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The Complete Works of Shakespeare - Exclusive Ticket Offer
May 23, 2009
Filed under Culture, Features, Things To Do
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How To Apply For A HK Driving License
March 23, 2009
Filed under Features, Guides, Transportation
There are a number of steps you must take in order to obtain a full driving license in Hong Kong, if you do not already have a license from overseas.
How To Open A Bank Account
February 28, 2009
Filed under Banking, Business and Finance, Guides, Personal Finance
The process for opening a bank account in Hong Kong banks is relatively simple. You need to go to the bank in person and fill out an application. You’ll be required to bring some
Open Air Market Goes To The Peak
February 27, 2009
Filed under Culture, Features, Things To Do
If you look out your window now, you will see an overcast sky with unrelenting fog…this means that spring has officially arrived in Hong Kong.
Valentine’s Day In Hong Kong
February 3, 2009
Filed under Culture, Features, Things To Do
Valentine’s Day in Hong Kong is about more than that fickle emotion called love - it’s about deals, more deals, and buffets.
Chinese New Year In Hong Kong: How To Get The Vibe
January 5, 2009
Filed under Culture, Guides, Things To Do
This year’s Chinese New Year falls on Monday 26 January 2009. Chinese New Year in Hong Kong is quiet, very quiet - which is what happens when hundreds of people leave for holidays all at once
Chinese New Year In Hong Kong: Lai See Etiquette
During Chinese New Year, and stretching into the following week, you may notice a flurry of red envelopes being exchanged almost everywhere you go. These fancy little envelopes are “lai see,” packets containing good luck money.
Chinese New Year In Hong Kong: Things To Avoid
Four Bloopers to Avoid On Chinese New Year
With Chinese New Year supposedly a pivotal time for dictating fortunes over the coming months, there’s a list of do’s and don’ts as long as your arm.
Here’s our quick pick of the bigger bloopers:
- Don’t wash your hair on New Year’s Day.
Yes, that’s right; hold the shampoo till the next day, or you could wash away all your luck for the year. - Don’t cry on New Year’s Day -
After all, you don’t want to spend the whole year crying, do you? - No money lending on - you’ve guessed it - New Year’s Day
No lending anything in fact. And you have paid off all your debts before Chinese New Year, haven’t you? - Don’t go out meeting people on … the fifth day of the new year.
A good one if you have horrible in-laws, this. You stay home, rather than pop out and meet friends and relatives - for if you met them today, you’d bring bad luck on both them, and you.
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Chinese New Year In Hong Kong: Fireworks In Style
January 1, 2009
Filed under Culture, Features, Things To Do
The fireworks on New Year’s Eve were pretty, to be sure – but the upcoming display on Tuesday Jan. 27 is poised to make that night’s pyrotechnics seem rather weak in comparison.
Hong Kong’s First Winery
December 17, 2008
Filed under Shopping, Things To Do
Unless you’re shopping for furniture or visiting the Lane Crawford outlet as a tourist, there is probably no other reason why you’d make a trip to Ap Lei Chau. Most locals haven’t even gone there, as it’s mostly residential. If you have been there, you might have noticed a sort of post-industrial vibe (evidenced by the move of the power station) that couldn’t seem farther away from Central. Which makes it all the more surprising that there’s also a winery out there.