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The Versailles Palace comes virtually to Hong Kong

  • By: Jemima BadajosEdited by: Mollie Hib
  • 2023-04-30

Open from 19th April to 9th July, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum opens a virtual exhibiton of the renowned French estate, as part of the 14th French May Arts Festival, a month long cultural exchange event.

Society

9th year of Songkran festival in Hong Kong

  • By: Huen Tung LEI、Yee Ling TSANGEdited by: Yu Yin WONG
  • 2023-04-12

Hong Kong celebrates the Thai new year festival of Songkran this month. The six day carnival includes a lot of water splashing on the streets of Lai Chi Kok.    

Society

Art Basel Hong Kong 2023

  • By: Elif Lale AYHAN、Huen Tung LEIEdited by: Wisha LIMBU
  • 2023-04-03

Art Basel is back in Hong Kong this spring, featuring 177 galleries from Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia. This year, the return of Encounters has presented more large-scale projects.

Society

Hong Kong’s first major exhibition for graffiti and street art

  • By: Yuhan WANG、Juncong SHUAIEdited by: Noah Tsang
  • 2023-03-22

 “City as Studio” is China’s first significant graffiti and street art exhibition. The exhibition showcases over 100 pieces of artwork by more than 30 artists, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and FUTURA. It is held at K11 Art & Cultural Centre from Mar. 20 to May. 14. This video has been updated on 26/3/2023.

Society

The Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 2023

  • By: Tsz Yau CHAN、Yau To LUMEdited by: Tsz In Warren LEUNG、Ka Ki FUNG
  • 2023-03-06

The Hong Kong Rugby Sevens will be held in the Hong Kong Stadium from 31st of March to 2rd of April. This year is the first tournament after all COVID restrictions have been scrapped. The Hong Kong rugby team is looking forward to seeing rugby fans’ faces and making a comeback to their home field.

Society

Vegetarian Food Asia 2023

  • By: Yee Ling TSANG、Wai Sum CHEUNGEdited by: Yu Yin WONG
  • 2023-02-20

The three-day Vegetarian Food Asia 2023 runs on its biggest scale with more than 300 exhibit booths at the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Centre. The event resumes food sampling for the first time since the pandemic.

Society

The 25th Standard Chartered Marathon

  • By: Huen Tung LEI、Tsz Yau CHANEdited by: Ka Tung NG
  • 2023-02-15

The 25th Standard Chartered Marathon was held yesterday under humid and drizzly weather. The participants' quota reached 37,000, doubling the amount in 2021. 32 runners were sent to the hospital according to the Hospital Authority. Ethiopia came first in the man and women's race.

Culture & Leisure

Hong Kong comics started a new page with uncertainty

http://youtu.be/o0DEGvl82GQ Hong Kong comics had its glory days in the 1970s to 90s, its popularity has declined since then. But some local comic writers are still drawing new pages, Jerry Cho Chi-ho is one of them. HK Comics Support Programme, a first-year government subsidised programme aimed at helping artists to publish new long comics encouraged Cho to draw again.  

Society

Budget 2022: Efficacy of HK$67.5 billion healthcare spending has been questioned

The budget sets aside $67.5 billion dollars to fight the pandemic. Those include funds for vaccines, new healthcare facilities and potential future spending. But some people involved in the fight against Covid question if the money will benefit those in need.

People

Learning Through Lived Experience

Art opens our minds and shows us what could be possible in our world. Tan Zhiwen talks to a fine art teacher in mainland China who explains that learning is a lived experience.