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A mother reads to her baby son at the at pop-up library initiative held in Tuen Mun Cultural Square in November, as part of efforts to encourage Hongkongers to read more.

How digital age forces libraries to change ways they get us to read

Use of printed books down as surveys show e-books are read by just 12 per cent of internet users while only 36 per cent of primary school pupils ‘love reading’

24 Dec 2018 - 12:08pm 1

‘Treasures of Time’ exhibition was launched earlier this month at the Hong Kong Science Museum, displaying some 120 mechanical clocks and watches from the Palace Museum. It will be on until April 10, 2019.

Chinese artisans keep Qing emperors’ clocks alive and ticking

14 Dec 2018 - 5:08pm

Mak Tze-wing and brother Mak Tze-him used to go to Shenzhen on weekends and train for five to six hours per day. The siblings took part in the table tennis mixed-doubles at the 4th Hong Kong Games in 2013.

Early sacrifices lead to table tennis success for Mak siblings

10 Dec 2018 - 12:05am 1

Three participants search for the correct route during the Orienteering@Park event in Tuen Mun Park, Hong Kong. Photo: Nora Tong

Competitive orienteering proves challenge to both mind and body

3 Dec 2018 - 5:27pm

Chaozhou woodcarving in Chaozhou architecture in modern times. Photo: Anven Wu

China’s Chaozhou woodcarvers created an art form that still thrives

24 Nov 2018 - 12:10am 3

Seong-Jin Cho won the International Chopin Competition in 2015 and became the first South Korean pianist to be awarded the top accolade by the prestigious event. Photo: Holger Hage

Trailblazing Korean pianist returns to Hong Kong with Beethoven performance

21 Nov 2018 - 4:33pm

After a defeat in the 2016 Asian Para-Badminton Championships, Hong Kong badminton player Tim Wong persisted and eventually won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Para Games in October this year. He is training for the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled

Disabled badminton player aiming for Tokyo 2020

20 Nov 2018 - 4:06pm

Retired Hong Kong minibus driver Chau Wai-chuen, 81, who has been a long-distance runner for almost 40 years, has taken part in six running events at this year’s Hong Kong Masters Athletics Championships. Photo: Deon Wong

At 81, Hong Kong runner has no plans to slow down

6 Nov 2018 - 12:07pm 7

Heidi Law Hoi-yan, music designer of ‘Mad Man (Irregular Version)’, a production by Theatre de la Feuille, which will feature at November’s ArtSnap, during the ninth Hong Kong New Vision Arts Festival.

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6 Nov 2018 - 12:08pm

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