Hong Kong cha chaan teng around the world are a symbol of survival, a beacon that guides anyone who wants to learn about this rich culture.

Our roundup of the week from 25 April to 2 May gives a selection of 11 news briefs about Hong Kong and Hong Kongers

Inspired by the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, the low-budget action thriller is a reminder of the existence of the tragedy 35 years ago

Voices from the diaspora are exploring shifting borders of migration and the question of erasure through fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction

Migrants from Hong Kong are taking a reality check, four years after the Taiwanese government led the world with an offer of political refuge

Heritage speakers are connecting across borders and generations and finding new ways to keep Cantonese thriving in the digital age

Locals prefer cheap and cheerful Shenzhen, while mainlanders are visiting the city’s cafes for nothing more than an Instagrammable look

Our roundup of the week from 9 to 16 May gives a selection of 10 news briefs about Hong Kong and Hong Kongers

Illustrators and their booksellers hold out hope for an art that captivated the city’s readers before the internet came along

Political dramedy ‘Her Fatal Ways’ was a Hong Kong cinema classic, but it is not that funny any more in this day and age

The loss of five lives last month was a telling rebuke of bureaucrats and landlords who paid lip service to safety and looked the other way for years

Instead of feeling unwelcome, we can make a place for ourselves, within ourselves, to encompass the many complex selves we have

The play by Candace Chong Mui-ngam makes a powerful English premiere in London

An ardent following of English football spanning decades is helping Hong Kongers make new friends and settle in the UK

The city is many things, and one can only hope it will change for the better

Johnny Mak’s thriller captured the city’s golden age on a budget that showed money need not be the most decisive factor in filmmaking

London-based essay and fiction writer Priscilla contributes a tale to ‘The Hong Konger’, titled ‘Red Bean Soup’

Reactions to my bin-end wine at what bordered on a black-tie dinner spoke volumes about dissimilarities between Hong Kong and London

The London-based poet, editor and producer Helen Bowell contributes a selection of poetry, with subjects including ketchup and surgery

Sand, a tea strainer and a tryst are the subjects of this poetry selection by London-based academic Michael Tsang

Amid a countrywide crisis in costs and manpower, I found out I was pregnant, but with all government support omitting Hong Kong migrants

That sense of belonging to a faraway place is in constant tension with the need to find peace with the home we have, a reality of the diaspora

Tim Tim Cheng, a poet living in Glasgow, contributes a selection of poetry to the Literature column of ‘The Hong Konger’

The Unesco world heritage site in London has no lack of reminders about a much-loved east Asian city thousands of miles away

New book by journalist and psychotherapist highlights a grossly neglected element of Hong Kong society

Lessons learned from facing racism as a Chinese growing up in Europe

Finding authentic noodles beyond Asia is no longer knotty, but it can never replace the taste of Hong Kong

Our roundup of the week from 16 to 23 May gives a selection of 11 news briefs about Hong Kong and Hong Kongers

‘Freedom Undone: The Assault on Liberal Values and Institutions in Hong Kong’ by Michael C. Davis

Peter Chan Ho-sun’s ‘American Dreams in China’ still resonates a decade later

Timeless are the 15 books that astutely weave fantasy around history and explore conflicts between cultural values in Chinese civilisation

Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement, notable for its occupation of the legislative chamber, has reshaped society and fostered camaraderie as it reaches the 10th anniversary this year

Our roundup of the week from 5 to 12 June gives a selection of 10 news briefs about Hong Kong and Hong Kongers