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‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ director Soi Cheang Pou-soi has been appointed a government adviser on policies on the development of the local film industry. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong entertainment

Award-winning director Soi Cheang appointed to Hong Kong Film Development Council

‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ director will advise on local film production, nurturing talent, expanding markets and building audiences.

Architecture and design

Design Trust Futures Festival transforms storied Murray House

Art Basel

How Art Basel Hong Kong is reclaiming overlooked artists’ legacies

Hong Kong

Opinion | Why tossing out bamboo scaffolding would be a mistake on many levels

Worker safety is of utmost priority. But cultural and holistic aspects to our love affair with bamboo scaffolding must also be considered.

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Workers set up a bamboo scaffold to repair billboards in Sheung Wan in 2024. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong tourism

Exclusive | ‘Super March’ good for Hong Kong as focus turns to quality: tourism minister

Rosanna Law sits down for exclusive interview with the Post, covering topics ranging from promoting yacht tourism to going big on ‘Super March’.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | The life and legacy of Roman Tam, Hong Kong’s ‘godfather of Cantopop’

Roman Tam was a prolific recording and performing artist whose songs and extravagant stage shows made him a Hong Kong hero and LGBTQ icon.

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From our archives

When Elton John made his 1984 Hong Kong debut

High-priced tickets sold out for the rock superstar’s 2 shows at the city’s Coliseum, but organisers dismissed complaints.

Elton John pictured at The Peninsula Hong Kong in 1983. Photo: SCMP Archives
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong Sevens, Art Basel no match for Taylor Swift’s economic power: experts

City’s ‘Super March’ of mega-events will give the economy a lift but won’t be able to generate ‘Taylor Swift effect’, academics say.

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Art Basel

More than afternoon tea: check out The Peninsula and V&A collab at the hotel

The Peninsula Hong Kong paired up with London’s Victoria and Albert Museum to bring museum-quality art installations to its spaces, redefining the luxury hotel experience and celebrating Asian artists.

Hong Kong economy

ComplexCon Hong Kong draws 35,000 over 3-day event, rakes in HK$87.5 million

A record 22,911 attended the pop culture festival’s final day on March 23, during which NJZ, formerly NewJeans, announced their hiatus.

Fans line up to see K-pop girl group NJZ perform on ComplexCon’s final day at AsiaWorld-Expo. Photo: Dickson Lee
Art

Art Central: Nadim Abbas plays with space and meditation

The son of a respected academic, Abbas’ installations are complex and ambiguous in ways that challenge visitors to rethink their relationship to physical space.

Nadim Abbas talks about representation, perception and audience participation with PostMag. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Art

Angelle Siyang-Le tells of her journey to Art Basel Hong Kong

The director of Asia’s largest contemporary art fair on finding her voice through art and immersing herself in the artistic community.

Food and Drinks

Why neighbourhood bars in Hong Kong are gaining popularity

The city’s bar scene is shifting from high-end molecular mixology to cosy neighbourhood watering holes that offer a welcoming and community-focused atmosphere.

Art Basel

How HKwalls transformed Hong Kong’s streets with vibrant art

HKwalls returns to Arts Month for its 10th anniversary, with a new pop-up platform for independent galleries and emerging artists.

HKwalls celebrates a decade of street art in the city. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong economy

US-linked galleries at Art Basel Hong Kong unfazed by potential trade war impact

Galleries at city’s edition of international art fair say trade war tariffs have not affected buying sentiment among collectors.

This year’s event will run until Sunday. Photo: Eugene Lee
Art

The best inspiration is found at home, this artist finds

Chow Chun-fai has chosen veteran journalist-turned-gallery owner Sharon Cheung as his muse for his latest series of paintings to be displayed at Art Basel Hong Kong.

Art Basel

Beyond Art Basel 2025: 5 events to check out during Hong Kong Art Week

The city’s art fans are spoiled for choice this Art Months: as well as Art Basel, there’s Art Central and 1880 Hong Kong, plus events at Sotheby’s, Pacific Place, The Upper House and Hong Kong Arts Centre.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Peg O’ My Heart: great visuals, awful story in Nick Cheung horror thriller

Andy Lau cameo can’t save Cheung’s film starring himself, Fala Chen and Terrance Lau that is heavy on style but lacks convincing backstories.

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Fala Chen and Nick Cheung in a still from Peg O’ My Heart (category: IIB, Cantonese). Directed by Nick Cheung and co-starring Terrence Lau.
Art Basel

Beyond Art Basel Hong Kong: free events to check out during Arts Month

As well as ticketed events Art Basel and Art Central, free happenings this Art Week include talks about the role of tech and AI in the art world, installations, workshops and experimental music shows.

Hong Kong economy

More galleries from Middle East taking part in Hong Kong’s Art Central

The 10th edition of the art fair will include two galleries from the United Arab Emirates and one from Israel among 108 from across the world.

Hong Kong economy

Explainer | HKwalls 2025: what not to miss at Hong Kong’s street art festival

Nine-day festival takes place from March 22 to 30, with hub at Central’s PMQ and murals and digital artworks in Central and Western district.

HKwalls is a nine-day festival taking place from March 22 to 30. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Art

Then & Now | Hong Kong’s rich history of art clubs dates back to the 1850s

Art clubs and societies have helped shape the city’s vibrant and diverse cultural landscape, since the 19th century.

Secretary for District Administration Donald Liao Poon-huai (left) at an exhibition in City Hall, in 1985. Photo: SCMP Archives
Hong Kong society

K-pop group NJZ tells fans it will take break from shows after Hong Kong concert

Group formerly known as NewJeans says it will pause all activities ‘out of respect for the court’s decisions’ amid legal dispute with former agency.

Art

Showtime: 4 unmissable art exhibitions to keep you cultured

Not-to-be-missed artists about to open in Hong Kong include Emma McIntyre, Lynne Drexler, Louise Bourgeois and Emma Webster.

Art

Is this our dystopian future? Hong Kong artist’s fantasy 2084

Not 1984, but 2084: Michelle Fung imagines a dystopian future in art that’s in part a response to consumerism and environmental woes.

Hong Kong Arctic 1 by Michelle Kuen Suet Fung, on show at Sin Sin Fine Art. Photo: Sin Sin Fine Art
Chinese culture

Video | Sunset for Hong Kong’s Sunbeam Theatre

The church group that purchased the theatre plans to convert the building into a community centre.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

What other films did A Chinese Ghost Story’s Tony Ching Siu-tung direct?

From a film starring Kelly Chen and Donnie Yen to an Indiana Jones rip-off with Jet Li, 4 of Tony Ching’s lesser-known productions.

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Books and literature

Language Matters | Poetry ‘a luxury we cannot afford’? Singapore and world have moved on

Lee Kuan Yew’s maxim that poetry was an unaffordable luxury was of its time. These days it is widely appreciated, and not just in Singapore.

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