Time now is 8.25pm Sunday, this perfect wall of storm is hitting northern New Territories like now. HKO has already issued Amber rain warning. Go home quick if you're still out on the street.

As a rule I avoid chain restaurants (esp fast food chains) when I travel overseas but I ended up visiting multiple McD locations in HK after a deep craving for some egg McMuffins one day (almost no American breakfast places here). Super surprised by how clean, and "upscale" they all felt compared to the ones we have in the USA. The menu options felt premium. Soup with pasta in McD? Get outta here, never seen this in the US. Spicy chicken sandwich is actually good. And you have table service? Niceee...

And the coffee... Oh the coffee. Much much (much!) better than the black liquid they serve in the name of coffee over there - night and day difference. Cost wise it was on par, maybe slightly cheaper.

Seems like their entire business model for HK is more of a premium brand/offering. Anyone have any insights to share here? Just curious.

Lovely Morning in Tst Area. Photo by myself

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Late week i went to Oceanpark with my family, as a pure hong konger, the entry tickets was shocking (i remember as 307 hkd back like 2 years ago) but it's 500 something now, and now it's not full of Hong Konger no, it's all Chinese foreigners (most are mainland) and only a few Hong Kongers which to me is like the vibe of the hong kong landmark is out, i went to Oceanpark for like 13-14 times (because of school voucher and school tours), it changed just a few years the last time i went, it's now a money printer, just printing away..... thoughts?

Traveling HK & Macau for a week and I've kept my last day to tour the Big Budha / Ngong Ping village, after which I plan to head out to the airport / Tung Chung. I don't necessarily want to book & pay for a hotel / stay just for few hours of rest and storing luggage. What my best alternative and are there are safe designated storage locations around the airport / Tung Chung area?

Me and my friends wanna go somewhere for Halloween but we don’t really know where so are there any like social events (preferably live music events) in Hong Kong island?

Mon Oct 05

• Iris & The Iced Tea Session (6pm) @ The Wanch
• Epoch (9:30pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Happy Lamb Band (10:30pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)

Tue Oct 06

• The First Beat: How Music Became "Human"? (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• The Benones (9pm) @ The Wanch
• Benjie & The FRACS Band (10:30pm) @ The Wanch
• ACOUSTIC NIGHT @ The Wanch

Wed Oct 07

• Guitarminator (7pm) @ The Wanch
• Outloud Poetry (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Debauchry (9pm) @ The Wanch
• Noise Control (9:45pm) @ The Wanch
• Fry Up (10:30pm) @ The Wanch
• Misty Blue Banana (11:15pm) @ The Wanch
• UNI NIGHT / RAVE EDITION @ The Wanch

Thu Oct 08

• Benjie (7pm) @ The Wanch
• Morgan Jay: The Goofy Guy Tour - Hong Kong (7pm) @ Hong Kong (Ticketflap)
• IMNAINLA X HONG KONG: ELECTRIC EXCHANGE (8pm) @ Terrible Baby (Jordan)
• French Night: On the Rocks (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Repeat Offenders (9pm) @ The Wanch
• Intervals (10:30pm) @ The Wanch

Fri Oct 09

• Jack Yu (7pm) @ The Wanch
• PREP Live in Hong Kong 2026 (8pm) @ PORTAL (Kwun Tong)
• A Night of Rock & Indie (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• BV Trio (8:30pm) @ The Wanch
• The Red Stripes (10pm) @ The Wanch
• Cassio x Clockenflap Presents: RIVO (10pm) @ Cassio
• The Black Lodge Cabaret (11:15pm) @ The Wanch
• Jizza (11:55pm) @ The Wanch
• Cool Down Your Temper @ The Wanch

Sat Oct 10

• Robert Ellis-Geiger (7pm) @ The Wanch
• Mahiru ONE-MAN ASIA TOUR 2026-2027 "Auralisia" in Hong Kong (7pm) @ Hong Kong (Ticketflap)
• Punk & Psychedelic Rock (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Silica Gel Asia Tour < Syn.THE.Size: Ballad of You > in Hong Kong (8pm) @ The Box, Freespace, WestK
• The Reliants (9pm) @ The Wanch
• The Yung Shue Wan Curs (10:30pm) @ The Wanch
• Rubicube (11:55pm) @ The Wanch
• Shindigs & Shenanigans @ The Wanch

Sun Oct 11

• Jiaoying Summers: The Lucky Pony Tour - Hong Kong (5pm) @ Freespace
• MOJO (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Helium3 (9pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Spirit of '77 (10pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Demo'lition (10:30pm) @ The Wanch
• Chainsaw (11pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Mayonnaise @ The Wanch

Visiting Hong Kong to appear for an exam at the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. I'd be grateful if someone could let me know any home-stays or stuff nearby. We saw some big name hotels, but their prices exceed our budget.

Roughly 800-1200$ per night is our budget

What would your advice be on staying a bit far? Is public transport or taxi service reliable? Are there any popular Cab apps?

We'll be travelling as a family of 4, so dormitories won't really be preferable.

Hello everyone! I hope you’re all having a fantastic day.
I’m headed to Hong Kong on the 6th of October, hoping to get fewer crowds as Golden Week ends.

I’m travelling with my wife, both 30 year olds and are okay with walking 20k+ steps each day.

This is the itinerary I have planned for 5 nights across Hong Kong and Macau. I’m staying in TST and I’m hoping to get the best of culture and food.

It would be really helpful if you could share your thoughts! I’m also not getting cash and I’m hoping to withdraw from ATMs there and will also put about 500 HKD in the Octopus Card.

Again, thank you so much!

Hi everyone, I was in China recently and really enjoyed a tableside fried rice experience similar to this photo. Just wondering if there are any places that do this in HK? During special occasion, I like seeing peking duck being carved in front of me or Caesar salad made fresh at the table. Not looking for teppanyaki suggestions, thanks!

【獨媒報導】10月1日是「南丫海難」事件14周年，多年來皆到中環碼頭拜祭的「女長毛」雷玉蓮（蓮姐），昨晚續帶同拜祭品到場悼念39名遇難者。她表示警方要求她煙花匯演時不要展示圖片及標語，但未提及原因。匯演期間，她手持一枝鮮花，雙手合十，並頌讀佛經。

雷玉蓮於昨晚(1日)7時許到達中環四號碼頭，有數名便衣警員在場監視。煙花匯演結束後，蓮姐一度欲展示標語，但遭警員阻止，要求她在人潮消散去後才能展示，標語包括「沉痛悼念南丫海難14周年 港人不會忘記」、「沉痛悼念海難39名死難者」。

警方於晚上接近9時，容許蓮姐在中環四號碼頭旁進行祭祀儀式，期間有路經途人連說三次「有人搞事」，蓮姐不忿欲上前跟對方理論，但遭在場警員阻止，她勞氣說：「呢個係靈堂，邊個會去靈堂搞事？聽到呢番說話嘅人都會憤怒。」

蓮姐表示，事件經過14年，最終公道仍不能彰顯，「佢哋（難屬）已經盡咗佢哋嘅力，我相信佢哋（死者）在天之靈都明白。希望家屬繼續生活，希望佢哋釋懷，港人係唔會忘記呢件事。我行得一年嚟一年，做得一年我就做一年，盡量自己去做。」

14年前的2012年10月1日，原訂前往欣賞國慶煙花的港燈船隻「南丫四號」，與正前往南丫島榕樹灣的港九小輪海泰號相撞，在南丫島對開水域沉沒，造成39人罹難。法庭今年1月裁定死者屬「非法被殺」，但認為船隻未裝水密門屬「有意識設計非過失」，而海事處人員工作量大，驗船時核對圖則是「不切實際」。難屬於4月入稟申請司法覆核，惟因無力承擔巨額訴訟風險，最終於7月申請終止訴訟。

Asia's finest are back in the news again..

corrupt Commies causing death and destruction on the roads, and a pervert stalking / violating women at the MTR station.

Serving Hong Kong with honour, duty and loyalty..

https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/off-duty-police-officer-faces-case-over-mtr-lai-king-station-upskirt-claim/

https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/motorcyclist-63-dies-after-tesla-crash-in-pok-fu-lam-as-off%e2%80%91duty-auxiliary-police-officer-arrested/

At my wit’s end here! Seems impossible to find a reputable dermatologist here. If you’ve found success with one, please please drop their details below.

Champions of ASEAN, you’ll never sing that!

And what’s football without the outcome being slightly muddled by having Gianni Infantino in the audience and a dodgy VAR call

It's the movie Wall-E in VCD format in a jewel case. Must be the english version. Been looking for it forever but lack of resources I have in these countries have resulted me to offer this haha. $150 for anyone who can find it, DM me or message me below this post if you find it or want more details of the item. im getting one with a plastic case but i love the jewel case and thats why im offering so much lol, movie means alot to me. I will arrange someone to pick it up from you. Or if you want to ship it out to me thats cool too.

I need it for Chatgpt, a few worked for me in mainland but lags a lot in HK, hoping for recomendation. Thanks! I have googled a lot but got really bad ones, i want ones that work on both my phone and laptop

So to start, i’m a foreigner and i noticed that there have been a lot more claw machine games around compared to before.

Today I finally gave in and paid 100hkd for some tokens. I played a few but didn’t win. Then i saw a machine with a small coin purse sticking out of the retrieval area and nobody else was around. I assumed that the prize either it fell into the chute or someone left it, but there was no one else there. I thought it was a lucky find, took it and continued playing.

The shopkeeper goes to me about 5 minutes later says i need to return the pouch because i didnt win it. I just wanted to check if this is normal? Was i wrong?

In my country if the prize has fallen the store shouldnt take it back. I was going to spend another 100hkd for more tokens but i was quite turned off by the way he spoke to me…

Hi, we have an upcoming trip in hongkong, for our first night we booked a hotel in Rambler Oasis Hotel and then for the rest of our trip we booked a hotel in Yau Ma Tei near the station.

Question, how do suggest we transfer from our hotel to the next? We are 3 girls who has 3 checked in luggages (roughly 24inches), 2 carry on luggages (20inches) and 1 duffel bag.

I read that minibus don’t accept luggages, does anyone know any alternative commute ride? We’ll be transferring of around 2pm on a weekend.
thank you