https://www.scmp.com/rss/330102/feed <img src="//trc.taboola.com/1181764/log/3/unip?en=page_view" width="0" height="0" style="display:none" /> en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Spring is a time of plans and projects. Especially for art dealers, collectors and gallery owners who gather every March for two annual flagship art fairs, Art Basel and Art Central, which form part of Hong Kong’s great history of dealing in art and precious antiques dating back 100 years.  Read more. https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/arts-culture/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/3002336/how-hong-kong-has-become?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/arts-culture/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/3002336/how-hong-kong-has-become?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Mar 2019 06:36:57 +0000 There’s a buzz in the air around Hong Kong that has nothing to do with spring – and everything to do with Hong Kong Sevens – considered the premier tournament of the World Rugby Sevens Series. Every year, as the world’s best players arrive from rugby sevens hotspots such as Fiji, New Zealand, England and Australia, the normal level of anticipation ahead of the weekend goes into overdrive. This year’s 44th Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens gets underway on April 5. The event itself is... https://www.scmp.com/native/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/3003424/hong-kong-sevens-when?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/sport/rugby/hk-sevens/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/3003424/hong-kong-sevens-when?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Mar 2019 04:15:09 +0000 For joggers who stick to their fitness plans for a year, completing a half-marathon (21km, about 13 miles) race already ranks pretty highly. For property agent Sayaka Matsumoto, running more than 30km, 50km or even reaching the benchmark of 100km over mountainous terrain is something to look forward to – a 16-to-18-hour break from life’s stresses with an earthen trail underfoot, undergrowth along her path and the open sky. Completing ultra-marathons requires passion more than profession. At... https://www.scmp.com/native/sport/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/2187038/pleasure-and-pain-trail-hong-kong-ultra?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/sport/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/2187038/pleasure-and-pain-trail-hong-kong-ultra?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Feb 2019 03:30:30 +0000 “I wanted to work at the university so that I could earn a steady income to pay for my passion,” says Chan, 42, who began training her voice and improving her physical agility in order to perform Cantonese opera at the age of 10 – without her parents’ knowledge. She was forced to borrow funds from a cousin to ensure what she was doing remained a secret – in the certain knowledge that, should her parents find out, they would disapprove of what she was doing. “They wanted me to study something... https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/arts-culture/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/2186370/lure-greasepaint-why?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/arts-culture/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/2186370/lure-greasepaint-why?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:32:37 +0000 On Wednesday nights throughout most of the year, thousands of veteran enthusiasts – plus a fair few amateurs – flood into Happy Valley racecourse in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, for an evening of horse racing. The midweek event lures tens of thousands of urban dwellers, from racehorse owners and the rich and famous enthusiasts to the ordinary devotees – plus many visitors keen to experience the spectacle for the first time – as they unwind and indulge in one of the city’s great equestrian sporting... https://www.scmp.com/native/sport/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/2184585/longines-masters-hong-kong-first-class?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/sport/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/2184585/longines-masters-hong-kong-first-class?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Feb 2019 08:45:45 +0000 [Sponsored Article] From Instagram-worthy street art to museum-quality masterpieces; from record-breaking Chinese art sales to edgy local talents and a vast array of multicultural festivals, Hong Kong’s vibrant art scene is unique and acclaimed internationally. What has so captured the art world’s attention is the speed of this transformation, especially over the past decade. In just 10 years, some 50 galleries have opened in Hong Kong, including major names from around the globe. Fine art sales... https://www.scmp.com/presented/lifestyle/travel-leisure/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/2183446/spotlight-shines?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/lifestyle/travel-leisure/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/2183446/spotlight-shines?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jan 2019 06:45:00 +0000 [Sponsored Article] Hong Kong is often seen as a metropolitan city, harbour-fronted commercial port and global financial centre, full of luxury shops, hotels and restaurants, bounded by hills peppered with sparkling skyscrapers. Yet the millions of the city’s annual tourists and its 7.46 million residents know differently. Away from the main housing areas, large parts of the territory’s 2,755 square km (1,064 square-mile) area feature unspoilt hills and mountains, country parks and nature... https://www.scmp.com/presented/lifestyle/travel-leisure/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/2182679/how-hong-kong-proves?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/lifestyle/travel-leisure/topics/hong-kong-city-action/article/2182679/how-hong-kong-proves?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jan 2019 09:45:15 +0000