At 88, Yan Kar-man is one of Hong Kong's oldest master tailors of the cheongsam -- literally "long clothes" in Cantonese -- a ...

Chocolate Tsang opens the door to her Hong Kong studio wearing one of her handmade cheongsam, the Chinese-style, form-hugging dress characterised by a high collar, short sleeves and side slits.

which enjoyed its Hong Kong heyday from the early 1950s to the 70s. But what about the male equivalent, which was just as widely worn? Also known as a cheongsam – the unisex Cantonese term means ...

They took on many styles, from the cheongsam to sailor suits and chequered uniforms. From the 1950s to the 1970s, Hong Kong saw a surge in immigration; with it came a growing demand for school ...

or slip into a cheongsam... I am home – no matter how long I’ve been away. All these things exist thanks to the dedicated hands of the countless chefs, artists and craftspeople of Hong Kong ...

Hong Kong's Basic Law enshrines a principle of ‘one country, two systems' designed to afford the city a high degree of autonomy -- including its own government structure and judiciary -- until 2047.