Spend over a year for reform as this?

Honestly, we always see different foreigners complaining about how racism affects them in Hong Kong. Then, they pull out a picture of this white guy, implying white people are treated better, and point out how only non-white minorities are pressured to speak Cantonese, while white folks can get their way with English alone.

A few days ago, I saw two different posts around here, one was regarding a white begpacker and the other one was about a white tourist stealing something. The point is, the comments were quite mean. It makes me wonder, is it classism or racism? Is it because most white folks work in MNCs in Hong Kong, which causes locals to have a perception that they're wealthy, so they excuse them for not knowing Cantonese or local culture?

What if it was a rich Indian, Korean, Arab, or Mexican? Would it be the same? If so, then clearly it's classism and not racism.

What do you all think?

After the great success we had with last year’s party, we’re back again!

My good friend Nik and I will be hosting a viewing party for the 2026 League of Legends World Finals and we hope to see you there!

While the venue has changed, the vibes will be the same. Drinks, good people and hopefully a banger series for us to enjoy.

Because the final is on in the wee hours of the morning and the venue has to stay open late for us, this year there will be a $200 HKD per person entry fee. Don’t worry though - that will include 2 drink tickets!

We’re also starting the party a little earlier this year so people can have a chance to hangout and have some fun before the games start. If you’re lucky you might just win some free drinks too!

If you’re interested in attending, check out the event link here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/league-of-legends-worlds-2026-watch-party-in-hong-kong-tickets-2003756187697

We hope to see all of you back again to cheer for your favourite team and to ruin our sleep schedules together 😂

P.s. Shout out to the girls who made the T1 cookies last year, you guys are awesome!

Heard 3 dogs died already, all died within 1h. The vets couldn’t save them. I thought central/sheung wan is dog friendly, how come the police hasn’t caught the poisoner yet??

In Manulife's MPF, the North American Equity fund has only grown by around 6% over the past year. While the New York Stock Exchange has grown by 12%.

I'm no financial guru, but how do the fund managers at Manulife manage to lose half of the growth? Pretty irritating to see my pension fund grow less than the real cost of living increase.

A Hong Kong woman has reported the disappearance of HK$420,000 worth of gold jewelry from a safe at her mother's home, with suspicion falling on the family's Indonesian domestic helper, whose contract expires on October 31.

I've tried to solve a pain point for myself and aggregated a lot of open data from Hong Kong into a little iOS app. So here it is... Ad free, no sign up, no data collection, no payment. Just a little app to hopefully enjoy.

https://apps.apple.com/hk/app/glance-hong-kong/id6768223283

Hey everyone,

Just posting to see the success and reject stories for NEW/FRESH grads.

I understand it’s been to say the least, an absolutely horrific job market (including for myself). And I’m trying to really get an idea, is it just me or are a lot of people just not getting entry level jobs anymore

I only ever hear the HKUST people getting jobs and some HKU/CUHK but a lot of others aren’t from what I’ve observed

Looking forward to the comments

Thanks

Problem number 1: I am dumb and bought items without "local returns"
Problem number 2: total value is 3800hkd
Problem number 3: Customs regulations

So, I was shopping for drives and ended up buying them from Taobao (maybe this is problem number 0.5). Drives arrive but look a bit off, I start checking them and surprise surprise, they are not genuine.

Ok, I want to return them. Seller approves, I get the return info I thought I'd need and go to the SF Express. Except they cannot take the shipment without recipient's ID as required by China customs regulations.

Seller does not provide their ID, Taobao customer support cannot even be AI as even AI would not give that dumb answers, like "Use Canada Post"... hello?

So, I cannot send drives back because I don't have recipient's ID, seller only replies with handshake emoji when asked, and Taobao CS is trying to get me running in circles.

Has anyone successfully returned higher price items to Taobao seller, and if yes, how were you able to accomplish that?

For those of you who miss 80s and 90s in Hong Kong… This Eurodisco/synth-pop was very popular in the clubs during that time… I am sure it will bring memories for many. Timeless gem by Modern Talking.

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Visiting HK for the first time with friends late 20s. Looking for that HK family dinner experience from a nice restaurant that’s not super upscale but is enough to dress well at and has a cool vibe with traditional cuisine.

Comparable to a nice steakhouse or seafood in the U.S, but make it Hong Kong style.

TIA ALL!! :) cheers

新土地業權註冊制度將於明年上半年實施，政府一併收緊現行土地查冊安排，須符合九項「指明目的」才可查冊。當中未有列明新聞用途，僅供以「公眾利益」為由申請，申請人須聲明查冊紀錄僅用於聲明目的、並說明如何使用紀錄以達致聲明目的，由土地註冊處長「個別考慮」；若處長不信納須拒絕，涉虛假或誤導陳述須負刑責。

附屬法例已於上周五（16日）刊憲、以「先訂立後審議」訂立。記協今向當局提交意見書，促請立法會考慮和及時作修訂，並要求政府撤回、恢復原來查閱土地紀錄不受限的狀況。

記協在意見書中指，香港市民查閱土地資源最終受益者的公開資料，屬基本權益，方便公眾時刻監察有損公眾利益的事件，而傳媒作為公眾一員，應享有同等權利查閱有關記錄。而香港以市場透明度為傲，當局不應倒行逆施在倉促情況下通過附屬法例，以免窒礙資訊自由和公眾知情權。

記協：新規定下即使涉高官行為，亦需由政府裁定

發展局文件提到，修訂安排旨在保障個人資料私隱，記協指當局未能提供數據反映過往行之有效的查冊制度如何侵擾私隱，說法不足以支持收緊查冊，「當局不應以一句保障私隱來凌駕公眾的知情權」。就當局指公眾可以「公眾利益」申請查冊，已平衡公眾知情權，記協稱「不敢苟同」。記協認為新規定將削弱香港物業市場透明度，以及公眾對於本港土地利益的知情權。

記協指新規定下，土地記錄可繼續便利具商業利益者進行買賣交易，而希望監察物業業權、公平交易的公眾或沒有直接利益的人士，卻需通過「特別審批」，將「嚴重妨礙以公開資訊破除利益固化藩籬」，即監察市場運作、權貴濫用土地及物業資源的公眾監察活動。協會舉例如以「公眾利益」進行查冊，即使當中或涉及政府高官的行為，亦需先由政府本身作特別裁定；而且，大部分此類報道一般需在取得土地紀錄後，方能確認涉事詳情是否涉及公眾利益，新規定卻在「證據前落閘」，要求申請方先提供證明方「開閘」，屬於本末倒置。

記協指調查報道或因行政延誤而消失

記協強調，各大傳媒經常需依賴土地查冊核實交易金額、面積等基本資訊，調查報道亦需依賴開放式搜索，查找不正常交易、以至辨識業權人會否涉違法行為，新規定將嚴重影響這類涉公眾利益報道。

協會列舉 18 宗預料在新土地查冊制度下，難以再進行的調查報道例子，包括區議員黃碧嬌涉及宏福苑「死人授權票」；有集團購入劏房大廈改建簡樸房並迫遷租戶；紅山半島在世紀暴雨後山泥傾瀉後揭大規模僭建，業主無視清拆命令；詐騙集團主腦在港擁豪宅、商廈業權，律政司發凍結令；涉 721 事件警隊高層的土地及物業涉霸官地僭建；鄭若驊大宅僭建地庫、丈夫潘樂陶大宅涉僭建等等。

記協又指局方是在 2025 年 7 月提交相關修訂草案，提議收緊土地查冊，雖然事宜無急切性，但當局以「先立法、後審議」方式實施，變相剝削公眾和立法會表達意見，又指希望當局並非是以「『生米煮成熟飯』的方式來造成既定事實」。記協又舉當局收緊收車牌為例，指在 17宗傳媒提出的新聞用途的車牌資料申請中，僅 1 宗於拖延多時後獲部分批准，預料傳媒認為涉及公眾利益的土地查冊活動，或將面臨同樣阻撓。

政府中午發稿指特首今日已收到相關報告，感謝獨委會聽取和考慮大量證人、專家、團體等提供的證據和資料，撰寫詳盡報告，根據職權範圍就火災以及大型樓宇維修工程作全面檢視和建議。獨立委員會的網站首頁，亦顯示委員會已向行政長官提交報告、「並已停止運作」字眼；委員會又指最終取得逾百萬個檔案，數據量超過二萬億字節，並據證據和資料作為事實基礎撰寫報告。

李家超表示政府就樓宇維修工程監督、建築物管理、消防裝置規管等範疇，將作出全面改革，政府已就整體改革作準備，將積極跟進報告建議，會在短期內公布全面改革計劃和如何追究責任。公眾關注報告何時、如何公開，政府指會公開報告，但由於涉案人士已被刑事起訴，政府表示要考慮如何處理報告中或涉及刑事審訊的部分，以免影響審訊，會徵詢法律意見如何以適當方式盡快公開報告。

過去類似例子包括 2012 年發生的南丫海難。事故造成 39 人死亡，時任行政長官梁振英之後成立「獨立調查委員會」調查事件。委員會在 2013 年 4 月 19 日提交 238 頁報告，由於事故中兩名船長已被落案控告謀殺罪名，為確保公平審訊，政府在同年 4 月 30 日，將報告內涉及二人責任問題的內容遮蓋和公開。

https://youtu.be/YE1MbkVqRVU

Hello does anyone know the full process to converting your probationary license to a full driving license?

I cant do it on iamsmart as the system doesn’t let me go past a section. I’ve heard that I can just go into a transport department, with a form and my license and HKID and line up?

The clarity Id like to ask advice for is - what time should I go and queue, and do I need any other documents (it’s not fully clear for me on the website)? Anyone done it at the Kowloon office?

Hi everyone I've come from Australia to Hong Kong and I'm having lots of trouble with finding ATM'S that will accept my card. I've tried quite a few already from various banks, and have even gone into HSBC and asked there. Everywhere I go the transaction is declined, and my card is working fine so I am very confused as to why I can't withdraw cash. I also cannot get an Octopus card without cash so I'm in quite a bind. Anyone know what I can do?

Update Because people are asking and i forgot that I hadn't update the post in both subs, im using a debit mastercard. My bank has said it should be OK to withdraw (there are no foreign withdrawals issues,etc), and I have opened a HSBC account because it looks like it could be a reoccurring issue regardless of if it works for now (which it still doesn't).

A while ago, I saw that my work shoes have a spot in the sole where it’s flapping out.

Previous experience back in Canada had me rely on Barge contact cement, but that stuff isn’t easy to get here.

Can someone recommend a local brand that is just as effective and where I could buy it(I would rather get it myself than wait for online ordering). Preferably somewhere around Central

I’m planning to travel to Hong Kong soon, and I’m thinking of ordering some stuff from Pinduoduo (拼多多) and having it delivered to my hotel while I’m there.

For those who have tried this before:

📦 How long does Pinduoduo usually take to deliver to a Hong Kong address?

I really want to avoid arriving at my hotel only to find out my packages haven’t arrived yet. Would love to hear from anyone who has done this before! Any tips, personal experiences, or recommendations would be super helpful. Thank you! 💗

Moving to HK soon under the top talent scheme. I'm 25M, speak Mandarin and Cantonese. My work is mostly going to be split between Shenzhen (Xili in the future, Pingshan, and Futian will be my main destinations) and at-home work with some work travel, so ideally I'd like the airport express and the Shenzhen border to be easily accessible.

Looking for a 1 bed/1bath or 2 bed/1 bath, budget probably 25k HKD monthly - that's what I was paying in the Bay Area. One thing is it absolutely has to be a newer build with central AC, no sewer gases from the floor drains, flushable toilet paper, no "wet room" bathroom, and a decent kitchen for cooking.

Glancing at the map it seems like Austin station might be good being a 10 minute walk to West Kowloon and on the airport express, but I don't recall it being a particularly popping neighborhood with amenities in walking distance whenever I got off there. What other areas should I be looking into?