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Hong Kong police make arrests over Mirror concert accident, detaining 5 stage contractor workers

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hong Kong police have made their first arrests in connection with a July 28, 2022 accident when a giant video screen fell during a concert by popular boy band Mirror, critically injuring a dancer who was on stage. The Post learned that at least five people were targeted in a police operation that began at daybreak…

Hong Kong community groups fight to preserve iconic neon signs

For decades Hong Kong has been known for the neon signs lining its streets. In the 1970s, there were around 80,000 estimated neon signs around the city. Now there are estimated to be only a few hundred left, as Hong Kong authorities seek to remove many of them. Community groups are pushing to preserve Hong Kong’s famous glow. Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports from Hong…

Drag kings disrupt mainstream Hong Kong by reinventing the ancient LGBTQ artform

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hong Kong drag kings are reinvigorating an ancient art form that traces back to AD700 in China during the Tang dynasty. For Sarah Chua and Athena Za, or “Jamie Blue” and “Uncle Apollo” in drag, it’s a way to explore their gender identities, even if it falls outside the mainstream. While drag queens are popular on…

Russian oligarch superyacht in Hong Kong deepens US-China divide

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Beijing and Washington have crossed swords over the docking of a superyacht linked to a sanctioned Russian billionaire in Hong Kong. The Russian-flagged Nord, believed to be owned by Alexei Mordashov who is among Russian oligarchs facing penalties imposed by the United States, European Union and Britain for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, arrived in Hong Kong…

Biu Kee Mah-Jong forced to close after more than 50 years hand-crafting mahjong tiles in Hong Kong

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Tucked away in Hong Kong’s Jordan neighbourhood in Kowloon, Biu Kee Mah-Jong is set to close after more than half a century in business. Third-generation mahjong tile craftsman Cheung Shun-king was told by his landlord on September 29 to move out before November 2, 2022. Once a booming industry for the popular parlour game throughout Southeast…

The story behind Hong Kong's colourful MTR stations

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hong Kong’s 99 metro stations are all identified by their own individual colour scheme. The idea was originally meant to help illiterate travellers find their stops, according to Andrew Mead, the chief architect of the city’s Mass Transit Railway system better known as the MTR. The colours of each station are derived from the surrounding environment,…

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