The building is open to visitors keen to learn more about the organisation’s long history of protecting the young and innocent – the only out-of-bounds area being the children’s residential area on the second floor. The entrance to Po Leung Kuk’s headquarters in Causeway Bay is a traditional Chinese “paifang” gate. Photo: Jonathan Wong Enter … Read more
Despite never being completed, Game of Death is remembered as one of Bruce Lee’s most iconic films. Lee wrote, directed, produced and starred in the martial arts film, which was left unfinished when he died in Hong Kong unexpectedly on July 20, 1973, from a fluid build-up in the brain. The storyline of Game of … Read more
When a bomb exploded in a Hong Kong cinema, injuring 11 and sending 400 stampeding out of the building “Fifty-one-year-old Mr Wong Lu-ming was sitting back in his front stall seat inside the Hoover Theatre, bursting into laughter at the comic characters of a film satirising the police, ‘Supremo’, when a bomb went off, making … Read more
Read on to see what else might tantalise your taste buds this May. Wagyu and sea urchin clay pot rice at Sukiyaki Nakagawa, in Causeway Bay. Photo: Sukiyaki Nakagawa 1. Sukiyaki Nakagawa Opening in Causeway Bay’s Cubus building, Sukiyaki Nakagawa brings the rich tradition of Kansai-style sukiyaki to the heart of Hong Kong. Under the … Read more
Now comes Corsican Stars, a novel, members-only concept with an elaborate mythological narrative, immersive artwork and a seasonal cocktail menu designed to entice a specific type of curious drinker. A patron waits for the bartender to finish making a cocktail at Corsican Stars. Photo: Corsican Stars The hidden bar is inspired by the line “Find … Read more
