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Last week, the World Health Organisation declared the Wuhan coronavirus a Global Health Emergency. As we mentioned also in last week’s show, Hong Kong’s protests, and now the virus, have created major challenges for art and cultural events. The Boston ...

For the past eight months, many art and cultural events have been cancelled due to social unrest. And now we have added concerns over the coronavirus to worry about. Most of Hong Kong’s big performing arts venues are run by the Leisure and Cultural Ser...

Just two days to go before the Year of the Rat is upon us, so, as we do to celebrate almost every Lunar New Year, we have some festive treats in this week’s programme. Later in the show, we have a fusion of East and West as erhu player Chan Pik-sum and...

In the old days, popular entertainment in Hong Kong was closely related to traditional customs and practice, often part of celebrations of birthdays or deities or festivals.

Most of the entertainment took place outdoors, or even on the streets and in ...

For those of us who think we might keep them, the beginning of the new year can be a good time to make resolutions, such as to start a new chapter in life or learn something new. “Hok Hok Zapp” is Cantonese for learning. It is also the name of a two-ye...

Happy new year!

Hello and welcome to The Works, I’m Ben Pelletier. Later in the show, ringing – or should that be banging and hitting? – in the New Year, members of Toolbox Percussion will be with us. They’re an organisation that promotes contemporary...

It’s Christmas Day and naturally we’re going to have something festive for you music-wise in part two, so don’t go away. First through, to echo the “glad tidings of great joy” as mentioned in the Bible, there were glad tidings of great joy for artists ...

The healing power of art. Many people believe engaging in creative activities is not only a good stress reliever but can also provide a catharsis (relief) for difficult emotions. Half a year into Hong Kong’s current wave of street protests, more than 6...

One of the most anticipated openings on the Hong Kong art scene. After a four-year renovation costing almost a billion Hong Kong dollars, the Museum of Art reopened its doors to the public on the November 30th. The renovation expands the museum’s exhi...

We take a boat ride from Sai Kung to Yim Tin Tsai, an island once populated by fishermen and salt farmers, but that gradually became deserted as people moved to the city. But there are now new signs of life in Yim Tin Tsai. Designated a heritage site, ...