https://www.scmp.com/rss/512337/feed July 1, 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule, and also the halfway point of the “one country, two systems” policy under which Beijing governs the city. We look back on the story of one of Asia’s most colourful metropolises and how its political, social, cultural and economic landscape has evolved through the decades. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As Hong Kong retakes its place on the global business and cultural stage, a special group of companies will be uniquely important to our continued progress. These are the corporations whose products or services play a vital role in connecting Hong Kong with the Asia-Pacific region and the world. The most obvious is Cathay Pacific Airways, arguably our largest cultural connector and global ambassador for Brand Hong Kong. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing is one of the world’s leading exchange... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3216706/super-connector-brands-cathay-pacific-and-lee-kum-kee-are-hong-kongs-superpower?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3216706/super-connector-brands-cathay-pacific-and-lee-kum-kee-are-hong-kongs-superpower?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Apr 2023 07:45:09 +0000 In case you are wondering, Art Hong Kong is not an art fair. The inaugural Chinese art and culture “gala” currently taking place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre has nothing to do with Art HK, the predecessor of Art Basel Hong Kong that ran from 2008 to 2012. Rather, it is a celebration of Chinese art organised by Chinese state-owned Bauhinia Culture Holdings and co-presented by the China Young Leaders Foundation – an organisation chaired by Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, chief... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3200059/art-hong-kong-exhibition-pairs-modern-and-contemporary-chinese-paintings-dialogue-between-past-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3200059/art-hong-kong-exhibition-pairs-modern-and-contemporary-chinese-paintings-dialogue-between-past-and?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Nov 2022 03:55:05 +0000 After over two years of Covid-19 restrictions, Hong Kong is finally back on the international music map. The Vienna Philharmonic has agreed to give two concerts in the city on October 24-25, becoming the first major international orchestra to visit the city since 2020. The Post understands that the 180-year-old orchestra, widely acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest, and best known for its New Year’s Day concerts of music by the Strauss family, added the city to its Asia tour at the last... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3194876/vienna-philharmonic-orchestra-perform-hong-kong-first-major?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3194876/vienna-philharmonic-orchestra-perform-hong-kong-first-major?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:28:31 +0000 Hong Kong conductor and composer Gustav Mak Ka-lok has created an opera he hopes will combine his Western training and expertise with his Chinese roots. His subject is Confucius, the philosopher and politician whose teachings have endured for more than 2,000 years and made a profound impact across East Asia. “I’m Chinese. I believe Chinese culture is worth being proud of,” said Mak, 65. “It is my wish to let more people know about Chinese culture through music.” The Legend of Confucius will be... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3183913/confucius-opera-hong-kong-composer-gustav-mak-mixes-western?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3183913/confucius-opera-hong-kong-composer-gustav-mak-mixes-western?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Jul 2022 01:00:20 +0000 For Hong Kong youth, the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China is an important moment to re-evaluate our relationship with our heritage and culture. The contest of the 21st century is one of cultural values and systems. Young minds in the digital age face a constant barrage of information, much of it biased and based on factors including the platforms we choose, our patterns of consumption, and advertising money spent on trending topics. Because of this, we are seeing a steady rise in... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3183370/hong-kong-can-give-world-some-much-needed-perspective?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3183370/hong-kong-can-give-world-some-much-needed-perspective?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Jul 2022 03:15:24 +0000 Tap here to launch the special feature https://www.scmp.com/hong-kong-25/culture/article/3183200/why-hong-kong-uses-bamboo-scaffolding-and-meet-spider-men-who?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/hong-kong-25/culture/article/3183200/why-hong-kong-uses-bamboo-scaffolding-and-meet-spider-men-who?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Jun 2022 03:00:18 +0000 With names like Loving Home, Blossoming Hong Kong and Heart to Heart, the artworks selected for the “Art@Harbour” project are big on positivity and unity, and are splashed across both sides of Victoria Harbour to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China. On display until the end of the year, “Art@Harbour” is made up of four separately curated public art modules. The one on the Hong Kong Island side, called “Science in Art”, is presented by the Hong Kong government’s Leisure and... https://www.scmp.com/hong-kong-25/culture/article/3182899/hong-kong-art-project-spreads-message-unity-and-positivity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/hong-kong-25/culture/article/3182899/hong-kong-art-project-spreads-message-unity-and-positivity?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Jun 2022 09:45:11 +0000 It is now clear that the first action incoming chief executive John Lee Ka-chiu needs to take on July 1, as soon as he has been sworn in, is to open up Hong Kong to the outside world and to its own people. There is not a moment to lose. Jumbo Floating Restaurant being towed out of Aberdeen Harbour has been seen all over the world and interpreted by many – friend and foe alike – as symptomatic of our demise. It has also seriously damaged morale at home. But this is just a symptom of what is... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3181960/end-covid-19-hysteria-reopen-hong-kong-and-give-us-back?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3181960/end-covid-19-hysteria-reopen-hong-kong-and-give-us-back?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Jun 2022 04:30:17 +0000 Elite sport in Hong Kong has changed considerably over the past 25 years, not least in the support the city’s best athletes get when it comes to chasing their dreams. In 1997, government funding for top-level sport stood at around HK$150 million. In the 2020-21 financial year it was over HK$735 million. Similarly, the maximum monthly grant for Tier A athletes was HK$10,000 in 2002; this year, it has been increased to HK$50,000. It is difficult to argue over the correlation between that increase... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3181786/hong-kong-handover-what-links-olympians-siobhan-haughey-cheung-ka?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3181786/hong-kong-handover-what-links-olympians-siobhan-haughey-cheung-ka?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:30:13 +0000 As Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges recalls the Hong Kong racing landscape at the time of the city’s reunification with China in 1997, he cannot help but notice certain parallels with where the sport stands after more than two years of grappling with the coronavirus pandemic. A period of significant transition for the city, the events of 25 years ago were also the catalyst for sweeping change within Hong Kong racing. “I would never have been the director of racing or the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3182086/handover-paved-way-jockey-clubs-international-vision-and-post-covid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3182086/handover-paved-way-jockey-clubs-international-vision-and-post-covid?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Jun 2022 04:00:22 +0000 Tap here to launch the special feature https://www.scmp.com/hong-kong-25/culture/article/3181749/top-25-hong-kong-canto-pop-singers-1997-interactive-quiz?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/hong-kong-25/culture/article/3181749/top-25-hong-kong-canto-pop-singers-1997-interactive-quiz?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Jun 2022 02:45:24 +0000 This article was first published in the South China Morning Post on April 2, 2003. It has been republished online as part of Hong Kong 25, which looks at how the city has changed since the handover, and what its future holds. By Tommy Lewis and Niki Law Pop star, actor and director Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing plunged to his death from the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Central in an apparent suicide last night. Cheung, 46 - star of the hit 1993 movie Farewell My Concubine - fell from the 24th floor... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3178059/april-1-2003-pop-star-leslie-cheung-dies-fall-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3178059/april-1-2003-pop-star-leslie-cheung-dies-fall-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Jun 2022 05:30:11 +0000