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Hong Kong’s fading neon signs that once lit up the city’s night sky

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read more about Hong Kong culture: https://sc.mp/5xdo Neon signs used to be synonymous with Hong Kong’s nightscape, but recent enforcement of government building rules has left the city’s streets mostly devoid of their famous glow. In this episode of Hong Kong Authentic, we look at what is replacing the traditional look of the Pearl of the…

Carnival replaces vigil in Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Read more about Hong Kong politics: https://sc.mp/7bw5 A three-day carnival co-hosted by 26 pro-Beijing groups is being held in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park to mark 26 years since the city’s return to Chinese rule. Day two of the event falls on the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, which for decades had been marked in…

A glimpse inside Hong Kong’s notorious subdivided homes

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A former subdivided flat in Tai Kok Tsui has been turned into a so-called Trapped Experience Centre, an exhibition replicating Hong Kong’s notorious subdivided housing units. The rooms were modelled after real-life homes of subdivided-flat tenants. The centre also hires homeless people and subdivided flat residents as tour guides, to share their experiences of living in…

A glimpse inside Hong Kong’s notorious subdivided homes

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A former subdivided flat in Tai Kok Tsui has been turned into a so-called Trapped Experience Centre, an exhibition replicating Hong Kong’s notorious subdivided housing units. The rooms were modelled after real-life homes of subdivided-flat tenants. The centre also hires homeless people and subdivided flat residents as tour guides, to share their experiences of living in…

Watch this: Timepiece once owned by the last emperor of China sells for US$6.2 million in Hong Kong

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube For the full story: https://sc.mp/qxx3 A luxury Patek Philippe watch once owned by the last emperor of China was sold in Hong Kong on May 23, 2023, for HK$48.9 million (US$6.2 million). The 86-year-old Reference 96 Quantieme Lune model had belonged to Aisin-Gioro Puyi, who became emperor of China in 1908. Puyi later gave the watch…

Sexuality on their own terms: the Hong Kong women who feel empowered by making adult content

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Erena So Hoi-lam created a buzz when she became the first woman from Hong Kong to enter Japan’s adult video industry in 2022, with many in the community sharply critical of the move. Emilia Wong said she also came under fire when she started a blog to promote body positivity and hit back against sexuality taboos….

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