Hong Kong 287/1 (20overs)
Oman 133/8 (20 overs)
Hong Kong, batting first, posted a massive 287/1 in their final T20 Asian Games Qualifier group B match in Singapore.
Anshy Rash was in sublime form, scoring 140 not out from just 56 balls, including 10 6s. It was the highest individual T20 score by a Hong Kong batsman.
After topping group B, hong Kong will play Malaysia in the second semi-final on 7 June
Scorecards by Cricinfo
Today we remember those who died in and around Tian’anmen Square in 1989.
We take time to light a candle in their memory! Not to make a political statement but because honouring and remembering those who have died is an important and integral part of Hong Kong, Chinese and yes English culture.
Images: copyright Simon Durrant, bc magazine
In My Cantopop Nights Emma-Lee Moss, aka singer-songwriter Emmy the Great, has written a memoir rooted in her love of Hong Kong’s east-meets-west pop.
Emma was born in Hong Kong to an English father and Hongkonger mother. She lived there until she was 11, when her family moved to England, one of many who left Hong Kong before its transfer of sovereignty from the UK to China in 1997. In this Guardian interview with Katie Goh, she picks her favourite tracks.
Even as a child, Moss understood the significance of the handover, which returned Hong Kong to Chinese control after 156 years as a British colony. “Thanks to our British passports, we would avoid the greatest schism our city had ever known – and its consequences, which were unwritten,” Moss writes in her memoir, My Cantopop Nights. Later, as a touring musician, Moss played gigs in Hong Kong, where she reconnected with her childhood love of Cantopop – predominantly Hong Kong music that blended Chinese and western pop sensibilities. In 2017, she moved back there to write her fourth album. That year, which marked 20 years since the handover, saw thousands of pro-democracy protesters on the streets after activists including Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow were imprisoned. Amid the unrest, Moss sought to capture Hong Kong’s sound and spirit through her music.
In My Cantopop Nights, Moss tells Hong Kong’s history through Cantopop alongside her own origin story in becoming Emmy the Great. Here are some of the genre’s highlights, with Moss writing about how they touched her life and captured the mood of Hong Kong throughout its turbulent history…
Read the full article here The Guardian
Singapore 61 (12.3 overs)
Hong Kong 64/1 (6.3 overs)
In their second T20 Asian Games Qualifier group B match in Singapore, Hong Kong beat Singapore by 9 wickets with 81 balls remaining.
Mohammad Ghazanfar was the pick of the Hong Kong bowlers, taking three wickets as Hong Kong bundled out the hosts 61 in 12.3 overs. Anshy Rath powered Hong Kong to victory in just 6.3 overs
Scorecards by Cricinfo
Bahrain 173/9 (20 overs)
Hong Kong 175/2 (16 overs)
In their opening T20 Asian Games Qualifier group B match, Hong Kong beat Bahrain by 8 wickets with 24 balls remaining.
Bahrain scored a solid 173/9 from their 20 overs, with Nasrulla Rana the pick of the Hong Kong bowlers, taking three wickets.
Nizakat Khan got the chase off to a fast start, scoring 40 from just 25 balls. And Babar Hayat, with 7 sixes, made the target look easy with 93 from just 48 balls.
Scorecards by Cricinfo
Popular Japanese dessert brand Cheese Wonder opened a pop-up store in Hysan Place today. The store is offering its signature frozen “No-bake Cheese Cake” and “Double Cheese Cream Sandwich Cookie” from now until 14 July.
The “No-bake Cheese Cake” features an almond biscuit base topped with a double layer of no-bake cheese mouse and cheese soufflé, which is then frozen. Interestingly, it’s almost like three desserts in one – eaten frozen, it’s a bit like cheese ice-cream; semi-thawed, the ice-cream consistency is still there but the moose has more structure; completely thawed, the flavours and textures are more obvious.
“Double Cheese Cream Sandwich Cookie” (box of 6, $182) is a double layer of creamy Hokkaido mascarpone and cheddar cheese wrapped in an almond biscuit base. These are not as nice as No-bake Cheese Cake, there’s too much almond biscuit base and it overpowers the cheese fillings.
The No-bake Cheese Cake (box of 6, $246) is imported fresh from Japan, and there are limited quantities each day. YaiChi founder Elmas Low suggests arriving before 2-3 pm to be certain… Alternatively, you can order online here and have them delivered directly to your home.
Cheese Wonder Pop-up Store @ Hysan Place
1/F Atrium, Hysan Place,
500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
Opening Hours: 11am-8pm
Ryan Choi Chun-yin won the foil gold medal at the Asian Fencing Championships in Bali, dominating China’s Mo Ziwei 15-6 in the men’s final.
The 27-year-old entered the tournament in fine form, and went undefeated in pool play before beating China’s Xu Jie in the semifinals and teammate Lawrence Ng Lok-wang in the quarterfinals.
Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan Wins Epee Bronze
World No. 7 Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan won bronze falling 15-11 to China’s Yang Jingwen in the semifinals.
A 93-minute Stefan Pereira penalty saw the red tide, which had engulfed the new Kai Tak Stadium, erupt in joyous celebration as Hong Kong beat India 1-0 in an AFC Asian Cup qualification game.
A record crowd of over 42,000 packed the stadium, creating an atmosphere quite unlike any previous Hong Kong football international. To celebrate the first football game in the new stadium, the HK Football Association arranged the city’s first-ever massive Tifo – the massive banner, covering three sections, screams “Hong Kong Team Kick Ass”.
Fan representative Chester, who helped coordinate the surprise, revealed on a radio program today that the Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) masterminded the project.
“I cried multiple times last night,” Chester admitted. “First, when we raised the Tifo, then again during the players’ entrance video – something we’ve only seen in Premier League or J.League matches before.”
“You could really feel how much preparation went into making Kai Tak feel like home,” Chester added, describing the experience as “goosebump-inducing.”
Hong Kong v India – AFC Asian Cup
Date: 8pm, 10 June, 2025
Venue: Kai Tak Stadium
Tickets: $200, $80
images: HKFA
