Hong Kong-born musical treasure Anthony Lun gave new blood to the local music scene in the 1990s. While best remembered for his collaborations with Sandy Lam and Anita Mui, he’s back on stage now with local comedian Jim Sui-man. He tells Victor Chau about working with Hong Kong’s divas...
“Secondhand” is a term that’s frowned upon in polite Hong Kong society. In a place where a throaty cough in the elevator will get you a) hideously evil looks and b) an empty elevator at the next floor, the idea of treading where someone else already has just seems... well, yucky,...
HK Magazine: I don’t suppose you’ve noticed, but there aren’t many gardens around here.
Emma Rushton: We’re living here – just across the street from the gallery and we’ve been taking lots of photographs of the neighborhood. We’ve been amazed how people...
A is for Anita Mui
This city’s own versatile answer to Madonna was a professional singer since the age of seven. During a life cut down too soon due to cervical cancer (Oct 10, 1963-Dec 30, 2003), Mui released over 40 albums and starred in several films. The whereabouts of her ashes have...
HK Magazine: You started as a photographer when you were really young – how did you get into it?
David Corio: I took my first shots at 15 or 16. I went to college from 16 to18 and then went freelance straight after that. I was just glad to get out of school at the earliest opportunity. I...
HK Magazine: Does it seem strange that your unique music has traveled around the world?
Kjartan Sveinsson: We think it’s amazing. It’s great, especially since we’ve never been to China, and it’s not a place the record companies are thinking about too much. So it’s...
Hong Kong-born Nancy Kwan rocketed to fame aged 18 as William Holden’s co-star in the seminal 1960 movie “The World of Suzie Wong,” about a Wan Chai hooker and her relationship with a struggling western artist. After a successful acting career, she now lives in LA with her husband...
Favorite Hong Kong noise: The “ding ding” of the trams.
Weird Hong Kong quirk: Women in power suits standing on the street with scrunched-up faces, complaining to their boyfriends in kiddy voices.
Reading: “Unleashing the Idea Virus” by Seth Godin.
In your pocket: DJ mix CD...
