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The rock man’s scroll and other treasures at new museum

The Hong Kong Palace Museum is set to open on July 2 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the city’s reunification with China. This publication is running features on some of the items you can see there. H.C. Lu highlights some treasures. ALMOST A THOUSAND years ago there lived a calligrapher, poet and painter named…

June 30, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

Features

The missing ten seconds during the Hong Kong handover

The world's media reported that at exactly midnight on 30 June 1997, the British Hong Kong flag was replaced with China’s flag as the sovereignty of Hong Kong moved from British colonial rule to Chinese rule. But that’s not actually what happened. Emily Zhou reports. IN THE WINTER of 1994, 925 days before July 1,…

June 30, 20220Comments ByEmily Zhou

Culture

In eastern vs western values, a pop culture gap looms

To tap into popular music has been to tap into the values of the west, where many songs are dark or even adults-only. You don't see that in Asia. The world's creative energy center is moving to Asia, where music fans are singing a very different tune, reports Anna Tang. AMONG ENGLISH SPEAKERS around…

June 30, 20220Comments ByAnna Tang

News

Statistically, tiny Hong Kong at 25 is top of the world

MOVE OVER, London and New York. The little community of Hong Kong SAR is celebrating its 25th birthday having reached world-class heights in a number of fields, as one of the healthiest, wealthiest, safest places on earth. There's no such thing as a perfect city, so we make no claim of being Utopia --…

June 30, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture

‘Bring me a westerner’: curious story behind Palace Museum art

IN THE EARLY 1700s, the ruling emperor of China had a curious request: “Bring me a westerner!” Although Chinese painting had been through hundreds of years of evolution, the Kangxi Emperor was intrigued by western art, which had a notably different style. The message was sent out by members of the Jesuit community in China…

June 29, 20220Comments ByEmily Zhou

Opinion

Hong Kong must integrate while maintaining its uniqueness

ON FRIDAY THIS WEEK, this city will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Looking back on the past quarter century after returning to the governance of mainland China, Hong Kong has often been praised as the showcase of the ground-breaking "One Country, Two Systems” concept, proposed by…

June 27, 20220Comments ByAndrew Lam

Culture

Remembering the Beatles visit to Hong Kong

PAUL MCCARTNEY, by far the most acclaimed of all pop musicians, recently turned 80. Eight facts of local interest: 1) Paul, John and George (Ringo was ill) visited Hong Kong on June 8, 1964. 2) In their suite at the President hotel, Kowloon, they found a smiling lady, said to be a mistress of the…

June 27, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Opinion

Indian and Chinese voices trade sarcastic barbs: humor spot

ASIANS CAN BE FUNNY. We are not just math-loving nerds. Well, some of us are. But this weekend, Ashok Swain, an Indian academic, revived the long-running rivalry between China and India with a photograph of a road in India which was basically a string of huge potholes. “India's Road with Swimming Pools. Can China build…

June 27, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Features

Hong Kong’s earliest authentic cuisine may surprise you

AS ASIA'S WORLD CITY, Hong Kong is famous for its restaurants. Visitors and expats often quote the food as one of the attractions of the city. But what is authentic Hong Kong cuisine? Some might say yum cha (a dim sum and tea meal) or cha chaan teng food (traditional tea shop cooking) but in…

June 25, 20220Comments ByWitman Hung

Features

Hong Kong’s best years are coming: McKinsey chief

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS ago, Hong Kong was the finance center of China. Today, it is the finance center of Asia, says Joe Ngai of McKinsey, the international corporate analysis firm. The city’s story is just beginning. “The best years of Hong Kong are ahead of us, rather than behind us,” he said. He recalls being in…

June 23, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

The rock man’s scroll and other treasures at new museum

The missing ten seconds during the Hong Kong handover

In eastern vs western values, a pop culture gap looms

Statistically, tiny Hong Kong at 25 is top of the world

‘Bring me a westerner’: curious story behind Palace Museum art

Hong Kong must integrate while maintaining its uniqueness

Remembering the Beatles visit to Hong Kong

Indian and Chinese voices trade sarcastic barbs: humor spot

Hong Kong’s earliest authentic cuisine may surprise you

Hong Kong’s best years are coming: McKinsey chief

Hong Kong quietly becomes major tennis hub for the world

3-parent baby case led to one of the oddest reviews in HK legal history

This child has three parents: so who is his mother?