Humour, satire, events, cartoons and other light relief from HKFP.
Event: The Bay Market brings vintage shopping, arts, crafts and live music to Kennedy Town – free
“Cities around the world boast incredible flea markets that attract kids, families, tourists, and locals, but Hong Kong was missing out. So, we built something that fills this gap while also reducing the cycle of unsustainable shopping in the city,” the founders say.
Event: Lamma Art Collective relaunches with free showcase of art, music and performance
The 3-day line-up includes Bhavesh Kakkar and Oleksandr Frolov, Aileen Alonzo-Hayward, Balatro, Karen y Los Remedios as well as Reggietheleaf and Rixin.
Clockenflap 2023 guide, schedule and map: Hong Kong abuzz for mask-free, sold-out festival this weekend
For the first time in its 15-year history, the festival has sold out. Revellers will also be relieved to see the mask mandate dropped this week.
Hong Kong police hand dark-white ‘anti-scam’ chocolates to media, urging people to discern ‘black from white’
Holding up the box containing two chocolates, police chief Raymond Siu said, “inside, there is a white chocolate and dark chocolate… The meaning is that people must tell black from white.”
Hong Kong Clockenflap 2023: Full line-up revealed – Wu-Tang, Cardigans, Bombay Bicycle Club
The 2023 line-up now includes the Arctic Monkeys, FKJ, Kings of Convenience, Mono, Moderat and Milet.
Hong Kong police deploy after iPhone automatically calls 999 with erroneous crash report
“My lost and found phone’s screen read: ‘It looks like you’ve been in a crash.’ Then I received a call from the police…,” said Christine.
Poor taste? Thai KFC fans incensed by now-deleted Lunar New Year promo
Incense has multiple ceremonial uses in Chinese culture, including to honour the dead.
Event: ‘Lifeline Mental Health Livefest’ spotlights Hong Kong music industry struggles amid Covid
The free English-language talks by singer Johnny Lau, and DJ Craig Lopez, will focus on the well-being of music professionals amid the years of Covid-19 restrictions in the city.
Hong Kong police alerted over video of two men ‘surfing’ roof of moving MTR train
A video on Instagram showed the two men leaping onto a train in Tuen Mun, riding one stop, then jumping down on to the platform before running out of the station.
Event: ‘Migrant Women Rise’ documentary screening and mutual aid fundraiser
The film follows two Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong who fall victim to “red-tagging” under former president Rodrigo Duterte’s administration as they organise against repressive Philippine government policies.
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