story of John MacLennan, a closeted gay Hong Kong police officer who found himself caught up in a web of corruption and homophobia....
Hong Kong’s Literary Freedom Fighters
Hong Kong 20/20 takes the pulse of present-day Hong Kong, bringing together a diverse group of 41 writers and illustrators to share their thoughts on the city....