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Follow us as we take a historical tour of Hong Kong's districts, exploring the intriguing stories behind the city's different neighbourhoods. From Soho before the escalator, and the colonial elite's dancing parties in 1920s Repulse Bay to Hakka farms and prowling tigers in Tsuen Wan's early days, we'll show you a different side to Hong Kong's districts, revealing what they used to be like before the highways and slick skyscrapers appeared.
The last-minute reprieve of the Shek Kip Mei underground reservoir highlights how a corner has been turned in the city’s protection of its heritage
After almost two decades of indecision, a developer has been found to turn the historic building in the heart of the city into a ‘vibrant place [for] people of all walks of life’; let’s hope the promise is kept.
- The exhibition at Gate33 in Kai Tak’s Airside uses typography to explore the communities and culture of Wong Tai Sin, San Po Kong, Kowloon City and To Kwa Wan
- The interactive show features works by 10 designers and artists, including graphic designer and sign maker Katol Lo, and industrial designer Lee Chi-wing
In a quiet corner of Tai Hang, the Lin Fa Kung Temple has been providing solace and serenity to residents of the urban village since 1863.
Nestled in verdant Pok Fu Lam, the University of Chicago’s Hong Kong campus tells the story of the city’s wartime defeat to the Japanese and of its buildings’ subsequent occupants: prisoners.
In his new photo book Abandoned Villages of Hong Kong, British urban explorer Stefan Irvine documents ‘eerie’ deserted buildings and furniture found inside them to preserve the memory of them.
The Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter is a photogenic reminder of Hong Kong’s early days, set against the backdrop of the city’s ever-changing present. Antony Dickson captures scenes from daily life there.
A trio of historic Hong Kong ‘squatter’ villages face destruction, destined to be replaced by homogenous residential blocks despite the efforts of historians, architects and academics.
Retiree files application for judicial review over policy barring him from public housing after he accepted compensation 30 years ago when his flat was demolished.
Long-abandoned venue screened films from 1931 to 1997 and is one of city’s two remaining cinemas from pre-war era.
Artist ‘Little Jade’ is on a mission to sketch Hong Kong’s ever-changing cityscape. ‘It’s important to capture their historical significance and beauty before they disappear,’ she says of the city’s old buildings.
Session in Beijing approves changing reporting line of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office from State Council to party’s Central Committee, sources say.
Neon signs were once synonymous with Hong Kong, but only around 150 remain. We’ve picked 11 of the best remaining examples – and tell you how to find them.
Antiquities Advisory Board to decide on Thursday whether veranda-style shophouse at No 190 Nathan Road should be reclassified as Grade 1 building.
Hong Kong’s old buildings – especially privately owned ones that can be destroyed at any time – need help from government, private developers and the public to be revived, so what’s being done?
The restaurant in Central, known for traditional dim sum that are increasingly hard to find, announced its closure, and that of its Tsuen Wan branch, on social media, a victim of pandemic disruptions its owners say.
In 1970, Hilton Cheong-Leen led the first walkout in the history of the Urban Council since it was established in 1883.
A bone analysis study of 13 neolithic fossils discovered in the Hong Kong island of Ma Wan found that the ancient residents there ate almost entirely seafood.
Ma Wan might have become the main British Empire trading settlement in southern China, not Hong Kong Island, but for a British army officer’s hasty survey in poor weather.
Authorities and advisers take into account residents’ collective memories and place as symbol for social equality.
The few valuable old buildings to avoid demolition in Hong Kong are those that are declared monuments. We pick five for an alternative tour of the city, with lunch stops included.
Readers oppose a proposal to remove street names associated with the city’s colonial past, disagree that quarantine rules for pilots are lax, and recount a bad experience with the public health care system.
