Hong Kong must improve communications to manage tourists’ expectations of fireworks displays, a tourism veteran has said after visitors from mainland China aired complaints about a scaled-down ...
Pro-democracy Cantopop star Denise Ho has said she will perform an online gig this month having been unable to secure a live venue. “Apart from the fact that it’s so difficult for me to do a ...
The Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (KITEC) will close on June 30. It follows a HK$10 billion purchase by a consortium led by Billion Development and Project Management in 2021...
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/04/29/hong-kongs-kitec-events-office-space-to-close-june-30/
President Theatre in Hong Kong has announced it will shut down on Tuesday, after operating in the city for more than half a century. The announcement came less than a week after another local cin...
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/04/29/hong-kongs-decades-old-president-theatre-to-close-on-tuesday/
While attention was focused on Singapore’s exclusive deal to host Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts and Lionel Messi’s absence from a Hong Kong exhibition march, the city’s jazz fans were...
Part of HKFP’s four-part zine scene series. Artist Kaitlin Chan, who spent her childhood and formative years in Hong Kong, used to feel intimidated by the overwhelming visual stimuli in the cit...
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/04/28/hk-zine-artist-kaitlin-chan-sees-the-city-with-renewed-curiosity/
A fundraising concert organised by the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) has been forced to move online, after the live performance was axed due to “irresistible force,” the press grou...
On the small and tranquil island of Peng Chau, just a half-hour ferry ride from bustling Central, Hong Kong zine designer Forrest Lau finds solace and inspiration away from fast-paced city life. ...
To celebrate its 45th anniversary, the MTR Corporation is launching an exhibition, “Station Rail Voyage,” which showcases retired trains and over 100 railway artifacts at Hung Hom Station. Ru...
Hong Kong’s government says it approved spending of over HK$192 million since 2023 on “mega events” designed to attract tourists, and had put rules in place to guard against potential confl...
A Hong Kong lawmaker has questioned how a government film subsidy fund vetted projects, citing “views” that the scheme had backed movies promoting “soft resistance” and with “negative e...
By Martina Igini After an electrifying performance at last year’s Clockenflap, multi-instrumentalist FKJ is returning to Hong Kong this May for a more intimate performance – the first of its ...
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/04/13/fkj-music-interview-fkj-brings-his-unique-style-back-to-hong-kong/
By Martina Igini FKJ is to release two new albums – including a live record featuring a track recorded at Hong Kong’s Clockenflap festival last March – the French multi-instrumentalist has ...
Water-splashing celebrations for Songkran will be moved from the Kowloon City street that has long hosted the festivities to mark Thai new year to nearby basketball courts. Last year, three men w...
By Luna Lin Netflix’s blockbuster “3 Body Problem”, an adaptation of the crown jewel of Chinese sci-fi, has sparked passionate debate and divided opinions among fans in the country despite ...
The sold-out Hong Kong Sevens kicked off at the Hong Kong Stadium on Friday, marking the international rugby tournament’s return to pre-pandemic popularity. The Sevens returned to Hong Kong aft...
Hong Kong band The Lovesong would not normally play a show without lead guitarist Ephraim Bano, who moved to the US more than 10 years ago. But last Saturday was no ordinary occasion – it marke...
Theatrical and awards events hosted by at least four organisations and student groups have been axed so far this year, sparking fears in the performing arts community and anguished debate over wh...
The 2024 Hong Kong Sevens is set to sell out, organisers have said, after more than 39,500 of the 40,000 tickets to the international rugby tournament had been sold by Tuesday. More than 40 per c...
Hundreds of book lovers gathered in a quiet alleyway over the weekend to bid farewell to Hong Kong independent bookstore Mount Zero. The two-storey store, at the upper end of the sloping Tai Ping...
By Holmes Chan For three decades Joe Lau has tied his racehorse training career to the rising and falling fortunes of the Macau Jockey Club, but in a few days it will all be over. On April 1, hor...
https://hongkongfp.com/2024/03/29/still-in-shock-why-macau-horse-racing-is-coming-to-an-end/
As one of the central events of Hong Kong’s Art Week, Art Central 2024 will open to the public on Thursday, marking a return to the Central Harbourfront for the first time since 2019. The ann...
Art Basel Hong Kong has returned to Wan Chai’s exhibition centre at full-scale, welcoming 242 galleries from 40 countries, with 65 more exhibitors participating compared to last year. “he sho...
The planned redevelopment of parts of Hong Kong’s historic Flower Market has come under fire, with a lawmaker and a former city leader urging the authorities to give greater consideration to th...
Chinese multinational technology giant Alibaba has pledged to inject HK$5 billion into Hong Kong’s entertainment sector to finance promotion to an international audience. Hong Kong-made televis...
Maria Editha Garma-Respicio fondly recalls her teenage years writing for her school newspaper, reading in the library and penning poems about love. Growing up in Tuguegarao, a city in the norther...
Last March, over 1,300 Hongkongers attended the pop-up Bay Market’s collection of local vendors, buying pre-loved goods such as records, books, garments, art, games and unexpected gems. This Sa...
A new homegrown, independent music festival, featuring 10 bands and 50 DJs, is set to descend upon Lantau’s pristine Tai Long Wan this month. Jungle Island Music Festival runs from March 15-17....
Once home to the military families, Treasure Hill Artist Village has become one of Taipei’s most unique landmarks. A hilltop assemblage of 1960s and 70s shanties, many of them illegally erected...
The Hong Kong International Literary Festival returns to the city from March 4 to 10, uniting international authors, local writers and lovers of the written word to celebrate the art of storytell...