New Hong Kong short-form series, "All the Best", premiered on YouTube at the weekend, recalling the special administrative region’s glory days and digging up stories that speak to Hong Kongers’ resilience and determination.

The five-episode Cantonese/Mandarin series on the Hong Kong Story/@hongkongstory1996 channel, is directed by Douglas Lau Shun An, and produced by Ben Lai’s Yam Cultural for Phoenix TV.

Stars include Sham Ka Ki ("Weeds on Fire"), Christy Lai Kei Kwan ("Go with the Flow Era"), Henick Chou ("A Light Never Goes Out", with Sylvia Chang), Christopher Sin ("Warriors of Future"), model Winnie Cha, and Cheung Tung Joe ("He’s a Woman, She’s a Man"). 

The music score is composed by Tomy Wai with dubbing by Ding Yue. 

The series follows five characters dealing with the challenges of living in Hong Kong. 

Each episode of between four to six minutes explores common social issues, such as the elderly, housing and employment, and lives during the pandemic.   

The series looks at present-day Hong Kong, which Lai says “has finally settled” after the incidents of the past few years and remains home to many who want to stay.”   

“Some people choose to leave and others choose to stay. The success of Hong Kong is mainly based on its people’s inheritance, sincerity, never-say-die, and creative spirit,” Lai says, talking about surfacing forgotten stories that can be a path to rediscovering a Hong Kong many think has been lost. 

“We hope through these stories, people can find the meaning of life in this familiar city, and bring them positive energy again and recall the beauty of Hong Kong that is deeply rooted in people’s hearts,” he says. 

“After so many incidents have happened, Hong Kong is still the place where some of our hearts want to settle,” he says. 

Episode one dropped at 8pm on Saturday evening (10 Dec).

The other four episodes go live over the next four Saturdays.