Forming a circle in front of a temple in Yuen Long, a group of Hongkongers make sweeping, dance-like movements before smashing ceramic tiles on the ground with wooden swords under the guidance of their coach. They are learning to perform the solemn ritual of “breaking hell’s gate”, a traditional funeral practice that is typically performed…
Hong Kong police have launched an investigation into suspected animal abuse after five newborn kittens were discovered in tightly knotted plastic bags inside a garbage bin. The force was alerted at around 10.11am on Saturday that several kittens were found in the bin in front of Tin Hau Temple on Yee Kuk Street in Sham…
A former village school that is a testament to pre-metropolitan Hong Kong is about to be demolished, but architecture scholars and heritage conservation enthusiasts are unwilling to let it go without a fight. Built in 1952 in Cha Kwo Ling, between Lam Tin and Yau Tong in East Kowloon, the Sze Shan Public School building…