Category: nightlife

King Ly Chee Release Live Video of Reunion Show

Hardcore band King Ly Chee recent gig, its first since 2017, sold out in under 90 minutes.

Thankfully for fans across the globe the concert at Cult Key, featuring the ‘Stand Strong’ era of the band, was recorded.

A live video and a backstage sneak peak video have been uploaded on their drummer Kevin’s YouTube channel Kidney Buster.

https://youtu.be/DWG1veh1Ih0

Read bc magazine’s recent interview with Riz Farooqi about King Ly Chee resurrection here.

King Ly Chee are playing the third Tone Online Music Festival, 16 January at 5:30pm, catch the whole festival on TonemusicTV’s Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/TONEMUSICTV.

Due to Covid restrictions, King Ly Chee’s gig on 22 January has been postponed.

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Year of the Ox, Lunar New Year Fairs Cancelled

The Government has announced that the Year of the Ox Lunar New Year fairs at 15 locations across Hong Kong and the Che Kung Festival Fair in Sha Tin scheduled for February have been cancelled due to the Wuhan virus (Covid-19).

A spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department commented: “To assist flower farmers to sell flowers through other alternative means, we will meet with major stakeholders of the trade to actively explore feasible measures under the premise of upholding the anti-epidemic principles, such as identifying suitable locations in public housing estates or other places in various districts for selling New Year flowers, with a view to minimising the impact of the cancellation of the LNY fairs on the trade.”

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Joyless Christmas Eve in Hong Kong

Usually one of the most vibrant and happiest evenings of the year… Christmas Eve was dark and joyless in 2020 with Carrie Lam closing Hong Kong’s bars and restaurants. Even the infamous ‘Club 7/11’ was shuttered…

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Christmas Butterflies

It seems a hard place for businesses to survive but the new Lee Tung Avenue has consistently offered creative and instagramable decorations. The latest for Christmas is ‘Butterflies of Hope’ and bc’s Christie Liu and Munchie took a look…

Created by award-winning Hong Kong visual effects director Victor Wong. The display which stretches along the whole street features a 7-meter stained glass butterfly surrounded by 350 LED butterflies. The kaleidoscope of butterflies includes a range of lighting effects during the day and night. At around lunchtime, the butterflies will reflect and refract the sun’s natural light to paint the street. At night artificial intelligence synced to music will create another instagram moment.

And while you are there check out Pizza Express‘s turkey pizza.

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Halloween @ Lan Kwai Fong – 31 October, 2020

Lan Kwai Fong and the surrounding area were packed on All Hallows Eve as HongKonegrs enjoyed bars being open until 2am and looked for a chance to relax and destress.

See the full gallery of photos here

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Bars, Karaoke Reopen Today

Glorious leader comrade Lam, she who is in charge and responsible for all things Hong Kong (except as she stated repeatedly the police..) has graciously permitted (after checking with Beijing) HongKongers to visit bars and karaokes again – those that remain open.

So, ignore the rain, and have a good night out!

Be a true HongKonger and wear a mask, stay safe, have fun – and leave a cash tip for the hardworking bar staff who’ve been trapped at home unpaid for weeks

General Holidays for 2021 Announced

The following list of general holidays for 2021 have been gazetted:

Holiday Date Weekday
The first day of January 1 January Friday
Lunar New Year’s Day 12 February Friday
Second day of Lunar New Year 13 February Saturday
Fourth day of Lunar New Year 15 February Monday
Good Friday 2 April Friday
Easter Saturday 3 April Saturday
Day following Ching Ming Festival 5 April Monday
Day following Easter Monday 6 April Tuesday
Labour Day 1 May Saturday
Birthday of the Buddha 10 May Wednesday
Tuen Ng Festival 14 June Monday
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day 1 July Thursday
Day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival 22 September Wednesday
National Day 1 October Friday
Chung Yeung Festival 14 October Thursday
Christmas Day 25 December Saturday
The first weekday after Christmas Day 27 December Monday

Notes: A Government spokesman said, “As the third day of the Lunar New Year in 2021 falls on a Sunday, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year is designated as a general holiday in substitution. Furthermore, as the Ching Ming Festival in 2021 falls on a Sunday, the following day will be designated as a general holiday in substitution. However, as the day following the Ching Ming Festival and Easter Monday fall on the same day, the next day that is not itself a general holiday will be observed as an additional general holiday.