Like a school trip for grown-ups: Hong Kong Philharmonic tours Europe

22 Apr 2024 - 2:33PM

A tour planned to milk HK Phil’s 2019 Gramophone orchestra of the year win, but delayed by Covid-19, finally happened. Post Magazine joined players on the road

Richard Jobson, frontman of 1970s Scottish punk outfit Skids, who are playing their first Hong Kong gig on April 30. Photo: Skids

‘My favourite place’: Skids singer Richard Jobson excited to play Hong Kong

Scottish punk rockers Skids are playing their first Hong Kong gig on April 30. Frontman Richard Jobson, who can’t wait to perform in his favourite city, talks about starting out in music aged 16 in 1977.

22 Apr 2024 - 5:33PM

The sign for the Michelin Guide-recommended Chinese restaurant Dim Sum Duck in London, UK. Its Chinese name - “dim dou duk” in Cantonese - tickled the author’s pun-loving sensibilities. Photo: Jenny Lau

Hidden messages in Chinese names of Britain’s Chinese restaurants

A testament to the Chinese love of clever wordplay, Chinese restaurants in Britain often have witty or pun-tastic Chinese names that are like encoded in-jokes for the diaspora.

21 Apr 2024 - 12:41PM

Hong Kong Star Ferry Company’s chief coxswain, Kwok Cho-tai, at the pier in Tsim Sha Tsui. He opens up about growing up poor but happy on a boat, and his career aboard one of Hong Kong’s icons. Photo: Kate Whitehead

Hong Kong Star Ferry chief coxswain on steering an icon of the city

Head of the Star Ferry fleet Kwok Cho-tai tells Kate Whitehead about growing up ‘very poor’ but happy on a boat in Aberdeen Harbour, rising through the ranks, and missing the daily ferry commuters.

21 Apr 2024 - 9:06PM

Sammo Hung at an interview with the Post in Hong Kong, in March, 2024. The martial arts film icon reflected on his glittering career, which he spent ‘guessing what would become successful’. Photo: Xiaomei Chen. Hair: Perry @ GHD Styling Team. Makeup: Guerlain Makeup Team

Hong Kong martial arts film icon Sammo Hung on his stellar career

Martial arts film icon and the 2024 Hong Kong Film Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Sammo Hung talks about his movies, stars like Donnie Yen, Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan – and eating.

21 Apr 2024 - 9:51AM

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Like a school trip for grown-ups: Hong Kong Philharmonic tours Europe

‘My favourite place’: Skids singer Richard Jobson excited to play Hong Kong

Hidden messages in Chinese names of Britain’s Chinese restaurants

Hong Kong Star Ferry chief coxswain on steering an icon of the city

Hong Kong martial arts film icon Sammo Hung on his stellar career

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