USMEF Great American BBQ 2024

An idyllic autumn Hong Kong evening played host to this year’s USMEF Great American BBQ at the Kowloon Cricket Club on 29 November 2024.

Hosted and sponsored by the Texas Beef Council, USMEF and USDA, the BBQ promotes and showcases US beef and Hong Kong’s talented chefs. There’s beef cooked straight, smoked, dry-aged, Tawan hotpot style, burgers, and sausages to name a few of the different ways… A feast for the taste buds!

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World Squash Team Championships

World Squash Team Championships
When: 9-15 December, 2024
Where: Hong Kong Football Club
How much: $550, $440, $240, $180
More info: www.worldsquash.org

Sun 8th – Opening ceremony at HKFC football pitch (FREE Entry)
Mon 9th – Pool match day 1 (People’s Monday, FREE entry)
Tues 10th – Pool match day 2 (Squash Courts 1-7 and Sportshall)
Wed 11th – Last 16 (Squash Courts 1-7 and Sportshall)
Thurs 12th – Quarter Finals (Showcase Pavilion), Playoffs (Squash Courts 1-7 and Sportshall)
Fri 13th – Semi Finals (Showcase Pavilion), Playoffs (Squash Courts 1-7 and Sportshall)
Sat 14th – Semi Finals (Showcase Pavilion), Playoffs (Squash Courts 1-7 and Sportshall)
Sun 15th – Finals and and Closing ceremony (Showcase Pavilion), Playoffs (Squash Courts 1-7 and Sportshall)

Cage and Coffin Homes in Twenty Twenty-four

A recently published video by YouTuber Drew Binsky reminds the world of Hong Kong’s cage and coffin homes.

The video also captures the unique spirit and generosity of HongKongers and it’s that, that makes Hong Kong such a wonderful place.

Regrettably, the government’s planned new legislation only covers sub-divided flats – not cage or coffin homes.

 

8 Years Ago Today… Joseph Lau Spoke About Love

Even for Hong Kong, buying a newspaper’s front page to tell the world about your love life is a bit extreme. But 8 years ago Joseph Lau, Leun-hung did exactly that.

The advert was a blunt and informative response to tabloid speculation about the status of his relationship with Lui Lai-kwan.

Oh did local tongues wag…

Grand Opening @ King Ludwig am Meer, Soho West – 10 November, 2024

The King Parrot Group celebrated the opening of their latest restaurant King Ludwig am Meer in Soho West with a party on 10 November, 2024.

Okay, I know many of you will go ‘Soho West!’ Well, think of Sai Wan Ho’s Soho East in the West. It’s a short walk from Nam Cheong MTR, and while it is all high-rise concrete and glass…  The waterfront promenade is pet friendly, faces west to catch the sunset, and even boasts a view of Hong Kong Island. You can also, sort of, walk along the water’s edge all the way to West Kowloon and thence to TST and the Star Ferry.

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All in all, in a very manufactured way, it is rather a nice place to grab some fresh air – especially now you can enjoy a cold beer at King Ludwig and sit outside!

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