‘Belongs to everyone’: wheelchair dancers move beyond boundaries in Hong Kong

At a rehearsal studio in Hong Kong on an early February morning, a group of 12 dancers gathered around a table, hands on deck and eyes locked in intense glances.

They slammed the counter in unison. Then they twisted and turned their bodies with fierce precision, as a wave of energy swept through the room. Half stood, while the others moved in wheelchairs.

The dancers dispersed into the four corners of the room. Evina Wong Wai-king, a 65-year-old wheelchair dancer, lifted her hand. Tilting her head upwards, she closed her eyes.

The dancers were rehearsing for Wayfaring Beyond, a collaboration between the Hong Kong Dance Company (HKDance) and the China Hong Kong Para Dance Sport Association.

The barrier-free performance, which offers free admission, is one of 11 featured in inclusive arts festival No Limits. It will be held at Tai Kwun in Central on February 28 and March 1.

“Beauty isn’t about how we execute difficult moves … but about those moments when we [dancers] immerse ourselves together in rehearsals, getting to know one another and paying full attention to each other’s bodies. These are the moments I find incredibly beautiful,” said Ong Tze-shen, choreographer of Wayfaring Beyond and HKDance principal dancer.

Source link

Visited 1 times, 1 visit(s) today

Wang Fuk Court buyback plan disappoints some residents despite ‘generous’ offer

Some homeowners displaced by the deadly Tai Po blaze were disappointed by Hong Kong authorities’ decision to buy back their flats instead of resettling them at the original site, even as the acquisition offer was described by surveyors as “generous”. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun unveiled the long-term resettlement plan on Saturday, offering options

21 February 2026

Calls for better supervision of Hong Kong’s campsites after areas inundated

Campers and hikers have urged Hong Kong authorities to step up public education, law enforcement and impose foot traffic limits at campsites after some areas were flooded with visitors during the Lunar New Year holiday. A visit by the South China Morning Post on Saturday to Ham Tin Wan, a beach in Sai Kung, found

21 February 2026

Bastard Chairs: Homemade Seats On Hong Kong Streets

“They are not elegant, nor are they always comfortable. But neither are they mass-produced: they are individuals.” – Michael Woolf, Bastard Chairs The hybrid, vernacular seats seen in Hong Kong’s backstreets and in mainland China are known as ‘Bastard Chairs’ . These improvised seats have been assembled and repaired by local residents using

21 February 2026

Hongkongers line up for shot at record HK$200 million Mark Six draw

Snaking queues formed at betting branches across Hong Kong on Saturday as residents snapped up tickets for the record HK$200 million (US$25.6 million) Mark Six snowball draw. By 5.50pm, the turnover for the Year of the Horse snowball stood at HK$316.44 million, representing 5.07 times the total turnover of the HK$62.4 million recorded for the

21 February 2026

Park staff member Sonia with “Siu Go”. Photo: Ocean Park

Hong Kong Ocean Park’s last 2 arctic foxes die, den temporarily closed

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has temporarily closed its Arctic Fox Den after the enclosure’s last two remaining animals, “Siu Go” and “Trinity”, died of old age. The theme park announced on Saturday that Siu Go and Trinity had both died at the age of 11. It did not specify when the deaths occurred. “The park’s

21 February 2026

Image may contain Architecture Building Cityscape Urban City Building Complex Tower High Rise and Office Building

Architect André Fu Shows Us Around His Native Hong Kong

“Hong Kong has always evolved, and always will, and I think that’s its beauty,” says architect André Fu of his hometown. With a cornucopia of credits to his name—having designed some of Asia’s hottest new hotels including the Waldorf Astoria Osaka, Capella Taipei, and Upper House Hong Kong; restaurants like Duddell’s and Estro in Hong

21 February 2026

Hong Kong to spend HK$6.8 billion buying back fire-ravaged Tai Po flats

Hong Kong authorities will spend about HK$6.8 billion (US$870 million) to buy back homes damaged in the deadly Tai Po fire from flat owners, offering HK$8,000 to HK$10,500 per square foot as part of a long-term resettlement plan involving HK$4 billion in public funds. Deputy financial secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun unveiled the plan on Saturday,

21 February 2026

New US 10% global tariff will have ‘limited impact’ on Hong Kong: treasury chief

The new 10 per cent global tariffs imposed by the United States will only have a “limited impact” on Hong Kong, the city’s treasury chief has said, adding that the move highlights the city’s strength as a safe haven for capital amid geopolitical uncertainty. The remarks followed US President Donald Trump’s announcement on Friday to

21 February 2026

Navy reservist accused of murdering wife believed to have fled to Hong Kong

article Lina Maria Guerra Echavarria was found dead in her Norfolk, Virginia, home on Feb. 5, 2026. (Norfolk Police Department) A Navy reservist on active duty accused of murdering his wife in Virginia is believed to have fled to Hong Kong, according to a federal affidavit filed by the FBI. Investigators said 38-year-old David Varela

21 February 2026

600 Guangdong drivers enter Hong Kong as thousands apply for new scheme

About 600 motorists from Guangdong have driven their vehicles into Hong Kong urban areas during the Lunar New Year holiday under a new scheme that has so far attracted 3,000 applications, according to the transport minister. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Saturday that weekend quotas for such trips had almost been

21 February 2026

Hong Kong budget 2026-27: ‘sweeteners’ for grass roots or the middle class?

Hong Kong’s improving fiscal position has prompted a groundswell of calls for the government to offer more “sweeteners” in the coming budget, including a cross-party demand for more tax relief for the middle class, but economists have cautioned against such across-the-board measures. They were more supportive of targeted spending, a cause taken up in recent

21 February 2026

About 634k visitors entered Hong Kong in first three days of Lunar New Year

發佈日期: 2026-02-20 20:52 TVB News 粵已複製連結 The Immigration Department said about 634,000 visitors entered the city on the first three days of the Lunar New Year holiday. A legislator representing the retail sector said locals contributed to more than 60 percent of the sector’s total revenue. A large crowd of visitors gathered outside the

20 February 2026

Lightware and Cisco unite for Hong Kong bank AV rollout

Lightware’s UCX signal management range and LARA automation platform, integrated with Cisco conferencing technology, underpin modernisation at global investment bank in Two International Finance Centre Lightware signal management technology, integrated with Cisco conferencing systems, has been deployed across a global investment bank’s meeting-room AV infrastructure in Hong Kong, with systems integrator Global Vision Engineering (GVE)

20 February 2026

Hong Kong airport’s Terminal 2 projected to serve 15 million travellers this year

Hong Kong International Airport’s second terminal, set to fully open in May, is projected to serve 15 million travellers by the end of this year, with a midterm goal of increasing capacity to 30 million. The target was revealed by Rock Chen Chung-nin, lawmaker and board member of the Airport Authority, who said on Friday

20 February 2026

Anthony Suen (left) had jointly applied for a judicial review in November 2023, along with Walter Tse (not pictured). Photo: David Wong

CUHK alumni lose legal bid to overturn election ban over ‘scandalous’ conduct

Two Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) graduates have lost a judicial challenge against their disqualifications from an election for the institution’s advisory body, after their pro-independence views or convictions arising from the 2019 anti-government protests were cited as grounds for barring them. Walter Tse Wai-lok and Anthony Suen Ho-yin jointly applied for judicial review

20 February 2026

Law firm asks court to block access to files seized in ‘crash-for-cash’ probe

A law firm has asked a Hong Kong court to bar police from inspecting privileged documents seized during a raid earlier this month as part of an ongoing investigation into the rising number of “crash-for-cash” scams. In a written application for judicial review on Monday, Raymond Lam & Associates asked the High Court to issue

20 February 2026

Police probe suspected poisoning of 4 dogs, with 2 more canines missing

Hong Kong police are investigating the suspected poisoning of four dogs on farms in the northern New Territories, with an animal welfare group saying two other canines are missing and describing the cases as “heartbreaking”. The Sai Kung Stray Friends Foundation said on Friday that the incidents were among at least 19 reported cases linked

20 February 2026

Hong Kong’s jobless rate edges up by 0.1 percentage point to 3.9% over past 3 months

Hong Kong’s jobless rate edged up by 0.1 percentage point over the past three months to 3.9 per cent after holding steady in the period between August and October last year, with unemployment rising in the insurance, construction and finance sectors. But labour authorities remained optimistic, saying the growing economy would support the job market

20 February 2026

Tai Po fire owners to receive buy-back offer of up to about HK$10,000 per sq ft

Hong Kong authorities are set to unveil a resettlement plan as early as Saturday for owners who lost their homes in the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire, offering buy-back options at higher-than-expected prices, the South China Morning Post has learned. Government sources said on Friday that the acquisition prices for properties without land premiums could

20 February 2026

Hong Kong’s property market to build on gains in the Year of the Horse, agents say

Hong Kong’s residential property market made gradual and steady gains in the Year of the Snake, with the momentum set to continue in the Year of the Horse, according to the city’s largest real estate agencies. “The Year of the Snake marked the end of three years of decline and a strong rebound fuelled by

20 February 2026

‘Belongs to everyone’: wheelchair dancers move beyond boundaries in Hong Kong

Related Article