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Happenings & Events – Stuff to Know in April!

LOCKING UP PENNY’S BAY COMMUNITY ISOLATION FACILITY Penny’s Bay Community Isolation Facility (PBCIF), formerly Penny’s Bay Quarantine Centre (PBQC), shut its doors on March 1, following Hong Kong’s policy switch from ‘zero COVID’ to ‘living with COVID’. During the closing ceremony, members of the Civil Aid Service (CAS), the facility’s primary manager, held placards reading ‘Mission Accomplished,’ as their band played Auld Lang Syne. When CAS personnel closed the main gate, Under Secretary for Security… Read More »Happenings & Events – Stuff to Know in April!

Happenings and Events – Stuff to Know in February

MEGA MOUNTAIN BIKE PRACTICE GROUND OPEN IN MUI WO The Mui Wo Mountain Bike Practice Ground opened on December 17, offering bikers of all abilities a safe and exciting environment in which to enhance their skills. Designed by the Civil Engineering Department’s Sustainable Lantau Office and managed by the Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), it covers 4.5 hectares and is located in Lantau South Country Park near Lai Chi Yuen Tsuen, Mui Wo. With a total capacity for… Read More »Happenings and Events – Stuff to Know in February

Be My Valentine!

Glam gift ideas for the one you love on February 14. VALENTINE’S DAY CARD, HK$35 WWW.BOOKAZINE.COM.HK CHAMPAGNE PAUL GOERG PREMIER CRU BLANC DE BLANCS NV, HK$539 WWW.DIRECTWINES.COM.HK TREASURE PENDANT WITH ARGYLE PINK DIAMONDS BY CHANTEL SHAFIE, HK$270,000 WWW.AUROM.CO MARINE SERRE EMBROIDERED MOIRE BASEBALL CAP, HK$1,700 WWW.FARFETCH.COM BOXED I LOVE YOU ROSES, HK$1,680 WWW.ESPRESSOBLOOMS.COM SAKS POTTS PINK COAT, HK$5,182 WWW.VESTIAIRECOLLECTIVE.COM DISNEY MAGIC ACCESS ADULT ANNUAL PASS (SILVER), HK$1,348 WWW.HONGKONGDISNEYLAND.COM

THE NATURAL

Long-time Mui Wo Resident, Illustrator and Artist Sally Grace Bunker has made a third career of documenting Hong Kong’s Natural Wonders. ELIZABETH KERR reports PHOTOS BY Beatrix Malan – www.atscollective.com Sally Grace Bunker calls the Mui Wo village house she shares with her husband Bob a “proper English house.” She says it with a chuckle, acknowledging the fact that the modest, sub-tropical jungle that surrounds it is far from English, which suits the teacher and botanical artist’s Raynaud syndrome just… Read More »THE NATURAL

HOPPING INTO THE NEW YEAR

2023 Is the Year of the Rabbit. So, what does that mean for you? RAY AU reports Photos courtesy of Freepik Each of the animals in the Chinese zodiac has an overriding characteristic, for instance the Rat is cunning, the Ox is hardworking, the Tiger is restless and the Rabbit is fortunate. We rang in the Year of the Rabbit on January 23, which means we can expect the months ahead to be filled with luck and good fortune. We can… Read More »HOPPING INTO THE NEW YEAR