https://www.scmp.com/rss/524458/feed The latest news and updates on Aaron Kwok Fu-shing, nnown for his dynamic stage performances and versatile acting, he is celebrated as one of Cantopop’s "Four Heavenly Kings." Beginning as a dancer, he transitioned into a highly successful music career, releasing over 30 albums and earning numerous awards. His acting prowess is evident through consecutive Golden Horse Awards for Best Actor (2005, 2006) and a Hong Kong Film Award for "Port of Call" (2016). Kwok’s expertise extends to elaborate... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Winnie Chung Winnie Chung When the Hong Kong political crime thriller Cold War was released in 2012, it arguably shook up the market. Here was a big-budget actioner helmed by two industry veterans – Longman Leung Lok-man and Sunny Luk Kim-ching – making their directing debut, and headlined by a cast of some of Hong Kong’s biggest names such as Tony Leung Ka-fai, Aaron Kwok Fu-shing and Andy Lau Tak-wah. But if the directors were still unrecognisable, the film’s producer was not. Bill Kong Chi-keung, known for producing... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3347175/downton-abbey-game-thrones-actors-starring-cold-war-1994-exploring-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3347175/downton-abbey-game-thrones-actors-starring-cold-war-1994-exploring-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:15:08 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying Hong Kong’s Security Bureau has apologised for an advertising blunder in its anti-drug campaign, after a banner in a railway station appeared to encourage the use of illegal substances when viewed from certain angles. The bureau addressed the issue in a social media post on Friday, a day after an internet user circulated a photo of the poorly placed advert at Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station. The banner was part of the government’s latest anti-drug campaign, featuring one of Hong Kong’s “Four Heavenly... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347331/red-faces-bureau-after-anti-drug-advert-sends-opposite-message?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3347331/red-faces-bureau-after-anti-drug-advert-sends-opposite-message?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:03:46 +0000 Richard James Havis Richard James Havis Hong Kong cinema has always prided itself on speed and adaptability, yet the industry has often been guilty of merely repackaging old formulas. However, the 1990s brought a wave of existential anxiety – both political and commercial – that forced filmmakers to take drastic risks. Below, we revisit two ambitious productions from the beginning of that decade and the turn of the next one that attempted to rewrite the rule book: one a dark fantasy reliant on extravagant home-grown special effects,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3341761/how-hong-kong-movies-wicked-city-and-2000-ad-rewrote-citys-cinema-rule-book?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3341761/how-hong-kong-movies-wicked-city-and-2000-ad-rewrote-citys-cinema-rule-book?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Feb 2026 09:15:07 +0000 Edmund Lee Edmund Lee 2.5/5 stars Under Current is a quintessential example of the Hong Kong crime film in its present, transitional state. While it paints a mostly watchable portrait of greed and corruption, the film’s story also happens to be thoroughly detached from reality – music to the ears of censors, perhaps. Directed by Alan Mak Siu-fai (Infernal Affairs) from a screenplay he co-scripted with Lam Fung, this thematic follow-up to Mak’s 2019 anti-corruption drama Integrity again takes a distinctly convoluted... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3335349/under-current-movie-review-aaron-kwok-francis-ng-seek-justice-fun-silly-thriller?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3335349/under-current-movie-review-aaron-kwok-francis-ng-seek-justice-fun-silly-thriller?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:15:09 +0000 Richard James Havis Richard James Havis Hong Kong romances are often melodramatic, and in the 1990s, increasingly geared towards teenagers. However, some filmmakers were still experimenting with the genre. We look at three outliers: a surreal science fiction romance, a love story that morphs into a fantasy and a film about a presumed incestuous relationship. Saviour of the Soul (1991) This postmodern sci-fi romance, loosely based on the popular Japanese manga City Hunter, is a thoroughbred romance at its core. Set in a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3332751/when-hong-kong-romance-movies-got-weird-saviour-soul-anna-magdalena-and-isabella?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3332751/when-hong-kong-romance-movies-got-weird-saviour-soul-anna-magdalena-and-isabella?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Nov 2025 08:15:09 +0000 Wynna Wong Wynna Wong A 20-year-old Hong Kong woman who emerged from the same talent show as local heartthrob Keung To of popular boy band Mirror has been chosen to join a global pop group created by Simon Fuller, the man behind American Idol. XIX Entertainment, the company that runs the global pop group Now United made up of a rolling international membership, announced on Thursday that its newest addition was Hongkonger Ariel Tsang. Tsang said in a media showcase that the opportunity had come at a “perfect... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3323547/singer-hong-kong-spirit-picked-american-idol-creator-simon-fuller-group?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3323547/singer-hong-kong-spirit-picked-american-idol-creator-simon-fuller-group?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:27:40 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma Cantopop star Aaron Kwok Fu-shing has been appointed as an honorary narcotics commissioner as part of the Hong Kong government’s latest campaign to stamp out the increasingly popular novel drug etomidate. Secretary of Security Chris Tang Ping-keung announced Kwok’s honorary role at a publicity event for the “Anti-Drug, New Era” campaign on Sunday, while the singer gave a performance of specially designed dance moves and chanted slogans with the audience. “Your responsibility is to try and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3320604/hong-kongs-aaron-kwok-named-honorary-narcotics-commissioner-anti-drugs-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3320604/hong-kongs-aaron-kwok-named-honorary-narcotics-commissioner-anti-drugs-push?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Aug 2025 13:39:34 +0000 Richard James Havis Richard James Havis Lawrence Ah Mon, sometimes known as Lawrence Lau Kwok-cheung, was one of the second group of Hong Kong New Wave directors who made their mark in the late 1980s. Lau, who cut his teeth at Hong Kong broadcasting company RTHK, made his name with two documentary-style social realist dramas: 1988’s Gangs and 1990’s Queen of Temple Street – still one of the city’s finest films. But his follow-up, the two-part Lee Rock, was something entirely different: a four-hour-long Godfather-like crime epic... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3318567/how-andy-lau-played-hong-kongs-most-corrupt-cop-godfather-crime-epic-lee-rock?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3318567/how-andy-lau-played-hong-kongs-most-corrupt-cop-godfather-crime-epic-lee-rock?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Jul 2025 04:15:08 +0000 Sam Agars Sam Agars Apprentice jockey Ellis Wong Chi-wang continued his barnstorming finish to the season by booting Dancing Code to victory for his boss Caspar Fownes in Saturday night’s Class Two Philip Chen Trophy (1,200m) at Sha Tin. Sent off the $3.55 favourite, the Aaron Kwok Fu-shing-owned Dancing Code came from forward of midfield to nail Harmony N Blessed and Lady’s Choice near the line. “I’m so happy to win for the boss again and this owner,” said Wong. “Today, with a good barrier and the strong pace, he... https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3317107/ellis-wong-continues-barnstorming-finish-season-i-love-horse?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/3317107/ellis-wong-continues-barnstorming-finish-season-i-love-horse?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Jul 2025 13:59:17 +0000 Wynna Wong,Ambrose Li Wynna Wong,Ambrose Li In the second of a two-part series on Hong Kong’s efforts to boost its tourism industry, the Post takes a look at other attractions the city can offer beyond the nine hotspot products the government has floated. Read part one here. Even as Hong Kong has kick-started efforts to promote nine “tourism hotspots” identified by a government working group, industry players and experts say the city has much more to entice visitors. To revive the city’s flagging tourism scene, they suggested tapping its... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3317047/hong-kong-wants-more-visitors-hook-them-great-food-cantopop-and-bruce-lee?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3317047/hong-kong-wants-more-visitors-hook-them-great-food-cantopop-and-bruce-lee?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:00:13 +0000