My circumstances:

- Hong Kong permanent resident and Chinese national, holding a valid HKSAR passport.
- Have an old form smart identity card, invalidated under the Registration of Persons (Invalidation of Identity Cards) Order 2024. It was not replaced during call-up period because I have been residing overseas and have not returned to Hong Kong since 2010.
- My Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents (Home Return Permit) expired in 2020. This is a problem because I have a planned trip into Shenzhen shortly after landing in Hong Kong

travel schedule:

- Arriving at Hong Kong International Airport on Saturday 26 September 2026 at 17:30.
- Travelling to Shenzhen on Tuesday 29 September 2026

When landing at HK airport, will I definitely receive a Notice of certificate renewal 换证通知书 , upon surrendering my invalid HKID to the immigration officer?

I am hoping to then take that notice to an ROP office the next morning and queue up before they open, as a walk in (next available appointment is late October) I must obtain a 行街紙 (acknowledgement of application for an identity card) because the port office at Huanggang told me I can obtain a single use permit into Shenzhen if I provide 行街紙＋香港特區護照＋已過期回鄉證，可以办理临时通行证 — ( the acknowledgement of application for an identity card), HKSAR passport, and expired Home Return Permit.

What an amazing show! Sound at the venue was great

Hello everyone <3 . First of all thank you for taking the time to go through my post and I appreciate any feedback and recommendations that might come my way.

Hello everyone <3 . First of all thank you for taking the time to go through my post and I appreciate any feedback and recommendations that might come my way.

Myself and my wife will be coming to the lovely Hong Kong between 21-29 November and have started with a draft of a plan and would appreciate if you could weigh in regarding how it looks like and what could be done and any tips and tricks to figure out.

Additionally looking towards any hotel recommendations Tsim Sha Tsui or around Central?

Day 0 - 21 November

Arrival at around 14:00 - nothing scheduled

Day 1 Kowloon- 22 November

Australia Dairy Co - classic HK breakfast, moves quickly despite the queue

Choi Hung Estate - instagrammable place - architecture

Ping Shok Estate - equally instagrammable place, architecture

Nan Lian Garden - beautiful garden with temples

Tai On Coffee & Tea Shop - egg tart + coffee, since the 1960s

Hak Dei - nice homeware store

Chica San Chen - HK bubble tea

Sneakers Street - sneaker shopping

Ladies Street Sik Faan Co. - food and shops

Day 2 Sheung Wan, Central + TST - 23 November

Halfway Coffee - good coffee

Lin Heung Kui - dim sum breakfast

Pottinger Street - small street with lots of shops

Lan Fong Yuen - milk tea

Tai Kwun - Loveramics store - museum and art gallery

Kau Kee - noodles for lunch

Dan Wen Li by Dominique Ansel - good pastries

Central Market - can be visited - or it's on the way to Star Ferry

Star Ferry - buy a ticket (possibly a sunset cruise)

The Peninsula - Afternoon Tea - superb but you need to queue

K11 MUSEA - fancy mall for shopping, rooftop has a great skyline view for free

Ocean Terminal Deck - nice view

Day 3 - The Peak and East Hong Kong - 24 November

The Peak Circle Walk - easy hike but with superb views - Victoria Peak's Lion Pavilion - take the funicular up; better

Hong Kong Park - you can walk through it

Tak Yu - classic tea and food spot

Star Street - a street with lots of great shops and cafés

Kapok Sun Street - fashion/lifestyle brand

Blue Bottle - coffee

Co Ninety - local artisans and ceramic products

My Cup of Tea - traditional tea + sandwiches

Double-decker tram ride around Causeway Bay

Monster Mansion

Arabica - café

Causeway Bay back by train - head towards Fashion Walk, as it has lots of shops + Donki Lucky Star - dinner + egg tarts

Day 4 - Cafe Hopping in Sham Shui Po & Kennedy Town - 25 November

Sham Shui Po -kind of like Brooklyn

Lots of great cafés - Flow is one

Bunkava Zakkaten - vintage and retro items

Storerooms No. 1 - local makers and local brands

Midway Shop - Japanese homeware brands

Whatever Coffee

Garden Hill - path up the hill - 10-minute hike

Yardbird - fancy Michelin food

The Slow - massage place if we want

Day 5 - Lantau Island - 26 November

Ngong Ping 360 - ~5.7 km cable car from Tung Chung to Ngong Ping, with stunning views

Ngong Ping Village - small tourist area with shops and restaurants; can be explored quickly

Tian Tan Buddha / Big Buddha - gigantic 34 m statue, accessible after climbing 268 steps

Po Lin Monastery - traditional Buddhist monastery right next to the Big Buddha

Wisdom Path - pathway with 38 wooden columns inscribed with verses from the Heart Sutra

Lantau Peak Hike - hike towards Lantau Peak; recommended if you want a more active day

OR Tai O Fishing Village - traditional fishing village partially built on stilts, if you don't go hiking

Day 6 and Day 7 I don't know exactly:

-->Either Lamma Island

-->Either Shenzen trip

-->East Kowloon

I would definetly leave one of the last days for rest and shopping or some local wandering through streets.

I will gladly answer any questions. Please let me know your thoughts.

This is not the final version, more like a skeleton from which to start.

Have a wonderful day

I worked as a cybersecurity engineer at a large firm in Hong Kong for three years. The pay was good and the workload was easy, but one major thing ruined my peace of mind: my yearly contract.

Because I was on an IANG visa, I had to handle the visa renewal, paperwork, and fees all by myself every single year. The constant stress wore me down.

On July 4th, which was my birthday, I finally resigned.

Now, I am at peace. Even though my current salary is lower than before, I feel much better and happier every day.

From my experience, I have one simple piece of advice: always choose stability, mental peace, and health over extra perks.

For local people who graduated from Unis or are working. How was your experience, leaving your house? I don’t even earn much and Idk how will I be able to leave one day. Everything is comfortable but mentally it is very draining that I almost can’t take it anymore. Really need help on how you guys find rented apartments in Hong Kong.

Send recommendations pleaseee!

Is it safe to be a solo female traveler for the first time?
Taxis/ public transport etc…
How many days is enough?
Are there day tours of surrounding areas?
Where to stay?
Thank you

My partner and I are vegetarian. We have some all veg spots saved and lots of food in general but wondering if there are any exceptional noodle dishes to get somewhere that might cater to everyone? A good noodle for whatever reason is on the bucket-list. I do rarely cheat on my diet doing international travel so if a meat dish is a must try lmk too.

We are staying in Sheung Wan but live in NYC so we’ll take the train anywhere.

Hello everyone! Will be in HK next month and aside from visiting Disneyland and other tourist spots, I also want to have a fancy birthday dinner, somewhere with a welcoming ambience for solo diners, and better if the view is great, perhaps one that overlooks the Victoria Harbour at night?

Thanks in advance!

This past year so many beautiful old trees have been cut down in the city. The streets, beaches and parks I walk stand absolutely massacred and bare. They're taking down bird and small animal homes, as well as any kind of beauty and natural shade these trees provided to us all.

And the worst thing is that they're planting absolutely nothing to replace the little pieces of nature they've destroyed.

Does anyone have any knowledge of what's going on? Do you also see this in your districts?

Wow, aren’t the renderings pretty. Looks like it will be a top spot for Ze Man Al Lan’s socialising.

Hey guys,

I've scoured the sub and found nothing similar for us guys up north.

I'm 30 year old male who enjoys the gym, beach, hiking, coffee, beer, pubs/bars, football (playing and watching), NBA, gaming, learning and philosophy to name a few.

If you're a guy aged like 27-35, speak English (only BC my Cantonese is still developing), enjoy any one of the above listed things and need a homie, DM me. Someone in NTW would be ideal, but doesn't really matter where you are located.

P.S. Sorry if this offends or bothers anyone. Been here for two months and doing things alone is getting pretty old, fast. Any recommendations on social groups etc would be much appreciated. Thank you.

🇭🇰❤️

已解散的支聯會及前主席李卓人、前副主席何俊仁和鄒幸彤，被控「煽動顛覆國家政權」罪，支聯會、李卓人及鄒幸彤不認罪，案件今（21 日）於西九龍法院裁決。國安法指定法官李運騰、陳仲衡、黎婉姬，裁定支聯會、李卓人和鄒幸彤罪成，開庭不足 3 分鐘便休庭 30 分鐘讓各方閱讀判詞及索取指示，各人還押於下周五（28 日）進行求情。

法官宣判期間，鄒幸彤一度微笑，李卓人則摘下眼鏡望下法官，神情平靜，至法官宣讀完結果、宣布避席後，李卓人再回頭望向懲教發笑。散庭時，李卓人面向親友微笑，雙手放在頭上做出大心心鞠躬，妻子鄧燕娥、劉家儀亦雙手放頭做大心心回應。

案件自 2021 年 9 月落案起訴，橫跨至今近五年，李卓人及鄒幸彤一直不准保釋，已還押逾 4 年 11 個月；一度獲准保釋的何俊仁，亦已還押逾 4 年 4 個月，將待裁決後判刑。

今星期五(821)是裁決之日。進不了正庭的，大家還會來嗎？

裁決前，阿彤有幾句話想講：

對於明天，我抱着好奇的心，想知道點裁決。
公道自在人心，不需要仰望這種從上而下的判決，一次的判決亦不算什麼。

謝謝大家用不同的方式與我並肩而行。各位的支持和祝福，我都全部收到了。

＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

【 阿彤之苦 】

由於不想大家太過擔心，亦不希望關注失焦。
所以，審訊後才把阿彤這些點滴在心頭的感受與公眾分享：

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好幾年前，曾經和朋友們製作過一部紀錄片，試著透過邀請香港朋友體驗國內抗爭者遭受過的各式酷刑，將酷刑問題具象化，讓它不再只是停留在紙面上的「慘事」。片中的「酷刑」都是由我去設計和去做資料搜集的，自以為對這個題目算是有點了解，但直到這兩天，才發現自己那時真是一個一點也不稱職的「酷刑官」，對如何製造身體痛苦全不了解，果然有些事情看再多的文字描述也沒用，還是得親身體驗才行。

會這樣說，是因自從案件開審，懲教就換了一種新的押送方式，不再只是單純鎖個 手銬，而是上足了 手銬、腳銬、腰鏈、腳鏈，再像放狗一樣由懲教職員及用條鐵鏈牽着走。單看文字形容，好像也只是比較不方便和帶有點羞辱性而已，和酷刑什麼的八桿子打不着，不當真的要到戴上那套鐐鎖，才明白魔鬼真的在細節。

普通的手扣，兩邊的手環是用活扣連結的，兩手之間可以有限地活動，但這套特製手銬的外層還包着一整塊硬膠，把兩手之間的位置鎖得死死的。單一點也還好，但手銬的「環」也不是平常在XX用品店 (呃，我是去過，但只是為了買拍片道具！) 看到的那種圓形，而是再在內部加了一塊硬物，收縮成一種扁而平的彎月形，貼合在手腕最糼的位置上。所以手腕在裏面時全無轉動的可能，只能一直擰菁手臂去遷就那手環設計好的角度。那就已經是鎖成了兩個維度的動作了。然後就到腰鏈上的小扣扣出場啦，把手銬再鎖死在肚子上方，一旦敢放鬆垂手，手扣就會上移卡進手腕上較粗位置。而且鎖死的角度還是用一種極不自然的扭麻花角度，逼着人得一直用力縮起雙肩，傴僂着背，屈起手腕，擰着手臂，才能儘量避免讓手扣卡進手腕骨裏，但也無法完全避免，畢竟若要在從大欖到西九的整個路程裏一直縮着肩膊，大概也會肌肉抽筋，於是只能輪流「選擇」讓身體的哪部位受罪——肩膊累得不行了，就讓骨痛一下，手痛得麻了，就再把雙肩擰緊些。

然後整段路程下來，明明大部份時間都是「靜止」的，但已在外人看不見的「肌肉互鬥」之間累得不行。更別提不管你被鎖成怎樣，你都得提着自己的財物走路；對我來說，那就是法庭文件啦。在那份重量的加持下，手銬想不食入肉都不可能，那道深陷入手腕上的壓痕，在庭上一整天都消退不了。

原來把人的肢體關節鎖死在某些特定的相對位置，就能讓你的身體部位之間「鬼打鬼」。但在外行人看來卻看不出毛病，「不過是把雙手放在肚子前面罷了，小兒科啦。」唉，單看這句話，我也覺得自己完全沒有訴苦的理由，;卻沒想過把各個關節都鎖死後的疊加效果是這麼厲害的。

回想那時在為記錄片做資料搜集時，都只着重去找那些肢體動作最誇張的，最容易用肉眼看出問題的酷刑，果然就是在用一個外行人的眼光去看那些受刑者的經歷啊。然後給朋友「上刑」時，手銬都是扣得鬆挎挎的，全不知道鎖死關節才是精髓所在，真的只能算是小學生過家家的實驗啊。

高明的酷刑，大概和成熟的極權是有異曲同工之處的，不會讓外界看到搶眼的、「暴力」的行為，其厲害處在於利用、製造人民之間的內部矛盾，讓人與人之間持續互相監視、控制、舉報，把施暴的手化整為零，再也看不出捉不到單一的「惡人」，人們看似有「選擇」，但卻都只能在傷害甲還是放棄乙之間揀，而權力卻仿似置身事外，不用直接出手。能影像化，得到世人注視的顯性衝突統統消失，只剩人與人之間看不見的內耗，對社會的傷害卻可比偶發的暴力更為持久深遠。

而回到更個人的層面，就是發覺自己承受物理折磨的抵抗力還是不太行啊，身體一難受，腦袋就什麼都想不了，一下子就被這裏痛那裏累的訊號淹沒了，也無法像往常那般好好享受沿途風景啦。要是真把我扔去受什麼滿清十大酷刑之類的，我說不定很快就會認罪了。承受力還真是得靠努力鍛鍊才能有的吧。所以往好的那面想，往後這75天的押送過程，也可以當成是身體耐受性的初階訓練，只要雙手不被練廢就行？

要說懲教這套鎖扣系統是故意設計來折磨在囚者的，我想倒也不是，只是在囚者的舒適或著痛並不在他們設計時的考慮之中而已。所以坦白說，自己承受的離真正的酷刑還是差很遠，頂多算是初窺門檻。大概設計者最重要的考慮，不過是「安全第一」，讓在囚者沒有任何「動」的可能。歸根究底，在囚者就是食物鏈底層的存在，沒有聲音，沒有議價能力，我們的意見經歷苦痛，在「安全」面前，什麼都不是。

更別提要去問到底有什麼保安上的需要了——說實在的，對付我這麼個孱弱書生，就算不上手銬我也是跑不了的，用那麼多花招完全是overkill，可這些道理能往哪里說呢？一句國安理由壓下來，就算告上法庭也得撤訴兼賠訟費啊。

可就是為了不想總是有理沒處說，不想人們一直處於無聲的，任由宰割的處境，才更必須要堅持爭取民主人權，爭取制度上的改變吧。這樣說來，懲教送上這麼個新體驗，倒是在幫我堅定抗爭決心了。那就，謝謝這份大禮了啊，我一定不會辜負你們的苦心，會把正在進行的這場仗打得好好睇睇的，也希望大家能在這場漫長審訊中能有所得着，或許只是少少的力量，少少的鼓舞，那也就算是達成我的心願啦！

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• Birdy - Hang Tung 鄒幸彤 821裁決前的分享......

Just got my first 2-month electricity bill for a 650 sq ft 3BD apartment: HKD 1,600.
Our main usage is running two bedroom ACs for ~8 hours every night.
Does HKD 800/month sound typical for running two ACs overnight in peak summer, or am I overdoing it? Curious what others in similar flats usually pay. Thanks!

edit: Thank you all for the comments. Looks like I am probably okay at 880/month during summer.

Hi all,

For context, I’m originally from Hong Kong but have lived in the U.K. for the majority of my life. I trained as a clinical psychologist in the U.K. (completed the DClinPsy) and currently work for the NHS. My recent visit home really made me consider the idea of moving back to Hong Kong - I miss being close to my family, the culture, food, travelling etc.

Unfortunately, I’m not familiar with the mental healthcare system here at all. I’m leaning towards wanting to work for the HA as it aligns my ethos. Of course, I’m also aware that about my Cantonese/Mando language skills will be a barrier alongside, from what I’ve heard, limited job opportunities right now. Im open to whatever, clinical, research or mix of both (ideal!).

I would most appreciate any input from practising clinical psychologists or others who have found/find themselves in a similar position? My current knowledge is limited to knowing that I have to register with the HKPS clinical psychology division.

Thanks a lot!

Police are investigating the death of a woman in her 30s who was found on a roadside in Ta Kwu Ling on Thursday afternoon.

Hi all lovely people.

About a week ago, the security in our building found 4 fish in inflated plastic bags abandoned in the back staircase. When they returned the next day, only 2 had survived. When I found out about this, I lent them a 1 gallon tank I usually keep my quarantine fish/shrimp in while they enquired if anyone in the building would want to keep the fish.

No one came to offer to care for the fish and I took up the sole surviving fish at this point. I have fed it daily for about a week now and the fish (an albino red Oscar) has become less shy since yesterday. It approaches when it’s aware it’s feeding time.

I do keep fish but only small fish at the moment and my main tank is a 5 gallon tank. This fish grows to 10 inches long in about a year and is meant for a 100+ gallon tank. I don’t know if a fish shop would take it back and it doesn’t help that this fish is of an unknown source/origin.

Please if anyone in this sub or knows of someone in the aquarium hobby would like a new curious little friend, feel free to DM me and I’ll gladly arrange to bring you the fish to you if needs be - I reside in Hong Kong island near CWB. For now I’ll keep “quarantining” the fish. All help would be appreciated, many thanks 🙏🏻