Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, March 23-29
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Hong Kong Sevens
Kai Tak Sports Park main stadium is the new home of the iconic Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament. Photo: Eugene Lee
Running from March 28 to 30,
Hong Kong's favourite seven-a-side rugby tournament is moving after 41 years at Hong Kong Stadium, and will now be held at the brand-new Kai Tak Sports Park. With the likes of New Zealand, Australia, Great Britain, Japan, the United States and France taking part in the men's and women's tournaments, and shows from RubberBand and the Kaiser Chiefs, it's set to be a real drop-kick of a weekend.
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Artists' Night
Maeve Brennan's Records exhibition is on display at Tai Kwun Contemporary. Photo: South Ho/courtesy Tai Kwun
Join the art week madness at Tai Kwun's annual evening of live performances, installations and music. Free to the public, Tai Kwun Contemporary's art exhibitions, including 'Records', by Maeve Brennan, will be open until late alongside a roster of special programmes by Malaysian-Chinese artist Lawrence Lek, Shanghai experimental electronic artist 33EMYBW and Hong Kong-based artist Sissi Kaplan, among others.
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March 28, 7-11pm, 10 Hollywood Road, Central
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DarkSide
The Bruce Lee cocktail at DarkSide in Rosewood, Hong Kong. Photo: Rosewood Hong Kong
The sights and sounds of Kowloon are behind the new tipples at Rosewood Hong Kong's cocktail bar. Taking inspiration from touchpoints such as
Bruce Lee, the Kowloon Walled City and the Tsim Sha Tsui clock tower, the drinks menu is a love letter to the bustling peninsula from newly appointed director of bars, Bob Louison, and comes replete with a variety of flavours, all served in custom-made glassware.
2/F, Rosewood Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
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Arbor
Arbor's French pigeon breast roasted with garlic butter. Photo: Arbor
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