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Hong Kong delegates call for boosting tourism in Two Sessions

HONG KONG'S TOURISM development has been accelerating with a rising number of Mainland visitors' arrivals in recent months. In the annual sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held in Beijing, Hong Kong delegates called for the Central Government to further expand the Individual Travel Scheme to…

March 14, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Hong Kong News News

Hong Kong to make rich pay more tax

BIG EARNERS WILL PAY more tax, Hong Kong's finance chief said in his latest budget. But the rate will still be far lower than rich people pay in other jurisdictions. In the budget announced last Wednesday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has come up with a fiscal consolidation program to slash the deficit in the…

March 7, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Features Hong Kong News News

Hong Kong brand Giormani craves out new niche in sofa markets

HONG KONG DESIGNER Kelvin Ng (吳紹棠) and his wife Jane Tong (唐慕貞) never imagined that their sofa business Giormani (茲曼尼) would be such a big success when they started it about 25 years ago. Their tailor-made sofas are now sold in the city and over 40 markets worldwide. Rather than just selling a piece…

February 19, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Culture

Ancient Chinese painter Tang Bohu’s masterpieces filled with literary flair

THE LATEST EXHIBITION in Hong Kong of historical paintings, most about 500 years old, takes visitors to look back at the legendary lives of famed Chinese painter, calligrapher and poet Tang Yin (唐寅) and other notable scholars in the Ming dynasty (1368 -1644). Image: H.C. Lu Tang’s famous painting Appreciating Plum Blossoms (觀梅圖), along with other…

February 19, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Culture Features

Trove of Renaissance masterpieces go on show in Hong Kong Palace Museum

WORKS BY THE legendary artist known as Raphael (拉斐爾) are on show in Hong Kong. The Italian, whose real name was Raffaello Santi, is one of the most celebrated and prodigious Renaissance painters. Santi (1483-1520), left the world with a staggering number of masterpieces, particularly those artworks highlighting sacred images. Western painting exhibition in Hong…

January 24, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Culture

Van Gogh’s iconic painting exhibited in Hong Kong

A MASTERPIECE BY Vincent Van Gogh (梵高), Long Grass with Butterflies (長草地與蝴蝶), together with dozens of classic landscape paintings by famous western painters, are being exhibited in Hong Kong for the first time. Art lovers can now visit a western painting exhibition called “Botticelli to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from The National Gallery” at the…

January 11, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

Culture

Treasures of China’s ‘lost civilisation’ on show in Hong Kong

THE UNEARTHING OF STRANGE and sometimes grotesque bronze artefacts at the Sanxingdui (三星堆) site in Sichuan has been regarded as one of the most astounding archaeological discoveries in China, shedding light on the mysterious ancient Shu civilization that flourished about several thousands of years ago. A golden mask unearthed in Sanxingdui is displayed in the…

October 27, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

News

Hong Kong students flying high in Greater Bay Area

Dancing twin sisters were celebrated this week in Hong Kong

October 19, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

Chinese history

Soong Ching Ling: a survivor of momentous times

MADAM SOONG CHING LING, the wife of modern China’s founder Dr Sun Yat Sen, was a woman of charisma who served the underprivileged women and children of the country. Her life spanned many momentous events in modern China’s development. As the daughter of a missionary Charlie Soong, Madam Soong was in the first batch of…

October 11, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

Chinese food Culture Hong Kong News

The cooking accident that started a global empire

FEEL LIKE ASIAN FOOD for dinner tonight? Chances are that one Hong Kong family will play a key role in flavoring your meal—and that’s true, whether you live in the US, Asia, Australia, or anywhere else. A Hong Kong firm has quietly become the global king of sauces—and made the family behind it remarkably wealthy.…

September 21, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

H.C. Lu

Hong Kong delegates call for boosting tourism in Two Sessions

Hong Kong to make rich pay more tax

Hong Kong brand Giormani craves out new niche in sofa markets

Ancient Chinese painter Tang Bohu’s masterpieces filled with literary flair

Trove of Renaissance masterpieces go on show in Hong Kong Palace Museum

Van Gogh’s iconic painting exhibited in Hong Kong

Treasures of China’s ‘lost civilisation’ on show in Hong Kong

Hong Kong students flying high in Greater Bay Area

Soong Ching Ling: a survivor of momentous times

The cooking accident that started a global empire

Starmer meets Xi today, hopes to rebuild UK’s relationship

Treasures from 800-year-old sunken vessel exhibited in Hong Kong

At the Great Wall, I learned how the Chinese dealt with their enemies