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South China Morning Post
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, April 27-May 3
See this 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. Find out more Eat this 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. Advertisement Shop G05, 107-108, Nexxus Building, 41 Connaught Road Central Hear this 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. Get tickets here Drink this 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. 25 Staunton Street, Central
South China Morning Post
20-03-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong, Macau residents can apply for temporary mainland travel permits via app
Hong Kong and Macau residents can apply for temporary mainland Chinese travel permits using a mobile app from Thursday, with the policy one of two new measures announced by the country's immigration authorities to allow for smoother travel. Advertisement The Exit and Entry Administration said on Thursday that residents from the two cities, alongside those from Taiwan, could now apply for the seven-day permits if they had lost their regular papers while travelling on the mainland and needed to fly domestically or go somewhere by train. The application process could be done instantly using the National Immigration Administration's mobile app, it added. Central authorities said the new measure could help prevent delays if someone lost, forgot or damaged their standard permits but urgently needed to travel by plane or train on the mainland. But the temporary permit cannot be used to cross onto the mainland. The previous system required Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan residents who had lost their mainland permits while travelling to go to public security authorities and file an application in person. Photo: Yik Yeung-man The previous system required Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan residents who had lost their mainland permits while travelling to go to public security authorities and file an application in person.
South China Morning Post
13-03-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Wharf swings to 2024 loss as mainland China write-downs add to sales slump, office glut
Wharf (Holdings) swung to a loss last year after the commercial property developer wrote down the value of its projects in mainland China amid the nation's real estate slump. Advertisement The owner of Times Square shopping centre and office towers in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay reported a loss of HK$3.22 billion (US$414 million), from a HK$945 million profit, after a write-down of as much as HK$5.99 billion from the revaluation of its investment properties. Its underlying net profit, a reflection of the company's business operations after excluding revaluations, fell 21.5 per cent to HK$2.8 billion. It set aside HK$2.02 billion in impairment provision, according to a Hong Kong stock exchange filing on Thursday Wharf's shares fell 4.7 per cent to HK$19.40 each in Hong Kong, after plunging as much as 8.8 per cent in the biggest intraday drop since November 2022. The Times Square shopping centre in Causeway Bay on 3 April 2024. Photo: Yik Yeung-man. 'Despite various government policy measures to strengthen the residential market and boost buying sentiment, sales remained slow as policy effects needed time to materialise,' Wharf said, adding that the office inventory moved slowly with minimal market demand. The rebuilding of consumer confidence remains 'challenging', the company said.
