According to the HK Rumor Mill, Steven Soderbergh and his all-star cast are in town this week filming a movie about SARS called “Contagion.” This means Gwyneth Paltrow might be in Dragon-i right now drinking an alcohol-free, gluten-free martini, generally feeling superior to everyone....
published: Oct 14 2010 - 5:57pm
So the government has decided to bid to bring the world’s most glorious and magnificent sporting event to Hong Kong. We know what you’re thinking… we already have the Rugby 7s! We know, but that bibulous event hardly carries the eminence of the Asian Games! Known officially as...
published: Oct 7 2010 - 7:46pm
Surely you’ve seen the ads. There’s something coming to town, something big, something mysterious. Something called… Queen’s Cube! We’re all sci-fi fans around the HK hacienda, so we had high hopes for this mysterious cube—could it be the deus ex machina that...
published: Sep 30 2010 - 5:00pm
As part of tycoon Li Ka-shing’s effort to show the city he’s not just some jerk who leeches at least a portion of your money directly from your pocket every day, he wants to show he’s giving back a little. Hence his facile new campaign, “Love HK Your Way,” where...
published: Sep 22 2010 - 7:17pm
My lovely, come to my embrace, and let us enjoy a night upon the fine towne of HongKong! The clouds rolling over the moon provide such a romantic atmosphere upon which to commence our perambulations. My, they seem to be rolling in rather quick indeed—forsooth!
What’s that—the...
published: Sep 16 2010 - 7:04pm
For some, it’s the welcome goodbye to humidity. For others, it’s the new rainbow of colors we see in the pollution haze this time of year. But for us here at HK Magazine, we mark the transition from Hong Kong Summer to Hong Kong Autumn with our traditional Dining Issue.
And this year,...
published: Sep 9 2010 - 11:00pm
Summer’s on the wane again, and with it we must bid
Farewell to all the fun we had and all the stuff we did—
From junking to boozing and dropping iPads
To posing as the Eurasians in those luxury property ads
Gone once more are college kids doing jelly shots
Staggering ‘round Wan...
published: Sep 2 2010 - 11:00pm
In what was supposed to be the biggest story of the week, the government rolled out three plans for the West Kowloon district created by premium top-shelf architects (and Rocco Yim), for the public to choose from.
Yet, oddly, reactions have been far from jubilant. Could it be that the public has...
published: Aug 26 2010 - 11:00pm
Soon, we shall bid adieu to the iconic California Tower in Lan Kwai Fong, and then after that, goodbye to the Cavern and FINDS. Alas, it seems the landlords are slowly but steadily chipping away at that little delirious slice of nightlife we oh so love to hate. What better way to mark the solemn...
published: Aug 19 2010 - 11:00pm
The Begging Bargainer
A new yoga school has opened in town. It’s time to plead with your significant other to stump up the costly membership fees.
The Bent Pin
Reach back as far as you can and key your Personal Identification Number into the ATM. Then, clean out your savings account and buy a...
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