After a sold-out weekend, Clockenflap have announced a second festival in 2023 on 1-3 December. No bands have been confirmed.
Clockenflap
Date: 1-3 December, 2023
Venue: Central Harbourfront
Tickets: tbc
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Hong Kong Raised Nancy McGillivray Selected for England’s Red Roses
Congratulations to Nancy McGillivray who becomes the first player raised in Hong Kong to be selected for the England Rugby senior women’s squad.
McGillivray grew up in Hong Kong playing mini and youth rugby for DB Pirates and age grade for the HK teams. She had two seasons with Kowloon rugby and then headed off to university in the United Kingdom.
Rugby Week 2023
After the individual creativity of Art Week, the wonders of team creativity are on display as Rugby Week 2023 scrums down.
Unfortunately, the traditional rugby week curtain-raiser Kowloonfest has been postponed again until 2024 – the old and venerable taking longer to recover and reboot post covid.
This year’s action starts with, perhaps the best rugby of the week, the Hong Kong 10s at Hong Kong Football Club on Wednesday 29 March. Proper scrums and brutal power forward play are features of the Tens, especially on Thursday night. It’s perhaps the closest we in Hong Kong can get to seeing modern rugby up close and personal. Select teams packed with talent and big names, new and old, from around the world put a physicality and rawness to images seen on television that really needs to be experienced in person.
Amidst the Sevens partying, a rugby tournament takes place… After November’s empty stadium, harsh crowd restrictions and drab atmosphere – can the Sevens recover its allure as one of the world’s great sporting/social events?
Here are the dates for your Rugby Week 2023 diary.
Kowloon Fest
When: postponed to 2024
More info: www.rugbyfest.org
Hong Kong Tens
When: 29-30 March, 2023
Where: Hong Kong Football Club
How much: $120
More info: www.hkfc10s.com
HK Sevens
Date: 31 March – 2 April, 2023
Venue: HK Stadium
Tickets: $1,950
More info: www.HKsevens.com
Hong Kong Art Week 2023
The art world focuses on Hong Kong in March with three exhibitions bringing thousands of art pieces from emerging and established artists.
As the old cliche goes ‘one man’s art though is another’s trash’ and you’ll wonder exactly what the attraction of some pieces are – but there’s enough variety that you’ll likely find a few things to discus, enjoy and perhaps even buy.
Art Central
A contemporary art fair in the heart of Hong Kong with over 100 exhibitors showcasing the next generation of talent alongside some of the most established galleries from across Asia.
Art Central
Date:22-25 March 2023
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Tickets:$275, $225, $175 from HKTicketing
More info:
23 March: 2-5pm / 5-8pm
24 March: 12nn -4pm / 4-8pm
24 March: 12nn -4pm / 4-8pm
25 March: 11am -3pm / 3-6pm
Art Basel
Many of the world’s leading modern and contemporary art galleries display paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations, prints, photography, film, video, and digital art by over 4,000 artists.
Art Basel
Date: 23-25 March, 2023
Venue: HK Convention and Exhibition Centre
Tickets: $1,560, $1,290, $1,020, $850, $600, $530, $430, $320, $280 from HKTicketing
More info:
22 March: 5-9pm
23 March: 2-8pm
24 March: 2–8pm
25 March: 12 noon–6pm
HK Art Week 2023
Date: 22 – 25 March, 2023
Venue: HK Convention and Exhibition Centre
Tickets: Free, tbc
Throw away CBD Products Before 1 February
The latest changes to Hong Kong’s drug control laws – Cap 134 Dangerous Drugs Ordinance – take effect on 1 February when cannabidiol (CBD) will be criminalised and treated the same as heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine among some 200 substances classified as “dangerous drugs.” The government today reminded HongKongers to dispose of any CBD items they may have by the end of January.
“It is a tradition that families will clean their homes before the Lunar New Year, so it is a good time to throw away any CBD products to avoid violating the new law, which will soon take effect after the Lunar New Year holiday,” a government spokesperson said today.
Under the new law, possession and consumption of CBD will be subject to a maximum penalty of seven years imprisonment and a fine of HK$1 million. The penalties for the trafficking and illicit manufacturing of CBD are a maximum penalty of life imprisonment and a fine of HK$5 million.
“It is a tradition that families will clean their homes before the Lunar New Year, so it is a good time to throw away any CBD products to avoid violating the new law, which will soon take effect after the Lunar New Year holiday,” a government spokesperson said today.
Happy New Year!
All of us at bc magazine would like to wish you a Happy, Healthy, Prosperous and hopefully mask-free 2023!
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Merry Christmas
All of us at bc magazine would like to wish all our readers, advertisers and suppliers a Merry Christmas and hope you have a happy and healthy festive season.
Please also spare a moment of your day to remember all those Hongkongers who are separated from their families.
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Women’s Rugby World Cup – Day Two Whangarei
After the excitement of opening day in Eden Park, has a full stadium been so quiet when Australia were 17-0 up… The action on day two of the Women’s Rugby World Cup moved to Whangarei where the remaining six teams took the field for the first time.
The Northlands Stadium is a unique stadium with a large hill opposite the main stand from which you can enjoy the game picnic style.
Large groups of Welsh and American fans have made the long journey to support their team, although the fans of the day award goes to these three Japanese fans who flew from Japan for their match against Canada and will fly back after the game – Chapeau!
More photos from day two can be found here
