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Chow Yun-fat at an interview with the Post in 2003. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Asian cinema: Chinese films

7 film stories from 2025 that readers loved, including a Chow Yun-fat profile

Profiles of Chow Yun-fat, Faye Wong and Deanie Ip and a look at Donnie Yen’s early films were among stories popular with readers this year.

Hong Kong

How Cantopop created Hong Kong’s own Christmas soundtrack

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | The bold reinvention of 1990s Hong Kong sex symbol Veronica Yip

Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: festive tables, Cantopop and Christmas lights

As the holidays arrive, we reflect on food, memory, music – and the Hong Kong rituals that still anchor the season.

A festive tablescape by food stylist Gloria Chung features on the cover of this week’s PostMag print edition. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Cantopop icon Alan Tam: from Leslie Cheung’s rival to fans smashing albums

‘Principal Tam’ ruled Cantopop in the late 1970s and ’80s but later vexed fans with his offstage actions. Still, he’s going strong today.

Music

The Hong Kong Cantopop drummer helping revive the genre with his DJ sets

Stephane Wong drummed for Cantopop stars Eason Chan and Joey Yung in the 2000s. Now, his DJ discos are helping Hongkongers reminisce.

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2025 National Games

Andy Lau, Joey Yung among Hong Kong stars performing at National Games opening

Opening ceremony will showcase regional cultural elements using advanced technologies, including AI and virtual reality.

Singer Joey Yung is among the Hong Kong stars who will perform on Sunday evening. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How actor Anthony Wong survived terrible films, ‘shut out’ by mainland China

From humble beginnings, Anthony Wong overcame adversity to become one of Hong Kong’s top actors and a man unafraid to speak out.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Shirley Kwan, Cantopop’s complex ‘queen of cool’, is a star like no other

Kwan experienced a meteoric rise followed by an artistic metamorphosis in the 1990s, before personal struggles began to take the spotlight.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Why new documentary on Beyond’s Wong Ka-kui only tells part of the story

Because of You – Ka Kui, about the life of the Hong Kong frontman, is marred by the same issues that tore Beyond apart after his death.

Wong Ka-kui in a still from Because of You – Ka Kui. The new documentary tells the story – albeit an incomplete one – of the late frontman of Beyond, widely considered Hong Kong’s most influential band ever.
Your Perfect Week

The best things to do in Hong Kong, October 19-25

Check out rare Cantopop album cover photography, sample Club Rangoon’s Burmese fare during a two-day pop-up, or marvel at ancient Chinese silks.

Robes on display in the “A History of China in Silk: The Chris Hall Collection” exhibition. Photo: courtesy Hong Kong Palace Museum
First Mention

When rumours swirled around the cause of Cantopop star Danny Chan’s death

Chow Yun-fat, Sally Yeh, Anita Mui and Pansy Ho attended his funeral. It was speculated that attempted suicide, Aids or a drug overdose caused his death.

My Life

Andrew Tuason on his music career alongside Cantopop’s biggest stars

The record producer, composer and band leader discusses learning his craft from his father and working with Jacky Cheung and Andy Lau.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s Pink Dot to hold online concert after bid to hire Art Park rejected

Concert will be held between 3pm and 6pm on November 2, featuring a slew of local celebrities and artists.

Pink Dot HK 2024 was held in the West Kowloon Cultural District. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Hong Kong’s ‘Fat Mama’ Maria Cordero went from Cantopop to controversy

The Macau-born singer, actor and TV chef was a beloved star from the 1980s to the 2000s, but more recently her politics have divided opinion.

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Maria Cordero in an interview with the Post in 2014. The Cantopop singer, actor and chef rose to popularity in Hong Kong in the 1980s, but more recently her political outspokenness has made her a polarising figure. Photo: Bruce Yan
Music

Meet the Hong Kong DJ collective bringing back Cantopop’s golden age

Beat Friday plays the ‘best of Cantopop’ for party-goers at Hong Kong venues big and small. The trio reflect on the genre’s enduring appeal.

Cantonese culture

China cancels William So concerts over drug past, but says it’s not enough

Communist Party paper People’s Daily says businesses must put artists’ moral and legal record first, not profit.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How ‘ugly’ Hong Kong star William So overcame scandal to return to the top

From taking Anita Mui’s fashion tip to rebuilding himself after drug charges, the bespectacled singer and actor’s story is one of resilience.

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William So in 2008. By the late 2000s, the actor and Cantopop star had rebuilt his career after a drug scandal in 2002 nearly ended it. Photo: William So
Accidents and personal safety

Paralysed Hong Kong Mirror dancer’s medical funding thrown into jeopardy

Reverend Derek Li says his son faces a ‘vacuum of resources and a struggle of faith’ as key donor’s commitment to cover medical bills wavers.

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On Our Radar

See Hong Kong in a different light from a tethered hot air balloon

Cappadocia and New Mexico are famed for their stunning hot air balloon landscapes – now Hong Kong is offering its own take.

Crime in Hong Kong

12 arrested over fake tickets involving G-Dragon, G.E.M. shows in Hong Kong

Hong Kong and Shenzhen police carry out joint operations to smash cross-border syndicate that scammed victims out of more than HK$100,000.

Police display a counterfeit ticket. Photo: Handout
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Why ’90s star Eric Kot wants Hong Kong to do more for performing arts

Kot, who joins Softhard partner Jan Lamb for August’s sold-out stage show Let Me Entertain You, says the city needs more creative spaces.

Eric Kot, who was in 1990s Cantopop duo Softhard, at his pop up shop in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Llewellyn Cheung
Hong Kong police

Hong Kong’s Aaron Kwok named honorary narcotics commissioner in anti-drugs push

Singer gives performance at publicity event for the ‘Anti-Drug, New Era’ campaign, encourages youth ambassadors to stand up to narcotics.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | When Sally Yeh dominated Hong Kong music and film in the 1980s and ’90s

After learning Cantonese from George Lam, Canada-raised Yeh became a Cantopop queen and shared the big screen with the likes of Chow Yun-fat.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong dancer Mo Li sues 12 parties for damages over Mirror concert accident

Paralysed dancer is suing a government department and 11 others for an undisclosed amount of compensation.

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Mo Li was left paralysed from the neck down by the accident in 2022. Photo: Instagram/Mo Li
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Hong Kong star Adam Cheng, from TV heartthrob to stock market jinx

The star of wuxia period dramas and TV shows such as The Greed of Man, actor-singer Adam Cheng has been a popular performer for over 50 years.

Adam Cheng in a still from the TVB series Blade Heart (2004).
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police vow to pursue fugitive singer Tommy Yuen ‘to the end’

Cantopop singer, 45, missed court appearance to face shoplifting charge and later said he never had any intention of showing up.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Hong Kong’s Karen Mok went from Stephen Chow’s co-star to Mandopop queen

Starting out in Cantopop, Mok featured in a number of films in the 1990s before her Mandarin albums took off in Taiwan and mainland China.

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