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St Patrick's Day in Hong Kong

Mar 10, 2010 5:08am

Those looking to raise a glass or seven on March 17th won't be too hard pressed to find the nearest Guinness dispenser. While events in Hong Kong are low key compared to some other Asian cities, the Irish community is active and the parties will be full blooded. The focus...

No Love for Jackie Chan

Mar 1, 2010 5:44am

He might still be turning out (modest) box office hits in the city, but Hong Kongers are apparently not fans of Jackie Chan, voting him the city's 78th least trustworthy personality, just two places from bottom and behind under fire Chief Executive Donald Tsang. So what's the Kung-Fu star done...

Seaplanes to Splashdown in Hong Kong

Feb 24, 2010 2:19am

Seaplanes, last seen in Indiana Jones and other dodgy Harrison Ford movies, are set to make a return to the skies over Hong Kong and the South China Sea. Waterfront Air is hoping to launch services between Shenzhen, Macau, Guangzhou and Hong Kong sometime before the end of the year...

Hong Kong Rugby Sevens on the Horizon

Feb 19, 2010 1:29am

With one major festival in the bag, Hong Kong is already turning its attention to its second big celebration of 2010, the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens. The official draw for the Hong Kong Sevens took place on Thursday and threw up some potentially fiery group stage matches; including what's sure to...

Number 53 Proves Hong Kong's Lucky Number for Year of the Tiger

Feb 15, 2010 12:21am

Hong Kong's annual Chinese New Year chi stick tumbling ceremony has gone ahead and there's good news for all you superstitious sorts out there that've been holding on to horseshoes and eating shamrocks. Chi stick reading is popular in Hong Kong and basically involves a pot of sticks being shaken...

Grab a Bouquet at Hong Kong’s Flower Markets

Feb 11, 2010 10:56pm

Hong Kong is starting to look like a florists shop. Chinese New Year's eve is when locals load up of flowers for the Chinese New Year celebrations, and you'll see the city's parks, playgrounds and pavements all spilling over with flower sellers. The markets are absolutely mayhem, as women dive...

Step Away from the Ion Scanner and Drop the Carrot – Hong Kong Police Apprehend the ‘Carrot Bomber’

Feb 10, 2010 2:29am

If you're planning a trip through Hong Kong Airport in the near future, you may want to think carefully about bringing a packed lunch with you. James Andrew Matthews was transiting through the airport, on his way to Bangkok, when the fruit, veg and eggs he was packing set off...

Chinese New Year vs Valentine’s Day in Hong Kong: The Holiday Grudge Match

Feb 9, 2010 11:49pm

Can someone call Cupid a cab; we won't need him this year. 2010 sees Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year, the date of which moves from year to year due to the Lunar calendar, arrive on the same day (February 14th), which has proved a headache for shopkeepers who have...

Any Room at the Inn? Hotel Rooms in Hong Kong for Chinese New Year

Feb 9, 2010 12:54am

As the world's biggest, annual human migration gets underway for Chinese New Year, expect mayhem on planes, trains and automobiles as Chinese around the globe scramble home to their family, or, increasingly, for a cheeky little holiday. Hong Kong is one of the hot holiday spots for Chinese New Year, with...

Hong Kong’s Latest Diet Craze – Eat Live Worms

Feb 8, 2010 9:51pm

Big Macs, fudge cake and a bucket of Coca Cola, you can have them all according to the new diet regime sweeping Hong Kong. Sound good? Well, the second part is less enticing. You need to throw back a couple of parasitical worms, roundworms to you and me, and let...