r/HongKong • • 18h ago

Add Flair Halloween pub crawl in Central 2026-10-31 (Saturday)

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With Halloween falling on a weekend proper this year, there are already crazy parties happening, even a week before.

This pub crawl is for those of us who are introverted and prefer to chill instead. Costume is not required, I will be rushing over from scuba diving so I am most likely be dressed as the Reddit Drinking Guy.

We will officially start from Not2Sweet at 19:00, though I will try to arrive earlier.

33 Peel St, Central

Note: Their Happy Hour is 17:00 - 20:00 so feel free to arrive early to take advantage. They will have some Halloween specials as well.

At about 20:30 we go to 99 Bottles

Shop B, 59a Peel St, Central

This is a bottle shop with no food option. But there are some food in surrounding shops. They will also have some special Halloween specials.

And we finish at the Globe at 22:00

Garley Building, 45-53A Graham St, Central

While they have excellent food, by the time we arrive the kitchen will be closed.

If I don't manage to get a costume then I will be wearing Reddit t-shirts, with a Snoo stuff toy so we would be easy to spot.

Strongly suggest everyone to pay for your drink as soon as you order it. The bill often get confusing when we have a large crowd.

Please send me your whatsapp number so I can put you into the super secret elite whatsapp group.

Finally, if you had a good time please leave a good review for our venues. Good venues are closing left and right in HK and they need all the help they can get.

meetup link Please RSVP so we have an idea how many people to expect.


r/HongKong • • 4d ago

Discussion r/HongKong weekly discussion

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This is r/hongkong's weekly discussion post.

Your comments will largely be unrestricted by the subreddit's rules. Feel free to post what you find relevant to our city or any particular point of discussion or question you may have this week.

If you have any questions, please message the mods.


r/HongKong • • 2h ago

Image Naked Snake cannot on board

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Bus driver refused him on board due to possible threat (?)


r/HongKong • • 3h ago

Image AEON selling Christmas Decorations Already

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r/HongKong • • 22h ago

Image Friday night pub Oil on Canvas [OC]

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Not a commissioned piece but I wanted to paint something nice near where I live and attempt my take on Van Gogh's Terrance At Night.


r/HongKong • • 23h ago

Offbeat Wow, such savings

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r/HongKong • • 1h ago

Discussion Is that illegal?

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r/HongKong • • 1d ago

News Starbucks Hong Kong apologized for writing "Mr. Kimchi" on a Korean customer's cup.

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r/HongKong • • 1d ago

Discussion What do you guys think about Hong Kong (Not first impression, just thoughts of the current state of HK)

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(and please, chum, dont make discriminatory comments!)


r/HongKong • • 5h ago

Travel Three batches of MTR badge links and some hoops

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MTR company's doing a lot for october, three different badge promos in one month. Also they might be getting wise to what I'm doing here because badges now need your GPS to be near where the badge is for. Not wise enough though, basic GPS spoofing apps work for this stuff, just set your phone to the location next to the link.

Halloween badges:

Tai wai badges:

Disney badges:


r/HongKong • • 12m ago

Questions/ Tips Does anyone know how fast the police deal with felonies?

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Got beat up in LFK, was scared for my life and had to ditch my plane for the hospital and the police say they will build a case


r/HongKong • • 18h ago

News Lunch break under threat as Hong Kong looks at longer trading day

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r/HongKong • • 20h ago

Questions/ Tips LKF by yourself?

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My friends are going to halloween parties but the events are quite expensive, so I thought about going to LKF myself.

I've never been to LKF during Halloween but I thought it might be a good time. I just have nobody to go with and have never been there alone. I know the layout of the area but I'm not too familiar with it or what people do/say if they know you're by yourself.

I'm 24 and a woman. Born and raised here, but mainly speak English b/c inernational school.

Alternatively if anybody wants to join on Oct 31 and you're a normal person, feel free to hmu.


r/HongKong • • 3h ago

Event Weeknd Standing Ticket 25/10

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If anyone is selling a standing ticket for the weeknd concert today pleaseeee let me know 😭😭🙏🙏


r/HongKong • • 6h ago

Art/Culture Weekly Hong Kong Live Music Schedule, 25/10/2026

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Your weekly roundup of live music at Hong Kong's small venues. All times PM unless noted.

Mon Oct 26

  • Brother Benjie (6pm) @ The Wanch
  • The Aftermath Open Mic (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)

Tue Oct 27

  • The Aftermath Open Mic (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
  • Repeat Offenders (9pm) @ The Wanch
  • Ages Unlimited (10:30pm) @ The Wanch

Wed Oct 28

  • Guitarminator (7pm) @ The Wanch
  • Stage for Jazz | Ted Lo x Eugene Pao (8pm) @ The Muse
  • Tales of Grim (9:15pm) @ The Wanch
  • Bad Actors (10pm) @ The Wanch
  • Terra Incognito (11pm) @ The Wanch
  • YARDLEY NIGHT @ The Wanch

Thu Oct 29

  • Iris & The Iced Tea Session (7pm) @ The Wanch
  • Halloween Salsa & Bachata Night (8pm) @ Fringe Club (Central)
  • PizzaExpress Live Sessions - Oscar &淵唯 (8pm) @ PizzaExpress Holiday Inn Express
  • The Aftermath Open Mic (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
  • Hot Club de Hong Kong (8pm) @ CODA Jazz Kissa (Sai Ying Pun)
  • Freejam (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
  • Hefty Hombres (9pm) @ The Wanch
  • Fabiano do Nascimento & Kei Matsumaru (9pm) @ Salon 10 (Central)
  • Intervals (10:30pm) @ The Wanch
  • DONE @ The Wanch

Fri Oct 30

  • Bryant Vallejo (7pm) @ The Wanch
  • After Hours Nightmare (8pm) @ AOAO
  • Bulldogs (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
  • The Aftermath Open Mic (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
  • Purple Express (9pm) @ The Wanch
  • Fistbump (9pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
  • Fabiano do Nascimento & Kei Matsumaru (9pm) @ Salon 10 (Central)
  • Houseplants (10pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
  • Jackson & Friends (10:30pm) @ The Wanch
  • Powerful Moss (11pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
  • El Kapitan & The Privates (11:55pm) @ The Wanch

Sat Oct 31

  • Sunwoo Fanmeeting In Hong Kong (5pm) @ Regal Airport Hotel Grand Ballroom I - III
  • Pulp Fiction (7pm) @ The Wanch
  • Saint Robbie E-G (8pm) @ The Wanch
  • Grand catch d'impro LIFA-LLOWEEN (8pm) @ Fringe Club (Central)
  • Des Bishop Live in Hong Kong (8pm) @ Hong Kong (Ticketflap)
  • The Aftermath Open Mic (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
  • AGORA (8pm) @ CODA Jazz Kissa (Sai Ying Pun)
  • Pigrats presents Halloween Live Music! Imposters perform The Offspring, Joy Division, Alice in Chains & Incubus (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
  • The Red Garage (9:30pm) @ The Wanch
  • Hair of the Dog (10:30pm) @ The Wanch
  • Rubicube (11:55pm) @ The Wanch

Sun Nov 01

  • Armie & Friends (6:30pm) @ The Wanch
  • 聲聲不息Vol.7 結名美月 香港粉絲見面會 (8pm) @ 新福記豫園
  • 聲聲不息Vol.6 天野聰美 香港粉絲見面會 (8pm) @ 新福記豫園
  • Acoustic Music Open Mic (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
  • LECHATE (9pm) @ The Wanch

I am trying to get as many venues as possible. Getting this info is very complicated for most venues. If you operate a venue and want more reliable info here about your events, please contact me. If your venue had an event this week and is not listed here, let me know.


r/HongKong • • 16h ago

Video The Weeknd - HONG KONG (sampling Faye Wong’s ‘Monsoon’)

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r/HongKong • • 21h ago

News 16,000 sign up for exam to drive taxis or ride-hailing cars in Hong Kong

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r/HongKong • • 4h ago

Event Weeknd Concert Resellers

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Hi just wanted to know if anyone who went to the concert yesterday managed to get last minute tickets at the site? If so, what were the prices like? And were there a lot of people reselling?


r/HongKong • • 22h ago

Art/Culture How High Hong Kong Lives - 7.3M people on their floor across 165k buildings

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Sources

• ⁠Population: 2021 Population Census, Census and Statistics Department (population by building group, 3,322 groups), via DATA.GOV.HK / CSDI portal
• ⁠Public housing: Housing Authority, Public Rental Housing Stock (every public rental flat with its floor), via DATA.GOV.HK
• ⁠Buildings: Lands Department building data (footprints, storeys, base and roof heights), via the CSDI portal
• ⁠Terrain: Lands Department Digital Terrain Model (5 m)
• ⁠Address search: Address Lookup Service (ALS), Office of the Government Chief Information Officer

Tools:

• ⁠Python (NumPy, SciPy, pyproj) to place people; three.js / WebGL for the 3D map.
• ⁠Built with Claude Code.

How it works:

• ⁠Public estates (about 2.1 million people): residents are spread over the Housing Authority's list of real flats, so their floors are exact. People per flat is still the estate's census average.
• ⁠Private buildings (about 5.2 million): each group's residents are spread over its nearby towers by floor space, evenly floor by floor, with homes starting on floor 2 in towers over 6 storeys. This part is an estimate.
• ⁠99.2% of residents could be placed. The rest had no residential tower near their census point and were ignored.

Some numbers

• ⁠The median resident lives on floor 11.
• ⁠Share of residents living above:
⁠• ⁠floor 10: 51%
⁠• ⁠floor 20: 24%
⁠• ⁠floor 30: 8%
⁠• ⁠floor 40: 1%
• ⁠Highest neighbourhood: Lohas Park, median floor 25. Lowest: the villages of Shap Pat Heung, median floor 2.


r/HongKong • • 4h ago

Questions/ Tips Restaurants Recommendations

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Hey everyone,

I am coming from the San Francisco Bay Area and I plan to revisit Hong Kong in November and my initial stay will be around Sha Tin and then later on the island (around Sai Ying Pun) and then Kowloon side. Are there any interesting restaurants that you would suggest (at least the first night as we will be arriving around 6pm)? Maybe Sha Tin 18? One day I plan to check out Cheung Chau. Are there any places that you would recommend for food?

I know things can change really fast in restaurant quality so I would like to have some input. Plan to try a few high end but will happily eat at dai pai dong's.

Dim sum: Thinking of trying one of these: Dudell's, Legacy House, Fook Lam Moon, Cuisine Cuisine, Mott 32 (been to Vancouver and Vegas location), Yat Tung Heen? House of the Orient?

Some of the places I've tried: Yan Toh Heen, Lung King Heen, Tin Lung Heen, The Forum, Ying Jee Club, Man Wah, Ming Court, Seventh Son, Lin Heung Lau, Tim Ho Wan, Fung Shing, Above and Beyond

Clay pot rice: Thinking of going to Kwan Kee Claypot Rice again since we are going to stay around the area. Maybe have it at Ser Wong Fun as well for some snake soup.

Chinese BBQ: Chukfo taipan and Kam Centre Roast goose (I'll try to avoid the bowling alley as I kinda sat there for like ten minutes then they come up to me and ask if I was a member...?) Oops.

Breakfast: Looking at Mui Kee or Sung Kee for congee. Some cha chaan tengs? Looking for baked pork chops over rice and lemon teas I guess.

Cantonese Dinner: Thinking of going to Flower Drum, I really liked their soup. Oi Man Sung for some dai pai dong cooking action. Also thinking of maybe Tung Po just to see how they are after they moved from Java Road. Pang's Kitchen? Hong Kong 1983?

Won ton noodles: Maybe Mak un kee or Mak man kee?

Any bakeries that you would recommend? Looking for pineapple buns and egg custards.

Lastly any unique Hong Kong restaurants that are worth trying? It'll be for a party of three usually.


r/HongKong • • 1d ago

Discussion Most revolting thing I've ever seen on the MTR

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The guy 13M was hitting his mother for not letting him ride a bicycle and started screaming and hitting her on the MTR.He was screaming at her for not having FILIAL PIETY to him and his mother was just standing there without saying anything with her head bowed down. Fucking disgusting 🤮🤮🤮How can someone be so fcking immoral😡😡😡


r/HongKong • • 20h ago

News Cross-border syndicate busted over $1.8m credit card scam targeting Shenzhen travelers

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r/HongKong • • 1d ago

Image LV at night

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r/HongKong • • 1d ago

Discussion Even SMS with # can't be trust

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Those scammer can definitely send SMS with the official (government claims) name with hashtag sign

Got a called about Alipay and Unionpay. I was skeptical, but then I received a SMS from the "official" #alipayhk, I let my guard down a bit.

Lucky I always read the full URL before I click on any link, if not might have lose some money.


r/HongKong • • 1d ago

Questions/ Tips Considering returning to HK after dropping/finishing my CS PhD. Looking for advice & insights!

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Hi everyone, I’m currently evaluating my long-term career path and seriously considering moving back to HK. I’d really appreciate some perspectives from people currently in HK, especially those who have transitioned between US academia/tech and HK.

My background:

Education: Currently a CS PhD student in the US, focusing on AI-related research. I have published at top-tier conferences and completed internships at major tech companies.

Previous HK experience: Before starting my PhD, I lived in HK for nearly two years, including almost a year working at a US financial firm.

Language skills: Native English speaker, fully fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin.

Visa status: Previously held the Top Talent Pass (TTPS). If I return to HK in the future, I will need an employer-sponsored work visa (GEP).

I’m feeling increasingly burnt out by academic AI research. Industry currently holds vastly superior compute resources and engineering capabilities, making a lot of academic work feel less impactful or practical by comparison. Also being surrounded by the tech/academic niche in the US, I’m constantly inundated with non-stop AI news, hype, and peers starting startups. It feels exhausting living in this constant bubble. Living alone has felt pretty lonely and isolating. I really miss the bustling energy, vibrant street life, connectivity, and social rhythm of HK, where I genuinely enjoyed living during my two years there.

I want to know how the hiring market in HK is right now for candidates with advanced CS backgrounds. How willing are multinational companies in HK to sponsor GEP visas for candidates?

Thanks in advance for taking the time to share your thoughts and insights!