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Uniquely Hong Kong is a series focusing on the things that set the city apart from the rest of the world. From its oldest families to its fascinating trades, South China Morning Post gets to the heart of what makes Hong Kong tick.
Hong Kong’s new ‘Night Vibes Hong Kong’ campaign should focus on revitalising places like the Temple Street Night Market and Ladies’ Market if it is to attract locals and tourists alike.
The latest Hong Kong food trend is the humble US$5 ‘two-dish-rice’ meal box. It’s more than just a cheap, filling meal – it’s the Hong Kong people’s way of sharing with the needy during tough times.
Hong Kong home-grown brands like Vitasoy and our ubiquitous red-white-blue nylon laundry bags don’t really reflect the core values of the city – the real heritage brand is its local language: its colloquial Cantonese.
Like Mei in Turning Red, Hong Kong faces a conflict of interests as it seeks to preserve old values and embrace change. Here’s what Hongkongers can take from the film and why change can be good.
There are certain words people use in Hong Kong to hurt others, but ‘gweilo’ is not one of them, as a recent court judgment found. It’s a harmless term that expats like.
In Chinese culture, red is a lucky colour, so maximise your Lunar New Year fortune by wearing red, giving out lucky red packets and wishing everyone kung hei fat choi.
Little did the Hong Kong government realise that the most effective vaccine incentive for the elderly isn’t cash prizes, but something they value much more – dim sum.
In cities home to large overseas Chinese communities, Cantonese should be about more than just cultural preservation and should be integrated into their infrastructure.
Mandarin may have 10 times as many speakers but Cantonese is a one-of-a-kind linguistic art form, a cult Chinese language, and in no danger of an imminent demise.
The brouhaha over Hong Kong-based Fok Hing Gin’s name in the UK highlights a lack of cultural awareness about a word that means ‘fortune’ or ‘good luck’ in Chinese.
- DarkSide and Argo’s new cocktail menus give a nod to Hong Kong heritage, through mahjong-themed drinks, and combinations of ingredients synonymous with the city
- At DarkSide they see parallels between the social nature of mahjong and visiting a bar; at Argo, the idea of layering flavours from the kitchen is to the fore
Hong Kong has reopened to visitors, and the city has five new or updated attractions to draw incoming tourists, from the M+ and Palace museums to the new Water World at Ocean Park.
From David Bowie and Stanley Ho, to US presidents and their servicemen, old Hong Kong’s tailors made clothes for everyone – but are TST’s famous suit makers going out of fashion?
The shoeshine boys of Theatre Lane or the Wo On Lane barber are long gone but you can still do your bit for the traders that remain
