The Works

The North Kowloon Magistracy in Sham Shui Po was built in the 1960s. In January 2005, when Hong Kong reduced the number of its magistracies, the court closed. In his Policy Address two years later, Chief Executive Donald Tsang announced the “Revitali...

“Mortal Engine” is a piece by the Australian Dance Troupe Chunky Move that blurs the edges between the human body and the technological. Last weekend the company performed it in Hong Kong as part of the New Vision Arts Festival. it's a collaboration of...

In April, the government announced plans to invite local artists to submit proposals for displaying their works in the new government offices and Legislative Council building at Tamar. The Tamar public art project is set up to promote local art work an...

The music of ethnic minorities is a source of inspiration for singer song writer Zhu Zheqin, otherwise known as Dadawa. Last year, the United Nations Development Programme appointed her as a Goodwill Ambassador to promote, preserve and revive ethnic mu...

We begin our series by looking at conflicts over the slaughterhouse that’s now an arts space. It’s the Cattle Depot in To Kwa Wan, built in 1908 and operating until 1999. It’s been graded as a historical building, and has, since 2001, been a home to se...

Arts Diary

In our studio KJ and NG, local pianist Ka-jeng Wong and flautist Wilson Ng treat us to a little tango. It's a preview of their upcoming two-night concert.

In our movie review, Gary Pollard tells us about "Salt", the main character of which was originally Edwin A. Salt, who was going to be played by Tom Cruise. Cruise went on to “Knight and Day”, and one sex change and script rewrite later Edwin became Ev...

This year’s Book Fair ended on the day of our show. Organisers estimate about a million people visited it over the week it was opened.

510 publishers from 22 countries were there to show their wares, and apart from the selling, about 90 writers and ...

Arts Diary