A slew of both supportive and hateful online comments over Hong Kong pop singer Keung To’s recent fall into the sea reflects divided public opinion and the social media pressures young stars face, a psychiatrist and a cultural commentator have said. Experts who spoke to the Post said social media was a “double-edged sword” that…
This is the 52nd instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. For an acclaimed movie star whose accolades include best actress at the Venice Film Festival, Deanie Ip Tak-han has surprisingly little regard for fame and fortune. Known for standing up for her views even if it…
As an invited guest at the two-hour opening extravaganza at the main stadium of Hong Kong’s newest landmark, the Kai Tak Sports Park, I found myself exclaiming a few times and swinging through a range of emotions during the opening ceremony, not least during the moment Andy Lau Tak-wah, one of the “Four Heavenly Kings”…
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park passed its first real test on crowd control measures on Saturday evening, as spectators dispersed swiftly after the venue’s opening ceremony ended. About 33,000 spectators cleared out of Kai Tak Stadium in around 20 minutes after the star-studded show ended at 8:35pm. To avoid the rush, some members of…
Although there were ups and downs, the golden age of Hong Kong cinema extended from the 1960s to the 1990s. But significant problems beset the film industry in the first decade of the 2000s, and it suffered a massive slump. We take a deep dive into its difficult decade. The way we were Local films…
Hong Kong police have arrested 13 people in a crackdown on a syndicate that purported to sell concert tickets, with a victim losing HK$640,000 (US$82,200) in a single case for trying to buy 544 non-existent tickets for Cantopop king Andy Lau Tak-wah’s shows. Police intelligence revealed the fraudsters had been active since October last year,…
Beijing has slammed some Taiwanese politicians for “manipulation” after they attacked Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau Tak-wah for performing his song “Chinese people” at a concert on the self-ruled island. At the centre of controversy was Lau’s performance of his 1996 single during his tour in Taiwan between October 31 and November 3. His singing…
Beijing has slammed some Taiwanese politicians for “manipulation” after they attacked Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau Tak-wah for performing his song “Chinese people” at a concert on the self-ruled island. At the centre of controversy was Lau’s performance of his 1996 single during his tour in Taiwan between October 31 and November 3. His singing…