October 2021

Hong Kong’s leading over-night trail race Barclays MoonTrekker has gone virtual this year due to ongoing government restrictions, and the two-part, app-based competition is taking place from October 1 to 31. The event traditionally runs over a single night in October, with the 1,000+ participants taking their pick between 30-kilometre and 43-kilometre night-time treks. Both races go up and over Lantau Peak, covering some of the steepest terrain in Hong Kong. The aim is to… Read More »BARCLAYS MOONTREKKER21 POWERED BY A CUSTOM-BUILT APP

Villa Kunterbunt (VKB) Lantau Animal Rescue rescues and re-homes dogs and puppies of all breeds and ages. The VKB team relies on donations (food, towels, medical supplies, money, time), and has this year come up with a cute way to create awareness, raise funds and show that ‘pet adoption is hot.’ “The VKB Adoption is Hot Calendar 2022 features 12 really hot local guys and their adopted pups,” says Cindy Bouw of VKB. “We were… Read More »VKB ADOPTION IS HOT CALENDAR

Inspired by the outdoor barbeque pits on Lantau’s trails and beaches, the all-you- can-eat, indoor BBQ Pit Buffet at Cafe Lantau, Sheraton Hong Kong Tung Chung pays homage to the most casual of Hong Kong dining occasions, while elevating it to delicious new levels. Local favourites include honey-glazed free-range chicken wings and Lam Cheong Kee fish balls with Sakura, plus a selection of vegetable skewers, corn on the cob and baked sweet potato. International grills… Read More »BBQ PIT BUFFET AT CAFÉ LANTAU

Alittle project with a big heart, Emily’s Kindness Cards enables volunteers to send cards, letters or drawings to people who are alone in hospital or chronically ill, and it provides a space for those in need of such kindnesses to ask for it. “However small the gesture may seem, these cards can be a lifeline for people,” says Tung Chung resident Michelle Parsons, whose motherEmily came up with the idea in March this year shortly… Read More »EMILY’S KINDNESS CARDS