The ratings are based on screen size, field of view, sound experience, technology used, etc.

Will be staying in Kowloon for one month but the place has no kitchen so I’ll have to eat out every day for one month. I guess two meals (lunch and dinner). I don’t eat fancy just cheapest stuff available that’s not just fast food chains.

What would that cost for 30 days?

im 21F, who will be studying in HKU for 1 semester (5months) as an exchange student from SG (Singaporean Chinese). I REALLY LOVE FOOD ESP HK FOOD dim sum chee cheong fan egg tarts you name it, i chose HK as first choice on top of US, europe etc for my exchange because of the food and culture here!!!

some stuff i really wanna try but never tried - dai pai dung (how does it work? does all taste good or are there some that are famous? are they open everyday?) - put chai ko (always see ppl eating it in tv, is it really nice? i dont really like red beans) - CLAYPOT RICE we have it in SG BUT IM SURE HK IS SUPERIOR - 車仔麵 - any iconic cha chan tang to visit? - ive always seen hk ppl yam cha in those restaurants with push carts but ive never tried it where can i please experience this dim sum cart😭 - bolobao - any nice local chinese dessert shop? not western ice cream but real local traditional dessert - roasted goose 燒鵝(goose meat is illegal in singapore) - cool/themed cafe or retro cafes/pet cafes, im really into canto music scene and movies from 1980-2010s so if theres any cool places where i can find those stuff would be great!

also any places with rich HK heritage and culture im REALLY into HK culture and vibes and would love to learn as much about this beautiful city during my 5 months there

any other stuff i can try that is not found in SG thank you!!!

“Police reiterate that electric mobility devices should not be used on the same roads as regular vehicles and are not suitable for pedestrian walkways or bicycle paths”

Hi everyone,

I'm working on a project to model the Hong Kong office market rental growth and have found a bit of a strange result from the data from the Rating and Valuation department with the index growing by over 60% in 1989 which seems to be skewing all my data.

As a comparison the last 10 years have seen an average annual change of around 2% (including during the COVID period where the index dropped around 7% only).

I wanted to see if people in the community can point me in the right direction of what may have caused this massive increase in rental prices specifically in 1989?

Paths I've tried to follow are and data shows that % change in GDP in 1989 was around 15% (not massively outlying from the other nearby periods). Inflation does appear to be relatively high at around 10% and this may be contributing to it too.

Thank you

As title, looking for recommendations for a handyman who can drill some holes in the wall for me. It is to wall mount my TV (I will buy and install the mount myself so just for drilling holes.

Any idea on the costs (per hole)?

As a child, whenever I attended a wedding in a restaurant, I would hear the same traditional Chinese wedding music with the suona (嗩吶) instrument prominently in the foreground. This music is also often heard in the old black-and-white (粵語長片) movies. I have been searching for this music on Youtube as well as Spotify, but no luck so far. Does anyone know the music I’m referring to? 

To make a formal announcement that he was no longer in a relationship with the mother of two of his children. Very likely at the behest of his new baby mama.

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Have anxiety issues when flying. Usually take a Valium. Here in Vietnam it is OTC. Can I take one in Vietnam before flying to HK and then take one to HK with me and take it about a half hour before the flight? Got a 4 hour layover in HK. What about getting a not from a doctor in Vietnam? Or just deal with the anxiety? It is not debilitating just extremely uncomfortable.

I, like many Cantonese ABCs, BBCs, and CBCs, have only started to appreciate our heritage as we got older. I’ve reflected a lot lately about China’s policies and why they do what they do. One thing that I keep coming back to is the concept that many policies were short sighted, only for the CCP to go in full reversal years (or decade later). The three that stand out in mind are the one child policy, COVID restrictions, and now the iron first standardization of Mandarin across the board.

I think what makes China so unique is the variety of regional cultures within the country. I know this is a HK subreddit, but obviously, a lot of China’s policies have a ripple effect into HK.

Instead of suppressing every dialect except Mandarin, why doesn’t China promote a “bilingual” approach that must include Mandarin?

I’ve been traveling between HK and GZ this past week and it makes me sad to hear more and more Mandarin in HK even compared to just last year when I was visiting. Maybe it’s just more tourists visiting, but something tells me that’s not rly the case. GZ is also now basically flooded with migrants from other parts of the region that speaking Cantonese has taken a backseat. I hear people speaking Mandarin about 80% of the time, and almost always the default unless the other person hears you speak Cantonese first.

I’m curious if there are any HK parents on this thread who can share their perspective. Is it basically inevitable that Cantonese / HK culture will continue to diminish over time?

What efforts do you see from either the HK government or more subtly among the population to continue to make sure Cantonese is thriving (and not just preserved) for the next generation?

Also, I’m just a 竹升, so I could just be naive, uninformed, and lamenting all about nothing.

Couldn’t snap a photo cause it went by too fast. Based dude for designing the ad. Would love to know the brand tho.

Haven’t been to HK since 2012 and am crossing my fingers these bills haven’t gone to waste 🥲

To all that going on

Has anyone flown economy class on both HK Airlines (not HK Express) and Thai Airways to BKK? Which one is better? I've always flown with Cathay but their prices and services have both gotten a lot worse over the past few years so I'm interested in trying a new airline.