What a draw… In their first World Cup, Hong Kong will face New Zealand, Australia and Chile in Pool A at the Men’s Rugby World Cup Australia 2027
Philipines 44-10 Hong Kong
At the inaugural Asia Pacific Rugby League Championships in Manila, Hong Kong Rugby League lost 44-10 to a solid, well-drilled Philippines side.
The scoreline doesn’t reflect the performance, with Hong Kong featuring 8 debutants. Hong Kong go again on Saturday and hope to come away with 3rd place!
Cyclothon – Cancelled
This year’s Cyclethon has been cancelled to allow the government and rescuers to focus their resources on rescue and relief efforts.
Cyclothon
Date: 30 November 2025
Venue: West Kowloon
Tickets: free
More info: registration www.discoverhongkong.com/cyclothon
The rides finish at the Jordan Road Flyover, and a Cyclothon carnival will be held at the West Kowloon Cultural District
Trailwalker – Cancelled
Oxfam has announced the cancellation of TrailWalker 2025, scheduled for 28-30 November, to allow the government and rescuers to focus their resources on the Tai Po fire rescue effort.
Trailwalker
When: 28-30 November, 2025
Where: The MacLehose Trail
Website: www.oxfamtrailwalker.org.hk
Clockenflap
Clockenflap
Date: 5-7 December 2025
Venue: Central Harbourfront
Tickets: $1,990, $1,280, $880
Counting Frames – David Bordwell
In memory of David Bordwell, a well-known film historian and Hong Kong film confidant who passed away in early 2024, the Hong Kong Film Critics Society has organised a commemorative exhibition, How Not to Be Crazy – Bordwell Sees Hong Kong Cinema and a podcast Movies Dare to Feel That. The event runs from November 18, 2025 to January 20, 2026.
A combination of film nerd and academic, the author of Planet Hong Kong: Popular Cinema and the Art of Entertainment, Bordwell had a unique eye for Hong Kong cinema. The festival features twelve classic Hong Kong films that Bordwell appreciated and analysed in detail, plus post-screening talks.
Films featured include: The Blood of Heroes (1989) and Dao Ma Dan (1986) both of which premiered in Hong Kong. The rarely exhibited The Grandmaster 3D (2013) and 無間道 Infernal Affairs, 忠烈圖 The Valiant Ones, 金枝玉葉 He’s a Woman She’s a Man, 十八般武藝 Legendary Weapons of China…
Counting Frames – David Bordwell on Hong Kong Cinema
Date: 6 December 2025 – 14 January 2026
Venue: Broadway Cinematheque, Premiere Elements
Tickets: $95
WTT Finals
WTT Finals
Date: 10-14 December 2025
Venue: HK Coliseum
Tickets: $2,200, $1,500, $1,350, $1,180, $850, $750, $640, $530, $430, $320 from Urbtix
Chestnut Bakery
Chestnut Bakery Winter Adventure 2025 Hong Kong
Date: 8pm, 13 December 2025
Venue: MOM Livehouse
Tickets: $380 tickets here