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24 stops. 24 drinks. 12 hours. 

The MTR Pub Crawl

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COVER STORY 

Can you complete the MTR bar crawl? 

So Long, 

and Thanks for 

All the Fish 

Measures floated by the Airport Authority on how to help 

conserve Lantau’s imperiled pink dolphins during and after 

the construction of the third airport runway were dismissed 

last week as “wishful thinking.” But we’ve gotten our hands 

on a copy of the report and think there might be a few 

workable ideas in it for dolphin conservation. Read on: 

• Take measures to improve their natural habitat by 

dropping in some colored sand and one of those neat 

treasure chests that pumps out air bubbles. 

• Rather than driving them out with the runway, 

empower them to work on the project by handing 

out tiny hard hats for their blowholes and hi-vis 

tail sheaths. At last! Humans and dolphins working 

together below the poverty line, just as nature 

always intended. 

• Preserve them. If stored in small tins of brine, pink 

dolphins captured today will be good until 11/09/2015. 

• Splicing their genes with Hong Kong’s rat population 

to create virtually unkillable rodent-dolphins. 

Hopefully they’ll turn into crime-fighting ninja heroes, 

and we’ll bankroll ongoing conservation efforts with 

merchandising deals. 

Who’s in charge? 

Publisher and General Manager Greg Crandall 

Editor-in-Chief Zach Hines 

Managing Editor Sarah Fung 

Editor Adam White 

Features Editor Kate Springer 

Senior Associate Editor Adele Wong 

Online & Social Media Manager Katie Kenny 

Staff Writers Andrea Lo, Evelyn Lok, 

Charlotte Mulliner 

Reporter Yannie Chan 

Web Developer Timothy Cheng 

Director of Sales Gary Wong 

Strategic Sales Director Jan Cheng 

Associate Advertising Director Joe Ng 

Senior Sales Manager Joyce Wu 

Senior Advertising Manager Kent Ma 

Advertising Manager Dominic Lucien Brettell, 

Keiko Ko, Rita Ng 

Assistant Advertising Manager Arena Choi 

Advertising Executive Harriette Cheung, Lamy Lam, 

Winnie Cheng 

Advertising Coordinator Christine So 

• Photograph each and every dolphin. It is well known 

that photography captures the soul of the subject, 

meaning that the dolphins will be preserved on 

Facebook, screaming inside, for years to come. 

• Paint them gold and dump ‘em all into Donald Tsang’s 

koi carp pond. He’ll never suspect a thing. 

• Teach them to communicate with humans using 

a rudimentary grammar and lexicon. When they push 

together a series of pebbles to read: GENOCIDE WHY, 

then we can ignore them on normal humanitarian 

grounds like we do everyone else. 

• Don’t worry about it. The pink dolphins will just go 

somewhere else, where they’ll be threshed in the 

engines of shipping vessels. Three to four years from 

now, we’ll have forgotten about the whole thing. 

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Mr. Know-It-All’s Guide to Life 

Dear Mr. Know-It-All, 

I get the burning of the hell notes, but what’s everyone 

so scared of during the “Ghost Festival”? – Ghost Busted 

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Much as with Halloween in the Western • Do not touch walls. You will absorb 

tradition, in the seventh lunar month— 

the spirits and become possessed. 

ghost month—the borders between life and • Do not go near water. The spirits will 

the afterlife are at their thinnest. During 

drag you in and drown you. 

this time, ghosts are drawn towards the 

You will note that these simple guidelines 

living world, to walk amongst those who are 

block you from dressing up and going out at 

still flesh. The worst of them? The Hungry 

night, and also going on junk trips. But what 

Ghosts. According to Buddhist tradition, 

are you more interested in? That shortcut 

in life they were venal, envious, greedy 

from Tsui Wah to Baby Buddha in LKF, or 

or just plain nasty humans. Taoists claim 

your immortal soul? 

they arise through violent deaths, and both 

As you know, during the festival, 

religions claim that they are created if the 

people burn “hell notes,” paper notes in 

souls of the dead are neglected by their 

huge denominations, for their ancestors. 

descendents. However it comes about, 

This transmutes them to the afterlife, in 

hungry ghosts return as malicious spirits— 

which they are gratifyingly legal tender. 

you’ll know them by their distended bellies 

But they also leave out lunch boxes of char 

and their long, small necks, too small to 

siu rice in the street—partly for their own 

cram in everything they crave. If they aren’t 

dead, but mainly to appease the wandering 

sated, they will attack humans, harvesting 

hungry ghosts, so that they’ll stay away. 

their energy and their emotions. 

Walk down the wrong alley late at night, and 

Tips to stay safe during ghost month: 

you might see a hunched, big-bellied form 

• Do not wear black—it attracts ghosts. squatting over a rice box in the street. Back 

• Do not walk down dark alleys; that’s away, before it looks around. Do you want 

where hungry ghosts linger. 

to find out just how hungry it really is? 

Mr. Know-It-All answers your questions and quells your urban concerns. 

Send queries, troubles or problems to mrkia@hkmagmedia.com. 

#PrivateEyeHK 

Your Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives: 

“Perhaps skip Dragon-i for one night 

and offer a helping hand.” 

Some Love for 

Most Hated Jobs 

Our story on Hong Kong’s most hated jobs 

[“I Hate That Guy,” Aug 8, Issue 1,056] was 

popular among our Facebook fans. Here are 

some of their comments: 

Good on you guys trying to add some 

humanity and personality to some of these 

people who just try to do their job. 

Don Bosco Choi 

Fake monks and the fake Christian charity 

collectors that mysteriously appear when 

the Navy or a big sporting event hits town... 

should be shot! 

Christopher Mercer 

A Fan of Yalun 

Some fan mail, apropos of nothing, 

for the Straight Man: 

Hi, Yalun, 

It has been a while since my last email. 

Have you realized that we non-native 

speakers have taken your column as one 

of the best English language lessons ever? 

So much fun to read. 

I dropped out from my PhD in April. 

I guess you will congratulate me and then 

give me a big five. 

Hope you are doing well. Still can’t 

wait to read your “ranting” every time I see 

HK Magazine. 

Feel super hungry suddenly. Gonna 

go to 7-Eleven for fish balls. Loooove the 

snacks there. 

A Thinker’s Column 

Yalun’s musings on first-world detachment 

in the face of international crises [Aug 1, 

issue 1,055] drew some feedback online: 

Your fan, 

Lu 

The crises you mention are too complex and 

too big to solve with a monetary donation. 

Perhaps skip Dragon-i for one night and offer 

a helping hand to the thousands of displaced 

people in Hong Kong (who are waiting for 

their refugee status) or the 1.2 million people 

who, according to the HK government, live 

below the poverty line. One thing you should 

never do is close your eyes! 

Rowdy Boeyink 

Beautifully written. 

Karen Chiang 

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Friday 8/15 

It’s Show Time 

This weekend is packed with parties: 

catch rock five-piece Tricks at Backstage Live; 

Elephant Gym at Hidden Agenda; or check 

out the Endless Summer Series with eight 

indie bands at Fringe Club. 

Tricks: 10pm. 1/F, Somptueux Central, 

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door. Others: see Nightlife, p.34. 

Sunday 8/17 

Dine and Dash 

Hey, foodies: loosen your belts for the 

Hong Kong Food Expo. Sample stall after 

stall of treats, from instant noodles to Michelinstarred 

dishes—all with the added benefit of 

air-conditioning. 

Through Aug 18. HKCEC, 

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Tuesday 8/19 

Grab the Mic 

Think your warbling, strumming or poetryorating 

is up to snuff? Try your skills at new 

venue Artouch’s open mic nights, held on the 

first and third Tuesday of every month. Submit 

a clip of your proposed performance, or just 

enjoy the show and try not to heckle anyone. 

8:30pm. Shop C2, LG/F, 91-93 Hollywood 

Rd., Central. Email artouchsze@gmail.com 

to enter; $80-100 at the door. 

Thursday 8/21 

Gigolo See This 

“Fading Gigolo” opens today, featuring 

Woody Allen (not as the gigolo, thankfully) 

and sex symbol Sofia Vergara. It’s about a male 

escort who chances across the unexpected 

in his quest to bag money from rich women. 

Unexpected… breakfast the next morning? 

See Film, p.36. 

Saturday 8/16 

Bad Apple 

Cider brand Somersby is challenging you to 

get up close and personal for a chance to win 

a holiday! Pop into a camera stall and confess 

your darkest secret. The winner gets a trip for 

two to Vegas. There’s also ample apple cider 

on tap—should you need some liquid courage. 

Aug 16-17, noon. Open Piazza, The One, 

100 Nathan Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui. Free. 

Monday 8/18 

Hot Buns 

Beef and Liberty has a super-special burger 

called—you guessed it—”The Special.” Why so 

special, you ask? The $188 creation is made 

with New Zealand grass-fed wagyu, and only 

12 will be available on weeknights. Mmm… is 

that the delicious, char-grilled smell of FOMO? 

Available till Aug 19. Beef & Liberty, 2/F, 

23 Wing Fung St., Wan Chai, 2811-3009. 

Wednesday 8/20 

War Paint 

See part two of New Gallery on Old Bailey’s 

“Back in Time: Post-War to Post-Modern” 

exhibition, which covers pretty much what it 

says on the tin. See works of pop-art and 

other genres which thrived after WWII. 

Through Aug 22. 4/F, Kai Tak, 

35 Tai Yau St., San Po Kong, 2234-9889. 

What’s your beef? 

Coming Up 

The Phantom Menace 

Legendary theater production 

“The Phantom of the Opera” is coming 

to town, and it’s set to take place in 

a specially constructed performance 

venue. How mysterious. It’s not on until 

December, but tickets go on sale from 

September 1. All I ask of you… is to book 

them before they disappear. 

See Arts, p.31. 

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30 August Saturday

NEWS 

Edited 

by Yannie Chan 

yannie.chan@hkmagmedia.com 

Twitter: @yanniecsy 

Last Week In Reality 

Talking Points 

We read the news, so you don’t have to. 

Sat 2 

Uniformly Condemned A policeman publishes a series of prewedding 

photos of himself wearing his police uniform, a move 

that is potentially against the Police General Orders. His fiancée 

is wearing her cabin crew uniform in the photos, and his police 

officer identification number is clearly visible. A caption on 

one of the photos reads: “You waited for me during my police 

training and I have been by your side during your air hostess 

training. This photo showing my uniform might get me into 

trouble, but as I only get to do this once in a lifetime, it’s 

worth it.” The police have begun an internal investigation. 

Photo: K.Y. Cheng/SCMP 

Mon 4 

Grisly Case A 29-year-old man and his accomplice are tried in court for allegedly 

murdering and dismembering the man’s parents. The pair is said to have slit the 

elderly couple’s throats and dismembered the bodies, parts of which were salted 

or microwaved. The man’s friend allegedly suggested that they prepare the bodies as 

char siu, combine them with rice to make a lunch box and then dispose of them as food 

waste. The man later told his cousin that he had originally planned to kill his brother as 

well, before continuing his killing spree on the mainland. 

Thur 7 

Sneezed Off A 25-year-old woman 

appears in court for drug trafficking. 

She tried to evade immigration 

officials by covering the inside of her 

suitcase with pepper powder. However, 

when passing through immigration, 

officers became suspicious due to the 

overwhelming smell of pepper. They 

opened her luggage and found $840,000 

worth of crystal meth. 

Fri 8 

Sun 3 

Tue 5 

Wed 6 

Spooky Bride It’s Ghost Month, and a photo of 

a woman dressed up as a traditional Chinese 

bride, sitting alone and expressionless 

on a bench in Central MTR station, goes 

viral. Some netizens say that it’s a spirit, 

while others believe she was trying to get 

attention. Another photo of her riding a train 

carriage alongside unconcerned passengers 

is also circulating online. 

Good Deed Car owner Pat Chan photographs Airgun Attack At around 7am, an 83-yearold 

man is shot in the chest by an air gun 

a note a stranger left on her windscreen 

and shares it online. The note says: “The in Ho Man Tin. The lead pellet enters his 

police were issuing parking tickets, so I left chest, centimeters from his heart. He is 

refilled the meter for you. I don’t want to now in stable condition after surgery. The 

benefit the government; helping others is police arrest a man from the 34th floor of 

the fountain of happiness.” She signs the a nearby building, and find nine air guns as 

note “Ms Lam.” 

well as four cans of lead and plastic pellets. 

On Your Bike Apple Daily tracks down a man who had been arrested for riding 

an unlicensed solar powered electric tricycle, and finds that he is an inventor of 

environmentally friendly bikes. In the past eight years, he has designed eight bikes, 

including one that is hand-powered. Most of his inventions are made from recycled 

materials. He says that his arrest made him realize he had been too obsessed with his 

inventions and that he had neglected the people around him. 

Illustrations: Cecilia Cheng 

Tycoon to Sue Google Over Autocomplete 

A High Court judge has allowed entertainment mogul Albert Yeung Sau-sing to sue Google 

for defamation: when you Google Yeung’s name in either Chinese or English, autocomplete 

suggests the word “triad,” a reference that appears to link him to organized crime gangs. 

Yeung, who is owner of Emperor Group and Emperor Motion Pictures, wants the internet giant to 

remove the suggestions and pay him compensation. Google argued that the company is 

“a mere passive facilitator,” as suggestions are based on frequently used search terms—but the 

High Court decided that Google is able to filter data before publishing, and thus can be held liable. 

Our take: Guess what we’re busy Googling… 

Anti-OC Campaign Reaches Nightclubs 

The Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Ballroom and Night Club Merchants, a business rights’ 

union group with about 50 members, released a notice that urged night club workers and 

bar customers to sign the Anti-Occupy Central petition, Apple Daily reports. Forms were 

placed inside some nightclubs, and an industry worker told the paper that he was instructed to ask 

customers to sign. If they didn’t, he was to send them less attractive hostesses. For those 

happy to participate? Complimentary fruit platters and free six-packs of beer. 

Our take: Who needs democracy when you have fruit platters and beer? 

Lands Dept Official Under Scrutiny 

Ming Pao has reported that Anita Lam Ka-fun, an assistant director in the Lands Department, 

bought a plot of Yuen Long farmland worth $18.8 million in 2012, two months after the 

government announced a land-use review of the area. At the time, Lam was in charge 

of four Lands offices, including the Yuen Long branch. This April, the government announced 

plans to develop the area into a new town. Last month, the Town Planning Board approved 

a request to increase the plot’s buildable land area, which Ming Pao estimates will raise Lam’s 

potential profit to about $50 million. Lam says that they bought the land because her 

husband loves farming, and TVB aired a segment of her working on the land. The Lands 

Department has since said that Lam will be transferred from her post in Yuen Long. 

Our take: Who’s to say she’s not just doing a spot of recreational gardening in her downtime? 

Quote of the Week 

“No matter how hard she tries, she is still 

unable to get rid of her peasant nature.” 

Carol Cheng, host of TVB reality show “Nowhere Girls,” describes 

a mainland immigrant contestant on the show, which has come under 

fire for its negative and discriminatory portrayal of underprivileged 

women. The show ostensibly aims to document the journey of seven 

unhappy women who are trying to rise above their circumstances. 

Each woman represents one of the seven deadly sins, and they 

undergo fitness training and life coaching lessons. 

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UPFront 

HongKabulary 

Street Talk 

The Andy Lau Effect (ðiː ændiː laʊ ɛfɛkt), n. 

The baffling phenomenon by which male Cantopop celebrities 

seem to get younger as time passes. 

“Have you seen Ekin Cheng playing Chrissie Chau’s boyfriend in his 

latest film? He must be younger than I thought!” 

“It’s the Andy Lau effect. He’s actually 46.” 

Caption This 

HONG KONG—Police officers search for evidence on Sheung Lok Street in Ho Man Tin. 

(Edward Wong/SCMP) 

Sniffer Dog Budget Slashed 

Fast Facts 

Triad by Jury 

Why is the internet mistaking us for a triad? 

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Police Still Searching for a Sign 

Listed “chopping” under Facebook interests. 

Twitter handle is @TriadBieber_123. 

Elite Kowtow Brigade Called Into Action 

Last Google search was “beat up journalist wikihow.” 

Bought 20 gallons of red paint on Taobao to touch up door jambs. 

Regrettable hashtags: #initiationceremony #organizedcrime #yolo 

Seems like we’ve come a long way since the classic 

Nokia 3310 cell phone. But Spandau Tam is keeping the 

memory alive. Ahead of an exhibition of his classic handsets, 

the collector talks to Melody Kong about all things cellular. 

HK Magazine: What got you into 

HK: Android or iOS? 

collecting mobile phones? 

ST: Android. IOS is constantly trying to make 

Spandau Tam: I became really passionate itself the isolated, unique one. Android is 

after I bought my first phone, an Ericsson more user-friendly, and suits users’ needs. 

GF337, in 1995. It’s my favorite because it 

marked the start of my collection. I’ve kept HK: Do you think that there are health 

an eye on the telecommunications industry risks associated with smartphones? 

ever since, browsing everywhere looking for ST: I think it’s true, especially for our eyes. 

different brands and intriguing designs. It’s more dangerous when we stay up at 

night staring at the screen without any other 

HK: How many phones do you have? lights on. And I think people are now getting 

ST: At least 420. For this exhibition, I’ve too attached to their smartphones: it’s 

worked with a couple of my friends who almost an epidemic. It’s as if smartphones 

are also passionate about phones and have taken the lead and people haven’t. 

altogether we’ve included over 600 models. 

HK: The Motorola MH1 (pictured, inset) 

HK: Does your family complain? 

was one of the phones known as “dai 

ST: Yes. Especially my wife, because I used gor dai” [big, big brother]. It’s huge! 

to store my collection at home. Now I keep How did people carry it around? 

it at my office and it’s solved the problem. ST: They just carried it with their hands. In 

the old days, having a MH1 represented 

HK: Do all of your phones still work? wealth. Having it meant you were rich and 

ST: Almost all of them do. But some of the prestigious. Because it was expensive, only 

batteries are old and out-of-date, so I can’t businesspeople could afford it. They loved 

use them anymore. To keep my phones in to put it right in front of their tables when 

good condition, I store the batteries and the they dined: it’s hilarious. 

phones separately in different bags. 

HK: What’s the weirdest design you’ve 

HK: Some of these phones could be come across? 

worth a lot. Do you plan on selling any? ST: It’s definitely the Xelibri by Siemens. This 

ST: I’m definitely not going to sell them. series of phones was very unconventional 

They’re full of memories to me. Sometimes and creative. There was a phone shaped 

when I look at them or flip them open, like a compact, and there was a tiny round 

I reminisce about the times when we could mirror that was surrounded by the keypad. 

only use a phone to make calls. They are like 

milestones in the development of phones HK: What do you love about collecting? 

for the past 20 years—from a big, rough ST: The memories phones bring back 

giant to a sleek smartphone that can almost to people. When I walked around the 

do everything. 

exhibition, people were really excited. 

I heard them remembering old times when 

HK: What do you think of smartphones? they saw the phones they used to have. 

ST: Nowadays smartphones are a daily One said, “I used to have this phone when 

necessity. But what I don’t like is that their my wife and I were still dating!” I’m really 

designs are dull and flat. A big rectangular glad my phones have reminded them of the 

screen and nothing more. So they’re usually invaluable times they have had before. 

of little value to collectors. Whereas “feature 

phones” [older, non-smartphones] came Check out Tam’s Mobile Phone Retrospective 

in different shapes and designs, and were Show through August at Pioneer Centre, 

much more fun and innovative. 

750 Nathan Rd., Prince Edward. 


Politically Incorrect 

with Chip Tsao 

Mao’s Good Pupils 

At last, some “justice” seems to have 

prevailed. Two elderly Khmer Rouge 

leaders have been sentenced to life 

imprisonment for the design and 

operation of the notorious “Killing Fields,” 

which caused the deaths of 2 million 

Cambodians and Chinese through 

execution, overwork or starvation. 

But Khieu Samphan—the 83-yearold 

Sorbonne-educated radical 

Communist ideologist, and Nuon 

Chea, the 88-year-old Maoist zealot 

and “Brother Number Two” to Pol Pot, 

have enjoyed the good fortune of 

living long lives since then. With a “life 

imprisonment” sentence handed down 

by a United Nations court in Cambodia, 

we can only with black humor wish that 

they enjoy some kind of Sir Run Run 

Shaw-style legendary longevity, in order 

to see maximum “justice” done 

to these fanatical communist twins. 

Sending an 88-year-old to prison 

is little different from sending him to 

an elderly home, given today’s human 

rights requirements. Yes, their prison will 

be in Phnom Penh, not Montreal or Oslo, 

where prisoners live like kings in cells 

equipped with 32-inch high-definition 

TVs, laptops, central heating and regular 

conjugal visits. 

But you can bribe prison governors 

and officers in a third-world country 

like Cambodia. Samphan and Chea 

were once hailed as great, intimate 

friends of Chairman Mao’s China and 

the Chinese people. As a grateful nation 

with a long memory, a few rich Chinese 

businessmen might be more than happy 

to smuggle some swallow’s nest soup 

or char siu into their cells to enrich their 

prison diets. Or Beijing, with its rising 

influence, could simply pressure the Hun 

Sen government to grant VIP treatment 

to its old friends, such as air-conditioning 

and weekly massages. 

Theoretically, in the unlikely case 

of Chinese indifference and a lack of 

medical care from local or Western 

social workers, the two could be left 

to rot in their hot, humid, rat-andcockroach-rampant 

cells and have their 

remaining lives cut down to, say, an 

average of 24 months. Count up each 

life of the 2 million deaths the two 

are accountable for, and that means 

30 seconds of imprisonment for 

each murder. 

A marvelous deal that would make 

any convicted serial killer awaiting his 

electric chair in, say, Utah, envious, and 

wishing they had slaughtered 2 million 

Cambodians and Chinese, rather than 

a few white teenagers or prostitutes on 

the roadside in America. 

Samphan was regarded by the West 

as a “moderate,” although he had long 

ago revealed his ambition to eliminate 

all “unproductive urban individuals” in a 

doctoral dissertation on the economy of 

Cambodia, written in English. The Khmer 

Rouge version of Maoist genocide, 

leaving behind piles of skeletons that 

are now on display in the country today, 

was regarded as some kind of “mistake” 

from a failed experiment in Communism. 

Those who perished on the killing fields 

were inscrutable and silent Asians rather 

than Jews, so the US and Europe were 

glad to turn away—and even to support 

the Khmer Rouge when a Soviet-backed 

Vietnam launched an invasion in 1979. 

No wonder Samphan and Chea 

managed to enjoy a 40-year gap 

of freedom and good times before 

appearing in the dock. I wish them well. 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY 

Chip Tsao is a best-selling author, columnist 

and a former producer for the BBC. His columns 

have also appeared in Apple Daily, Next Magazine 

and CUP Magazine, among others. 

HK MAGAZINE FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2014 13

4 Causeway Bay 

Exit D4 

Head up to the 25th floor of a bar-packed 

building to find the White Horse, which 

may sound like a quaint English pub but is 

in fact a divey darts bar with a murky but 

unmistakable view of the harbor. Grab a beer, 

throw a quick round of electronic darts, and 

you’re ready to hit the MTR once more. 

1. Central 2. ADMIRalty 3. Wan Chai 4. Causeway bay 

A beer costs… $52 

25/F, Macau Yat Yuen Centre, 

523-527 Hennessy Rd., 3426-4818. 

3 Wan Chai Exit C 

1 Central Exit A 

The infamous Coyote Bar and Grill is 

so close to the MTR station that you can 

smell the tequila fumes as you dash up the 

escalators. This two-floor den is the party 

capital of Wan Chai: if you didn’t know 

that, it’s just because you drank faaar 

too many margaritas on your last visit. 

The only way here is a tequila shot, and 

onwards you go. Wait—didn’t leave with 

a sombrero? Do not pass go, do not 

collect $200, do go back and get one. 

Start your MTR crawl the cheap way: on 

the IFC roof garden. If you’ve planned 

ahead, then you’ve got a backpack full of 

drinks. If you’re not that clever, pass by 

City Super on your way up to the roof for 

a pricier brew. Perch overlooking Victoria 

Harbour, and let the games begin! But 

don’t let this chilled atmosphere make 

you lazy. It’s a long walk to the MTR and it 

shuts at midnight, so you’d best get going. 

2 Admiralty Exit F 


114-120 Lockhart Rd., 2861-2221. 

For your second stop, it’s our favorite bar 

on Star Street—and if you’re a regular, you’ll 

know that Exit F spits you right out in front 

of Slim’s. It’s also possibly the narrowest 

bar in town, so don’t all crowd in at once: 

hang around outside, and wait for service. 

The craft beer menu is extensive, so ask 

for a recommendation to quicken the pace. 

Attention all (peanut) tossers: grab a handful 

of the free nuts so you can throw the shells 

on the floor—but remember that according to 

some, eating is cheating. We say: you’re going 

to need all the help you can get. 

A beer costs… as little as you like. 

24 stops, 24 drinks, 12 hours: 


($43 during happy hour, 2:30-9pm) 

1 Wing Fung St., 2528-1661. 

the MTR Circle Crawl Challenge 

The Rules 

MTR pub crawl. Do you have what it takes to pull it off? 

Charley Mulliner devises the first-ever circular 

It’s simple: drink your way 

through a complete circuit 

of the MTR, with one drink at 

every stop. Your time limit: 

12 hours. Your liver: screwed. 

Also test-driven by Sam Hui, Melody Kong and Priscilla Yu 

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10. Lam tin 

12. Ngau tau kok 

11. Kwun tong 

5 Tin Hau Exit B 

Tin Hau is an MTR stop that’s handy for Victoria 

Park but not much else—unless, that is, you 

turn left and stagger 500 meters to Tai Hang. 

Stone’s isn’t the first bar you’ll come to, but it’s 

certainly the best—and if you’re lucky, owner 

Joel Bess will be behind the bar to part with 

some of his extensive beer knowledge (tip: You 

won’t have to twist his arm to get him to join 

you in a cheeky whisky). Go crafty with a bottle 

of locally brewed Dragon’s Back IPA, and then 

it’s back the way you came. 

6 Fortress Hill Exit A 


1-9 Lin Fa Kung St. West, 2570-6858. 

Pickings are slim here, which must explain why 

Encore Club is so packed full of office types 

trying to stay under the radar. Layers of advertising 

ensure you won’t see who’s in here before you 

open the door, but never fear—you won’t be 

recognized. Feel your way through the fug to a 

sticky table and order a bucket of Blue Girl beers 

($153), chugging back as the pink neon lights 

flicker off the black Johnnie Walker décor around 

you. Encore? Nope, it’s time to move on. 


Shop 18-19, G/F, AIA Tower, 183 Electric Rd., 

(entrance via rear on Wang On Rd.), 2219-8222. 

9. Yau tong 

5. TIN Hau 6. Fortress Hill 8. Quarry bay 

10 Lam Tin Exit D2 

7. North point 

7 North Point Exit A1 

Primarily a narrow burger joint, The Big Bite 

serves beer and you’re going to need it after a 

quick go at their “Homicide” buffalo wings ($45). 

We recommend a food stop here with drink No. 7, 

and if you’re ridiculous enough to be here on a 

Tuesday, buy a beer and it’s just $3 per mouthnumbing 

wing. Polish off six wings in three minutes 

and win yourself a badge. A badge! We’re not sure 

they settled the stomach for what was to come, 

but they certainly made us drink faster. 

9 Yau Tong Exit B1 

We’ve definitely moved deeper into new 

territory: we can’t find a bar. Flyovers: tick. 

High-rises: tick. Stifling bus station: tick. 

7-Eleven: tick. Wait, back up slowly for fear 

it’s all a mirage. Yes, it’s there—Exit D2 and 

follow the signs to Sceneway Garden Plaza. 

Raid their stockpiles and do some kind of 

ridiculous beer-can-spray-it-in-your-face cheers. 

You’re now well-oiled at 10 drinks in—you 

may not be classy right now, but you will find 

yourselves very, very amusing. 

A beer costs… $8.50 

3/F, Sceneway Garden Plaza. 


Shop 4B, Kar Fu Building, 196-202 Java Rd., 

6979-9690. 

8 Quarry Bay Exit A 

Restaurant-slash-bar Enoteca is a couple 

of minutes across the road from Exit A but 

this isn’t why you’ll have to rush—we were 

served at snail’s pace here and it really slowed 

us down. Maybe opt for a half-pint to speed 

things up (as this is your eighth drink by now, 

it’s probably wise) and order the bill at the 

same time. But the outdoor seating is a lovely 

place to put your feet up before a final drink 

island-side. Next up, we’re crossing the harbor, 

and things are getting tricky… 

Things start to get interesting as we dash 

around the Domain mall looking for alcohol. 

Nope, we’re not interested in the genteellooking 

tea house. Aha! At last—we 

find The Grove and we’re pleasantly 

surprised: a nice roof terrace, harbor 

views and a buy-two, get-one-free 

deal before 7:30pm. This is our 

cheapest stop yet—so far, we’re 

liking the dark side. 


Shop 28A, G/F, Domain, 

38 Ko Chiu Rd., 2340-0085. 

11 Kwun Tong Exit A2 

Don’t believe Google when it points out several 

bars in the area on your map—it’s lies, all lies. 

We walked past wall after wall of flyers and 

accidently interrupted Ramadan prayers in a car 

park while on the prowl for a drink. So, this is it: 

curry fish balls washed down with a San Miguel 

on the street, from 素心齋 (So Sum Chai). Take 

Exit A2 and it’s just on the corner of Tsun Yip 

Lane and Kwun Tong Road, tucked back from 

the main drag. Pretty tasty and we were treated 

to lots of smiles all round by bemused staff. 

But by beer 11, everyone’s smiling. 


Tsun Yip Lane, 2342-4482. 

12 Ngau Tau Kok 

Exit B1 


35-41 Tong Chong St., 2744-6000. 

This branch of Bar Pacific is AWARD-WINNING!! 

That is, if you believe the trophies stacked high 

behind the bar and the barman’s vague claim 

that “It’s because we’re popular.” Glance left; 

glance right—they may be the only show in 

town. But it’s familiarly hazy inside, beer again 

comes in buckets ($180) and Cantopop karaoke 

ballads blare from the TV screens. 

A beer costs… $48 (4-8pm, $20) 

G/F, Wing Ngai Mansion, 

9-15 Luen On St., 2389-8494. 

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20 Prince Edward 

Exit C2 

17. LOK FU 

13 Kowloon Bay Exit A 

14 Choi Hung Exit C1 

The wet market here made this stop one 

of our favorites. Step through the archway 

onto Wah Chi Path, and you’ll find 富源 

(Foo Yuen Chiu Chow Delicacies). 

From your table you’ll be surrounded 

by loud street hawkers and crowds of 

shoppers—plenty to keep you occupied 

as you gulp back a 640ml bottle of Tsingtao. 

Tip: share one. 


After the last few stops, Ruby Tuesday feels like luxury. Sure, it may be in the 

manically crowded Telford Plaza shopping mall, but this large American diner 

actually has lights inside, the menus aren’t sticky, there’s room to move around 

and it sells comfortingly greasy food. Worm your way past the all-you-can-eat salad 

bar and bag a seat at the bar—you’ll get served quickly and they’ll even dish you 

up some sliders. Tip: watch the massive step as you descend from the bar area. 

Although to be honest, 13 beers in you’re going to hit it no matter what happens. 

Shop P26, Phase One, Telford Plaza, 33 Wai Yip St., 2376-3122. 

15 Diamond Hill Exit C2 

“WHY WERE WE A BRITISH COLONY FOR SO LONG 

YET THERE’S NOT A BOOZER ON EVERY CORNER?!” 

Yup, by beer 15 we’re at the ranty stage of the crawl. 

There are NO bars to be seen, so we settle for another 

Club 7-Eleven beer. Pluck your purchase from Plaza 

Hollywood and mooch around the beautiful Nan Lian 

Garden, muttering darkly to yourself. 


2 Ngan Chi Path, (entrance on Wah Chi Path) 

Ngau Chi Wan, 2328-0683. 

16 Wong Tai Sin 

Exit B2 

17 Lok Fu Exit B 

A beer costs… $8.50 

Shop G103, Plaza Hollywood, 

3 Lung Poon St., Tsz Wan Shan. 

Tucked into an alcove by Hong Kong’s Baptist 

University, the Billy Boozer Pub is everything you’d 

expect from a traditional uni establishment: it’s dark, 

dingy, and stale beer permeates the seat cushions of 

every booth dotted round the room. But the lowhung 

wooden beams, gothic atmosphere and heavily 

stocked bar are strangely comforting. It reminds us 

of being students, and who didn’t enjoy those years? 

Relive your youth, and then emerge blinking into the 

gloaming, wondering if it was all a dream. 

Happy hour is in full swing in this second branch of 

Bar Pacific on our whistle-stop tour—kudos to these 

guys for popping up just when we need them most. 

This is a bigger space than its Ngau Tau Kok sister so 

you can spread out on tables rather than hunch at the 

back of the bar. Did we mention it’s happy hour? (We 

may be repeating ourselves. That happens after 

16 drinks.) Beers are $20 until 8pm, $30 thereafter. 

Every little saving helps on this adventure. 

A beer costs… $20-$30 

18 Kowloon Tong Exit C2 

Shop 20-22, G/F, Franki Centre, 

320 Junction Rd,, 2339-0980. 

Dive out of Exit C2 and you’ll find yourself inside 

Festival Walk. There’s no point in fighting the good 

fight—there’s nothing near the MTR on the outside. 

Enoteca’s wine shop (free tastings on weekends, 

4-8pm) is your best bet and it’s classy: grab a 375ml 

bottle of Ca’ Di Rajo Prosecco, take a few cups from 

McDonald’s (less classy) and pull up a pew by the ice 

rink (well, you’ve gotta sit down). Just watch out for the 

shopping center’s security guard—especially if you’re 

heckling the skater who’s just taken a tumble. 

31 Fung Tak Rd., 2320-6683. 


19 Shek Kip Mei Exit B1 

Shop 20, LG1/F, Festival Walk, 

80 Tat Chee Avenue, 2265-8115. 

Shek Kip Mei is mostly residential so you’ll have to use 

your time here wisely. Head towards Sham Shui Po, 

take a pew at Ko Kee Beef ( 嵩記牛什 ) and order a 

bowl of beef brisket noodles and a beer. At this stage 

in the game, no one will understand you, but if your 

beef brisket noodles make it to you, you’ll find they’re 

delicious and very necessary. Down your $8 can of 

beer (it’ll be the cheapest you see in a while) and give 

the owner a smile before stumbling back to the MTR. 

A beer costs… N/A. Ca’ Di Rajo Prosecco, $88 


142 Tai Po Rd., Sham Shui Po. 

The hybrid American-Chinese sports bar 

Co Co Duck sits atop the MTR station so this 

is a smart choice if you’re short on time. But 

if you’ve planned this well, you can spare a 

few minutes to race to Piss Bar II, if only in 

recognition of the incredible name. The actual 

story behind the name should sober you up: 

it was named after Brussels’ Manneken Pis, a 

little bronze statue of a boy doing a wee. Then 

again, by now can anything sober you up? 

19. Shek kip mei 

20. Prince edward 

18. Kowloon tong 

A beer costs…$74 (Co Co Duck), 

$50 (Piss Bar II) 

Co Co Duck: G/F, 141 Prince Edward Rd. 

West, 2391-2744; Piss Bar II: G/F, Hip Shing 

Building, 214 Tung Choi St., 9097-1426. 

21. Mong kok 

21 Mong Kok Exit B2 

22. yau ma tei 

23. jordan 

This is a classy stop which, considering you could now 

be on drink 21, is a dubious move. But tuck your shirt 

in, and ride the lift up Lion Rock in the Royal Plaza 

Hotel—the floor-to-ceiling views over Mong Kok (and 

supposedly out to Lion Rock), and the $70 cocktails, 

are worth it. Far too much effort? Joe’s Billiards & 

Bar may be more your style: neon lights, loud techno 

and the unholy trinity of pool, darts and beer pong. 

A beer costs… $60 (Lion Rock), $45 (Joe’s) 

Lion Rock Restaurant & Bar: 3/F, Royal Plaza Hotel, 

193 Prince Edward Rd. West, 2622-6167; 

Joe’s Billiards & Bar: 5/F, Mong Kok City Centre, 

80 Sai Yeung Choi St. South, 3188-3818. 

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Spread across five floors of an unassuming industrial building, 

Full Cup Café is well worth taking the time to find. It’s a hipster’s 

dream: homey, funky decor, with a hybrid live music room, a chilledout 

secret rooftop, and a gift shop full of quirky items. Wedge yourself 

into a comfy sofa and nod along to some live acoustics. Hey! Did your 

eyes just close? Oh, you were just resting them? Quick, pick a drink 

from their magazine-style menu, peel your eyes open and step back 

into the daylight. Wait, it’s no longer daylight? What day is it? 

23 Jordan Exit A 


Stumble down Temple Street to its quieter end and 

you’ll find the sedate O2 Pub, a time warp of a laid-back 

English-style tavern. However as you roll up to the bar to 

be greeted by the affable owner, there’s also something 

unmistakably Hong Kong about it: Blue Girl in buckets, 

electronic darts, and TV screens blasting Cantopop 

classics. Stumble back up Temple Street. A fortune 

teller yells: “I see a hangover in your future!” 

3-7/F, Hanwai Commercial Centre, 36 Dundas St., 2771-7775. 

CONGRATULATIONS! 

You’ve reached the end of the line, alive! 

One question: Do you still have your 

sombrero and your buffalo wings badge? 

Didn’t think so… 


262-264 Temple St., 3106-0382. 

16. Wong tai sin 

15. Diamond hill 

24 Tsim Sha Tsui Exit C1 

14. Choi Hung 

13. Kowloon bay 

sprawls across the top floor of iSquare in posh resto Nanhai No.1. 

Make straight for the alfresco deck (carefully dodging couples on 

romantic dates), which looks out over Victoria Harbour. If you can 

still see it through the working telescope—bravo, you’re abnormal! 

Disclaimer: 

You are 23 bars in and this is to be your final, mother of all drinks. 

So make it count: 30 floors up to the vertiginous Eyebar, which 


30/F, iSquare, 63 Nathan Rd., 2487-3988. 

Octopus card. 

The editors of HK Magazine do not 

suggest that you actually attempt this 

pub crawl. Please drink responsibly 

and go easy on your 


Bikinis, one-pieces, those daring cut-out suits that are 

all the rage: find ‘em all here in our round-up of Hong Kong’s 

coolest swimwear stores. By HK Staff 

Wear Vilebrequin, 

gain instant banjo mastery 

Wills You or Won’t You 

Pump Up the Bass 

Cozzie Fan Tutte 

Served with a Sabina 

Tired of all those boring bikinis? The newly 

Here’s one for the guys: Designed in Australia 

Established in 1996, Ozzie Cozzie offers a 

Local designer Sabina Wong designs gorgeous 

introduced Jack Wills collection boasts head- 

by Sarah Jessup and Nancy Basset, Jess & 

personal fitting service to make sure all the right 

swimwear to flatter all shapes and sizes 

turning prints that will ensure you stand out. 

Bass’s beach shorts combine classic fits with 

bits look good in your next bikini. With brands 

at Sabina Swims. This year’s collection is 

Think floral patterns, cool pastels and deep 

a retro look. For gents looking for a simple but 

like Seafolly, Sunseeker, Baku and Neil Pryde in 

inspired by the dazzling geometric patterns 

shades for a fun-in-the-sun look. 

classy cut, Jess & Bass has a wide range of 

stock, you’re sure to find what you’re after. 

and bold colors of the 60s and 70s. For all 

77 Leighton Rd., Causeway Bay, 

3105-1798, www.jackwills.com.hk. 

colors, from gunmetal blue to fresh coral. Order 

online and receive your order in just five days. 

Free shipping included. 

503 Tak Woo House, 

17-19 D’Aguilar St., Central, 2810-1356, 

www.ozziecozzieco.com. 

moms-to-be, Sabina Swims has a beautiful 

array of maternity tops that will keep you 

looking glam all through your pregnancy. 

This Charmante Girl 

Charmante means “charming” and 

“seductive” in French, and that’s exactly the 

www.jessandbasshk.bigcartel.com. 

Neill Before Me 

Pull Yourself Together 

Pull-In hails from the European surfing 

7/F, Union Commercial Building, 

12 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, 2115-9975, 

www.sabinaswims.com. 

kind of lingerie and swimwear styles you’ll find 

inside this saucy store. The lingerie collection 

steals most of the attention here, but you can 

also find pretty resort wear and bathing suits— 

most of which come in creative cuts and bright 

geometric patterns. 

Shop 3, G/F, Wyndham Mansion, 30-32 

Wyndham St., Central, 2645-6000, 

www.charmantebeauty.com. 

Surf lovers and fashionistas, listen up— 

O’Neill’s 2014 collection is inspired by the 

tropical land of Rio. And you can bid farewell 

to embarrassing moments thanks to the 

“superkini,” which sticks to the skin to prevent 

wardrobe malfunctions—that’s as useful for a 

junk trip as it is for hitting the waves. 

LCX 17, Harbour City, 3-27 Canton Rd., 

Tsim Sha Tsui, 3755-4923, 

capital of Soorts-Hossegor in France. Its 

collection boasts stunning, vivid colors 

and punchy prints that are bound to bring 

a bit of freshness to your summer. 

Shop 621, 6/F, Hysan Place, 

500 Hennessy Rd., Causeway Bay, 

3543-1234, www.pull-in.asia. 

Sunshine Swimmers 

Nothing says summer louder than this year’s 

collection at Vilebrequin. Think stylish and 

vibrant patterns such as flamingos and coconut 

trees, inspired by the Sunshine State of Florida. 

Unit 115, 1/F, Pacific Place, 

88 Queensway, Admiralty, 2918-0263, 

www.vilebrequin.com. 

www.oneill.com. 

Pull-In 

Ozzie 

Cozzie 

Sabina 

Swims 

O’Neill 

Vilebrequin 

Pull-In 

Charmante 

Jess & Bass 

Jack Wills 


Travel 

Beyond the Bund 

In Shanghai? Ditch the pretentious expats and the tuhaos of the Bund 

for a few bars that are a little more interesting. By Adam White 

A Tops view from the Banyan Tree 

Senatorial surrounds 

Yuan Oyster & 

Cocktail Lounge 

The cocktails at Yuan are great: a Chinese twist 

on classics that don’t fall into the Chinoiserie 

gap. Plus the retro fixtures and seating work 

the nostalgia theme without descending into 

orientalism. Get the Shaoxing Cavalry: It’s a 

Manhattan made with jujube-infused scotch, 

and wolfberry-infused Shaoxing wine instead 

of vermouth. The whole concotion is served in 

a gorgeous three-legged “jue” pottery glass, 

alongside a miniature silk screen. 

17-2 Xiangyang Bei Lu, Jingan, 

(+86) 21-6433-0538. 

Dr. Beer 

You could transplant this big loft-style 

microbrewery straight to New York with no 

trouble at all. Mash tuns squat in the corner 

and there’s a wide range of craft brews, all 

made in-house. Live DJs pump out beats most 

nights: it’s not a quiet, mull-your-pint kind of 

place. Get the IPA, or alternatively the tasting 

platter of all five beers on offer. 

83 Fumin Lu, Jingan, (+86) 21-5468-1077. 

Senator Saloon 

One of Shanghai’s first prohibition-style 

speakeasies, but don’t let that put you off. Think 

of classic games, which are in turn projected 

onto a wall in the bar. Have you really lived, 

if you haven’t kicked someone’s ass at “Street 

Fighter 2” while a whole bar cheers you on? 

57 Fuxing Xilu, Xuhui, (+86) 21-5404-7118. 

Dada 

An unpretentious dive bar and club hidden 

away down a graffiti-strewn alleyway. The 

beer is cheap and the music’s good: you 

couldn’t get farther from the dickheads of 

the Bund, and that’s only ever a good thing. 

115 Xingfu Lu, Changning, 

(+86) 150-0018-2212. 

Dada and den some 

Yuan of the best 

Tops 

The rooftop bar of the Banyan Tree Shanghai 

is worth the trip for its killer views. Its location 

offers angles of both sides of the Huangpu 

skyline: not just the neon insanity of Lujiazui, 

but also the old-school glamor of the Bund. 

Grab a drink and feel yourself forced to concede 

that despite Hong Kong’s obviously superior 

skyline, Shanghai does have its charms. 

19 Gongping Lu, Hongkou, 

(+86) 21-2509-1188. 

dark wood, thick curtains, small tables—and an 

ornate gilt ceiling, for a touch of class. Drinks 

are mostly gin- and whiskey-based, as you 

might expect. The Old Fashioned is very good 

and very, very strong. You have been warned. 

98 Wuyuan Lu, Xuhui, (+86) 21-5423-1330. 

Arcade 

A video-game-themed bar that doesn’t actually 

suck? That’s because Arcade is mostly about 

the music and the drinks. That said, there’s an 

arcade cabinet in the corner that’s stuffed full 

Arkham 

Originally a brief-lived gay club, until the 

authorities shut it down. But Arkham has 

retained the gay club’s disco ball and thrown 

in a whole bunch of grungy chic into the mix. 

Some of the world’s top DJ acts pass through 

the cavernous space that is Arkham—and the 

beer is cheap, too. Emerge into the French 

Concession in the early hours and grab some 

fried noodles from a street stall. 

1 Wulumuqi Nan Lu, Xuhui, 

(+86) 137-0197-2878. 

Where to Stay 

The Banyan Tree Shanghai on the Bund 

is a beautiful “urban resort” in the middle of 

the city. The name is a little misleading—it’s 

actually on what they call the “North Bund,” 

about a 15-minute walk from the Bund 

proper. But the hotel’s position on the river 

gives it awesome views of both shores. What 

really makes the hotel is the “romantic pool” 

rooms, which contain long dipping pools right 

by the window, with a panoramic view of the 

Huangpu and its constant traffic. Grab a drink, 

lower yourself into the water, and watch the 

sun set and the lights come up on the Bund. 

From RMB2,100 ($2,640). 19 Gongping 

Lu, Hongkou, (+86) 21-2509-1188. 


Get more out of HK | SHOPPING + TRAVEL + DINING 

iPhone, DryPhone 

If your priceless smartphone doesn’t end up drenched 

by the end of summer, then you’re luckier than the rest 

of us. Keep your lifeline dry before you go splashing, and 

you won’t spend the rest of August holed up indoors, 

trying to save up enough to buy a new one. 

OtterBox Preserver Series, $702. Water-, dust- and dropproof 

case for the iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S4, 

available at Wilson. Various locations including: Shop 4, 

G/F, 11-13 Yee Wo St., Causeway Bay, 2576-8809. 


LOOKbook 

with Katie Kenny 

Shopping 

Whether you’re trying to capture your summer stunts on a GoPro or 

simply want to make life a little easier while out and about, here are 

a few of my favorite gadgets for the summer months. 

Jaw clamp for GoPro, $380, 

GoPro 

Cultivated in Volcanic Soil 

from New Zealand 

Health and fitness tracker, 

$898, Fitbit @ Apple Store 

Lumix DMC-TS5A 

waterproof camera, $3,690, 

Panasonic @ Universal 

Audio & Visual Centre 

Bluetooth headphones, 

$1,899, Soul @ HMV 

Mini waterproof Bluetooth 

speaker with clip, $198, iFrogz @ 

Bread and Butter Showcase 

From the rolling hills of Pukekohe, Auckland, Fresh Grower 

adapts Integrated Pest and Disease Management Programs to 

ensure production of crops with minimal pesticide residues. At the 

optimal point when it’s young and sweet and then hand-packed in 

the field, bringing you only the best quality premium products. 

• Flown directly to Hong Kong, delivery to your 

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• Your fuss-free solution to get the healthiest groceries at home 

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Portable camping stove 

and charger, $1,576 

(including shipping), BioLite 

LOOKBOOK 

LOVES 

“Jump” iPhone cable & 

charger, $400, Native 

Union @ Apple Store 

www.freshgrower.com.hk 

Address: No 41. Belcher’s Street, 

Kennedy Town, Sai Wan 

Tel: 2185 7825 Business Hours: 9:30am – 8:00pm 

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North Street 

Sands Street 

Belcher’s Street 

Native Union 

@ Apple Store 

www.nativeunion.com/hk or 

the Apple Store at Hysan Place, 

500 Hennessy Rd., Causeway 

Bay, 3979-3100. 

GoPro 

www.gopro.com. 

Bread and 

Butter Showcase 

HG01-HG05, G/F, 

Hollywood Building, PMQ, 

35 Aberdeen St., Central, 

2156-0900. 

BioLite 

www.biolitestove.com. 

Universal AV Centre 

Shop 135, 1/F, Pacific Place, 

88 Queensway, Admiralty, 

2801-6422. 

HMV Ideal 

3-4/F, Entertainment Building, 30 

Queen’s Rd. Central, 2739-0268. 

Do you have a favorite on-the-go tech item? Share the love with your fellow readers 

by emailing me at katie.kenny@hkmagmedia.com. Or hit me up with pics on Twitter 

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travel 

Escape Routes 

with Kate Springer 

Shanghai 

Special! 

Photo: Kanegen/Flickr 

Say yes to Yang’s 

Best of the Buns 

Jia Jia Tang Bao 

keeps it rollin’ 

Having ticked off most of the touristy spots 

on past visits to Shanghai, this time I had 

just one thing on the agenda: dumplings. 

If you’re even half as obsessed as I am, 

then you’ll love these frills-free specialists. 

Fuchun Xiaolongbao 

The xiaolongbao at Fuchun are cheap, 

freshly handmade, slightly sweet, and 

come in a couple of variations—spring 

for a six-dumpling basket of the crab roe 

(RMB16 ($20)). Fair warning: the place is 

always packed and it’s difficult to order if 

you don’t speak any Putonghua, so come 

prepared. Get there early in the morning 

or late in the afternoon: otherwise prepare 

for a soul-crushing line. 

650 Yuyuan Lu, Jingan, 

(+86) 21-6252-5117. 

Jia Jia Tang Bao 

You’ll have to suffer through a queue at Jia 

Jia Tang Bao, but at least you get to watch 

dumplings being made in the meantime. 

We tried the pure pork, as well as the craband-pork 

dumplings—both were plump, 

juicy, and extremely addictive. I never 

thought I’d say this, but these xiaolongbao 

might be better than Din Tai Fung’s… 

although I’d have to visit a few more times 

to be sure. If you go, be sure to order fresh 

ginger for RMB1 ($1.26)—otherwise, it’s 

not included. 

Huanghe Lu (near Nanjing Xi Lu), 

Huangpu, (+86) 21-6327-6878. 

Yang’s Fry 

Across the street from Jia Jia is another 

excellent spot: Yang’s Fry, which has 

multiple locations throughout the city. 

This shop is modern and efficient, with a 

very obvious menu to boot. The doughy 

pan-fried buns are made in an open-air 

kitchen so you can watch, and the smell 

is amazing. You can get a shrimp and pork 

combo, or just go pure pork—all are worth 

a return visit. 

97 Huanghe Lu, Huangpu, 

(+86) 21-5375-1793. 

Bundle of Joy 

River-view rooms at 

Hyatt on the Bund 

I stayed at the Hyatt on the Bund 

this trip, and was blown away by the 

views from the rooms. The hotel is huge, 

with a sanctuary of a spa, and several 

restaurants drawing their own followings, 

particularly Xindalu China Kitchen, which 

serves up excellent dim sum and one of 

the city’s best Peking ducks, and Vue Bar. 

And having seen quite a few bars on the 

Bund, I’d have to say that the Hyatt’s Vue 

Bar takes the crown thanks to its unique 

position at the turn in the river. While the 

veranda’s private tables are a little pricey 

at a RMB2,000 ($2,514) minimum spend, 

there’s a communal hot tub and the 

drinks are well-crafted—just hope that the 

neighboring tables are filled with attractive, 

friendly people. Fair warning: the hotel 

lobby can get pretty crowded, and the 

rooms are starting to show their age. But 

the value is great overall, with a location 

that’s convenient for exploring and views 

that are hard to beat. 

From $2,200. 199 Huang Pu Lu, 

(+86) 21-6393-1234, www.shanghai.bund. 

hyatt.com. 

Email me at kate.springer@hkmagmedia. 

com or tweet @KateSpringer, #hktravels. 

Throw back a few with a Vue 


DINING 

Chocs 

Away 

While everybody else is trying to slim down 

for junk season, we’re all about chocolate cake. 

Zoe Lai selflessly takes on the job of taste-testing 

Hong Kong’s best. 

O Noir, don’t eat me! 

Forget detoxes and juice cleanses: these chocolate cakes 

are worth every calorie. From rich chocolate concoctions 

to mousse-based masterpieces, here are the best guilty 

pleasures in town. Warning: eat before reading. 

Back to Black 

Opened by esteemed chef Jeffrey Koo, the former 

executive chef at Vero, Black n White specializes in 

creative pastries, such as the Black Square ($48)—a cake 

aimed at gents, made with 72 percent dark chocolate, 

hazelnut, coffee sponge cake, and a layer of strong, 

black coffee mousse. It’s topped off with a quirky little 

gentleman figurine, just to drive the point home. 

Unit B&D, 88-102 Ivy St., Tai Kok Tsui, 2789-1330. 

Coco Puffs 

Coco at the Mira is home to an ultra-rich Or Noir 

chocolate cake ($310) that we can’t get enough of. 

One of the shop’s signatures, it’s made with white 

and dark chocolate mousse and comes in a fancy 

shmancy box. The cake’s glossy finish lures you in, 

and your taste buds aren’t disappointed: a 62 percent 

dark-and-white chocolate mousse sits atop a brownie 

biscuit with cointreau-flavored chocolate “lava” oozing 

out. Alcohol-infused chocolate? Bonus points! 

G/F, The Mira, 118 Nathan Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 2315-5566. 

Go Bananas 

When it comes to Cova, you can’t go wrong with the 

chocolate banana cream cake ($330). This double-layer 

sponge cake has a delicious crust—think dark chocolate, 

fresh cream and banana. On top, there are fresh 

strawberries and crunchy banana chips, while the surprisingly 

light dark chocolate base pulls together all the flavors. 

Shop 101-103, 1/F, Lee Gardens, 33 Hysan Avenue, 

Causeway Bay, 2907-3399. 

German Gem 

Not all cakes are created equal, and Corner Kitchen Café 

has some of the very best in town. The shop’s German 

chocolate cake ($55 per slice; $600 whole) may look plain- 

Jane at first glance, but it is hands-down one of the best 

around. This eggless chocolate cake comes with crunchy 

coconut and pecans, caramel and a rich layer of chocolate 

ganache. The options rotate regularly, so look for the 

peanut butter chocolate pie on your next visit. 

226 Hollywood Rd., Sheung Wan, 2547-8008. 

Continental Cake 

The Mistral’s signature chocolate cake ($328) at the 

Intercontinental Grand Stanford is pure happiness. 

Don’t let the modest appearance deceive you: made 

with 80 percent Valrhona dark chocolate, this cake 

has a moist, milky, velvety texture with an ever-soslightly 

bitter aftertaste that keeps it all balanced. 

B2, Intercontinental Grand Stanford, 70 Mody Rd., 

Tsim Sha Tsui East, 2731-2870. 

So Delice 

La Maison Du Chocolat ensures your indulgences 

are worth every single calorie. Try the signature Delice 

cake ($55 per slice; $270 whole), which features pure 

Caribbean chocolate mousse with a fine layer of crunchy 

chocolate sandwiched between moist sponge cake, 

topped off with toasted almonds. Fair warning: 

this beauty is highly addictive. 

Landmark Prince’s Building, Shop 109, 10 Chater Rd., 

Central, 2801-4122. 

Coming up Roses 

The signature rose petal cake ($460) at Patisserie 

Tony Wong single-handedly led to an Insta-foodie frenzy 

after its launch in 2012. This photogenic delight is made 

out of chocolate mousse and sponge cake, along with 

crunchy chocolate pearls and a sweet almond crust. 

Just remember to eat it after you’ve photographed 

the hell out of it. 

G/F, Golden Jubilee House, 399 Lockhart Rd., 

Wan Chai, 2575-8993. 

Loco for Coco 

La Maison du Chocolat’s 

most Delice cake 

Black n White, and 

so much chocolate 

Tony Wong‘s 

kiss from a rose 

26 HK MAGAZINE FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2014

DINING 

NEW AND NOTED 

with Adele Wong 

Merchants of Venice 

Venetian tapas can be had at Sepa: 

Bacaro Veneziano (61 Caine Rd., Mid-Levels, 

2521-9800) on Caine Road. Headed by chef 

Enrico Bartolini, who did his time in Italy, 

France and the UK before calling Hong Kong 

home, Sepa serves foccacias (not pizzas), 

fried fish, beetroot-flavored tuna tartare 

and other quirky Venetian snacks in a posh, 

high-ceilinged venue. 

Speaking of Venetian tapas (aka chichetti, 

if you really want to be all proper about it), 

Steamed fish head at Man Wah 

Risi e Bisi (12 Kau U Fong, Central) will be 

serving plenty of those in a rustic setting 

(probably along the same lines as its sister 

restaurant, Le Port Parfumé, right next door). 

Besides finger food and sharing platters, you 

can also feast on pastas and risi e bisi— 

“rice and peas” to you and me. 

Some Like It Hot 

Man Wah (25/F, Mandarin Oriental, 

5 Connaught Rd. Central, 2825-4003) will 

be serving dishes from popular Chengdu 

restaurant Da Rong He for a full two weeks in 

September. They’re flying over a whole team 

of chefs and a ton of specialty ingredients 

straight from Sichuan for the duration of the 

promotion, which comes as an eight-course 

lunch or a 10-course dinner. There are lots of 

chili-laced dishes, to be sure, but most of them 

are so refined you don’t really notice the heat 

until it inevitably takes over your face, starting 

from the lips. The pain is worth it. Special 

mentions: a Chinese perch in a clear chili 

bath; and a tea-smoked duck that tastes like 

heaven. Sep 19-27, $698-1,480 per person for 

lunch/dinner. 

A Poultry Sum 

Hot Chick (G/F, 27A Swatow St., Wan Chai) 

is chef Paul Lee’s (of Paul’s Kitchen on Gough 

Street) latest project, serving takeaway roast 

chicken as well as British-style fish and chips 

in a tiny fuss-free shop. I stumbled across it on 

its very first day of opening, and don’t think it’s 

quite ready to be commented on just yet—but 

Wan Chai dwellers now have one more quick 

lunch/dinner option in the hood. 

Mo’ Innovation 

Demon chef Alvin Leung has created a fancy 

new menu for his three-Michelin-starred 

Bo Innovation (Shop 13, 2/F, J Residence, 

60 Johnston Rd., Wan Chai, 2850-8371), and 

for once, it does not involve things that look 

like condoms. I was thoroughly impressed 

by chef Leung’s five-minute explanations of 

every dish he served at a media dinner the 

other night. There was a lap mei fan (claypot 

rice with meat) in the form of a Baked Alaska; 

a cha chaan teng classic, the spam-andegg 

sandwich, served as mush in a baby 

food bottle (which tastes a lot better than 

it sounds); a steamed fish dish that uses a 

classic Cantonese recipe of Yunnan ham and 

dry mandarin peel instead of the usual green 

onions with soy sauce; and some westerninfluenced 

dishes such as an ox tongue 

soaked in bak kut teh (herbal soup) and 

chocolate sauce. Everything sounds insane, 

which is what you’d expect, but the real 

surprise is how well most of the ingredients 

come together and how familiar everything 

tastes. The new tasting and Chef Table’s 

menus cost $1,380-2,380 per head for dinner, 

not including wines. 

Email me at adele.wong @hkmagmedia.com 

or follow me on Twitter: @adelewong_hk. 

Bo Innovation 

Bo Innovation 


RESTAURANT REVIEWS 

Ho Lee Fook 

★★★★★ 

Chinese fusion. G/F, 

1-5 Elgin St., Central, 

2810-0860. 

HLF is a cheeky, modern take 

on Chinese cuisine, courtesy of Aussie chef Jowett Yu (of Ms. G’s 

and Mr. Wong in Sydney). The venue consists of a ground floor 

open kitchen decked out in mahjong tiles, and a dark and funky 

basement dining room. 

HIT The space was casual and comfortable, the service 

extra attentive. (We got dessert on the house because the 

waiter decided our last dish came too slow to the table. 

Sure, why not?) We totally dug the Yunnan-style steak tartare 

($138) with a tangy soy sauce base, served with crispy prawn 

crackers for extra texture. The Chinese have never been known 

to eat raw beef, but if they did, this dish is how it would taste. 

The sang choy bao ($128) with gigantic lettuce leaves and 

marinated cucumbers on the side left us wanting more. 

Our stir-fried cauliflower and brussel sprouts dish turned 

some boring veggies into a savory hit with a bit of a kick, 

thanks to the bacon chili jam. 

MISS The “Mom’s ‘Mostly Cabbage’” dumplings ($88) were 

a big yawn. The prawn noodles were a bit sweeter and weirder 

than we expected—think mee goreng instead of… well, 

prawn noodles. 

BOTTOM LINE Although not exactly your most authentic 

Chinese experience, Ho Lee Fook is big, bold and a whole 

lot of fun. 

Open Tue-Sun, 6pm-midnight. $$ 

Kyoni Ramen 

★★★★★ 

Ramen. G/F, Ko Wang Court, 

29 High St., Sai Ying Pun, 

2803-0026. 

It’s about time another 

Japanese spot opened up in SYP. Those heftier French, Italian 

and fusion spots are welcome additions, but High Street was in 

desperate need of something easy-going and wallet-friendly. 

HIT We enjoyed the crispy pan-fried dumplings ($35) 

as well as the oxtail in one of our ramen bowls ($94). Just 

thinking about that tender, fall-off-the-bone meat is making 

us salivate. Our second ramen bowl of fatty pork in miso 

soup ($95) definitely hit the spot, despite the pork looking 

a little processed. 

MISS As Kyoni is one of the newest kids on the block, 

we’re assuming it’s still finding its rhythm. The soy sauce soup 

base for the oxtail ramen was sort of questionable (we’re pretty 

sure they got our order wrong, and gave us the signature salt 

base). With so much seasoning floating around you’d think you 

could taste something other than salt and water. The service 

also needs a bit of work—if you sit in the front half of the cavelike 

restaurant, the waiters stand facing you, just a few feet 

away. Prices aren’t cheap, but they’re sadly in line with most 

“gourmet” ramen these days. 

BOTTOM LINE Good ramen that hits the spot, although 

some teething problems means that we’re not sure yet if 

Kyoni Ramen can stand up against other neighborhood faves. 

Open daily 11:45am-10:30pm. $ 

Opera House 

★★★★★ 

Italian. 109-111 Queen’s Rd. 

East, Wan Chai, 2520-6677. 

Opera House was supposed 

to be a two-floor concept, 

with an informal bistro on the ground floor and a fine-dine 

restaurant upstairs. We were unexpectedly thrust into a formal 

setting, as the chef had just merged his two menus, deleting the 

casual, cheaper options. 

HIT Salmon tartare ($198) worked beautifully with melt-inthe-mouth 

creamy Burrata cheese, and was given an extra zing 

by black caviar, trout eggs and a wasabi mousse. We can’t rave 

enough about the spinach tagliatelle with sea scallop ($278)— 

it was absolutely delicious, with a rich pumpkin amaretto sauce 

that was oh-so gooey and moreish. 

MISS The warm seafood salad of red shrimps, langoustine, 

octopus and clams ($158) looked amazing but the flavors didn’t 

quite match the visuals. The lemon dressing couldn’t hide that 

the shrimps and langoustine were too chewy. The quattro funghi 

pizza ($238) was also a let-down: we couldn’t spot four types of 

mushrooms and the basil pesto sauce made everything very oily. 

There were too many chefs at a loose end in the open kitchen 

upstairs, with a fairly empty restaurant—our suggestion would 

be to lower prices to tempt people in from Ship Street instead. 

BOTTOM LINE We were disappointed by the prices and for 

$238, the pizza should have been so much better. Star dishes 

cheered us up, but we’d need a special occasion to come back. 

Open daily, noon-3pm, 6-10:30pm. $$$$ 

Ratings 

★ Don’t go ★★ Disappointing ★★★ We’ll be back ★★★★ We’ll be back—with friends ★★★★★ You MUST go 

Price Guide Price per person, including one drink, appetizer, main course and dessert. Prices do not include bottles of wine unless stated. 

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Our Policy 

Reviews are based on actual visits to the establishments listed by our super-sneaky team of hungry reviewers, without the knowledge of the 

restaurants. Reviews are included at the discretion of the editors and are not paid for by the restaurants. Menus, opening hours and prices 

change and should be checked. New restaurants are not reviewed within one month of their opening. Reviews are written from a typical diner’s 

perspective. Ratings are awarded in accordance with the type of restaurant reviewed, so the city’s best wonton noodle stall could earn five stars 

while a fancy French restaurant could be a one-star disaster. 

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Culture + nightlife + film 

Coloring 

Between the Lines 

Hong Kong needs a Where’s Wally 

(or Waldo, if you’re American). We propose 

a new series of puzzle books called 

“Where’s Wai?”—to accompany Kiyoko 

Yamaguchi: Hong Kong Sketchbook, 

an exhibition of the Japanese artist’s 

beautiful, hyper-detailed drawings of Hong 

Kong streets. Bonus points if you can find 

five fishball hawkers on the same page. 

Through Aug 28. Art Beatus Gallery, 

129-133 Wellington St., Central, 

2526-0818. 


ARTS evelyn.lok@hkmagmedia.com 

Stage 

Edited by Evelyn Lok 

Need to Know 

Theater & Arts 

Urbtix (credit cards) 2111-5999 

Urbtix (enquiries) 2734-9009 

HK Ticketing 3128-8288 

HK Arts Centre 2582-0200 

Fringe Club 2521-7251 

HK Cultural Centre 2734-2009 

Musical 

HK City Hall 2921-2840 

HK Academy for Performing Arts 2584-8500 

Kwai Tsing Theatre 2408-0128 

LCSD Music Programme Office 2268-7321 

LCSD Dance/Multi-Arts Office 2268-7323 

LCSD Theatre Office 2268-7323 

Dream Illusion Bubble Shadow 

Hong Kong experimental theater Zuni Icosahedron’s new season kicks off with some good ol’ dance 

theater, a crossover project that loops in 10 different groups including Dance Forum Taipei and cultural 

mover-and-shaker Mathias Woo, as well as artists from Hong Kong and Tokyo. It’ll be a multimedia 

performance that draws on the Buddhist Diamond Sutra: expect illusions, explosions and, apparently, 

the “negating” sound of guqin and guitar. Sep 19-20, 8:15pm; Sep 21, 3pm. Grand Theatre, Cultural 

Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui. $140-1,000 from www.urbtix.hk. 

ComedyHK Presents: Graham Elwood 

Fresh from wrapping up his latest documentary 

“Earbuds,” about the connections between 

podcasters and fans, Graham Elwood embarks 

on his Asia debut at ComedyHK. Aside from 

making people laugh, entertaining and raising 

money for US troops in Afghanistan, making 

movies about medical marijuana, and enjoying 

his second-degree yellow belt in Karate, Elwood 

has also appeared on the Sarah Silverman Show 

and continues to co-host his podcast, “Comedy 

Film Nerds.” Aug 25, 8:30pm. Dada Bar + Lounge, 

2/F, The Luxe Manor, 39 Kimberley Rd., Tsim 

Sha Tsui, 3763-8778; Aug 26, 8:30pm. Salon de 

Ning, B/F, The Peninsula Hong Kong, Salisbury 

Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 2696-6705. Aug 30, 7:30pm; 

10pm. Backstage Live, 1/F, Somptueux Central, 

52-54 Wellington St., Central, 2167-8985. $250 

from www.ticketflap.com. 

Phantom of the Opera 

Arguably Andrew Lloyd Webber’s best musical, 

“The Phantom of the Opera” comes to Hong 

Kong this Christmas, and it’s bigger and better 

than ever. In fact, a 4,000-seater theater space 

is being built specifically for it at AsiaWorld 

Expo, complete with a multi-camera live shoot 

which will be projected on giant screens—all 

the better for you to see Christine’s pores. The 

Phantom will be played by Broadway star Brad 

Little, accompanied by an international cast of 

37 actors. Tickets will go quick, so hurry! 

Dec 21-Jan 4 2015. AsiaWorld-Arena, Sky Plaza 

Rd., Chek Lap Kok, 3606-8828. $295-1,195 from 


Theater 

Dance 

Grand Dance Drama: the Legend of the 

Condor Heroes 

Jing Yong’s renowned wuxia novel takes to the 

stage this month. This dance drama is backed 

by a team of masters: it’s choreographed by 

Leung Kwok-shing, who’s known for translating 

martial arts novels into dance. Starring roles 

go to “House of Flying Daggers” choreographer 

Wang Yabin, and Liu Fuyang, the director of 

Zhejiang Song and Dance Theatre. Add to that 

a host of professional dancers from the Hubei 

Performance and Arts Group, and you’ve got 

one heck of a show. Aug 30-31, 3pm; Aug 30, 

7:45pm. Lyric Theatre, Academy for Performing 

Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd., Wan Chai, 2584-8500. 

$140-480 from www.hkticketing.com. 

Classical 

Ted Lo and Nate Wong II 

This jazz duo is no stranger to the Fringe Club 

stage, and they’re back for an encore after their 

sold-out performance last April. On the keys is 

Ted Lo, the master of Hong Kong’s jazz and pop 

music scenes, accompanied by fellow Berklee 

alum and the city’s newest young star, Nate 

Wong on the drums—you might have seen him 

show off his skills at Peel Fresco. Together with 

top jazz bassist Scott Dodd, they’ll be playing 

some standards, some Latin tunes, and their 

own original compositions. Aug 22, 10pm. Fringe 

Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd., Central, 2525-1032. 

$180 in advance; $200 on the day, both include 

one drink. 

Michael Collins Plays Mozart 

Virtuoso clarinetist Michael Collins plays 

Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A, one of the great 

composer’s final works. He’ll also be showing 

off his conducting talent as well, directing the 

HK Sinfonietta in the overture to “The Marriage 

of Figaro.” Want to get up close and personal? 

On September 11, Collins is holding a more 

intimate concert in which the audience will be 

seated on stage. He’ll be performing Beethoven 

and sharing his musical insights. Sep 11, 7:30pm; 

Sep 13, 8pm. Concert Hall, City Hall, 5 Edinburgh 

Place, Central. $140-320 from www.urbtix.hk. 

Andy McKee Guitar Concert 

Acoustic guitarist Andy McKee made it 

huge overnight on YouTube: his distinctive 

fretboard-tapping style got his videos over 50 

million views, and at one point he held the 

number one, two, and three top-ranked spots 

on the site—impressive, if you think about all 

those teen makeup gurus and cat videos he 

had to compete with. He has released nine 

albums and EPs since 2001, including this year’s 

“Mythmaker.” Check out his concert. Believe it 

or not, it might even be better than the internet. 

Nahhhh. Aug 17, 7:30pm. Drama Theatre, 

Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd., 

Wan Chai. $300-550 from www.hkticketing.com. 

8th Hong Kong International 

Comedy Festival 

September’s going to be one funny month, as 

the annual International Comedy Festival returns 

to Hong Kong for its eighth year. It brings with 

it a packed program of international pros, local 

favorites, as well as three nights of preliminary 

rounds of the HK International English Comedy 

Competition (Sep 25-27). It all culminates in the 

finals held at KITEC, where you’ll see the best 

of this year’s comedy gold. South Africa’s top 

comedian Barry Hilton (Sep 4-7) kicks off the 

month, followed by shows by other big names 

each weekend: ventriloquist Michael Harrison 

(Sep 18-21) and Tom Cotter (Oct 2-3). Watch 

out as well for New York’s ACME Comedy Club, 

which is bringing three world-class comedians 

to tour in Hong Kong: Pete Lee, Tom Segura and 

Chad Daniels. Head to the website for more 

details. Sep 4-Oct 5. TakeOut Comedy, B/F, 34 

Elgin St., Central, 6220-4436. $150-250 from www. 

takeoutcomedy.com; Finals tickets from www. 

hkticketing.com. www.hkcomedyfestival.com. 

Arts Festival 

Telema: Awaken the Dream 

In commemoration of Martin Luther King’s 

famous speech (51 years ago on Aug 28, FYI), 

refugee support NGO, the Vine Community 

Services, has put together this production to 

celebrate and raise awareness of the struggles 

of asylum seekers from across Africa. Featuring 

local artist Jill Vidal and more than 10 refugees, 

“Telema: Awaken the Dream” tells the story 

of Moses, a refugee who earns the help and 

love of a Hong Kong girl. Aug 28-29, 7:30pm. 

Vine Centre 2, 29 Burrows St., Wan Chai, 

2573-0793. $200 early bird, $250 from 

telema2014.eventbrite.hk. 

Venus in Fur Re-run 

David Ives’s sexy, award-winning 2011 play 

“Venus in Fur” is back for another run due to 

popular demand. Missed last December’s run? 

It tells the story of Thomas, a writer holding 

auditions for his new play based on the 1870 

novel, “Venus in Fur.” Sexy, confident and crass, 

actress Vanda struts into the audition hall toting 

a bag of S&M props, and draws Thomas in as 

they explore the power play between the sexes. 

Sep 5-6, 8pm; Sep 6, 3pm. Fringe Club, 2 Lower 

Albert Rd., Central, 2525-1032. $190-240 from 


The Oz Noy Trio 

Israeli guitarist Oz Noy started playing 

professionally at age 13, and he’s played with 

artists as diverse as Sting, Bill Evans, Cyndi 

Lauper, Wiz Khalifa and even Josh Groban. 

See the man’s jazz-funk-rock-blues mishmash 

live in Hong Kong. Sep 2, 8:15pm. Youth Square, 

238 Chai Wan Rd., Chai Wan, 3721-8888. $380- 

580 from www.urbtix.hk. 

Comedy 

TakeOut Comedy Presents: Harith 

Iskander 

He’s been dubbed the “Godfather of Malaysian 

Comedy,” and much of the material from 

Iskander’s repertoire is about the quirks of his 

home country. So expect a bit of reverse culture 

shock—it’ll be an entertaining night, and maybe 

even an educational one. Or maybe just jokes 

about Malaysian curry, who knows? Aug 22-23, 

9pm. TakeOut Comedy, B/F, 34 Elgin St., Central, 

6220-4436. $200 from www.takeoutcomedy.com. 

Story Worthy Week 

Story Worthy Week returns for its second edition 

this year; the arts festival is firmly rooted in 

the idea that everyone in Hong Kong has a 

story to tell. It features a whole host of events, 

including an appearance by critically acclaimed 

American funnyman David Sedaris. The “week” 

really is a month of storytelling, including the 

return of Literary Death Match—a seven-minute 

rapid-fire storytelling contest, plus September’s 

Liar’s League literary evening at the Fringe Club. 

Check the full schedule on the website. 

Sep 12-20. www.storyworthyweek.com. 

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 

Naiad Productions returns with an exciting new 

production. The play by Dale Wasserman (an 

original novel by Ken Kesey) was made famous 

by the 1975 Jack Nicholson film. Haven’t seen 

it? It’s about a band of patients in a mental 

institution, suppressed by the authoritarian and 

brutal Nurse Ratched. Randle McMurphy, a new 

arrival to the ward, fights to help the patients 

win back their self-esteem. Oct 9-12, 8pm; Oct 

11-12, 3pm. HKRep Black Box, 8/F, Sheung Wan 

Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services 

Building, 345 Queen’s Rd. Central, Sheung Wan, 

2853-2689. $230-260 from www.urbtix.hk. 


ARTS 

Exhibitions 

After Time 

Three regional artists exhibit their works to explore the essence of time, and what would happen 

if time were no longer a constraint. Chung Seoyoung from South Korea showcases an installation 

of steel railings inconveniently demarcating an empty gallery space; Hong Kong’s Morgan Wong 

shows a collection of video performances, including one in which he attempts to file down a steel 

rod into a nail file, and Erica Lai from Singapore displays her photography—all of which invite you to 

spend longer than your usual two seconds contemplating art. Through Sep 10. Pearl Lam Galleries, 

601-605, 6/F, Pedder Building, 12 Pedder St., Central, 2522-1428. 

A Parallel Tale: 

Taipei in 80s x Hong Kong in 90s. 

This exhibition continues on from its acclaimed 

debut at “Hong Kong Week 2013 @ Taipei,” 

showing the works from 10 of Hong Kong and 

Taipei’s best comic artists since the 80s. You’ll see 

dramatic artwork by local artist Fung Chi-ming (not 

the Hong Kong footballer); Li Chi-tak, the artist of 

1992 manhua “Black Mask,” and Taiwanese artists 

61Chi and Amin Lee, to name a few. While you’re 

there, catch outdoor screenings of an assortment 

of six animated shorts created by internationally 

acclaimed illustrators and animators. Through Aug 

31. Comix Home Base, 7 Mallory St., Wan Chai, 

2824-5303. 

Carlos Cruz Diez: Circumstance and 

Ambiguity of Colour 

On at the HKU Museum and Art Gallery this 

summer is an exhibition by light artist Carlos Cruz- 

Diez, who has been named in the same breath 

as masters of color such as Seurat, Cezanne, 

and Frank Stella. But Cruz-Diez goes further than 

the others, by moving away from lines to place a 

greater emphasis on color. Cruz-Diez plays with 

color itself; no canvas, just air and light. This is a 

rare chance to experience one of his immersive 

light installations in Hong Kong, so don’t miss 

out. Through Aug 17. University Museum and Art 

Gallery, Hong Kong University, 94 Bonham Rd., 

Pok Fu Lam, 2241-5500. 


Purely Passion 

In this exhibition artists Darius Ma and Oscar Law have created work 

based on images from Hong Kong’s collective memory and culture. 

Ma presents moody, vibrant shots of the Star Ferry in a collage with 

other iconic landmarks and images. These are juxtaposed against Law’s 

intricate black-and-white charcoal sketches of Chinese opera singers 

and people. The only thing missing? Probably all the people taking 

photos of their own food. Through Aug 21. Galerie Koo, 7/F, Vogue 

Building, 67 Wyndham St., Central, 2525-0331. 

Old Master Q: 

What The @#$% Is Going On? 

The slapstick comic book adventures of Old 

Master Q were a staple of every Hong Kong 

childhood. Sotheby’s is holding a sale of classic 

“Old Master Q” comics, with over 120 original 

works by Hong Kong’s favorite comic artist, 

Alfonso Wong (also known by his pen name, 

Wong Chak). See a whole bunch of original 

comic covers, as well as some classic strips 

from the 60s to the 80s. Kung fu, pretty girls 

in cheongsams and a whole lot of surrealism: 

don’t miss it. Through Aug 29. Sotheby’s Hong 

Kong Gallery, 5/F, One Pacific Place, 

88 Queensway, Admiralty, 2524-8121. 

Hanison Lau Hok-shing: 

Say Hello to Hello 

Gallery Exit ends their summer series of 

exhibitions with a double bill of debut solo 

shows. Check out Hanison Lau’s alien-like 

sculptures and installations, which show off 

wave patterns caught under shiny epoxy resin. 

They’re arranged around the gallery with the 

aim of inducing a cinematic viewing of each 

piece, from multiple differerent distances. 

Deep. Through Sep 6. Gallery Exit, 3/F, Blue Box 

Factory Building, 25 Hing Wo St., Aberdeen, 

2541-1299. 

Transformation 

Karin Weber Gallery brings a selection of emerging and mid-career 

Indian artists to this group show. Abstract art lovers will adore the 

work of Ravi Mandlik, who’s one of India’s leading abstractionists—he 

draws a lot of inspiration from nature and cosmic energies. Contrast it 

with Seema Kohli’s bold and intricate paintings and colorful, detailed 

brushwork. If you like your art a little grittier, don’t miss Phaneendra Nath 

Chaturvedi’s paintings of robotic humans, meant to be a metaphor for 

modern society. Ooh, so gritty. Through Sep 7. Karin Weber Gallery, G/F, 

20 Aberdeen St., Central, 2544-5004. 

The Game is Killing the Game 

The Salt Yard’s latest exhibition features photographer 

David Chancellor’s work documenting safari hunting in South 

Africa. From showing the hunters to the hunted, the works 

by the three-time Nikon photographer of the year are equally 

disturbing and profound, bringing to light the brutality of this 

bloodthirsty sport. Through Aug 24. The Salt Yard, Unit B1, 

4/F, Jone Mult Industrial Building, 169 Wai Yip St., 

Kwun Tong, 3563-8003. 


nightlife 

Edited 

by Andrea Lo 

andrea.lo@hkmagmedia.com 

Twitter: @andreas_lo 

Open Bar Amazake 

The buzz: Amazake sits in the same spot 

where fancy robatayaki joint Masu used to be, 

sandwiched between three of Hong Kong’s 

biggest clubs: Play, Levels, and what used to be 

Billion and is now Dizzi. Whereas Masu seemed 

to hide in the shadows with its exclusivity, 

Amazake is bright and pumping with energy, 

a place for large groups to pre-game before 

hitting the clubs next door. 

The décor: From Amazake’s warm and relaxed 

red-and-wood color scheme to its whimsical 

sumo wrestler motif, it’s evident you’re here to 

hk picks 

have fun. The bar itself is a spacious game room 

with plenty of private booths and tables for large 

groups. Late at night, the floor is transformed 

into a space for beer pong, flip cup and an 

assortment of drinking games. Can’t name all 

the MTR stations in quick succession? Drink up. 

The drinks: While you try out each diversion 

from their drinking game handbook (available 

upon request), the “punishments” (read: 

cocktails) you can choose are decidedly 

classy—are definitely a graduation from 

pounding boozy jello syringes in the street. 

Try the pleasantly spicy Bloody Samara 

($110), a Japanese take on the Bloody Mary: 

Okinawan distilled rice liquor (read: strong as 

hell) awamori, plus Japanese herbs and spices. 

Looking for a refreshing drink to beat the 

heat? The Shiso Tart ($110) uses Shiso leaf as 

its centerpiece for a lightly herby and cooling 

concoction with a sake base. The Amazake 

($130) is a sweet but deadly tipple, made with 

a mix of the best Japanese liquors including the 

bar’s namesake, amazake—a light, fermented 

rice wine—plus sake, shochu, umeshu plum 

wine and awamori. For the more discerning, 

Amazake has an ambitious list of whiskys from 

small distilleries all over Japan and Scotland, 

as well as a great range of sakes served from 

glass drip dispensers. 

Why you’ll be back: It’s hard to find a place 

that will take care of your entire night, from 

pre-game down to the wee hours when all you 

want to do is stuff your face with food. From 

Thursdays to Saturdays, it’s open until 3am, 

so hit up Amazake and try the 

killer late night menu of ramen 

bowls, fried chicken, and pork 

gyozas—and maybe just another 

cocktail or three. Evelyn Lok 

G/F, On Hing Building, 

1 On Hing Terrace, Central, 

2537-7787,www.amazake.hk. 

Gigs 

Noise.to.Signal 0.25—Glitch.Pop. 

Electronic music fans, come see Japanese 

singer-songwriter Unii perform at this creatively 

named gig. Also featuring performances by local 

musician Alok and producer Ariel. It’s pay what 

you want at the door, but if you’re a dick about 

it then the whole bar will know, and they will call 

your mother and tell her how disappointing you 

are. Aug 17, 8:30pm. Multimedia Theatre, HKICC 

Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction 

Rd., Kowloon City, 2180-9595. Free entry (pay 

what you want). 

The Rock Army Vol. XIV 

Make like a Punk shepherd and rock out with 

your flock out at this mid-week gig at the Wanch. 

The lineup is rockers Never N and heavy metal 

bands Killer Beez, Natal and Zeitgeist. Aug 20, 

9:30pm. The Wanch, 54 Jaffe Rd., Wan Chai, 

2586-1621. Free. 

Iguband—Nobody Cares 

About What I Care About 

Taiwanese indie rock four-piece Iguband teams 

up with local indie bands New Youth Barbershop 

and Say You Care for this gig. As you might have 

guessed from the show’s title, Iguband is best at 

gloomy songs, including its 2012 track, “Forgive 

That I Don’t Understand Your Melancholy.” Deep. 

Aug 22, 8pm. Hidden Agenda, Unit 2A, Wing Fu 

Industrial Building, 15-17 Tai Yip St., Ngau Tau 

Kok. $220 from www.ticketflap.com. 

Agnès b. Rue de Marseille Live 

Fashion brand Agnès b. is introducing Rue 

De Marseille Live, a series of gigs set up to 

encourage the local indie music scene. On 

August 23, catch boyfriend-and-girlfriend duo 

Lil’ Ashes and electronic DJ twosome Gravity 

Alterstra. Best of all, the gigs are free. Aug 23, 

4pm; Sep 27, 4pm. Agnès B. Rue De Marseille, 

Shop G26-G28, K11, 18 Hanoi Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 

3122-4282. Free. 

Elephant Gym 

Math-rockers Elephant Gym come from 

Kaohsiung, and are known for their clear, bassdriven 

sounds. It consists of siblings Tell and Tif, 

whose first foray into music began with classical 

lessons from their mom. They met third member 

Tu in high school at an extra-curricular music 

club, and decided to form the band. There’s an 

inspiring movie in this… Aug 15, 8pm. Hidden 

Agenda, Unit 2A, Wing Fu Industrial Building, 

15-17 Tai Yip St., Ngau Tau Kok. $190 from www. 

whitenoiserecords.org; $230 at the door. 

Nightlife Events 

Poolzilla Vol. 2 

Lantau pool party Poolzilla’s second edition is 

set to be held this month. There’ll be live music, 

although you have to pay for food and drink 

separately. Location is released upon ticket 

purchase. It’s like a junk, except you’re not 

stuck. Bring your swimsuit (obvs). Aug 16, 11am. 

$150 in advance; email info@gweiloconcepts. 

com. 

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) 

US band !!!, or Chk Chk Chk, has been around the block. Formed in 1996, the band plays a mishmash 

of dance punk, post-punk and indie rock. If you missed them at Clockenflap two years ago, now’s your 

chance to see them live. How do you tell people who you’re seeing, though? They might just think you’re 

really excited about !!! Aug 21, 8:30pm. Musiczone, KITEC, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay. $420 from 

www.cityline.com; $500 at the door. 

Clubs 

Kartell 

Producer Kartell is a major force in the 

French house music movement. He spins funky 

house tracks as well as groovy, dance-friendly 

tunes. And after all, no one can groove like 

Les Français. Aug 15, 10pm. Kee Club, 6/F, 

32 Wellington St., Central, 2810-9000. $200 

from www.kartell-keeclub.eventbrite.hk; 

$300 at the door. 

Revelicious Independence Nite 

DJ Shadow—sorry, the one from Dubai, not 

the founder of DJ hip hop as we know it—joins 

forces with Hongkonger Raahil to spin. But let’s 

be honest: once you learn he’s not the actual 

DJ Shadow, do you care any more? Aug 16, 

10pm. Woobar, W Hotel, 1 Austin Rd. West, West 

Kowloon, 3717-2222. $380 at the door. 

Mos Def 

Although he now goes by 

Yasiin Bey, the legendary 

rapper best known as Mos 

Def is hitting up Volar. With 

a music career that spans 

two decades, you can bet 

he’ll perform a good tune or 

two—maybe even 1999’s “Ms. Fat Booty” (“Ass 

so fat that you can see it from the front”). We 

wish. Aug 21, 11pm. Volar, B/F, 38-44 D’Aguilar 

St., Central, 2810-1510. $300 before 12:30am; 

$350 thereafter, both include two drinks. 

Stephane K 

DJ Stephane K specializes in remixing hits. Don’t 

they all. Aug 22, 10pm. Volar, B/F, 38-44 D’Aguilar 

St., Central, 2810-1510. $150 from stephanek. 

ticketflap.com; $250 at the door before 12:30am 

and $350 thereafter. 

Endless Summer Series 

Eight bands will play two stages at the Endless 

Summer Festival. They’re all favorites in the local 

indie music scene, such as punk rockers Dr. 

Eggs (pictured), Canto acoustic trio New Youth 

Barbershop, 10-piece ska and reggae group 

extraordinaire The Red Stripes, and electro-pop 

and alt-rock band Ni.Ne.Mo. Aug 15, 9pm. Fringe 

Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd., Central, 2525-1032. 

$220 at the door. 

Ted Lo Drum Series 

Jazz maestro Ted Lo takes the stage, showcasing 

original tunes and all dat jazz alongside Wilson 

Lam on guitar, Ricky Wong on keys, and bassist 

Wong Tak-chung. And yes, he will be on drums. 

Aug 16, 11pm. Backstage Live, 1/F, Somptueux 

Central, 52-54 Wellington St., Central, 2167-8985. 

$150 at the door, including a drink. 

Zpecial 

Formed in 2009, Zpecial boasts members who 

were protégés of local bands ToNick and Kolor. 

Zee the indie zuperztars at an afternoon show at 

Full Cup zis zunday. Aug 17, 3pm. Full Cup Café, 

3-7/F, Hanway Commercial Centre, 36 Dundas 

St., Mong Kok, 2771-7775. $120 at the door, 

including a drink. 

Spirit of Bollywood: 

India Independence Day Party 

Independence day parties are always awesome, 

regardless of the country involved. Hit up 

Aqua Spirit for India Independence Day, where 

Bollywood DJ-producer Angel will spin. Aug 16, 

10:30pm. Aqua Spirit, 29/F-30/F, One Peking 

Road, 1 Peking Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 3427-2288. 

$200 from spiritofbollywood.eventbrite.hk. 

Mixologist Angus Zhou at Room One 

Angus Zhou is behind Taipei speakeasy bar 

Alchemy. The award-winning mixologist will 

be at The Mira’s lounge bar Room One for 

four nights, shaking up boozy classics as well 

as creations with a twist. Best to book if you 

want a seat at the bar to watch Zhou in action. 

Aug 19-22, 9pm. Room One, G/F, The Mira Hong 

Kong, 118 Nathan Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 2315-5888. 

Free entry. 


macau 

Edited by 

Charley Mulliner 

charlotte.mulliner@ 

hkmagmedia.com 

THE STRAIGHT MAN 

with Yalun Tu 

hk picks 

Life Intern 

I wrote a similar column two years ago, but it’s time again. My life’s spinning out of control. 

I need a new life intern. 

Who is a life intern? You, maybe! Oh wait—what is a life intern? That’s what you want 

to know. Well, a life intern is a person who sorts out the problems in my life in exchange for 

drinks and social cred (I’m from the streets, yo 1 ). I have a lot of issues to deal with and they’re 

pretty serious: my Nespresso machine breaks down fairly regularly, I often forget to put party 

invitations in my calendar (#humblebrag), and my iTunes playlist is super out-of-date. 2 And I 

forget things. I run into someone at a club and for the life of me cannot remember this person. 

Did we play basketball together? Did I see you at the Rihanna concert? Did we date for three 

years and have a horrible breakup? A life intern can sort this stuff out. 

As a life intern you’ll have the advantage of being like a life coach, except you’re actually 

useful. I imagine you as a plucky young student or an unemployed young person who’s 

interested in learning the rigors of what it takes to be an HK Magazine writer. Drinking, mostly, 

but also going to the gym and then telling everybody that you went to the gym over and over 

and over until they stop hanging out with you. Then you’ll go to the gym because you have no 

friends any more, in the hopes of making new gym friends (Hey, Maggie! Silas!). Then you’ll go 

out and tell your gym friends how awesome it was going out, until they stop being your friends 

and you make going out friends. And the cycle repeats. 

Newcomers to the island are preferred life intern candidates because you haven’t been 

corrupted by Hong Kong living and the secret that nobody here does anything ever. Yes, we sit 

in the office and type furiously, but the moment we’re out we become petulant children who 

can’t walk farther than 12-15 feet (“Come on, taxi!”). I forgot how to cook and clean within four 

hours of moving here. Imagine what it’s like eight years later. You might have to drag me out of 

Feather Boa at 1am while I sing you pop songs from the 80s. Yes, this and more, you’ll learn by 

being my unpaid life intern for three months. 

You might wonder why you’d want to do this job. Why willingly sign up to work for a highfunctioning 

alcoholic who writes self-indulgent articles about himself? To that I say: you don’t 

have to work for that guy; work for me. 3 I’ll take you to the movies and exclusive clubs and 

sailing and to a trampoline park where we’ll have our customary “bouncing meeting.” That’s 

not sexual innuendo; we actually will jump up and down on a large trampoline and talk about 

work responsibilities. 

Still interested? Great, me too. Send a resume and cover letter to a job you actually 

want. You can just write me an email explaining why you’d want to be my life intern at 

yalun.tu@gmail.com. Oh, the places we’ll see! Oh, the people we’ll meet! 

I look forward to this new chapter in our lives and all the cool people we’ll follow on 

Twitter, the cool YouTube videos we’ll watch, and the cool neighbors we’ll spy on using my 

cool high-powered binoculars. 

1 

Of an upper-middle-class neighborhood. 

2 

It’s just Drake’s “The Motto” on repeat. 

3 

Yes! Humor in the workplace = management! 

Yalun Tu is a columnist for HK Magazine. You can reach him at yalun.tu@gmail.com 

or @yaluntu on Twitter. 

W Hong Kong 

Heat Wave Summer Series 2014 

The last of W’s sexy pool parties. The hardpartying 

crowd can move on to Woobar 

afterwards. Aug 30, 8pm. W Hotel, 1 Austin 

Rd. West, West Kowloon, 3717-2222. $350 in 

advance or $400 at the door, including a drink 

poolside and a drink at the after-party; $950 in 

advance or $1,000 at the door for “WIP” tickets, 

including free-flow drinks and champagne until 

1am. Tickets from tiny.cc/hk-whotel. 

Hugs and kisses, 

Your (future) employer, 

Yalun 

Kitty Carmichael 

Hit up The Pen’s super-swanky Salon de Ning 

to see Kitty Carmichael do her thing. Kitty and 

her band play jazz and soul with a modern 

twist, five nights a week until the end of 

August. What’s more, there’s also a new craft 

beer promo in place, featuring US, Spanish 

and Swedish brews. Skol! (Ska-bop-dee-wopwoo.) 

Kitty Carmichael performs on Tue-Thu, 

9:30pm-12:30am; Fri-Sat, 10:30pm-1:30am. 

Through Aug 31, 9:30pm. Salon de Ning, B/F, 

The Peninsula Hong Kong, Salisbury Rd., 

Tsim Sha Tsui, 2696-6705. 

Biennial of the Lions 

Having toured the world for 10 years, the Biennial of the Lions now comes to Macau. These 50 unique 

lion sculptures have been designed by French and Chinese artists: the lion being a symbol of strength 

in Europe, and of prosperity and protection in China. Spot them dotted around the MGM Macau as 

well as some of the city’s tourist spots. The MGM Art Space has also put on the “Biennial of the Lions— 

Beyond the Roar” exhibition, which features photos and presentations about Macanese and French 

cultures. Through Oct 12. MGM Grand, Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, (+853) 8802-8888. Free. 

Art 

Masterpieces of Painting from 

French National Museums 

If you can’t jet off to France on a whim, find a 

little joie de vivre at the Macao Museum of Art 

instead, where 12 masterpieces from the most 

prestigious French museums are on loan here 

until September. These grand works, borrowed 

from the likes of the Musée d’Orsay and the 

Musée du Louvre, tell the story of French 

culture through the ages. Gaze upon a Monet, 

Renoir, Matisse or Picasso—and then go and 

eat a Portuguese egg tart. Yeah, colonialism! 

Through Sep 7. Macao Museum of Art, The 

Macao Cultural Centre, Avenida Xian Xing Hai, 

Nape, (+853) 8791-9814. $5 entry. 

Sports 

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le 

This will be a fight with a difference: it’s the 

first time the Ultimate Fighting Championship 

is bringing a women’s match to Asia. Russian 

Milana Dudieva will set foot in the Octagon 

with American Elizabeth Phillips in a women’s 

bantamweight bout at the Cotai Arena. On the 

main fight card: Briton Michael Bisping faces 

off against Vietnamese-American powerhouse 

Cung Le. Aug 23. CotaiArena, The Venetian, 

Estrado do Istmo, Cotai (+853) 6333-6660. 

$280-4,680 from www.cotaiticketing.com. 

Nightlife 

Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman 

Club Cubic hosts Swedish DJs Dimitri Vangelis 

& Wyman—widely considered one of EDM’s 

most promising rising duos. If this world tour 

is anything to go by, they’ve already achieved 

a star following, with gigs at London’s O2 

Brixton Academy, Cream in Ibiza and Belgium’s 

Tomorrowland festival. Like EDM? Then see you 

there. Aug 16, 11.30pm. Club Cubic, 2/F, Hard 

Rock Hotel, City of Dreams, Estrada do Istmo, 

Cotai, (+853) 6638-4999. $250 at the door. 

SoHo, City of Dreams 

A staggering 16 restaurants have 

been added to City of Dreams in its new “SoHo” 

area. Familiar faces from Hong Kong include 

Taiwanese fave Din Tai Fung and swanky 

Shelter Italian Bar & Restaurant. There’s a bit 

of everything: from a sports bar, to Mexican 

fare and roasted goose. Street artist D*Face, 

whose signature logo can be found down Hong 

Kong’s back streets, has crafted his murals on 

SoHo’s walls. L2, City of Dreams, Estrada do 

Istmo, Cotai, (+853) 8868 6688, 

www.cityofdreamsmacau.com/dining. 

August Wine Tasting 

This is a pretty good happy hour deal for a 

Friday night: the Sands Macao’s Australian wine 

tasting night is $150 for three hours of swilling 

and slurping—plus you’ll get free canapes. Even 

with the ferry it’s still cheaper than a night in 

LKF. Aug 15. Sands Macao Hotel, 203 Largo de 

Monte Carlo. Reservations: (+853) 6618-3844. 

26th Macau 

International 

Fireworks 

Display Contest 

One night of 

fireworks just isn’t 

enough for our 

sister SAR. And so 

the skies above 

Macau will light 

up over five nights 

between Sep 8 and 

Oct 1 as part of 

the International 

Fireworks Display 

Coming 

up… 

New in 

town… 

Contest: a firework-off between 10 international 

teams. Leading pyrotechnic companies from 

around the globe will descend on the city to 

impress punters with their flares and rockets, 

choreographed to music and light projections. 

If you live in Macau: we are so, so sorry. 

Sep 8, 13, 20, 27 and Oct 1, 9pm. Macau 

Tower Shorefront, Avenida Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, 

fireworks.macautourism.gov.mo. Free. 


Edited by Evelyn Lok 

FILMevelyn.lok@hkmagmedia.com 

★★★★★ 

BBC Music Magazine 

“Superb artistry.” 

International Record Review 

“A virtuoso with soul.” 

The Financial Times 

“Michael Collins plays 

(and conducts) 

with an irresistible 

exuberance that 

I’ve not heard equaled.” 

Gramophone 

Conductor/Basset Clarinet 

Michael Collins 

• Principal Conductor, City of London Sinfonia 

• Instrumentalist of the Year Award, 

Royal Philharmonic Society, 2007 

Programme 

Mozart 

Mozart 

Mozart 

The Marriage of Figaro Overture, K492 

Clarinet Concerto in A, K622 

Serenade No 10 in B-flat, K361,“Gran Partita” 

UpClose Encounters: 

Chamber Music & Dialogue 

with Michael Collins 

Programme 

Beethoven Septet in E-flat, Op 20 

11.9.2014 (Thu) 7:30pm 

HK City Hall Concert Hall 

$250 (Audienceee seated ON STAGE) 

13.9.2014 

(Sat) 8pm 

HK City Hall Concert Hall 

$320 $220 $140 

© BEN EALOVEGA 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles PPPPP 

(USA) Action/Comedy. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman. Starring Megan Fox, Will Arnett, 

William Fichtner, Alan Ritchson, Noel Fisher, Johnny Knoxville, Jeremy Howard. Category IIA. 

102 minutes. Opened Aug 7. 

Cowabunga and all that jazz: the turtles are back. Leader Leonardo (blue turtle), hot-head 

Rafael (red turtle), whiz kid Donatello (purple turtle), surfer dude Michelangelo (orange turtle), 

their stepdad Splinter (old rat), and non-mutant gal pal April O’Neill (wears a lot of yellow) return to 

the live-action movie world after a 19-year hiatus. This time they’ve had a major CGI booster shot, 

a questionable new origin story and a Michael Bay-produced roundhouse kick to the face. But even 

with 30 years of history to fall back on, turtle power gets overpowered by the inevitable Bayisms: 

explosions, non-stop brain-numbing action, a stupid, stupid plot—and of course, Megan Fox. 

We meet April O’Neill (Megan Fox), a spunky young TV reporter looking to make a name 

for herself as a hard-hitting journalist. Obsessed with exposing New York City’s most dangerous 

organized crime gang, the Foot Clan, April manages to snap a pic of our heroes during a 

congratulatory high-five session after a pretty pathetic fight sequence. In the middle of a weird 

mix of jokey bro banter and unfriendly—and quite threatening—warnings to stay away, April 

finds her new obsession. 

After that, you’d think we’d get to know our pizza- and pop culture-loving foursome. But 

no. This is a Michael Bay-infested film, and he and South African director Jonathan Liebesman 

(“Wrath of the Titans”) instead master-Bay all over the youthful and fun superheroes by removing 

all brotherly love, too-cool-for-school comebacks and personality, replacing them with sleek sets 

and never-ending big-budget fight sequences. Yes, Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are caricatures 

of American teenage boys from the 80s, but how are we meant to fall back in love with these 

dudes if they spend all of their time punching, kicking and nunchucking, instead of bickering over 

pizza? Liebesman and Bay assume we know the ins and outs of the turtle universe, allowing them 

to skip past the human aspects of the story—the most vital part of any superhero, even if they 

are enormous CGI turtles. Honestly? I miss Jim Henson’s rubber turtle suits from the live-action 

“Turtles” films of the early nineties. Those clunky animatronic heads were way more loveable and 

engaging than the jacked-up, grotesque turtles of this reboot. 

Aside from completely walking all over the heart and soul of “TMNT,” the other big mistake 

lies with casting Fox in a leading role. If anyone else had the role (Anna Kendrick was linked to 

the role at one point, which would have been perfect) the character could have been spun into a 

fast-talking, hard-headed female lead. We look to her to guide us through this world of giant talking 

turtles who know ninjutsu, but Fox has neither the likeability nor depth to pull this off. And the 

turtles? Let’s just say performance capture doesn’t work if your actors aren’t skilled—they can’t 

hold a flame to the cast of “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.” 

But what’s the point in complaining about the actors when the fault lies with the producer 

and director? Most of us knew this would be a failure, but a few of us might give it a chance 

because we want to see the gang back together again. But do yourself a favor. Go home and 

rewatch “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze” instead. Because let me just 

tell you right now: these aren’t the heroes in a half-shell you knew and loved. These are teenage, 

mutant, roided-up reptiles—and they’re just creepy. Katie Kenny 

Coming Soon 

Tickets at URBTIX 

2111 5999 | www.URBTIX.hk 

Programme Enquiries: 

2836 3336 | www.HKSL.org 

Hong Kong Sinfonietta reserves the right to change the programme and artists 

Hong Kong Sinfonietta is financially supported by 

the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 

Hong Kong Sinfonietta is the Venue Partner of the Hong Kong City Hall 

The Congress 

(USA) What happens when a movie queen is 

preserved by a big studio for use in all future 

films, forever? Ari Folman, director of the 

Oscar-winning “Waltz with Bashir,” tells us. 

Robin Wright plays an aging version of herself 

who allows herself to be scanned into digital 

form, so she’ll be forever young on screen. 

But giving up the rights to her identity has 

more repercussions than she first thought. It’s 

part-animation, part live-action, all-mindfuck. 

Opens Aug 21. 

Fading Gigolo 

(USA) John Turturro writes, directs and stars 

in this NYC comedy, also starring Woody Allen. 

Our main man Fioravante (John Turturro) is 

strongarmed by his buddy Murray (Allen) into 

becoming a gigolo for the rich women of NYC. 

Murray is his pimp of sorts, and at first they 

do it for the money—but then Fioravante finds 

something he didn’t know he was looking for. 

Hopefully not, you know, down there. 

Opens Aug 21. 

36 HK MAGAZINE FRIDAY, Auguts 15, 2014

Need to Know 

AMC Cinema, 2265-8933 

www.amccinemas.com.hk 

Broadway Circuit, 

2388-3188 

www.cinema.com.hk 

Golden Harvest Cinema, 

2622-6688 

www.goldenharvest.com 

MCL Cinema, 3413-6688 

www.mclcinema.com 

UA Cinema, 

3516-8811 

www.uacinemas.com.hk 

The Metroplex, 2620-2200 

www.metroplex.com.hk 

The Grand Cinema, 

2196-8170 

www.thegrandcinema. 

com.hk 

Is the Man Who is Tall Happy? 

(USA) Well, IS HE? Michel Gondry 

(“The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless 

Mind”) directs an animated conversation 

with the great linguist/anarchist/philosopher 

Noam Chomsky. In it, they discuss truth, 

science, humanity and reality, illustrated 

entirely by Gondry and shot on 16mm film. 

It’s a revealing look not just at Chomsky, but 

at two of the greatest creative minds alive. 

Opens Aug 21. 

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 

(USA) The long-awaited sequel to Frank 

Miller’s “Sin City” is finally here. It’s been 

nine years since the first film, and a few 

of the original cast reprise their roles: 

Rosario Dawson, Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis 

and Mickey Rourke, to name a few. In this 

sequel, star power continues to pack as 

much of a punch as the violence; joining the 

original cast are Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon- 

Levitt (squee!), Lady Gaga and more. It all 

promises even more graphic novel-style 

brutality, sex and plenty of husky gangster 

talk. Opens Aug 21. 

Temporary Family 

(Hong Kong) This rom-com is a tonguein-cheek 

jab at the Hong Kong property 

market, with all its skyrocketing prices and 

unattainable luxury penthouses. Nick Cheung 

plays real estate agent Lung Hon, who finds 

himself forced into a tiny apartment with 

a recent divorcée and potential investor 

(Sammi Cheng) as well as his daughter from 

a previous marriage (Angelababy). Cramped 

together, no doubt plenty of chaos, drama, 

and Hong Kong humor will ensue. Watch out 

for cameos from Jacky Cheung, Wong Zi-wah, 

and even politician and former security chief 

Regina Ip. Opens Aug 21. 

Opening 

Café.Waiting.Love. 

(Taiwan) Ready your tear ducts, because 

celebrated Taiwanese writer Giddens Ko 

(“You Are the Apple of My Eye”) is back with 

a new drama. It’s the tale of lonely barista 

Si-ying, who spends her days watching 

the customers at Café Waiting Love. A cast 

of characters includes her mysterious, 

reserved boss (played by Hong Kong actress 

Vivian Chow); Abusi, a tomboyish barista 

she befriends; and ultimately Zeyu, a regular 

at the coffee shop she begins to fall for. 

Opened Aug 15. 

Into the Storm 

(USA) Steven Quale (“Final Destination 5”! 

Yeah!) brings us the world’s latest tornado 

disaster movie. After all, we’ve been waiting 

for an update of the trope since 1996’s 

classic “Twister”—and no, “Sharknado” 

doesn’t count. Multiple tornadoes rip into 

the midwestern town of Silverton, and they 

also rip into other stuff like airplanes and 

diesel trucks. Just be glad they avoided all 

those razorblade factories, right? 

Opened Aug 14. 

Mourning Grave 

(South Korea) Titled “Girl Ghost Story” 

in Korean, this new summer horror flick 

sounds like “Casper” meets “The Sixth 

Sense.” In Korean. High schooler In-su is 

able to see spirits. While evading bullies at 

school, he’s forced to face his gift when 

he notices and befriends (actually, dates) 

a ghost girl—and in doing so, uncovers 

the dark secrets of his school. Whatever 

happened to just going home and playing 

Pokémon? Opened Aug 14. 

Continuing 

20 Feet From Stardom 

(USA) This Academy Award-winning 

documentary from director Morgan Neville 

is a tribute to the overlooked backup singers 

of some of the 21st century’s greatest acts, 

with exclusive interviews with the likes of 

Bruce Springsteen, Sting and Mick Jagger, as 

well as the unsung divas who have worked 

behind them. Remember their names: Judith 

Hill, Tata Vega, Lisa Fischer, Merry Clayton 

and Darlene Love. Um. Who? 

Break Up 100 

(Hong Kong) Hong Kong’s favorite 

“goddess” Chrissie Chau and Ekin Cheng 

play a couple, Boobie (played by Chau—yes, 

seriously) and Ah Sum (Cheng) who run 

a coffee shop business together. The two 

lovebirds vow to stay together forever, only 

to find their relationship getting tested once 

again—after breaking up and getting back 

together 99 times. Ugh. P 

Chef 

(USA) Jon Favreau plays chef Carl Casper, 

who quits his job at an LA eatery after 

deciding not to sacrifice his creativity for 

anyone’s orders. On a trip to Miami with 

his ex-wife and their son, Carl starts a 

food truck business that brings love and 

happiness to everyone around him. Watch 

out for a star-studded cast, including Robert 

Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson, plus a 

whole lotta food porn. Eat before viewing. 

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 

(USA) The latest installment in the apeoverlord 

franchise is a brutal tale of postapocalyptic 

survival, moral integrity, warfare 

and angry naked primates riding horses. 

The fragile alliance between human survivor 

Malcolm (Jason Clarke) and chimp leader 

Caesar (Andy Serkis) gets torn apart—with 

lots of monkey-on-human gunfights. We end 

up rooting for the apes, who are far more 

fleshed out (kudos to Serkis) than the boring, 

one-dimensional humans. Oo-oo-ee-ah-oo. 

PPPP 

The Fault in Our Stars 

(USA) Buckle up for this teenage sobfest 

based on John Green’s bestseller of the 

same name. It’s a brutally honest romance 

sparked when 16-year-old lung cancer 

patient Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene 

Woodley, “Divergent”) meets suave 

Augustus Waters (Ansel Elgort, “Carrie”) in 

a support group. Bring tissues. Unless 

you’ve read the book, in which case bring 

a smug grimace because you read it before 

it was cool. PPP 

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(France) Action/fantasy. Written and directed by Luc Besson. Starring Scarlett Johansson, 

Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, Amr Waked. Category IIB. 90 minutes. Opened Aug 7. 

There’s one problem with every movie that Luc Besson has ever written, directed or 

even gazed at from the other end of a football field: to really, truly enjoy a Besson movie, you 

have to leave each and every one of your critical faculties at the door. From “Taken” to “The Fifth 

Element” to “The Transporter” to “From Paris with Love,” if you try to analyze a Besson movie 

you’re guaranteed trouble. Which, of course, poses something of a problem for a reviewer. 

After all, Besson’s latest may be ridiculous, implausible and stilted—but it’s also superb, silly fun. 

The plot, such as it is: Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) is an exchange student living in Taipei, doing 

the silly things that exchange students do—drinking, dancing and ill-advised men. One of them 

talks her into delivering a suitcase to a hotel, but the case is full of an experimental new drug. 

The Korean gangsters she delivers it to open her up, sew the drugs inside her, and force her to 

traffic them to Europe. But the bag leaks into her bloodstream and, as it turns out, this drug does 

not cause your garden variety overdose. Instead, it allows Lucy to unlock the full power of her 

brain. She goes from using only 10 percent of her mental capacity to 20, 30, 40 percent… 

and in the process she goes full superhuman: controlling her own metabolism, altering radio and 

TV waves, even the odd bit of telekinesis. But the more she can do, the less human she becomes. 

What will she do with her newfound abilities, and how long does she have before her body 

destroys itself? Can Morgan Freeman deliver his ponderous exposition with enough gravitas 

that you forgive the logical leaps we’re all making here? 

Yup, it’s ludicrous. Accept that—and accept that the premise is exactly the same as 2011’s 

Bradley Cooper vehicle “Limitless”—and you’re treated to an enjoyable fast-paced thriller. Scarlett 

Johansson is forever watchable, and it’s fun to see her do her action thing. As for the supporting 

cast, Amr Waked (“Syriana”) is good as a handsome if bewildered French copper, and Korean 

star Choi Min-sik (“Oldboy”) has a lot of hammy fun as the baddie. Morgan Freeman just… is. 

Besson is of course a capable action director, and he even manages to squeeze in a Parisian 

car chase, complete with adorably tiny cars. He’s also plenty quirky, using periodic jump-cuts 

to snippets of documentary footage to labor a point the movie’s making, or just to convey an 

additional sense of unreality. It’s all kinds of crazy, but it’s entertaining nonetheless—that’s the 

Besson signature right there. 

“Lucy” boasts some unbelievably clunky dialogue, but Besson has set it up beautifully: 

After she ODs on the drug, Lucy’s speech patterns change into something alien and abstracted, 

and they only get more so as her brain develops. It’s the perfect excuse for her to deliver longwinded 

soliloquies. Similarly, Morgan Freeman is an eccentric professor: any and all ponderous 

explanations are moderated by his mellifluous bass. Isn’t that, after all, the only reason he’s cast 

in anything these days? 

But despite his penchant for stilted dialogue, Besson doesn’t get too bogged down in 

explication. Instead he just hurtles onwards into his superhuman fantasy, careful not to let too 

much sense get in the way. Get on board, and it’s a fun ride. But while Lucy’s unlocking the full 

potential of her brain’s ability, you’ll want to dial yours back to about 1 percent. Adam White 

The Finishers 

(France) “The Finishers” follows a fatherson 

duo who train for, compete in, and 

finish a triathalon together, despite the fact 

that the son is wheelchair-bound. You can 

tell just how weepy and sentimental it’ll be 

from the song that plays through the trailer 

alone: “Hoppipolla” by Sigur Rós, aka the 

Most Inspirational Song Ever Written. But it’s 

not all melodrama. Director Nils Tavernier 

is a documentary maker, so you can expect 

things to be hard-hitting, realist—and super, 

duper inspirational. 

Frances Ha 

(USA) Indie filmmaker Noah Baumbach 

directs this black-and-white delight about 

the tumultuous life of a woman in her late 

20s. The titular Frances Halladay is played by 

Greta Gerwig (who cowrote the movie along 

with Baumbach), an “undateable” dancer 

with a pipedream of joining a modern dance 

company. Intelligent, absurd and chock-full 

of energy, it’s a slice-of-life movie perfect 

for any 20-something or office drone 

dreamer who ever wondered: “Where is 

my life going?” 

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Girls 

(Hong Kong/China) Director Barbara Wong 

Chun-chun’s latest work celebrates the 

intimate relationships between girlfriends. 

It’s a solidly acted, pretty-boy and pretty-girl 

fest: starring Fiona Sit, Yang Zishan and Ivy 

Chen as three girlfriends who stick together 

through their encounters with boys (Shawn 

Yue, Vanness Wu and Wallace Chung), from 

flirtations to breakups to marriages. But why 

do girls’ friendships have to rely on men 

anyway? Who run da world? PPP 

The Great Hypnotist 

(China) When famous hypnotherapist Xu 

Ruining (Zheng Xu) is visited by mysterious 

patient Ren Xiaoyan (Karen Mok) he is 

presented with the most difficult case of 

his career. Nothing is what it seems: as the 

line between reality and fantasy blurs, so 

do the roles of hypnotist and hypnotee. 

It’s essentially a top-notch ghost story, 

disguised with “Inception”-esque mindfucks. 

PPPP 

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Guardians of the Galaxy 

(USA) What can a gun-toting racoon, an 

intergalactic con man, a naïve, homicidal 

houseplant, a sexy green assassin, and 

a scarred berserker offer the Marvel 

universe? Well, they can save it. After 

interstellar adventurer (read: thief) Peter 

Quill (Chris Pratt) takes a mysterious orb 

for his own, he becomes the object of a 

ruthless bounty hunt. But once he finds 

out the catastrophic implications that the 

orb holds for the galaxy, he rallies a ragtag 

team of outlaws—including hyperintelligent 

Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) and 

talking-tree-alien-king Groot (Vin Diesel)— 

to defend the galaxy. It’s Awesome, made 

even more so by the nostalgic soundtrack 

of 80s hits. PPPPP 

Hercules 

(USA) Played by the exceedingly beefy 

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, this could 

have been Hercules as he should be. You’ll 

see him fighting through his legendary 12 

labors, mostly in the first two minutes. In the 

other 96? After proving himself as a mighty 

warrior, he winds up as a sell-sword for the 

King of Thrace. Bummer. That’s a real demigod 

come down. PP 

Lucy 

(USA) See review, opposite. 

Obsessed 

(Korea) In 1969, after fighting in the 

Vietnam War, newly promoted General Kim 

Jin-pyeong (played by Song Seung-heon 

of K-drama “Autumn in My Heart” fame) 

chances on the beautiful Chinese-Korean 

wife of a newly transferred subordinate 

officer—and falls deep into a forbidden love 

affair. Sit tight for a whole ton of steamy 

R-rated scenes. 

Only Lovers Left Alive 

(USA) In this slow, arty take on the vampire 

trope, world-weary vampire Adam (Tom 

Hiddleston) and his lover Eve (Tilda Swinton) 

have been together for centuries, sipping 

blood, making music and reading the great 

literature of each passing generation. And 

then along comes Eve’s annoying younger 

sister Ava (Mia Wasikowska), who stomps in 

and ruins it all. PPP 

Probation Order 

(Hong Kong) Tony Leung Hung-Wah’s 

“Probation Order” follows a group 

of troublemaking youths under the 

guidance of former social worker, Lap. The 

underprivileged characters experience a 

series of difficulties: such as heartbroken 

Angie’s drug addiction, and transgender 

Tung’s sex-change operation.Throw in a 

couple of poorly integrated flashbacks, 

some cringe-worthy melodrama and a 

few cheap laughs, and you’ve got a mindnumbingly 

bland two hours. 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 

(USA) See review, p. 36. 

Under the Skin 

(UK/USA) Scarlett Johansson is a bodypossessing 

alien who seduces and ensnares 

unsuspecting men as she drives around 

wet and miserable Scotland. But she soon 

becomes too entangled in what it means to 

be human. PPPP 

Film Festivals 

Both Sides Now: Somewhere 

Between Hong Kong and the UK 

This collaboration between the British 

Council, Osage Hong Kong and Videotage 

explores the relationship between UK and 

Hong Kong, and they’ve invited Hong Kong 

and UK artists to present their film and video 

works at multiple locations in the UK as 

well as the SAR. The artists—including Lee 

Kit and British artist Heather Phillipson— 

inevitably cover political topics such as 

the Handover, plus more recent disputes 

such as the HKTV license controversy. See 

the full range of videos at Osage, or check 

out the UK-made videos at the British 

Council on Aug 16, 3-4:30pm, which will be 

followed by a talk with curators Isaac Leung 

of Videotage, and Jamie Wyld of the UK’s 

Videoclub art platform. Aug 14-20, 9:30am. 

British Council, 3/F, 3 Supreme Court Rd., 

Admiralty, 2913-5100. 

Chinese Documentary Festival 2014 

The seventh-annual Chinese Documentary 

Film Festival returns this September with a 

staggering selection of 44 documentaries 

produced in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. 

Highlights of local productions include 

“Jacky,” (Sep 9, 4:30pm; Sep 11, 7:30pm) 

a film about a Vietnam-born Chinese living 

under an overpass in Sham Shui Po; “The 

Way of Paddy” (Sep 12, 7pm; Sep 28, 7pm), 

all about the Northeast New Territories New 

Development Project, and how urbanites 

learned to grow rice in support of the 

grassroots villagers; and “Elderly Home,” 

(Sep 7, 7pm; Sep 12, 9:30pm) documenting 

the lives, hopes and wishes of the elderly 

living at a nursing home in Cheung Chau. 

Visit the website for information screening 

locations and the full program—be sure to 

check out the equally excellent Taiwanese 

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that feels like your private sanctuary. It may be hardto-find 

or unappreciated by others, but for you it’s a 

spot that inspires you to relax deeply. You might have 

had a life-changing epiphany there. When you’re in 

this refuge, you have a taste of what it’s like to feel 

at home in the world. Do you have a smultronställe, 

Virgo? If not, it’s time to find one. If you already do, 

spend extra time there in the coming week. 

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 22): If I’m reading the astrological 

omens correctly, the bells are 

about to ring for you. The festive lights will flash. 

The celebratory anthems will throb. It’s like you’re 

going to win a fortune on a TV quiz show; like 

you will get an A+ on your final exam; like you’ll 

be picked as homecoming king or queen. But it’s 

possible I’m a bit off in my projections, and your 

success will be subtler than I anticipate. Maybe, 

in fact, you are about to accomplish the Healing of 

the Year, or discover the Secret of the Decade, or 

enjoy the Most Meaningful Orgasm of the Century. 

SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21): A teenage Pakistani 

boy decided he wanted to help his country’s 

government clean up the local Internet. Ghazi 

Muhammad Abdullah gathered a list of over 

780,000 porn sites and sent it to the Pakistan 

Telecommunication Authority. Big job! Hard work! 

I would love to see you summon similar levels 

of passion and diligence as you work in behalf of 

your favorite cause, Scorpio. The coming weeks will 

be prime time for you to get very excited about the 

changes you would like to help create in the world. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Working as 

a journalist for the Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 

Simon Eroro wanted to interview a group of 

indigenous rebels in a remote jungle. He decided 

he was willing to do whatever was necessary to 

get the big scoop. After making a difficult journey 

through rough terrain to reach them, he was told 

he would be given the information that he sought 

on one condition: that he be circumcised with 

bamboo sticks as part of a cleansing ritual. Eroro 

agreed to the procedure, got the story, and ultimately 

won a prize for his report. I don’t recommend that 

you go quite that far in pursuit of your current goal, 

Sagittarius. On the other hand, it might be wise for 

you to consider making a sacrifice. 

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Kintsukuroi is 

a Japanese word that literally means “golden repair.” 

It refers to the practice of fixing cracked pottery 

with lacquer that’s blended with actual gold or 

silver. Metaphorically, it suggests that something 

may become more beautiful and valuable after 

being broken. The wounds and the healing of the 

wounds are integral parts of the story, not shameful 

distortions to be disguised or hidden. Does any 

of that resonate with you about your current 

experience, Capricorn? I’m guessing it does. Let’s call 

this the kintsukuroi phase of your cycle. 

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Near the end of his 

career, the painter Henri Matisse created a paper-cut 

composition he called “Le Bateau,” or “The Boat.” 

It is an abstract piece that does not depict a literal 

boat. That’s why the Museum of Modern Art in New 

York should perhaps be forgiven for mistakenly 

hanging it upside-down back in 1961, upon first 

acquiring the piece. Fortunately, after a month and 

a half, a knowledgeable person noticed, and the 

position of “Le Bateau” was corrected. I’m wondering 

if there’s a comparable phenomenon going on with 

you right now, Aquarius? Is it possible that a part 

of your life got inverted or transposed? If so, will you 

be sharp enough to see the goof and brave enough 

to fix it? I hope you won’t allow this error to persist. 

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): ”I owe my success 

to having listened respectfully to the very best 

advice,” said British author G. K. Chesterton, “and 

then going away and doing the exact opposite.” 

I’m going to endorse that approach for you, Pisces. 

In my astrological opinion, I don’t think anyone can 

possibly give you accurate counsel in the coming 

weeks. Your circumstances are too unique and your 

dilemmas are too idiosyncratic for even the experts 

to understand, let alone the people who care for 

you and think they own a piece of you. I do suspect 

it might be useful for you to hear what everyone 

has to say about your situation, though. Seeing their 

mistaken or uninformed perspectives should help 

you get clarity about what’s right. 

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Researchers in Peru have 

recently tracked down many previously unknown 

varieties of wild cacao plants. What that means 

is that there are exotic kinds of chocolate that 

you and I have never dreamed of, and they will 

be commercially available within a few years. As 

delicious as your candy bar may taste to you now, 

you will eventually journey further into a new frontier 

of ecstatic delectability. I propose that we use this 

theme as a metaphor for the work you have ahead 

of you right now. It is time for you to make good 

things even better—to take fun diversions and 

transform them into experiences that engender 

transcendent bliss. Turn “yes” into “YESSSS!!!!” 

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): At your next meal, 

imagine that the food you are eating is filled with 

special nutrients that enhance your courage. During 

the meal after that, fantasize that you are ingesting 

ingredients that will boost your perceptiveness. The 

next time you snack, visualize your food as being 

infused with elements that will augment the amount 

of trust you have in yourself. Then you will be ready 

to carry out your assignment for the coming weeks: 

Use your imagination to pump up your courage and 

perceptiveness as you carry out smart adventures 

that you haven’t trusted yourself enough to try 

before now. 

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 20): The leaves and berries of 

the deadly nightshade plant are highly poisonous. 

If ingested, they cause delirium and death. On the 

other hand, a drug obtained from the same plant 

is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential 

Medicines. It’s helpful in treating many illnesses, from 

gastrointestinal and heart problems to Parkinson’s. Is 

there a metaphorical equivalent in your life, Gemini? 

An influence that can either be sickening or healing, 

depending on various factors? I suspect that now is 

one of those times when you should be very focused 

on ensuring that the healing effect predominates. 

CANCER (Jun 21-Jul 22): A New York doctor offers 

a service he calls Pokertox. Jack Berdy injects 

Botox into poker players’ faces so as to make their 

expressions hard to read. With their facial muscles 

paralyzed, they are in no danger of betraying subtle 

emotional signals that might help their opponents 

guess their strategy. I understand there might 

sometimes be value in adopting a poker face when 

you are in the midst of trying to win at poker or other 

games. But for the foreseeable future, Cancerian, 

I recommend the opposite approach. You’re most 

likely to be successful if you reveal everything you’re 

feeling. Let your face and eyes be as eloquent 

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I’m a 25-year-old gay male into puppy play. 

About a year ago, I joined a pack with one 

Sir and several puppies. I became very 

close to one of my “pup bros” and became 

his alpha—meaning between the two of 

us, I’m more Dom but still sub to our Sir. 

Fast-forward nine months, and the pack has 

fallen apart due to each of us going through 

our own relationship troubles. My pup bro, 

let’s call him Fido, breaks up with his vanillabut-open-relationship 

boyfriend. Having such 

a close bond with Fido, and already being 

sexual, I bring up the idea of dating. He 

admits he’s considered it and likes the idea 

but is unsure. A bit later, he tells me: “I love 

you, but I’m not ready for a commitment.” 

But a couple weeks later, he tells me that 

a Dom on the opposite coast wants to collar 

him. I’ve talked with the Dom and don’t 

particularly get along with him, but I have 

tried to respect their connection. But now 

it seems like Fido is using this Dom the same 

way he used his past relationships—as a 

way to avoid dealing with his own stuff. 

Now he’s started pulling away from me, 

saying that certain things (sex and cuddles) 

with me feel too much like “boyfriends.” 

His Dom also doesn’t trust me because 

he thinks I have feelings for Fido. (I do have 

feelings for him and never said I didn’t.) 

To really make me feel like shit, I opened 

Fido’s Scruff profile because he updated 

his pic, and his profile says he’s looking 

“ideally for a guy to cuddle with, laugh with, 

spend adventures with,” i.e., everything 

we used to do before he pulled away. 

Am I deluding myself here? I thought this 

was a “not yet” situation. 

– Pensive Upset Puppy 

Strip away the puppy masks, the alpha/beta pack 

dynamics, and the various Doms—pretty much 

everything that makes your question interesting— 

and what are we left with? Just another dumped 

motherfucker who doesn’t know that he’s 

been dumped. 

I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, PUP, 

but this isn’t a “not yet” situation. It’s a “not ever” 

situation. Because it doesn’t matter if you’re gay 

or straight, male or female, puppy or guppy—when 

someone you’ve fallen for says, “I’m not ready 

for a commitment,” what they mean is “I have 

no interest in committing to you—not ever.” Fido 

gave you a standard-issue brush-off line, PUP, one 

that the hopeful, naive, and deluded frequently 

fail to recognize. He should’ve had the balls and 

the decency to be direct with you and gone with 

something unambiguous like “You’re nice, we 

had some good times, but I’m not interested 

in pursuing anything further.” But he didn’t, and 

as an adult person/puppy on the dating/scritching 

scene, PUP, it’s your job to hear, “I’m not interested 

in you” whenever someone says, “I’m not ready for 

a commitment” or “I’m not sure what I want.” 

The same goes anytime an “I love you” is 

followed by a “but.” When someone says, “I love 

you but,” it’s your job to hear, “I think you’re nice 

and I don’t want to hurt you, but I don’t feel about 

you the way you do about me.” 

Happily married straight woman here, just 

post-hysterectomy. No penis-in-vagina sex 

allowed for a few weeks. After years 

of reading Savage Love, we know this 

is a call for us to be creative, rather than 

the death knell for our sex life. (Thank you!) 

My question: Husband is well-endowed, 

and sex with him has often included deep 

thrusting and his cock repeatedly touching 

my cervix. With no cervix anymore, though, 

I worry: Will there be enough room in my 

remodeled space for his whole cock? Once 

I’m fully healed from surgery, will the vaginal 

tissue, treated gently at first, stretch? 

– Very Agitated Generally 

“When a person has a hysterectomy, the cervix is 

often removed and the end of the vagina is closed 

so it’s an internal pouch, essentially,” said Dr. Leah 

Torres, an ob-gyn practicing in Utah with a special 

interest in reproductive health. “The bottom line 

is this: Vaginas are elastic and should be able 

to accommodate a variety of things of all shapes 

and sizes, even after a hysterectomy. That said, 

people who are menopausal (no periods for 

12 months or more) or who have had their ovaries 

removed (which may or may not happen during 

a hysterectomy) no longer have estrogen.” 

Estrogen, among other wonderful things, 

keeps vaginas elastic and lubricated. “Without 

estrogen, sometimes the vagina can feel dry and 

intercourse can be painful,” said Dr. Torres. “For 

someone without estrogen and also experiencing 

VAG’s concerns, I would recommend using 

lubrication with intercourse (when the time 

comes) and possibly vaginal estrogen cream while 

the vagina ‘readjusts.’ It’s also important for the 

partner to realize that the vagina may feel a bit 

different and there may be some adjustments 

to new sensations. Patience and a steady-as-shegoes 

attitude to postoperative vaginal intercourse 

are best.” 

Patience and a steady-as-she-goes attitude— 

two things we should all bring to any sexual 

encounter. 

My boyfriend is turned on by CFNM—clothed 

female, naked male—and his “ultimate 

fantasy” is to be naked in a room of fullyclothed 

women. So I asked four of my 

(adventurous) female friends if they would 

come to a small party at my apartment 

where my boyfriend would be naked. When 

I told him that his ultimate fantasy would 

be coming true—doesn’t he have the best 

girlfriend?!?—he got really angry and said 

I had no right to share this information 

and that he felt humiliated and exposed. 

(Humiliated and exposed—I thought that 

was the whole point of CFNM?!?) He was 

so angry, he barely spoke to me for a week, 

which sucked, and then today he asked me 

when the party is going to happen! Have 

a party?!? All I want to do now is slap him! 

– Wants To Flip 

Tell him the party is off, WTF, absent an apology 

and an explanation from him. But you should 

open with an apology of your own: Tell him you 

should’ve checked with him before setting up the 

party (“Do you want me to make this happen? 

Because I have some friends who might be into it”) 

and apologize for freaking him out. You know now 

(because I’m telling you) that people who are into 

humiliation scenes want to be in control until the 

scene starts, i.e., involved in the negotiations and 

the setup, and actively consenting. 

As a hetero man, I was disappointed by 

your response to DOMME in last week’s 

column. She was the woman whose 

husband wouldn’t go down on her. 

DOMME stated—or her friend suggested 

to her—that cunnilingus is something that 

“mostly submissive men enjoy.” I have 

no interest in the power/control dynamics 

of domination/submission. Rather, sex 

for me is an improvisational dance, and 

mutual oral sex is a normal and lovely part 

of the choreography. The misconception 

that concern for women’s pleasure is 

“submissive” seems like part of DOMME’s 

problem, and you should have corrected her. 

– Enjoys Oral, Not Submissive 

Thanks for writing, and you’re right: I should’ve 

slapped down the idea that only submissive men 

are into eating pussy. I rolled my eyes pretty hard 

when I read that line, EONS, but I really should’ve 

used my fingers to bang out a sentence or two 

refuting that notion instead. Mea culpa. 

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First Person 

Actress Lana Wong Ha-wai is best known for her distinctive looks and her high-profile public appearances. 

In recent years, netizens have crowned the 81-year-old a “goddess” and nicknamed her “Ha-wai BB.” 

She tells Yannie Chan about her epic love story, dealing with being hated, and her recent popularity. 

should have come. But for strangers to 

attend, it really meant something. 

I don’t have any 

flaws. If I found out 

about a flaw, I would 

improve it. 

I was going to hold a charity concert 

back in April. I fell ill and there was news 

that I was dead. When I saw it, I did a 

double take and really thought I had died. 

Then people started calling me, crying. 

I learned that by just being alive I could 

bring joy to others. 

I was born and raised in Hong Kong. I was 

fascinated by movies. I went behind my parents’ 

backs and became a part-time actress when 

I was still in school. 

My first role was as a student running away 

from war. I was chubby like a piglet. 

I was still a young actress when I met my late 

partner Woo Pak-chuen [a married politician and 

lawyer]. We started dating and he didn’t want 

me to continue acting. 

Mr. Woo and I fell in love at first sight. I was 18 

years old when I met him. His daughter was one 

year older than me. He was like my lover and my 

father. He spoiled me and gave up everything to 

be with me. 

The fact that he was married left me 

miserable. I attempted suicide twice for him. 

I joined a nunnery for him. I loved him so much 

that I didn’t want him to suffer any more for 

me, so I came up with every plan I could think 

of to leave him. But nothing worked. I still really 

missed him and he wouldn’t let me go. 

our children. He wanted to go home and they 

wouldn’t allow it. They wouldn’t even let me 

take a last look at him at the funeral. 

My children have known about our 

relationship all along. They know who I am and 

they’ve never opposed anything that I’ve done. 

We are very close, like friends. 

It’s been quite a journey for me, from having 

been hated and despised to having so much 

support from the public. People used to accuse 

me of having had cosmetic surgery and called 

me an “old monster.” 

At first I was very angry. But after I thought 

it through, I realized that having cosmetic 

surgery was not a big deal. 

Not to mention that I haven’t had any. 

I would love to get something done to 

my face. I’m getting old now. If there are 

experienced doctors and risk-free procedures, 

it wouldn’t hurt to try. It’s in our nature to want 

to be more beautiful. 

During my darkest times, I shunned 

all my friends, because when you meet 

someone and you’re not doing so for fun, 

people get scared. 

I never go to friends when I’m upset. 

You talk to them but they can’t really do 

anything to help you. You only upset other 

people. I just try to look into myself and deal 

with the sadness. 

I’ve always stood up against injustice. 

That said—it’s important to figure out what 

you can and cannot do. For matters beyond 

my grasp, I won’t even try. But for matters 

like protesting against Dolce and Gabbana 

for not letting people take photographs in 

front of their store [in 2012], I can help. I 

took a series of photos with a photographer. 

When I was first called “Ha-wai BB,” 

I thought that made sense because that was 

how you would scold someone: by calling 

them BBs [babies] and implying that they’re 

stupid. They explained to me that they call 

me BB because they like me. I was flattered. 

Being the third person in a relationship is 

never a good thing. But when you really fall in 

love with someone, you don’t consider things 

like that. We had no idea that our love would 

grow so deep, to the extent that we couldn’t live 

without each other. 

You cannot choose your real love. 

When Mr. Woo was getting old, it was as if he 

was imprisoned by his own children. For about 

three years, they didn’t let him see anyone 

and issued a restraining order against me and 

The public also liked calling me “the star of 

funerals,” because I went to a lot of funerals. But 

those people were all my friends. I just wanted to 

pay my respects. Besides, I had to have a flower 

basket made each time, which cost about $1,000. 

I organized a living funeral to show that death 

shouldn’t be treated casually. I didn’t know any 

better when I tried to kill myself. And 

I want youngsters now to treasure their lives. 

I didn’t know any of the people that attended 

my living funeral personally. People that I knew 

I don’t have any flaws. If I found out 

about a flaw, I would improve it. 

I love everything about the city. I met 

my husband here and I gave birth to my 

children here. When I close my eyes to 

remember my past, all the best memories 

take place in Hong Kong. 

Wong’s new memoir “Memoir of Ha Wai” 

is available, in Chinese only, at various 

bookstores including Joint Publishing and 

Commercial Press. 

XKCD 

Randall Munroe 


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