The Works

RTHK' s The Works focuses on Hong Kong's arts and cultural scene.

The Works features news and reviews of visual and performing arts, design, literary and other “ works ” .

Added illumination comes from interviews with leading performers and pro...

Lockdowns around the world have confined many to their homes. The need to stay indoors and to maintain social distance has led to a surge of online activity, ranging from visits to porn sites, to video conferencing, and mobile game downloads and sales....

Around this time last year, the proposed introduction of the extradition law set off some of the biggest protests since the handover. One year on, protests continue despite the Covid-19 pandemic, this time focusing on the promulgation of a Hong Kong na...

Last Thursday, the National People’s Congress approved the draft resolution of the Hong Kong national security law. The NPC’s Standing Committee will now draft the wording of the legislation to be added to Annex III of the Basic Law, bypassing Hong Kon...

As we’ve previously reported the Covid-19 pandemic has led to tough times for many in the arts and culture sector. Although the government has allocated $150 million from the “Anti-epidemic Fund” to help the sector, a fair number of people aren’t eligi...

The old and working-class district of Sham Shui Po has now become a hip and creative area. As The Works has highlighted in past programmes, many artists, art galleries and spaces, design workshops, boutiques and cafes have all decided to set up shop th...

With the development of technologies such ink-jet printing, laser printing, and even 3D printing, the more traditional and handmade printing arts have become harder to find, and even practice. Founded 20 years ago, the Hong Kong Open Printshop is a non...

Covid-19 has forced schools and universities to close their physical classrooms. Many students continue to learn through online classes. But for visually impaired students, the situation brings extra challenges. The Beyond Vision Projects, a social ent...

bookstores in Hong Kong, particularly independent bookstores, have become increasingly rare. Even many international chain stores have either closed in recent years or cut their outlets to just a very few shops. Bookshops focusing on art books are even...

When the Covid-19 reached Hong Kong at the end of January, rumours of potential shortages of everyday items caused an epidemic of its own, an epidemic of panic buying of daily necessities such as rice, sanitising products, tissue and toilet paper. For ...