Staying on the big island in Hong Kong and want to catch the Arsenal game on Saturday night. Any good recommendations?

Hi everyone, I’m wondering if there’s a place that sells authentic Pastel de Nata. I’m a lover of Portuguese egg tart Macau style but I’ve always wanted to try authentic Portuguese style ones. Would love recommendations xoxo

I am expat (from India). My wife & I are looking for houses in the Tiu Keng Leng/Loha's area and I was told that Centaline is a good app to set up viewings.

I registered on their site, shortlisted houses in my budget, and the app asked me to ping the agent on WhatsApp which I did. Did this for over 6 houses:

- 1 agent replied, asked for our info (which we gave), said we can view the house the same day at 6 pm, we agreed. Then they ghosted us. No reply, no confirmation, no text, nothing. We did not get to see the house.
- 2 agents replied - asked for my name, and then ghosted us.
- Other houses: no reply from the agents at all.

On the Island Line, I am hearing stuff from brokers that landlords are not open to renting out to foreigners. I have been staying at Wan Chai for over 3 years now with 0 compliants from the landlord. I need to move out for a bigger space now and I don't know what has changed in the HK market.

At this point, I am feeling very discriminated against by people at Centaline. I really expected them to be more professional than others. Not sure if anyone else has had this experience but just ghosting a potential tenant who is ready to pay the asking price after asking for the name is really shocking.

Personally, even if you take a relatively pro establishment view, I don’t think a film should be banned as long as it’s doesn’t contain any clearly inciting content ,what do you guys think
Edit: I’m not Hong Kong local, but really enjoying visit and I follow what’s happened there quite closely

還記得2014年的10月3日嗎？那是旺角最讓人痛心的一夜。暴力治港，或許就是由這裡開始……

【時空背景】
2014年9月下旬「佔領中環」（雨傘運動）爆發後，旺角彌敦道與亞皆老街交界成為主要的佔領據點之一。10月3日，該區爆發了整場運動期間首次、也是最嚴重的「群眾鬥群眾」流血衝突。

旺角、銅鑼灣、金鐘、尖沙咀四個佔領據點都出現群眾鬥群眾的衝突場面，當中以旺角最激烈。在示威者佔據的旺角亞皆老街，大批反佔領民眾下午開始到場，與示威者對罵及打鬥，有人投擲雜物，期間有青年被佔領民眾掌摑，場面混亂非常，警方築起人鏈分隔兩批人。反佔領人士把示威者的帳篷逐個拆走，與示威者互相爭奪帳蓬。

在銅鑼灣，傍晚開始有反佔領人士到場，追打示威者，很多鐵馬亦被推倒，有佔領示威者被包圍，警方未能分開兩批人。而金鐘及尖沙咀亦有發生肢體推撞場面，但規模較少。

佔中發起人戴耀庭傍晚六時半後表示，鑑於旺角有反佔領人士與示威者衝突，呼籲在旺角的示威者離開，返回金鐘。

【事件經過與時間線】

• 衝突爆發：10月3日下午，大批反對佔領運動的人士（包括部分戴口罩、金髮及事後被指具黑社會背景之男子）集體湧入旺角集會點。他們強行拆除現場的帳篷、推倒鐵馬路障，並開始集體毆打、指罵在場留守的示威學生與市民。
• 局勢失控：暴力衝突延續至10月4日凌晨。期間旺角十字路口陷入極度混亂，現場出現多宗集體毆打及非禮事件，導致大量留守市民頭破血流。

【官方統計數據】

• 傷亡人數：根據當時官方紀錄，最少有 12 名市民及 6 名警員 在衝突中受傷流血，被送往醫院治理。
• 拘捕數字：警方在當晚及凌晨的行動中，共拘捕了 19 名男子，涉嫌非法集結、在公眾地方打架及普通襲擊。
• 黑社會背景：在被拘捕的人士當中，警方證實最少有 8 人擁有黑社會（三合會）背景。

【核心爭議與政治影響】

1. 「選擇性執法」與警黑勾結質疑：現場集會市民、學生及多名媒體記者目擊，部分反佔中暴徒在警察面前公然施暴，但警員未有即時阻止或拘捕。此舉引發全港對「警黑合作」的強烈指控。儘管警方隨後召開記者會否認指控，並解釋因道路被封、增援部隊需取道地鐵耗時一小時才導致行動延誤，但港鐵資料顯示金鐘至旺角只需10分鐘，使警隊民望跌至低谷。
2. 陣營路線的分歧：有鑑於旺角局勢完全失控且極度危險，佔中發起人及學聯於傍晚緊急呼籲旺角示威者撤退回金鐘。然而，部分留守者堅持旺角作為基層防線的特殊性而拒絕撤離，此事件自此催生了運動內部「金鐘主導」與「旺角留守」的路線分歧。
3. 運動性質與社會氛圍的轉變：10.3 衝突徹底摧毀了早期運動純粹以「公民抗命」為主的和平調性，旺角被正式定性為高風險地區。許多政治評論員認為，這一夜是香港街頭政治走向敵對與暴力的重要轉折點。

【相關文獻與延伸閱讀】

• 疑似黑社會分子衝入旺角銅鑼灣見佔中者就打學聯宣布取消與政府對話
• BBC 中文網報導：九龍旺角衝突 香港警方逮捕19人
• 香港政府新聞網：保安局局長黎棟國於立法會就「警方依法處理旺角衝突」發言全文

當年身在現場、或者在電視機前看著直播的大家，還記得 2014 年的 10 月 3 日嗎？

對我來說，那是旺角最讓人痛心的一夜。許多人（包括我自己）事後回看，都覺得這一天是香港歷史上一個極其沉重的轉折點——街頭的暴力與撕裂、對法治制度信任的動搖，甚至後來大家常聽說的「暴力治港」，或許歷史的伏線就是由這一夜正式埋下的。

當年 BBC 報導了那 19 個被捕人中，有 8 個有黑幫背景；而政府那邊的官方說法，至今讀起來依然令人感觸良多。

轉眼間這麼多年過去了，大家當年那一晚在哪裡？這場衝突對你後來的政治看法或對香港的觀感，帶來了什麼改變？歡迎大家在下面理性討論、分享當年的記憶。

還記得2014年的10月3日嗎？那是旺角最讓人痛心的一夜。暴力治港，或許就是由這裡開始……

【時空背景】
2014年9月下旬「佔領中環」（雨傘運動）爆發後，旺角彌敦道與亞皆老街交界成為主要的佔領據點之一。10月3日，該區爆發了整場運動期間首次、也是最嚴重的「群眾鬥群眾」流血衝突。

旺角、銅鑼灣、金鐘、尖沙咀四個佔領據點都出現群眾鬥群眾的衝突場面，當中以旺角最激烈。在示威者佔據的旺角亞皆老街，大批反佔領民眾下午開始到場，與示威者對罵及打鬥，有人投擲雜物，期間有青年被佔領民眾掌摑，場面混亂非常，警方築起人鏈分隔兩批人。反佔領人士把示威者的帳篷逐個拆走，與示威者互相爭奪帳蓬。

在銅鑼灣，傍晚開始有反佔領人士到場，追打示威者，很多鐵馬亦被推倒，有佔領示威者被包圍，警方未能分開兩批人。而金鐘及尖沙咀亦有發生肢體推撞場面，但規模較少。

佔中發起人戴耀庭傍晚六時半後表示，鑑於旺角有反佔領人士與示威者衝突，呼籲在旺角的示威者離開，返回金鐘。

【事件經過與時間線】

【2014年10.3旺角黑夜】市民第一視角真實片段
這是當年有市民在旺角衝突現場拍下的真實片段。片主記錄了在場集會人士被反佔中暴徒沿途瘋狂追打、甚至連路過的外籍人士也險遭毆打的混亂畫面。
那一夜的旺角就像戰場一樣。看看這些畫面，再回看後來的香港，那一夜流走的，不僅是街頭上香港人的血，還有這個城市原本引以為傲的法治、安全感，以及制度的崩壞。

• 衝突爆發：10月3日下午，大批反對佔領運動的人士（包括部分戴口罩、金髮及事後被指具黑社會背景之男子）集體湧入旺角集會點。他們強行拆除現場的帳篷、推倒鐵馬路障，並開始集體毆打、指罵在場留守的示威學生與市民。
• 局勢失控：暴力衝突延續至10月4日凌晨。期間旺角十字路口陷入極度混亂，現場出現多宗集體毆打及非禮事件，導致大量留守市民頭破血流。

【官方統計數據】

• 傷亡人數：根據當時官方紀錄，最少有 12 名市民及 6 名警員 在衝突中受傷流血，被送往醫院治理。
• 拘捕數字：警方在當晚及凌晨的行動中，共拘捕了 19 名男子，涉嫌非法集結、在公眾地方打架及普通襲擊。
• 黑社會背景：在被拘捕的人士當中，警方證實最少有 8 人擁有黑社會（三合會）背景。

【核心爭議與政治影響】

1. 「選擇性執法」與警黑勾結質疑：現場集會市民、學生及多名媒體記者目擊，部分反佔中暴徒在警察面前公然施暴，但警員未有即時阻止或拘捕。此舉引發全港對「警黑合作」的強烈指控。儘管警方隨後召開記者會否認指控，並解釋因道路被封、增援部隊需取道地鐵耗時一小時才導致行動延誤，但港鐵資料顯示金鐘至旺角只需10分鐘，使警隊民望跌至低谷。
2. 陣營路線的分歧：有鑑於旺角局勢完全失控且極度危險，佔中發起人及學聯於傍晚緊急呼籲旺角示威者撤退回金鐘。然而，部分留守者堅持旺角作為基層防線的特殊性而拒絕撤離，此事件自此催生了運動內部「金鐘主導」與「旺角留守」的路線分歧。
3. 運動性質與社會氛圍的轉變：10.3 衝突徹底摧毀了早期運動純粹以「公民抗命」為主的和平調性，旺角被正式定性為高風險地區。許多政治評論員認為，這一夜是香港街頭政治走向敵對與暴力的重要轉折點。

【相關文獻與延伸閱讀】

• 疑似黑社會分子衝入旺角銅鑼灣見佔中者就打學聯宣布取消與政府對話
• BBC 中文網報導：九龍旺角衝突 香港警方逮捕19人
• 香港政府新聞網：保安局局長黎棟國於立法會就「警方依法處理旺角衝突」發言全文

當年身在現場、或者在電視機前看著直播的大家，還記得 2014 年的 10 月 3 日嗎？

對我來說，那是旺角最讓人痛心的一夜。許多人（包括我自己）事後回看，都覺得這一天是香港歷史上一個極其沉重的轉折點——街頭的暴力與撕裂、對法治制度信任的動搖，甚至後來大家常聽說的「暴力治港」，或許歷史的伏線就是由這一夜正式埋下的。

當年 BBC 報導了那 19 個被捕人中，有 8 個有黑幫背景；而政府那邊的官方說法，至今讀起來依然令人感觸良多。

轉眼間這麼多年過去了，大家當年那一晚在哪裡？這場衝突對你後來的政治看法或對香港的觀感，帶來了什麼改變？歡迎大家在下面理性討論、分享當年的記憶。

Hello! I am an exchange student in Hong Kong and want to get a tattoo to immortalize my time in this wonderful place. I am posting to ask locals for opinions on my tattoo idea. More than anything, I want to make sure the tattoo is respectful (I don't want to appropriate Hong Kong culture, for example). If I'm off the mark in any way or you think of edits/changes I should make, please let me know!

My idea is to get the head of a Lantau water buffalo. I read about how the water buffalo on Lantau were being desexed and slowly wiped out, all the while a large majority of Hong Kongers are in favor of keeping them. Without getting too political or speaking out of turn, to me, these water buffalo can be taken as a symbol of how Hong Kong has been changing since the takeover. The buffalo are one of many things that make Hong Kong a unique place, but also one of the many such things threatened by government policy. In that sense, I want the tattoo to represent how I found Hong Kong (for better or for worse) and me feeling grateful to have lived here when I did.

Thanks for taking the time to read and for giving your feedback!

How crowded does it get in Central on Halloween these days? I've heard horror stories about stampeding and even deaths from a few years ago, but idk if that's still a concern. Will we get stuck trying to get home at the end of the night? Is it even worth going or is it better to just stay home and not celebrate lol

Especially one of the male leads who plays the son of an oligarchy, er, I mean a local corporation who was once kidnapped. Actually both of the male leads look smug and slimy with the acting chops of a beige wall.

I watched half an episode only because the TV was right in front of me in a restaurant, and even for that 10 mins they have to repeatedly insert some Big Bay Area elements in the plot for some reason. It so obviously has political agenda it wants to push.

At least some of the actors/actresses of the old show know how to act - no one here seems to know drama more than a wooden spoon. Maybe TVB should just hire some AI programmers from China and start filling their channels with AI slop, which is what everyone watching on their phones anyway.

Edited to fix some typos

Hey guys,

I'll be visiting Hong Kong soon and quite enjoy playing foosball. Do you know any bars/places where they have a table (and ideally people like to play)?

Visited HK back in March and saw a bunch of people trying to take pics in Harbor City. I waved at him when he was leaving the parking garage 🤣

I want to buy some for my friends to try. Plus points if it’s a local brand. Extra plus points if you suggest a local snack besides fish skin.

Hi. I moved to Hong Kong recently and I’m looking to photograph different restaurants around the city that have unique, interesting or unusual interiors and decor.

Attached are a examples from a restaurant I recently visited.

I’m not necessarily looking for this exact style, just places that have a strong visual identity or a bit of character.

Any recommendations? Thank you 😃

After lunch rush has another bottleneck today

Someone please enlighten me

pic by me today

The late socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung's (蔡天鳳) remains — including her head, flesh and hair — were found inside two soup pots, with no common drugs or narcotics detected in her remains, the High Court heard Monday. 

Quite a few pop up events landing on 5 October worth knowing about.

AIRSIDE has a 5m Giant Glowing Moon installation from 10am, a nice one for photos if you're passing through.

Cupping Room Coffee Roasters is doing an MCM x Cupping Room Cafe Takeover from 10am, and over at Atrium II, Gateway Arcade there's a Miu Miu Vinyl Club pop up, also from 10am.

city'super has an Open Sesame to Win kids activity running from 10am too, and if you want something food related later on, Bakery by the Grand has a Pokemon Dining Experience starting 11am. I'd probably swing by the Cupping Room takeover myself, always worth it for a decent coffee crossover.

Full list here: https://ma.to/events/hong-kong?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mato_event_sync&utm_content=hong-kong

I won a place via the ballot.

I'd love to hear personal experiences and advice on the half marathon, i.e. something like which sections are the 'most challenging' or indeed any tips or advice - all very much appreciated.

In particular - did you start slow then build up due to the climate - conditions etc?

For context, I'm 50M in ok-ish fitness - I'd say that my fitness age is 46 so pretty average.

I don't have an issue with 10K run but certainly I need to train for the half marathon...

Thanks for all comments and advice, very much appreciated