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Kylie Knott
Kylie Knott
Hong Kong
Assistant Editor, Culture 
After many years with the Post, Kylie Knott found her calling on the culture and lifestyle desk. She writes about the environment, animal welfare, food and the arts.

Manila-born Filipino-Chinese artist MM Yu didn’t fit in growing up, and turned to art to document everyday life. In her first Hong Kong solo exhibition, she recreates her past to explore her identity.

Leading Hong Kong painter Stephen Wong talks about his exhibition The Star Ferry Tale, in which he shows the city from space, being compared to painter David Hockney, and why he doesn’t fear AI in art.

The Wailers will perform in Hong Kong in April hot on the heels of Bob Marley: One Love opening in the city, while a new tribute single to the reggae legend will have its Hong Kong launch this month.

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A fundraising exhibition ahead of the Hong Kong Open Printshop’s 25th anniversary shows off the city’s printmaking art culture, offering different kinds of prints that will not break the bank.

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Ahead of her first Hong Kong exhibition, ArtisTree Selects: Enchanted Forest, Portuguese installation artist Joana Vasconcelos talks about how the city inspires her, and her painstaking creative process.

Hong Kong fashion designers describe how they use sustainable materials such as natural dyes made from foods like onion peel and pomegranates, and leather made from fish skin.

As one of Hong Kong’s most in-demand photographers, Leung Yat-ting, aka Leungmo, has worked with Adidas, Vogue and more. She talks about her inspirations and offers advice to young photographers.

Hong Kong’s first Jungle Island Music Festival, set to rock Lantau between March 15 and 17, has music and community at its heart, with 50 DJs and 10 local bands providing the soundtrack.

Spiritual leader Gurudev Ravi Shankar, founder of The Art of Living, will lead mental well-being event Breathe, Meditate, Celebrate on Hong Kong’s harbourfront on March 16.

Across Victoria Harbour, an exhibition at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum, shows the harbour’s role in shaping Hong Kong, through old photos, interviews, models and more.

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A Japanese anime-style video featuring a cat is part of a campaign by Hong Kong charity Mother’s Choice to break the cycle of crisis pregnancy among girls and young women in the city.

The inaugural WestK FunFest, at Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District this spring, will feature a range of Cantonese Opera events among its diverse 150-programme schedule, to promote the art form.

Chinese-American actress Joan Chen never dreamed she would become a film star. She talks about her journey, and working with directors such as David Lynch, Ang Lee and Bernardo Bertolucci.

Joseph Chen, director of culture at Eaton HK, shares his favourite films that shine a light on marginalised communities – from Paris is Burning and Tetsuo: The Iron Man to Let’s Love Hong Kong.

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David McAllister, former principal dancer with The Australian Ballet, and its longest serving artistic director, helps people peek behind the curtain with his new book, ‘Ballet Confidential’.

Sean Hebert, a Canadian comic who once called Hong Kong home, will return for two shows in March. He opens up about walking ‘the invisible line’ when performing, and why he feels hopeful about the city.

Indian spiritual leader Didi Krishna Kumari expands on why time is so valuable, and outlines three principles to shape a healthy mind and body – spending time in nature is one of them.

In Hong Kong, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has launched a dating app that allows users to swipe profiles of rescue animals – just as people looking for mates do on Tinder.

Cuít in Sai Kung, founded by sisters Stephanie and Tiffany Tse, has upped the bakery game in Hong Kong with its flavoured sourdough bread, sandwiches and pastries.

Playing it Straight, at the Hong Kong Arts Collective, features photos of people of different sexual orientations posing awkwardly together to shine a light on society’s attitude toward sexual minorities.

From meeting a real ‘dragon’ to night markets and high-altitude luck-boosting, here are some fun things to do in Hong Kong to celebrate the Lunar New Year and usher in the Year of the Dragon.

February 9 is World Pizza Day. Here is a slice of what Hong Kong has to offer, from a classic Margherita to a pie inspired by a Japanese street snack to where to get 90 minutes of free flow of pizza and drinks.

Fapopo started painting at 80 and her colourful motifs adorn thousands of everyday objects. We visit the home of Hong Kong’s ‘Flower Granny’, who is often likened to Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.

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New Age musical artist Daphne Tse is sharing her soulful brand of yoga music, dance, chant and meditation in Hong Kong in February. She talks about spirituality and following her musical dream.

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Hong Kong International Literary Festival returns in 2024 with a stellar line-up of emerging and established writers, including British food author Fuchsia Dunlop and investigative journalist Miles Johnson.

ImpactHK hopes its first fundraising gala will not only make the non-profit organisation’s work helping Hong Kong’s homeless financially sustainable but be ‘a great party for us’, says its founder.

Sustainable fashion advocate Christina Dean, founder of Hong Kong-based Redress and The R Collective, shares her favourite films, from a Robin Williams classic to one that ‘inspires us to dig deep’.

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Whether your loved one loves meat, seafood or pasta, we’ve got you covered for Valentine’s Day dinner. If you like to keep things light, consider afternoon tea. Don’t want to go out? Order sweets to pick up.

At her home in Sai Kung, Yuki Yamagishi dishes up a Japanese feast for the senses – including colourful bite-sized rice balls and crispy tempura. She talks to the Post about her cookery classes.

Featuring more than 20 dancers, ‘Krishnarpanam’ is a lively dance drama coming to the Hong Kong City Hall that highlights India’s many traditional dance styles beyond Bollywood dancing.