27-04-2025
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- South China Morning Post
Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, April 27-May 3
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Cheung Chau Bun Festival
Competitors scramble up a bamboo bun tower to collect imitation Ping On buns during the annual Bun Festival in Cheung Chau. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Don't miss out on one of Hong Kong's
most iconic festivals , which this year runs on May 5 and 6. Having been celebrated since the 18th century on the island of Cheung Chau, the festival begins with the Piu Sik Parade, where children dressed as deities are carried on stilts above the crowd, and ends with the
adrenaline-filled Bun Scrambling Competition , where competitors race up 60-foot bun-covered towers for the big prize of … more buns.
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Ying Jee Club
Crispy sea cucumber stuffed with shrimp mousse and pork at Ying Jee Club. Photo: Ying Jee Club
Opened in 2017, the two-Michelin-starred Ying Jee Club has debuted new dishes for the first time in a long while, focusing on the intricacies of
Cantonese cuisine . Cue sour and spicy fish and geoduck soup, crispy sea cucumber stuffed with shrimp mousse, and leopard coral grouper congee – truly a warm hug in a bowl.
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New Model Army
Singer Justin Sullivan of the British band New Model Army performs on stage at the Huxleys in Berlin, Germany, in March 2024.
Hailing from Bradford, England, rock outfit New Model Army are rallying the troops in Hong Kong for the first time in their 45-year career. Taking to the stage at
The Wanch on Tuesday and Wednesday, the band will perform songs from their latest album, Unbroken (2024), as well as 1980s hits such as 'No Rest' and '51st State', which are all sure to delight long-time fans.
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The Wise King
King's Negroni at The Wise King, combining olive gin, sweet vermouth, Kahlua and limoncello. Photo: The Wise King
What is possibly SoHo's smallest cocktail bar has refreshed its drinks menu with nine new tipples based on classics infused with
Mediterranean flavours . On the more traditional end of the spectrum is the King's Negroni, combining olive gin, sweet vermouth, Kahlua and limoncello; while the Tiramisu is a treat for dessert lovers with its blend of rum, passion fruit and tiramisu foam.
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