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Young participants in the 1978 New Year Winter Swimming Lifesaving Championships organised by the Hong Kong Life Guard Club, now called the Hong Kong Life Saving Society. Photo: SCMP Archives

Hong Kong swimmers braving the cold on New Year’s Day, from the 1970s to 2000s

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Staff members of trading firm FocalPoint International enjoying themselves in a special Christmas party held at the skating rink in Cityplaza in Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP Archives
A still from the video of Mirror’s “12”, which was released in 2021. Photo: handout
Christmas decorations in Landmark in Central, Hong Kong, in 1988. Photo: SCMP Archives
To mark the 100th anniversary of Dr Sun Yat-sen’s death, the newly re-opened Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum is holding a free exhibition. Photo: Dickson Lee
Remembering to remove your shoes at a Christmas gathering in Hong Kong is one thing; dancing on the table is quite another. Illustration: Silvia Celiberti
A festive tablescape by food stylist Gloria Chung features on the cover of this week’s PostMag print edition. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
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“Monsters by Monsters: Now and Then” is running at Asia Society Hong Kong Center until January 4. Photo: handout
Christmas lights on Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong, in 1981. Photo: SCMP Archives
On a cold winter night in 1984, people tuck into a hotpot meal at a street-side food stall in Hong Kong, locally called a “dai pai dong”. Photo: SCMP Archives
Friends Irena Leung (left) and Valerie Kwok, both 15, hug in front of the Wang Fuk Court housing estate, in Tai Po, on November 28. Photo: Alexander Mak
Crowds gather on day two of Clockenflap 2024 at Central Harbourfront Event Space. The music festival returns from December 5-7 this year. Photo: Eugene Lee
British novelist Lawrence Osborne, whose book The Ballad of a Small Player has been made into a Netflix film starring Colin Farrell, pictured in North Point, Hong Kong. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Ghosts, gamblers and green velvet: the strange magic of Lawrence Osborne’s world

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MoA Dining’s suckling pig dish is a nod to local flavours. Photo: courtesy MoA Dining
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The Engaging Past Wisdom: Min Chiu Society at Sixty-five exhibition at HKMoA includes a pendant of a dancing woman, dating back to the 3rd century BC. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Egrets fly over Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court housing estate on November 30 after the horrific fire that brought tragedy to Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
A workshop at the Clothing Industry Training Centre in Kwai Chung in 1977. Photo: SCMP Archives
Zine publisher Cehryl, aka Cheryl Chow, features on the cover of this week’s PostMag print edition. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Korean group Jungle will be performing an immersive, augmented-reality dance at this month’s Freespace Dance. Photo: courtesy West Kowloon Cultural District
A band plays at last year’s CT Music Fest, which is back for its third edition. Photo: courtesy CT Music Fest

Slow mornings, island air and 30-plus acts: CT Music Fest rethinks the formula

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