Author: simon

Hong Kong Dragon’s Squad for East Asia Cup

The Hong Kong Dragons squad for the East Asia Cup being held in Hong Kong between 13-16 September has been announced. Li Kai Ming will captain the 14 man squad which includes batsman Ken Tsang and all-rounder David Fang two recent call-ups to the training squad.

After finishing a disappointing third in the last East Asia Cup Dragons Head Coach Chris Pickett is looking forward to the tournament and commented that the squad has worked hard to improve all aspects of their game. “Since the last East Asia Cup in Japan two years ago the squad have lost some faces, through work commitments overseas but also gained some new faces.”

CHK Dragons Squad for the East Asia Cup 2018
Li Kai Ming (CHK Pioneers) (Captain), Arthur Chiu (CCC Hung See), Bobby Chan (CCC Hung See), Damien Yee (CHK Pioneers), Danny Lee (CHK Pioneers), David Fang (CHK Pioneers), Henry Siu (CCC Hung See), James Chan (CHK Pioneers, Jason Lui, Ka U Lynn (CCC Hung See), Ken Tsang (CHK Pioneers), Nigel Sun (CCC Hung See), Rob Lee (CCC Hung See), Siegfried Wai.

Reserve Players
Bosco Szeto (CHK Pioneers), Horace Leung (CHK Pioneers), Howard Kwan (CHK Pioneers), Michael Tsing (CHK Pioneers), Thomas Tsang (CHK Pioneers), Vans Chan (CHK Pioneers)

Officials
Head Coach: Chris Pickett
Assistant Coach: Richard Waite
Team Manager: Phil Daniels
Physio: Max Yeung

Men’s East Asia Cup
Date: 13-16 September, 2018
Venue: Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground, Hong Kong Cricket Club, Kowloon Cricket Club
Tickets: Free

PizzaExpress x JUST Egg Vegan Pizza

The assorted healthy / diet fads that are sweeping the web and restaurants both locally and internationally often obscures the fact that some people really cannot eat gluten, dairy, eggs etc. And it can be really difficult for those with dietary restrictions to safely enjoy a meal out with friends.

PizzaExpress has teamed up with JUST Egg to expand it’s vegan and vegetarian menu offerings with new pizza and pasta dishes. JUST Egg is a new mung bean based plant alternative to egg that is high in protein and cholesterol free. Like real eggs Just Egg scrambles nicely to create a light fluffy texture and it also works well in cooking as both a binding and emulsifying agent.

The two new vegan dishes are currently only available at the recently opened Pizza Express Lee Tung in Wanchai. The JUST Pizza ($138) is dressed with tomato sauce and topped with scrambled JUST Egg, crumbled vegan sausage, button mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, vegan mozzarella and fresh rosemary.

The JUST Spaghetti ($128) is made with a JUST Egg, mushroom, liquid smoke puree and tossed with chopped peppadew and parsley.

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Pizza Express Lee Tung

Shop G31, Lee Tung Avenue, 200 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai
Tel: 3164 1303
www.pizzaexpress.com.hk

Note: JUST Egg was previously known as JUST Scramble

 

e-Sports & Music Festival @ HKCEC – 24-26 August, 2018

The largest ever local e-sports event, the e-Sports & Music Festival Hong Kong, took place from 24-26 August at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre – here are some photos from the festival.
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photos: HK Tourist Board, bc magazine

Local Breweries Boycott Beertopia

Twelve local Hong Kong breweries are boycotting Beertopia this year due to rising costs. The boycotting breweries are Black Kite Brewery, Citi Brew HK, Gwei.lo, Heroes Beer Co, Kowloon Bay Brewery, Lion Rock Brewery, HK Love Craft, Mak’s Beer, Moonzen Brewery, Tai Wai Beer, Yardley Brothers, Young Masters Ales.

Here is the collective statement from the beer companies and the Hong Kong Brewers guild in full.

“At a recent meeting of the Hong Kong Brewers’ Guild, the majority of local Hong Kong breweries took a collective decision to not participate in Beertopia 2018. The Hong Kong Brewers’ Guild is disappointed to announce this result.

Beertopia has previously been one of the calendar highlights for local Hong Kong breweries – they like nothing more than sharing their beer with like-minded passionate craft beer fans. However, the increased cost of the event to Hong Kong’s craft breweries would necessitate exceedingly high prices for end customers.

Collectively, the Guild feels that the ethos of Beertopia has shifted away from its original focus on the enjoyment and promotion of craft beer. Whereas large international producers can afford the newly raised event costs by serving industrial-scale beer, local Hong Kong brewers have no financially viable way to participate in Beertopia.

In support of fairly priced events which showcase the best of craft, local and international beer for people in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Brewers’ Guild, the Craft Beer Association of Hong Kong and local breweries are working together to organise new craft beer festivals in the coming months and years ahead. Stay tuned for updates.

Thank you for supporting and understanding the decision taken by our local breweries.”

There are only three Hong Kong Breweries at Beertopia in 2018: Hong Kong Beer Co., Deadman Brewery, 24m. Innocence Brewing is listed on Beertopia‘s website as from Hong Kong but it’s actually from Singapore.

Beertopia
Date: 5-6 October, 2018
Venue: Central Harbourfront
Tickets: $495, $400, $380, $280, $250

hEat – Grand Opening @ 23/F QRE, Wanchai – 23 August 2018

Over 300 people celebrated the Grand Opening of hEat (23/F, QRE Plaza building, 202 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai) on the 23 August as the new outlet’s head chef Israel Isy showcased it’s menu including dry aged beef and seafood.
Click on any photo for the full image gallery.

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e-Sports Live!

The largest ever local e-sports event, the e-Sports & Music Festival Hong Kong, takes place from 24-26 August at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Launched last year around a single “Return of the Legends” tournament this year’s Festival features three international
e-sports tournaments: “Return of the Legends”, “Hong Kong PUBG World Invitational” and “Masters Cs:GO 2018 Grand Finals”. The later offers a total prize pool of US$300,000 and over 110 players from across the globe will compete in the three tournaments including local player Tabe, who was a runner-up in the “League of Legends World Championship”…

As with last year there will be an ‘Experience Zone’ which will include the latest e-sports games and related products including game displays, VR experience, mobile game trials, KOL stages, and music performances.

e-Sports & Music Festival
Date: 24-26 August, 2018
Venue: HKCEC, Hall 3DE
Tickets: $250, $120, $50 from HKTicketing
More info:
24 Aug 2018: 5:30-11pm
25 Aug 2018: 11am-3:30pm; 4-11pm
26 Aug 2018: 11am-3:30pm; 4-10pm

Bruce Lee Tribute Clothing Range

New Era has launched a new Bruce Lee, who passed away 45 years ago, tribute apparel collection. The designs include Lee’s famous “Be Water, My Friend” quote and film stills from Way of the Dragon (1972) and his iconic flying-kick logo silhouette.

The advertising campaign for the seven-piece headwear and six-piece t-shirt range features Hong Kong actor and martial artist German Cheung.

The Bruce Lee range, priced between $419-339, is available now at the New Era store: Shop 221-222, 2/F, Silvercord, 30 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui,.

Chip In, Wanchai

Sai Kung’s Chip In has opened a second branch on Queen’s Road East, bc went along to check out the fish and chips.

Fish and chips a simple yet iconic meal and sadly it’s impossible to find a good ‘English style’ option in Hong Kong. The best iteration recently was a pop-up called The Chippy three years ago in Chater Garden. There were rumours they were going to open a restaurant here, but as yet it hasn’t materialised.

bc hasn’t visited the Sai Kung outlet, so our comments are limited to the Wanchai branch. Service is polite and efficient, at the moment it’s cash only, with all meals being cooked to order.

The European and Atlantic cod shoals were decimated in the 1980s through over fishing, careful management in the decades since has seen stocks rise and this lovely tasty fish is back on the menu. Chip In serves it’s cod in two sizes small ($48) and large ($75) with a fair sized portion of chips and a side of either ketchup or tartar sauce.

The Atlantic cod comes pre-battered and frozen. The photo below is of the large portion, inside the batter the fish was perhaps 8mm thick – not exactly a ‘large’ piece of fish. The cod was hard, didn’t flake well and lacked flavour. The batter was thin, crisp and evenly cooked.

The chips are also cooked from frozen, some of ours were a little cold in the centre but the real problem was they were so bland and tasteless.

The menu also features calamari, chicken nuggets, bacon or sausage butty all $48 and served with chips.

While Chip In is a take-away / delivery outlet only, there are numerous small seating areas nearby to sit down and eat.

If you’re wanting fish and chips Chip In offers it, and while there’s nothing particularly wrong or bad about what they offer. Sadly it’s bland and not a meal you’re going to shout about to your friends or say I’ll be back for another portion tomorrow – which is more than a little disappointing as good fish chips are delicious.

Chip In Fish and Chip

164 Queens Road East, Wanchai
www.chipin.com.hk
Open: Weekdays 9am-9pm
Weekends 11am-9pm