Articles tagged ‘Events’
Food Is All in Hong Kong
By ejh | August 23rd, 2006 |
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I recently attended the Hong Kong Food Expo at the Convention Center.
My wife, Pam, and I intended to go on Sunday afternoon, thinking it would be a pleasant way of killing a rainy PM, snacking our way around the hundreds of exhibitor booths.
WRONG! The crush to get anywhere near the entrance was such that we [...]
Lights Out in Hong Kong
By ejh | August 7th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Tonight’s the night for Hong Kong’s lights Out” campaign to focus attention on the deteriorating air quality in Hong Kong.
Not everyone is participating, though. Chief Executive Donald Tsang has opted out because he says it “could give adverse publicity to Hong Kong…” This means the Symphony of Lights will go on as usual at 8:00 [...]
Marching for Democracy or Not!
By ejh | July 2nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Yesterday, July 1, was the 9th anniversary of the British hand-over of Hong Kong to the Chinese government. It was marked by two very different celebrations.
Protesting the Tiananmen Square Crack-down
By ejh | June 5th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
June fourth marks the 17 year anniversary of Chinese troops violently ending the democratic demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. Hong Kong’s Victoria Park is the only place on Chinese soil where candles are lit every year in memory of the hundreds that were killed that night.
Victoria Park, June 4, 2006
The organizers estimated that 44,000 people attended [...]
Ten Things to do in Hong Kong, #1
By ejh | May 28th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Thanks to M at the Fringe, an extremely fine and inventive restaurant, for the inspiration to attempt to pick ten things that are not usually found in guidebooks and are aimed primarily at residents and then offer the list to tourists also. I must acknowledge that I have used the M at the Fringe list [...]
O.K., the Sevens Weren’t Perfect.
By ejh | April 9th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Aunty Edna from Thailand writes that it was disappointing that there was only Heineken beer available except for a couple Carlsberg stalls.
I would like to add my own complaint that the outlawing of beer drinking in the upper stands is another needless “Big Brother” protection. If I drink too much beer, I’m just [...]
Sevens Rugby Comes Back Home to Hong Kong
By ejh | March 26th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Five days until the 30th staging of the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens.
In 1976, at the Hong Kong Football Club, a tournament was launched, featuring a new game, invented to allow Hong Kong with its small population to compete at Rugby, The Hong Kong Rugby Sevens.
Lots of Action in the Stands
Temple Protest March or Why Hong Kong Is More Democratic Than People Realize
By ejh | March 23rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Nine days until the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens!
Last Sunday, as on many Sundays, there was a protest march in Hong Kong. Forty years ago, some of the residents of Kwun Tong established three temples. Now, it seems the government wants to build a fly-over and the temples are in the way plus they [...]
Pianist Excites Audience - In Hong Kong (Believe it or not)
By ejh | March 21st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
11 days until the Hong Kong Sevens!
Last Saturday night I attended a performance featuring The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra with guest artist, pianist, Kirill Gerstein, a last minute substitute for Boris Berezovsky, playing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3. The orchestra warmed us up with Sibelius’s “Finlandia” and his Third Symphony before Mr. Gerstein excited [...]
“Beating the Devil” in Hong Kong
By ejh | March 8th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Twice a year, during the White Tiger Festival in March and the Hungry Ghosts Festival in August, practitioners gather in Wan Chai to “Beat the Devil” with their shoes. In most cases the devil is often someone who is bedeviling the petitioner. Bosses and co-workers are particularly popular.
Monday March [...]
