"Hong Kong Story", the permanent exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of History closed since 2020 for a revamp, finally reopens today. • Exhibits related to the colonial government have been removed, leaving only a short text describing the political system during that era

There's a guerrilla museum up in Sha Tau Kok that's only open by appointment. Very Socialist Realism style emblem on the front which proclaims it to be an "anti-war" museum ... (due to the way Chinese abbreviations work)

Hell yeah, let chaos spread!

Nextpat (v) - To resettle as an expatriate from one tax haven, autocracy, or hybrid regime to another. Example sentence- Mike and Sandra nextpatted themselves to Hong Kong, not realising that the mideast restrictions on sex work and alcohol were a strong factor in keeping the relationship together.

Could HK compete better against cities being bombed by Iran? We can but try...

No Roman or Greek dining customs permitted

Don't think I've ever seen a totally empty container ship pass through the channel before.

White Rabbit Candy - one of China's OG candy cos has learned how to change with the times. It now offers an amazing variety of flavors outside its classic "original" flavor. My fav of the new class: wasabi.

This is one of the stickers from a legit sticker sheet given out to Singaporean households to remind people to make sure they aren’t inadvertently providing spots for dengue mosquitos to breed

🇺🇦😄 "I give you 15 seconds to land FPV drone"

This weekend why not explore the art-deco of Kadoorie Hill? Amazing villas, cobbled mews, turreted homes a stone’s throw from Mongkok East yet remain little known to many. Download my VoiceMap GPS walking tour Kowloon Tong: Art-Deco and Hidden Heritage in Hong Kong here - voicemap.me/tour/hong-ko...

The brand is now owned by Mars Ltd and appears to be marketed in Europe? And yes, it's almost certainly referring to Suzie Wong ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wor...

Japan really doubling down on its commitment to sink beneath the waves before letting in the gaijin www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-as...

One city, two systems

阿塗’s cartoon today. 1- “Huh?! When did Jimmy Lai’s biography become a banned book?” 2- “Who decides which book is banned? HK doesn’t have a banned books list… How would I know…” 3- “Of course there’s a banned books list” 4- “But the list is also banned to readers!”

Read yesterday about MI19’s antics at Trent House, AKA the Cockfosters Cage, where they kept both ranking German POWs in WWII. Oh. My. God. The British were scary good at this shit in WWII. Scary good. They played up, HARD, every stereotype the Germans had about the British upper class.

My life's work trolling the unique randomness of Hong Kong’s vanity, avarice, greed, poor taste and absurdity through this handle summed up in one #HKnumberplates 😎🥲

Japan level alert is now Pink 🩷 (Go see cherry blossoms 🌸)

But also, the great poet Langston Hughes apparently spent the summer of 1933 in Shanghai, meeting literary lights and jazz musicians, and in 1937, shortly after the Japanese invasion of China, he published a poem called "Roar, China!" So Li Hua's woodcut is part of this greater arc.

Hang Seng Index dropping like a fucking stone

Our second VICTORIAN HORRORS series is up now! This one deals with Spring-Heeled Jack, and how media panics around strange or odd events are not a new thing. Was it an inter-dimensional alien cryptid being?! Or some guys in costumes, as the Lord Mayor said? (The latter.) youtu.be/MegvJwvZPBA?...

Just another weekend in Hong Kong

Learned a new English phrase and also 罠 (trap).

Neat, there's even a Wikipedia page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pekin_N...

Took a quick trip to Fung Ying Seen Koon today as well. First time in 18 years. Just checked my old photos and noticed I took an almost identical picture back in 2008.

On multiple occasions I have expressed my gratitude to the Hong Kong hikers leaving behind some pieces of ribbon. These have helped me a great deal, to feel at ease, to make sure I was on the "right" path, to make sure I could find my way home ... (1/2)

The Black Hole | Hong Kong Like a mouth calling your name. Its pull was irresistible. I should have know better.

I am immensely proud of this

1912-1913 booklet - Peking Association for the Relief of Destitute Native Women (14th annual report)

Just saw someone describing the US and PRC as “now basically on an even footing” in terms of authoritarianism, and Oh. My. Sweet. Summer. Child. I mean, it’s even somehow unfair to the PRC. They have moved *so far past* this stuff!

HMS Blenheim off Hong Kong, early 1900s, unknown artist. Blenheim was launched in 1890 and recommissioned 1901 with a complement of 593 men to serve at the China Station to support the British during the Boxer Uprising. In June 1902 she left China to visit Yokohama.

in the recent Two Sessions the govt raised the basic monthly rate from ¥143 to ¥163 ($28). this raise, which some have described as insulting, sparked much discussion online. for urbanites often don't realize just how little rural residents have to make do with. www.bbc.com/zhongwen/art...

I have a great pre-20th century version of a Chinese literature joke based on a 17th century commentary on a Chinese literature joke about a 13th century Chinese literature joke updated from a 12th century Chinese literature joke about a 9th century Chinese literature joke

From Life magazine, March 10th, 1921. babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=md...

According to Dawes: • Fire alarms from all 7 blocks destroyed by fire were switched off • Stairwell windows were removed, allowing flames to spread • Fire hydrants and hoses were shut down for months, far beyond the legal 14-day limit • Flame retardant scaffolding replaced by non-flameproof netting

1/ Yet another source of original reporting closing in Hong Kong. 40-50 staff at Yahoo News HK to lose their jobs this year. hongkongfp.com/2026/03/17/y...

Eternal glory to D'Arcy McGee

Had Guinness bread this morning, definitely improved the day

转载中国艺术

They’re telling me a great empire will be destroyed if I attack Persia. Even the oracles who don’t like me very much, very nasty, they all said to me, “Sir, it’s one of the great empires, and it’ll be destroyed. And all because you attacked Persia.” That’s what they’re telling me.

I see a lot of people freaking out about this, but in Taiwan, this is just known as a Tuesday. Get back to me when we have satellite footage of China amassing an amphibious invasion force on the shores of Fujian, *then* we can start freaking out about an imminent invasion.

It is straight up peaceful

I fell* into this in 1986 and still get made fun of for it. *was pushed by a bike riding uncle

Rosewood deciding to pivot to serving rapists and human traffickers is a bold business strategy, let’s see if it pays off for them

News of Tate brothers appearing in Lan Kwai Fong has draw widespread condemnation online by normal people, with somequickly comparing how some journalists have been denied entry while actual fugitives wanted for rape and trafficking are allowed to enter Hong Kong

Just saw a white guy with the flag of Denmark and the flag of Qing China on his backpack. Is this a way of representing his time in China without supporting the current regime, or is he merely advocating for the return of Manchu rule?

like mold cultures in a petri dish, andrew tate was always bound to turn up in lkf

Ew. Guess I'll stay even further away from the expat hangouts than usual then