City Life
Your guide to Chinese New Year greetings and their meanings
Chinese children spend their formative years having these four-worded phrases drilled into them, but you have our easy guide
Art & Culture
The latest art exhibitions, theatre, opera, and classical events – plus Hong Kong culture and city life
Art
Impressionist masterpieces by Cézanne and Renoir are now in Hong Kong
This is the first large-scale exhibition of the two Impressionist masters in Hong Kong
Tsim Sha Tsui
Things to do
The Hong Kong accent has been voted the sexiest Asian accent when speaking English
We love that national pride pulled through, but do you agree with these rankings for most attractive accents?
Art
A special exhibition on Tutankhamun is coming to Hong Kong this year
Who else was also obsessed with Egyptology as a child?
Shopping
The iconic products that are made in Hong Kong
We all know the ‘Made in Hong Kong’ tag was a sure sign of quality
Advertising
Art & Culture events in Hong Kong
Art
The Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles: China-France Cultural Encounters in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
The first time treasures from the Forbidden City and the Palace of Versailles will be featured in one exhibition in Hong Kong
West Kowloon
Things to do
‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In’ exhibition
Update, December 18:
The popular Twilight of the Warriors exhibition is wrapping up its first phase at Hong Kong International Airport and has now...
Kowloon City
Art
How to be Happy Together?
Contemporary art centre Para Site is hosting a group exhibition inspired loosely by Wong Kar-wai’s 1997 film Happy Together, examining duality and the...
North Point
Arts in Focus interviews
Shopping
Tattoo artists Karl Hung and Taps Chung ink their mark on Hong Kong
Stepping into Mofo Tattoo feels like opening a time capsule that belonged to a trinket-hoarding, toy figure-collecting, cartoon-loving child of the early 90s....
Things to do
Cheung Kwok-ho carries the weight of dragons on his shoulders
Every year towards the season of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the neighbourhood of Tai Hang lights up in the twilight gloom. Crowds gather as a great Fire Dragon...
Music
Joya is here to show the world exactly who she is: a Renaissance person
Sporting faded pink hair and a dusty blue tracksuit set, Joya makes it easy to lean into her warmth and feel a connection to her melancholic lyrics
Art
David Leung gets all up in your face with his food photography
With macrophotography and mirrored segments, he creates faces out of food photos that can be aliens, insects, puppies, and even Star Wars characters
Theatre
The Sound of Music cast is reviving the original musical for Hong Kong audiences
Read on for insights on the musical’s highlights, the characters, and some behind-the-scenes peeks into this new production
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Music
K-pop band ZEROBASEONE is gearing up for greater heights
We sit down with ZB1 for a chat during KCON about their music, their dreams, and performing to Hong Kong fans
Art
Sophia Hotung, ‘accidental’ artist promoting accessible creativity
One of Hong Kong’s most interesting young artists with a mission
Theatre
Tom Chan, child actor turned seasoned theatre virtuoso
Find out what it’s like being Hong Kong’s youngest theatre professional
Art
Lean Lui, fine arts photographer with coquette vibes
Lui’s work invites viewers into her ethereal world, where she captures moments that transcend conventional representations
Art
Future Shapers: Young creatives transforming the city’s art and culture scene
Time Out Hong Kong’s inaugural Future Shapers highlights the city’s young, emerging artists and talented individuals who are reshaping the future...
The best of Hong Kong cinema
Film
The best Hong Kong movies to watch during Chinese New Year
Greet the holidays with these festive flicks
Film
‘Arctic 3D: Our Frozen Planet’ dome show
The Hong Kong Space Museum is now screening a new 3D dome show at its Space Theatre, immersing viewers into the Arctic wilderness through the year’s...
Tsim Sha Tsui
Film
7 Asian Christmas movies to kick off the festive season
So you don’t have to watch ‘The Holiday’ for the 40th time
The latest film reviews
Film
William Tell
The apple-shooting Swiss archer gets the Robin Hood treatment in this ambitious Alpine epic
