https://www.scmp.com/rss/321889/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com It was 30 years ago, in January 1986, when Madonna first came to Hong Kong. She arrived here to shoot the film Shanghai Surprise, and quickly found herself sought after by fans keen to get her autograph. Married at the time to actor and Shanghai Surprise co-star Sean Penn, the couple refused all interviews and photograph requests, but intrepid SCMP photographer Sam Chan managed to snap shots of the pair dining in the legendary Godown restaurant in Central. She may have rejected requests for the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/music/article/1913616/hong-kongs-30-year-relationship-madonna-its-complicated?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/music/article/1913616/hong-kongs-30-year-relationship-madonna-its-complicated?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Feb 2016 02:15:37 +0000 Hong Kong’s excitement for New Year’s Eve has not changed much throughout its history – go back One hundred years before the age of nightclubs and Lan Kwai Fong and it seems the dance parties were more lavish and grand. Jump back 50 years to the swingin’ 1960s and it seems Hong Kong people greeted the New Year with various ways but all in pleasure. Opposite to wild parties and clubs, church service had been common and important. In 2016 Hong Kongers might well have one of many things on their... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1896812/new-years-day-hong-kong-how-we-celebrated-1966?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1896812/new-years-day-hong-kong-how-we-celebrated-1966?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Jan 2016 06:45:15 +0000 Christmas is a time for reflecting, and that’s made easier with our look back at how the streets of Hong Kong have changed the way they spread the holiday cheer over the years. Starting with the dazzling light show across Victoria Harbour, we have unearthed the goods from our archives to recall how the streets of this city used to be, and what they are like now. Tsim Sha Tsui Central Causeway Bay https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1894518/then-and-now-how-hong-kongs-christmas-decorations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1894518/then-and-now-how-hong-kongs-christmas-decorations?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Dec 2015 11:19:13 +0000 The first time a Jedi walked amongst Hongkongers it was a very different place. Despite the film receiving its premier in the U.S 1977, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and the rest of the cast from a galaxy far, far away didn’t land on Hong Kong shores until 1978. South China Morning Post film reviewer Noel Parrott was there on opening night at Ocean and Park and had this to say at the time: “With a steady hand on the controls from lift-off to touch-down, creator/writer/director George... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1891330/star-wars-hong-kong-what-we-said-first-time-force?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1891330/star-wars-hong-kong-what-we-said-first-time-force?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Dec 2015 06:30:45 +0000