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South China Morning Post
4 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong police investigate death of man, 75, found collapsed in building stairwell
Hong Kong police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an elderly man who was found collapsed inside the stairwell of a North Point building. The force received a report from a security guard at 3pm on Wednesday that the 75-year-old man was discovered lying unconscious in the 10th-floor stairwell of Ming Sau Building on Chun Yeung Street. Paramedics transported him to Ruttonjee Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The man, reportedly not a resident of the building, had lived in Hing Tung Estate in Sai Wan Ho. An Eastern district crime squad has taken over the investigation.
South China Morning Post
15-07-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Man, 88, found dead in Hong Kong flat, semi-conscious wife hospitalised
An 88-year-old man who was ill was found dead and his wife hospitalised after their two daughters discovered the couple passed out at their home in Hong Kong's North Point and called police. Police said on Tuesday that officers were alerted at 1.55am by a woman who found her parents unconscious in the bedroom of their flat in Lai Tak Tsuen in North Point. According to police, the woman had tried calling her parents but had failed to reach them. It prompted her to visit their home, but no one answered the door. Her sister then came with a key and opened the flat's door. They found the couple in the bedroom and called police. The man was certified dead at the scene, while his wife, 78, was semi-conscious and sent to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai for treatment, police said. The force said the man had a history of illness, adding that the cause of his death would be determined after an autopsy.
South China Morning Post
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
What to eat and drink on Hong Kong's Kam Ping Street, a coffee and dessert lover's paradise
Hongkonger Zico Hau spent years working as a stuntman, filming for productions including the 2024 drama Stuntman and the upcoming Cold War 1994, starring Daniel Wu Neh-tsu and Terrance Lau Chun-him. Advertisement Then, life took a very sweet turn. In May, Hau, 39, opened Iceyaki, a Japanese dessert shop specialising in kakigori (flavoured shaved ice), on the food-filled Kam Ping Street in Hong Kong's North Point neighbourhood. Since then, it has become one of the coolest spots on the block. On a sweltering June afternoon, Hau starts up an ice-shaving machine to prepare one of his popular desserts, which come in flavours such as honey tofu (HK$118/US$15), Nishio matcha (HK$128) and black sesame with red bean (HK$118). Zico Hau prepares Nishio matcha kakigori at Iceyaki. Photo: Kylie Knott 'I had this machine shipped over from Japan,' Hau says as he carefully shapes a honey tofu kakigori made with tofu , milk, cream, soybean flour and walnuts. It is served with a jar of gooey honey that customers can drizzle over the top of the shaved ice. Advertisement 'The best way to eat it is to share it with a friend,' Hau explains. It is good advice given the huge portions.
South China Morning Post
17-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Ancient Moon shuts as Hong Kong's restaurant shake-up claims Michelin-listed eatery
Hong Kong's tough retail environment has claimed another victim, with a Michelin-designated restaurant announcing its closure after a decade of serving nasi lemak, bak kut teh and chilli pan mee in North Point. Ancient Moon, which serves Singaporean and Malaysian food on Kam Ping Street in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island, said its last day of operation would be on July 19, according to its Instagram post. It received a Bib Gourmand designation in the 2024 Michelin Guide for Hong Kong and Macau, which recognises restaurants that serve 'high-quality food for only HK$400 (US$51) or less', excluding three-course meals and drinks. 'We have tried to adapt but our ability and resources are limited,' the restaurant owners said on Instagram. 'We have spent 11 years here and there were a lot of gains and losses.' The interior of Ancient Moon on December 9, 2017. Photo: Kylie Knott While 'business [has been] bad since last year', rent was not a reason for the closure, according to the owners, adding that the shop's landlord was very good to them.
South China Morning Post
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Rowena Cortes on her life, and working with Elton John and Leslie Cheung
ROWENA? I think it's an English name; there's supposed to have been a Queen Rowena in English history. My parents came on a boat from the Philippines in 1947. My mother was five months pregnant at the time, with my second brother. So you can imagine how hard it was for her. My dad was a jazz musician, Avelino Cortes, an alto sax player. He was the musical director at the Mandarin Oriental hotel for many years. He also did studio recordings for Diamond Records. He had a band with four of my brothers – Los Cortesos. I come from a musical family; I have five brothers and three sisters. When I was maybe two or three years old, my mum says I would hold her brush in my hand and just sing my heart out. Singer Rowena Cortes performing at a celebration for the Philippines' National Day in 1977. Photo: SCMP Archives WE LIVED in North Point. It was a very Chinese community. That's why my spoken Cantonese is so good. Most of my friends at St Paul's Convent School spoke Cantonese. I can't read or write Chinese. Because I didn't have a Chinese name, they placed me in a French class. So, when I started singing in Cantonese, I had a hard time because I had to do the Cantonese pinyin – I had to write it phonetically and it was hard work, learning pronunciation and the nine tones. My first record was when I was five years old, an EP for EMI. I didn't know what I was singing about; I just memorised the lyrics. It was called 'You Can Have Him'. The record came about because I won the Talent Quest competition organised by The Star newspaper, in 1968. It was held on stage at City Hall. I was in with all these adults and when I won first prize Uncle Ray (DJ and broadcaster Ray Cordeiro) had to lift me onto this box. Anders Nelsson was one of the judges. I won a car, I won this whole Revlon make-up case for my mum and a recording contract with EMI. For the competition I sang 'Goin' Out of My Head'. I did a jazz version! Undated photo of Rowena Cortes performing with her father Avelino Cortes. Photo: courtesy Rowena Cortes I THEN STARTED singing on both TVB and RTV (Rediffusion TV, precursor to ATV). I sang at private parties and then when I was 11, in 1975, I signed a contract with TVB to sing on their EYT (Enjoy Yourself Tonight) show. I would sing there once a week and it was like HK$200 per show. Every night there was a live audience. I was given a lot of chances at TVB. They had this popular song contest and I joined it because my brother-in-law (arranger/composer) Andy Bautista wrote a song for me to enter, called 'There's Gotta Be a Way'. I won first prize and this started my career in Japan because I represented Hong Kong with the same song at the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo in 1976. It was held at the Budokan Hall and I sang in front of 15,000 people. It was a big deal as I'm pretty shy. When I'm on stage, I'm like a different person. I can express myself. And because I love music so much, I just feel, and I love to make people happy. I signed up with Toshiba EMI and did four albums in Japan. I would go to Japan to perform in my school holidays. Rowena Cortes in the news for winning The Star newspaper's Talent Quest at the age of five, in 1968. Photo: courtesy Rowena Cortes WHEN I WAS 13, I signed to House Records, recording in English. At that time in the 1970s, English cover versions were very popular. I had my own variety show, called In the Mood with Louie Castro. We sang and acted and did candid camera. It was quite well received. We did two seasons of it. He was a great partner, Louie, like an older brother. We sang and danced live, and Joseph Koo was our musical director. I was on this television series, My Little Darling, for TVB, the theme song was written by Anders. We were a group of young teenagers, falling in love and this and that.
