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Muralists work to beautify the city, but also calm its soul

A TRIO OF HONG KONG friends thought about the best way to heal Hong Kong as a community after the traumas of recent times and came up with a simple but transformative idea. What if people just set aside politics and other concerns for a while and did something creative, which would be good for…

August 15, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Zodiac relics from destroyed Summer Palace now in Hong Kong

SURVIVING ZODIAC HEAD STATUES from a glorious imperial garden destroyed by British and French soldiers in the Opium War in 1860 are on show at City University of Hong Kong. The Old Summer Palace, known as Yuanmingyuan (圓明園), was a huge area, covering more than 3.5 square kilometres of land in Beijing. Historians say it…

August 10, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

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Failed rescue mission: amazing tale behind Dragon Boat Races

It started with a death in the river, the legend says. But no one could predict the scale of the repercussions - which are marked today, more than 22 centuries later, with international sports events. The original festival has deep mainland Chinese roots, but was popularized worldwide by the people of Hong Kong. The…

June 21, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

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‘Let’s invite Pelé to Hong Kong,’ said the Urban Councillor

Born in a village in Brazil, footballer Pelé had become one of the most recognizable faces in the world by 1970. Image above shows him with another football legend, Diego Maradona, during an interview with El Grafica, a publication, in 1979. Below read about how Pelé was brought to Hong Kong. IN THE…

January 4, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Strange tale of Baroness Bra and the Hong Kong deal

A SUPER-RICH COUPLE in the UK are under a spotlight after a series of revelations involving a mysterious Hong Kong connection. Scotswoman Michelle Mone rose to fame after re-inventing the brassiere, with a product line called Ultimo that was an international hit with millions of women. Her rags-to-riches story enchanted the press, as did her…

November 29, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Primary children to swap crayons for coding: 2022 Policy Address

Hong Kong's new leader John Lee showed himself determined to build on Hong Kong's many success stories in his maiden Policy Address, given yesterday. Below is a summary of the main points. Or scroll down for a link to a video summary of the story. CHILDREN; GIVE THE crayons a break. Primary school kids…

October 20, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Hong Kong ranked ‘world top city’ for universities

HONG KONG IS arguably the world’s top university city, a new survey reveals today. Five of the top 100 academic institutions on the planet are located in Hong Kong, according to an annual study published this week by Times Higher Education of London. Hong Kong beat London and Paris for number of academic top performers…

October 12, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

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The forgotten ‘bromance’ between communists and colonials

Hong Kong became host to an extraordinary Communist school in the 1940s The British asked Communists to work as the police in the New Territories A Hong Kong war hero got an MBE before being killed by a Taiwanese bomb ONE OF THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY episodes in modern history was a “bromance” between British colonial…

October 11, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

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The strange tale of the King of Lantau Island

The last Emperor of the Southern Song was a fleeing young royal family member who lived in the Hong Kong town of Mui Wo on Lantau island. He’s been long forgotten now, but the opening of a new metro station named after a monument to him and his brother has revived interest in his astounding…

October 4, 20220Comments ByFriday Writers

Hong Kong News

Muralists work to beautify the city, but also calm its soul

Zodiac relics from destroyed Summer Palace now in Hong Kong

Failed rescue mission: amazing tale behind Dragon Boat Races

‘Let’s invite Pelé to Hong Kong,’ said the Urban Councillor

Strange tale of Baroness Bra and the Hong Kong deal

Primary children to swap crayons for coding: 2022 Policy Address

Hong Kong ranked ‘world top city’ for universities

The forgotten ‘bromance’ between communists and colonials

The strange tale of the King of Lantau Island

Truth at last: Yes, Chinese Uyghurs ARE treated badly

Record-breaking number of deals clinched at China import expo

Mainland China, HK, now helping other nations make clean energy transition