Category: January

Hong Kong Public Holidays 2024

Dates for your dairy… General Public Holidays for 2024

Add Hong Kong’s public holidays to your e-calendar at 1823 Hong Kong Public Holidays iCal Calendar.

Note: As the second day of Lunar New Year in 2024 falls on a Sunday, the fourth day of Lunar New Year will be designated as a general holiday in substitution.

ITZY – Checkmate World Tour

All girl Kpop band Itzy bring their Checkmate World Tour to Hong Kong on the 11 March at AsiaWorld Expo Hall 5&7.

Tickets are $1,799 (VIP), $1,099 and $699 and go on sale 2 February 2023 at Cityline.

https://youtu.be/zugAhfd2r0g

ITZY – Checkmate – Live in Hong Kong
Date: 6pm, 11 March, 2023
Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo, Hall 5&7
Tickets: $1,799, $1,099, $699 from Cityline

Throw away CBD Products Before 1 February

The latest changes to Hong Kong’s drug control laws – Cap 134 Dangerous Drugs Ordinance – take effect on 1 February when cannabidiol (CBD) will be criminalised and treated the same as heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine among some 200 substances classified as “dangerous drugs.” The government today reminded HongKongers to dispose of any CBD items they may have by the end of January.

“It is a tradition that families will clean their homes before the Lunar New Year, so it is a good time to throw away any CBD products to avoid violating the new law, which will soon take effect after the Lunar New Year holiday,” a government spokesperson said today.

Under the new law, possession and consumption of CBD will be subject to a maximum penalty of seven years imprisonment and a fine of HK$1 million. The penalties for the trafficking and illicit manufacturing of CBD are a maximum penalty of life imprisonment and a fine of HK$5 million.

“It is a tradition that families will clean their homes before the Lunar New Year, so it is a good time to throw away any CBD products to avoid violating the new law, which will soon take effect after the Lunar New Year holiday,” a government spokesperson said today.

Art Basel Postponed from March to May 2022

Art Basel today postponed its Hong Kong fair, which was scheduled to take place in March 2022, to May 2022 in response to the ongoing impact of the Covid pandemic and related travel restrictions.

Adeline Ooi, Director Asia, Art Basel said: “By taking this decision early, our goal is to ensure that we will be able to welcome the community of art supporters and members of the public at HKCEC, as well as the international audience that will be joining us virtually while protecting the health and safety of everyone concerned.”

The 2022 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from 27-29 May, 2022, with preview days on 25-26 May.

Art Basel
Date: 25-29 May, 2022
Venue: HK Convention and Exhibition Centre
Tickets: tbc

RTHK Blacklists Pro-Democracy Musicians

Ten politically vocal singers and groups, including Denise Ho and Anthony Wong Yiu-ming, have been removed from RTHK playlists.

DJs have apparently been instructed by senior RTHK management to stop playing any new or old songs by: RubberBand, C AllStar, Dear Jane, Serrini, Kay Tse, Charmaine Fong, Alfred Hui, Denise Ho, Anthony Wong Yiu-ming.

An RTHK spokesman told Ming Pao that “the broadcaster is supporting the development of Chinese-language pop music locally, and program hosts would select appropriate songs to feature from a professional perspective.”

A DJ told Ming Pao that the black-list was handed down by management at the beginning of this year and that it will affect program production as many of the artist’s songs are classics that have nothing to do with politics.

When asked about the ban, Alfred Hui said he was not worried. “Music fans can find the kind of music they want to listen to on various platforms and channels these days. Music can also be released as NFTs (non-fungible tokens). I still plan to release two albums this year.”

RubberBand and C AllStar have been ‘banned’ in China since 2019.

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