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WorldRX Wows Hong Kong

The FIA World Rallycross Championship dazzled on debut in Hong Kong this weekend as a sold-out crowd enjoyed something completely new…

Kevin Hansen made history by triumphing in the series’ first-ever race, while Johan Kristoffersson clinched his sixth career crown with a steady weekend’s racing.

Hansen delivered the most impressive performance of all, as the Swede battled back from a tough start to the day – picking up a puncture right at the beginning of qualifying practice – to top the table at the end of the heat races and then dominate both his semi-final and the all-important final. The result marked his third World RX victory – with his maximum score strengthening his grip on second position in the championship standings.

“This is just mega!” enthused the Hansen World RX Team ace. “I’ve been so excited to come to Hong Kong for so long. The crowd has been simply amazing – we could really feel the fans cheering us on – and the track has been challenging but super fun to drive. No two laps were the same so it was essential to stay laser-focused, but that’s what rallycross should be all about. The final was a great race and I would say this is my best win so far.”

FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date: 11-12 November, 2023
Venue: Central Harbourfront

Photos copyright WorldRX/Redbull

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2023

They died for our freedom and we should never forget..
At the going down of the sun…
And in the morning…
We shall remember them

Volunteers young & old, are selling poppies in support of the Royal British Legion on the streets of Central on 11 November, 2023.

Poppies can be obtained at the following locations:
Temporary Poppy Depot at Room 1705, One Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central – 9am to 5pm.

Skybridge, Level L2 at Pacific Place on Friday and Saturday 10^th and 11^th November 2023 between 10am to 6pm

Images: Royal British Legion Hong Kong

FIA World Rallycross Championship

World Rallycross in Central… to quote a well-known tennis player “You cannot be serious”. But it’s true and it’s happening this weekend, and well if you haven’t got a ticket yet… you’re gonna miss out on an action-packed weekend the likes of which Hong Kong has not seen before.

Rather than try to explain Rally Cross to you, watch this introductory video to the event… It’s Fast and Furious happening in Central!

To see the track being built on the Central Harbourfront… it’s silly, it’s stupid… but fuck is it wonderful. And massive kudos and respect to those who have made it happen.

This is the final round of the 2023 WorldRX Championship and Sweden’s Johan Kristoffersson has a commanding lead in the standings having won four races.

The races are being live-streamed on WorldRX TV

FIA World Rallycross Championship
Date: 11-12 November, 2023
Venue: Central Harbourfront
Tickets: tbc

Roh Tae Hyun – Hong Kong Fan Meeting, 5 November, 2023

Roh Tae Hyun hosted a fan meeting at KITEC on 5 November, and Hong Kong fans got to meet, talk and hear their idols in person.

Honestly, we’d have preferred a full concert – but a fan meet is better than nothing…

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Roh Tae Hyun – Hong Kong Fan Meeting
Date: 7pm, 5 November, 2023
Venue: Kitec, Music Zone @E-Max
Tickets: $1,399, $1,299, $799 from HK Ticketing

Images courtesy of Freez

Italia Mia Film Festival

In December the Italia Mia Festival, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong, presents two Italian films and two operas filmed in Hong Kong.

The films are Tre Piani (Three Floors) directed by Nanni Moretti; Pinocchio by director Matteo Garrone. And the opera films Rita composed by Gaetano Donizettia, filmed at Haw Par Mansion; Waitress on Top – composed by Gennaro Antonio Federico shot at The Peninsula hotel in Hong Kong.

The films will be screened from 2-5 December at Premiere Elements Cinema, West Kowloon.

Three Floors (120 minutes)
2 December | 7:30 pm
4 December | 3:30 pm

Pinocchio (125 minutes)
3 December | 7:20 pm
5 December | 3:20 pm

Rita (60 minutes) – an Italian opera comique in one act co-written by composer Gaetano Donizetti and playwright Gustave Vaëz.
4 December | 1:00 pm

Waitress on Top (60 minutes) – Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s celebrated farce “La Serva Padrona” is re-imagined as a battle of the sexes and matching of wits in contemporary Hong Kong.
4 December | 2:15 pm

Anglers Beach Closed Until March 2013

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced that Anglers’ Beach in Tsuen Wan will be temporarily closed from 29 November to 31 March 31, 2023, for renovation works.

All facilities at the beach will be closed.

Image: HKTB

Hong Kong Players Compete in Virtual WESPA Championship 2021

Hong Kong has three entrants in this year’s World English Language Scrabble Players Association (WESPA) Virtual Championship 2021.

Brian Po, Thomson Law Long Yin and Douglas Tsang are playing in the Virtual WESPA Championship 2021 group stages over two weekends on woogles.io.

105 of the top Scrabble players around the world are competing in 5 groups. Brian will be in Group A, while Thomson and Douglas are in Group B. And you can catch all the action live at https://woogles.io/tournament/wespac2021

Hong Kong players Tournament schedule of (HK time):

Brian Po (Group A)

20 & 27 Nov 15:00 v Group D

20 & 27 Nov 18:00 v Group C

21 & 28 Nov 00:00 v Group E

21 & 28 Nov 20:00 v Group B

Douglas Tsang, Thomson Law (Group B)
20 & 27 Nov 21:00 v Group E
21 & 28 Nov 14:00 v Group D
21 & 28 Nov 17:00 v Group C
21 & 28 Nov 20:00 v Group A

Find out more about competitive scrabble in Hong Kong at hkscrabble.org

There are also social Scrabble meetings, visit The Hong Kong Social Scrabble Meetup Group for details of their meetings.

Women’s Rugby Fixtures: 20 November, 2021

A full house of women’s rugby this weekend!
Entry is Free!

image: hkrugby