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  • Hong Kongs liquefied petroleum gas prices to fall in August

    Hong Kong's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ceiling prices at LPG stations will range from 4.44 HK dollars (0.57 U.S. dollars) to 4.86 HK dollars per liter in August, down 25 to 26 cents per liter, the city's Electrical and Mechanical Services Department said here on Thursday. It said the adjustment reflects the movement of the international LPG price in ...

  • Artists seek global audience at Hong Kongs Art Basel

    HONG KONG (AFP) - Having taken five Volkswagen Beetles and compressed them into spheres, artist Ichwan Noor was always going to grab attention at the inaugural Hong Kong Art Basel.Noor is known in his native Indonesia but is hoping the glittering, champagne-soaked art fair will give him further recognition beyond his home borders.Such are the opportunities that await emerging and lesser-known ...

  • Brand new the name is the game in Hong Kong

    In a city that adores brand names, it is perhaps no surprise that the Art Basel franchise is going down well. With supporters including Ruinart champagne, Davidoff cigars and Audemars Piguet watches, the fair has aligned itself with the trappings of high-end luxury for its first edition in Hong ...

  • Alternative spaces in Hong Kong

    Hong Kong's non-profit art spaces and institutions, typically founded by artists and curators, have matured in recent years, thanks to private funding and increased government support. Active in organising community art projects and commissioning works of art, most are found in the old centres of Hong Kong Island and ...

  • Museums for the many is Hong Kong’s new mantra

    Two days of heavy rain late last month flattened Paul McCarthy's just-unveiled 51ft-high, 110ft-long Complex Pile, 2007. Installed on the site of what will become the West Kowloon Cultural District, a US$2.8 billion project, this inflatable sculpture, in the words of the curators, "mocks its picturesque surroundings and pokes fun at the prudent qualities of public sculpture". ...


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Movie Review

The Big Hit

There are scenes in "The Big Hit" that are so awful, they simply defy description. The movie is infected with the same kind of blunderheaded idiocy and misplaced confidence that made "Last Action Hero" (1993) such a chore to sit through. Presumably, "The Big Hit" is an action-comedy, a difficult but not impossible genre to pull off. Movies of this sort require a fine balance and careful tone, and ... ...

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  • The art fair is crowded and galleries are buzzy

    Contemporary art has never been so fashionable in Hong Kong, which art fairs and commercial galleries have helped make happen. But turning the curious into collectors will take ...

  • HKMEx’s Cheung Quits All Hong Kong Public Service Posts

    Barry Cheung resigned from all public service positions, including the city's Cabinet, because he's under police investigation, the government said. Leung Chun-ying, the city's chief executive, accepted Cheung's resignation and said the police and Securities and Futures Commission will "impartially" probe the HKMEx and Cheung, according to ...

  • Green Globe recertifies Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong and Mongkok

    LOS ANGELES, California - Green Globe announces re-certification of the Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong and Cosmo Hotel Mongkok, located in Hong Kong, SAR. True to their motto "Love Travel, Love our Globe," both properties have integrated innovative environmental practices into the core of the business, and established a socially responsible policy second to none. "We are delighted to be ...

  • Ally of HK leader investigated in exchange probe

    By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - The chairman of Hong Kong's Mercantile Exchange is under police investigation, the government said on Friday, as three other men were charged with possessing false documents including a fake cheque for ...

  • Hong Kong Steepest weekly drop

    STOCKS fell, sending the benchmark index to its biggest weekly drop since April 5. Developers led the declines, while Lenovo Group jumped after saying it's seeking acquisitions to boost smartphone and tablet businesses.The Hang Seng Index slid 0.2 per cent to 22,618.67, with six stocks gaining for every five that fell. Lenovo advanced 3.8 per cent after an executive said there was "no ...

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