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THE WEEK THU SUN FRI Friday 10/24 The Reel Deal The three-week-long Hong Kong Asian Film Festival kicks off tonight with “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart 2.” The Johnnie Tohelmed screwball rom-com stars heartthrobs Louis Koo and Daniel Wu alongside Gao Yuanyuan. Oct 24-Nov 14. Various locations. $75-90 from www.hkaff.asia. Saturday 10/25 Grill Baby, Grill Head to Cyberport for the Great American BBQ. Expect all-day grilling, live music, games, craft beer, wine and American-sized portions. Get a free Uber ride (up to $150) to the party with the code “GreatAmericanBBQ.” Oct 25, 11am. Cyberport Podium, 100 Cyberport Rd., Pok Fu Lam. $300-680 from www.greatamericanbbq.com.hk. Sunday 10/26 Join the Fundracer The Sedan Chair Race is on again this year at the Matilda Hospital at the Peak. Eat, drink and watch the silly action while supporting non-government-funded local charities, such as HandsOn HK. 10am. 41 Mount Kellett Rd., The Peak, www.sedanchairace.org. Free. Monday 10/27 You’re my Halo, Halo For mouthwatering Filipino fare, hit up Hotel Icon’s Philippine Food Festival. Look for grilled bistek Tagalog, pork lechon, halo halo sorbet and much more—all created by Filipino husband-and-wife team Rolando and Jacqueline Laudico. Kain na! Oct 24-Nov 2. Hotel Icon, 17 Science Museum Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 3400-1000. From $338-$638. Tuesday 10/28 Shore Thing Steakhouse and bar Shore is celebrating its fourth anniversary with a special menu, offering dishes like “beef two ways,” Hokkaido scallops ceviche, truffle risotto, and sea bass with chanterelles. Get there fast: the promo ends this week. Through Oct, 6pm. Shore, 4/F, L Place, 139 Queen’s Rd. Central, 2915-1638. Wednesday 10/29 The Rula Thumb Rula Bula has launched a new Wednesday promo: $30 for selected cocktails! Choose from cosmopolitans, espresso martinis, mojitos and more. When the deal wraps up at 9pm, there’ll be live music—if you’re still standing. Wed, 5-9pm. Rula Bula, 58-62 D’Aguilar St., Central, 2179-5225. Thursday 10/30 Booze Cruise Throwing down at Kai Tak, this year’s Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival has more than 250 stalls lined up for the four-day gourmet extravaganza. Oct 30-Nov 2. Kai Tak Former Runway, 33 Shing Fung Rd., Kowloon Bay. Free. Cocktails at Rula Bula Do This Fashion Police For the next few weekends, young and emerging local designers will be showcasing their pieces at PMQ’s Design Market. Support homegrown talents like Tikka Boutique, Sonnie Wing, Phoenix J and many more. Oct 24; Nov 2 & 9. PMQ, 35 Aberdeen St., Central, 2870-2335. 8 HK MAGAZINE FRIDAY, October 24, 2014
NEWS Edited by Yannie Chan yannie.chan@hkmagmedia.com Twitter: @yanniecsy Last Week In Reality Sat 11 I Know Kung Fu A brawny man stands up for two strangers when they are assaulted by five men at a Causeway Bay bar. The man adopts the horse stance—the basis of most Chinese martial arts—and throws punches at the five attackers. The five finally subdue the man before escaping. He only suffers minor scratches and does not need to be taken to the hospital. Witnessing his heroic act, other customers in the bar call him a “male god.” Talking Points We read the news, so you don’t have to. Photo: 世哥 via Facebook Sun 12 Electoral Math Homework submitted by a Secondary form 3 student goes viral. The question asks, “What do you think are the factors that contributed to the 928 Umbrella Movement?” The student answers, “64 incident + 71 Handover + 101 National Day celebration + 689 governing + 3 people on the electoral reform committee = 928.” Mon 13 Birthday Boy Scholarism leader Joshua Wong turns 18. People sing Happy Birthday when they see him, and one supporter makes him a cake shaped like a yellow umbrella. Wong reveals that the birthday dinner he had with his family is also the first family meal he has had since his arrest on September 26. The first thing he does is to register as a voter. Wed 15 Tue 14 Thur 16 Fri 17 Runaway Bride A couple on the way to get married at City Hall in Admiralty miscalculates the time needed to get there, due to traffic affected by Occupy. They decide to continue on foot: The bride takes off her high heels, and the couple runs to their appointment as the crowd cheers them on. They make it on time and become husband and wife. An occupier bows and apologizes, and the newlyweds say they don’t mind. Neither Snow Nor Rain A tent for Occupy volunteers on Harcourt Road labeled “Tent No. 22 near Admiralty Centre,” receives a letter after much effort. The postman reportedly walks through most of the protest zones and, unable to locate the tent, passes the letter on to an Occupy Central helper, who delivers it successfully. The sender claims to work in the media industry and thanks occupiers for persisting. Lawmaking Babymaking? Lawmaker and Postcolonial Blues Police Senior Superintendent Liberal Party member Frankie Yick finds a Catherine Kwan briefs the media while wearing pack of Durex Fetherlite Ultima condoms a police hat sporting a colonial-era badge. In a in a trash can on the 10th floor of the press conference four hours later, she switches Legislative Council building. The 10th to a hat with the current bauhinia badge. Kwan floor is home to the offices of the Hong apologizes for the mistake, adding that she is Kong Federation of Trade Unions, People impressed with how observant the reporters are. Power, the League of Social Democrats Netizens wonder if the error was meant to show and Raymond “Mad Dog” Wong. Proestablishment lawmaker Ip Kwok-him is indirect support towards the protesters. shocked to hear of the discovery, adding that he has heard of many occupiers crashing on the 10th floor overnight. Illustrations: Ryan Chan Photo of Bleeding Cop Misleads Netizens Government Information Coordinator Andrew Fung Wai-kwong shared a photo of a bleeding cop with open wounds on Facebook last Wednesday, saying, “It is not right for anyone to use violence. We should sympathize with officers who were hurt while doing their job. The spirit of democracy includes caring for others.” Some thought the photo was of an officer hurt during the protests, but netizens soon figured out that it was actually a still shot from upcoming HKTV drama series “Night Shift,” which will feature actor Wu King-lung. HKTV verified the source of the shot, and Fung took down the photo. Our take: Sad that a TV drama could pass for real life. Police Officer Gets Facebook Fan Page Steve Hui Chun-tak, the Chief Superintendent of the police public relations bureau, appears on television at 4pm most days to give Occupy updates. Netizens have found his briefings entertaining, and set up a Facebook page for him. With more than 56,000 likes, “Hui Sir 4pm” (tiny.cc/hk-huisir) mainly shares screen shots of the officer on television, along with popular catchphrases such as “I appeal” and “I will now recap in English.” Eric Chui, a social sciences professor at City University, tells Sky Post that the popularity is thanks in part to Hui’s polite demeanor. For example, Hui always thanks reporters, even when asked difficult questions. After the reported beating of a handcuffed protester, the page’s administrators reprimanded the police and said they would stop updating the page. Our take: Sometimes being polite just isn’t enough. Fewer Traffic Complaints During Occupy The Occupy campaign has been criticized for disrupting traffic and congesting roads, but the latest figures from the Transport Complaints Unit appear to show otherwise: compared to the two weeks preceding the protests, the number of traffic complaints fell 29 percent from 1,166 to 824 during Occupy’s first two weeks. The Chairman of the Institute of the Motor Industry Hong Kong, Dr. Ringo Lee, tells Ming Pao that the decline is to do with having fewer vehicles on the road. Our take: *Takes deep breath of clean air* Quote of the Week “[Folk hero] Wong Fei-hung used an umbrella as a weapon to fight [his nemesis] Evil Kin. It is basic common sense that an umbrella can be an aggressive weapon. ” Pro-establishment DAB lawmaker Leung Che-cheung suggests that the Occupiers may be better armed than some assume. Leung also said that pepper spray and tear gas are “useless,” because they have been ineffective at shifting protesters. The Civic Party’s Ronny Tong suggested that Leung might have been “watching too many movies,” adding that “fists can be aggressive too.” HK MAGAZINE FRIDAY, October 24, 2014 9
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