Construction website The B1M has published a non-critical video about the building of the recently opened Sha Tin to Central MTR link.
The video and associated article entitled Hong Kong’s $11BN Underwater Railway Explained gives a broad overview of the SCL project and while the construction scandal and subsequent judicial inquiry are mentioned. It sadly reinforces the impression at the time that the corruption involved was ignored and covered up.
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region the Hong Kong Tourism Board has announced a special edition of A Symphony of Lights. The Hong Kong Harbour Fiesta will run daily throughout July from 8pm – 8:10pm.
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The third and final race of the HKSAR 25th Anniversary Sailing Cup was hosted by the Hebe Haven Yacht Club on Saturday, the 25th of June 2022.
Glorious sailing conditions saw 92 boats excited to enjoy the blue skies and a steady 11-knot south-southwester breeze. The course saw the various fleets beating out to the South Nine Pins across to East Nine Pins followed by a run to Bluff, a reach to Table before finishing at Little Palm Beach, a total of 15 nautical miles.
Organised by the Hong Kong Sailing Federation the HKSAR 25th Anniversary Sailing Cup comprised three races organised by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (Saturday 11 June 2022), the Aberdeen Boat Club (Sunday 19 June 2022), and the Hebe Haven Yacht Club (Saturday 25 June 2022).
HKPN Handicap System (70 Entries)
1: HKG201 – Minnie the Moocher (18.21)
2: HKG2569 – Triple A (21.75)
3: HKG2092 – Pepper and Salt (25.90)
IRC/HKATI Handicap System (23 Entries)
1: HKG2559 – Juice (21.3)
2: HKG2283 – Freefire (22.9)
3: HKG696 – Team Victory (36.8)
More photos, by Takumi Photography, can be found here
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Hong Kong Women’s Field Hockey Team won the Women’s Asian Games Qualifier in Jakarta to qualify for the upcoming Asian Games. Hong Kong won 5 of its six matches, conceding just one goal.
The team, coached by Arif Ali, were playing in their first tournament after a two-and-a-half-year covid imposed break. “Victories aren’t born on the field. You create them during practice even in difficult times and our ladies have proven that” said Ali.
Co-Captain Evelyn Cheung with 7 goals was the tournament’s top goal scorer.
From today you will need a negative RAT test to enter local bars and clubs.
“Patrons are required to present proof of a negative rapid antigen test (RAT) result obtained within 24 hours before entering bars, pubs, clubs or nightclubs from June 16 to 29” announced Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan.
According to the government announcement, customers will need to show a photo of the RAT device with their name, testing date and time written on it as proof of taking the test – before they can enter.
Local illustrator surrealhk perfectly captures the new rule.
“If I can do something small to help Hong Kong people and Indonesians to put the truth in front of them to see, then it’s worth it.”
Yuli Riswati worked in Hong Kong as a domestic helper and on her days off covered news and events for Indonesians in Hong Kong on Migran Pos – a website she launched with her friends.
“Suddenly, not only was my connection with the outside world severed the connection between my name and myself was gone. My existence as a human instantly turned into a string of numbers. 1672.”
After a month in detention, Yuli was deported by Hong Kong Immigration in 2019 – even though she had a valid work visa and her employers were happy with her work.
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away… Ok, it was Chater Garden in 2015 – but today in twenty twenty-two it feels like a different time and place – an Englishman frustrated at the quality of fish and chips found locally imported a complete fish and chip shop, The Chippy, from Derby.
A bit extreme perhaps, but the massive queues and smiling faces at the Best of British pop-up event proved he wasn’t the only frustrated Hong Kong diner yearning for quality fish and chips. At the end of the week-long festival, the Englishman said he hoped to open a permanent version of The Chippy soon…
Is ‘seven years’ soon? I’m not sure, but the newly opened ‘The Chippy’ in Tsim Sha Tsui certainly scratches an itch. Crispy battered succulent Icelandic cod served on a bed of hot chips – simply delicious!
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And yes you will want to Instagram your beautiful-looking meal, but do it quickly so you can enjoy the freshly prepared meal hot. There are two sizes of cod; the Signature a 10-12oz fillet ($188) and a regular (5-6oz fillet, $108) served in a “Cod Save the Queen” Chippy Box full of plump English chips.
The Granville Food Square location seats around 60 and as well as fish the menu includes battered jumbo sausages, Pukka pies, mushy peas, curry sauce and proper gravy – all imported from Derby. Cold beer and drinks are also available in the food court and delivery options will be added soon.
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The Chippy – Tsim Sha Tsui
Granville Food Square, 46-48 Granville Road
Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
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Opening Hours: 11am til late
Deported lawyer Samuel Bickett has published an article about what he witnessed and photographed when the Hong Kong Police attacked a peaceful anti-extradition law protest on 12 June, 2019.
Hong Kong’s protest movement is often referred to abroad as a democracy movement. It is true that universal suffrage was, and is, one of Hongkongers’ goals. But democracy was never the primary focus of the 2019 protests. After initial protests against an onerous bill that would have allowed Hongkongers to be extradited to the Chinese Mainland, attention shifted to police brutality and justice for its victims. Of the five demands made by the protesters, three were related to police and prosecutorial abuses, and all three initially stemmed from a single day of violence: June 12, 2019.
Sunday is the third anniversary of that day. Known in Hong Kong simply as 612 (luk-yat-yi in Cantonese), that afternoon the Beijing-controlled Legislative Council (or LegCo) was planning to force through the deeply unpopular extradition bill. In response, Hongkongers staged a general strike and organized a protest in front of the LegCo Building. The demonstration was authorized and largely peaceful, but police soon rushed in with batons and shields, and shot tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bag rounds into the crowd. Protesters were arrested, and countless people were injured. The police declared the event a riot, despite the fact that they instigated the violence themselves.
I was at the demonstration that day. This is what I witnessed…
Read the rest of the article here https://samuelbickett.substack.com/
image and text: Samuel Bickett
