https://www.scmp.com/rss/522663/feed The latest news and top stories on Dayo Wong Tze-wah. Known as a pioneering Hong Kong stand-up comedian actor and singer, he is celebrated for his insightful social commentary and political satire. Wong has achieved significant success in television dramas, winning Best Actor awards, and recently revitalised his film career with box office hits like 'A Guilty Conscience'. His current role in the acclaimed stage play 'The Truth About Lying' highlights his versatility exploring complex themes of... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Theodora Yu Theodora Yu Cinema box office takings in Hong Kong over the first four days of the Easter break more than doubled year on year, reaching HK$25.93 million (US$3.31 million) compared with HK$12.75 million over the same period in 2025, despite a holiday exodus. According to the Immigration Department, residents made around 2.13 million outbound and 1.81 million inbound trips between Good Friday and Monday, resulting in a net outflow of 319,173. For the five-day break to Tuesday, Hongkongers made 2.56 million... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3349404/easter-box-office-takings-twice-2025-break-despite-exodus-hongkongers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3349404/easter-box-office-takings-twice-2025-break-despite-exodus-hongkongers?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:06:01 +0000 Edmund Lee Edmund Lee 3/5 stars You cannot blame Jack Ng Wai-lun for trying to catch lightning in a bottle twice. The veteran screenwriter made history as the first Hong Kong filmmaker to gross over HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) locally – with his directorial debut, A Guilty Conscience (2023) – and the temptation for an encore must have been irresistible. Ng’s strategy is to revisit the golden formula of his previous hit. He once again depicts Dayo Wong Tsz-wah as a slick professional losing his footing in a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3343732/night-king-movie-review-dayo-wong-sammi-cheng-lead-enjoyably-fluffy-nightclub-comedy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3343732/night-king-movie-review-dayo-wong-sammi-cheng-lead-enjoyably-fluffy-nightclub-comedy?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:12:59 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying Hong Kong science fiction blockbuster Back to the Past has overtaken A Guilty Conscience and The Last Dance to become the highest-grossing film in its opening week. Industry body Hong Kong Box Office Limited on Tuesday said that Back to the Past, starring Louis Koo Tin-lok and Raymond Lam Fung, had earned a cumulative HK$45.4 million (US$5.8 million) at the box office in Hong Kong and Macau as of Monday. Hong Kong cinema-goers accounted for more than HK$42.8 million of the total. “This figure... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3338868/hong-kong-sci-fi-film-back-past-rakes-record-hk45-million-first-week?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3338868/hong-kong-sci-fi-film-back-past-rakes-record-hk45-million-first-week?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:04:31 +0000 Edmund Lee Edmund Lee There were, ultimately, no miracles for Hong Kong cinema in 2025. It was a regrettable year that began with reports of further cinema closures and ended in collective mourning after the Tai Po fire tragedy, which in turn pushed back the release of Avatar: Fire and Ash (now renamed Avatar 3) – previously earmarked as a saviour for cinema operators this Christmas. The forecast downturn in film investment has been keenly felt; even several “urban myth” titles – the label jokingly given to... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3337807/hong-kong-films-released-2025-ranked-worst-best?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3337807/hong-kong-films-released-2025-ranked-worst-best?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:11:31 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words I have known two Chinas. One is the giant that remembers its humiliation – a nation carved open by gunboats and unequal treaties. The other is the maritime enclave that turned that humiliation into leverage – Hong Kong, the once-lost port that became China’s bridge to the... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3330997/hong-kong-and-irony-history?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3330997/hong-kong-and-irony-history?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Nov 2025 03:30:08 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin Hong Kong veteran actor “Benz Hung” Hui Shiu-hung has died at the age of 76 from complications arising from cancer. Television host Maria Luisa Leitao, a close friend of the actor, revealed on Tuesday that Hui had died at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital at 2.30am due to “multiple organ failure caused by cancer”. “Hui was surrounded by his many family and friends. His family expressed gratitude to his friends – both those who visited him in hospital and those who called from abroad to check on... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3330574/hong-kong-veteran-actor-benz-hung-hui-shiu-hung-dies-age-76?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3330574/hong-kong-veteran-actor-benz-hung-hui-shiu-hung-dies-age-76?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Oct 2025 05:14:26 +0000 Vivian Au Vivian Au Hong Kong comedy legend Michael Hui Koon-man, who plays a Taoist priest in the local blockbuster film The Last Dance set in the funeral business, has revealed his wishes for his own final day. In a rare sharing session on life and death issues with Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) medical students at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin on Monday evening, the 83-year-old actor said the key to living a meaningful life was to be happy. “Life is so pretty that we have to treasure the views of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3327290/hong-kong-comedy-legend-michael-hui-talks-about-life-death-and-letting-go?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3327290/hong-kong-comedy-legend-michael-hui-talks-about-life-death-and-letting-go?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:43:38 +0000 Oscar Liu Oscar Liu Hong Kong’s box office record-breaker The Last Dance will represent the city in the race for best international feature film at the Oscars next March. The Federation of Motion Film Producers of Hong Kong said on Thursday the selection was made according to the criteria set by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. To qualify for the international feature film category, a movie must be over 40 minutes, produced outside the United States, with more than half of its dialogue in a language... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3326840/hong-kong-blockbuster-last-dance-enters-race-oscar-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3326840/hong-kong-blockbuster-last-dance-enters-race-oscar-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Sep 2025 09:09:29 +0000 Eugene Yim Eugene Yim The Last Dance, a Hong Kong movie directed and written by local director Anselm Chan, took the city’s box office by storm after its theatrical release in November last year. The film shattered several domestic box office records, including the highest single-day takings for a Hong Kong and Chinese-language film. It remains the highest-grossing locally produced movie in Hong Kong. The film also received 18 nominations and clinched five awards at the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards in April. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3324242/masterful-take-hong-kong-film-last-dance-taboos-surrounding-death-rites?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3324242/masterful-take-hong-kong-film-last-dance-taboos-surrounding-death-rites?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2025 01:30:30 +0000 Lisa Cam Lisa Cam This is the 57th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. Francis Ng Chun-yu is a curious Hong Kong cinema statistic: despite being nominated six times for best actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards, the local industry’s highest honour, he has never won – even though he is one of the city’s most acclaimed and versatile performers in recent decades. While his contemporaries like Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Lau Ching-wan have multiple statues to... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3321980/how-francis-ng-transcended-movie-villainy-become-one-hong-kongs-most-revered-actors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3321980/how-francis-ng-transcended-movie-villainy-become-one-hong-kongs-most-revered-actors?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:15:08 +0000 Lisa Cam Lisa Cam While there is nothing pretentious about an older man wearing a loose-fitting T-shirt and designer jeans, you cannot help but get a Master Roshi from Dragonball Z vibe from Eric Kot Man-fai. Sporting a full beard and a shaved head under his ever-present baseball cap, he has a certain mischievous air that is familiar to fans of the beloved 1990s Cantopop duo Softhard, of which he was half. Softhard stood out with their blend of hip-hop and satire. Comprising Jan Lamb and Kot, they were a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3320823/why-90s-star-eric-kot-wants-hong-kong-do-more-performing-arts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3320823/why-90s-star-eric-kot-wants-hong-kong-do-more-performing-arts?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:15:07 +0000 Enid Tsui Enid Tsui The second local re-run of The Impossible Trial, a home-grown Hong Kong musical, sparked a ticket-buying frenzy after its return from a sold-out tour in Shanghai and Beijing. On July 30, the official ticketing platform Popticket saw as many as 52,000 users joining the virtual queue. They were going after the 8,000 tickets released at 10am for 10 additional performances from August 31 to September 10, which sold out within hours, apart from a small number of tickets for wheelchair users. The 20... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3320362/hong-kong-musical-impossible-trials-new-run-sells-out-hours-after-mainland-success?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts/article/3320362/hong-kong-musical-impossible-trials-new-run-sells-out-hours-after-mainland-success?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Aug 2025 08:15:08 +0000