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June 2023

Happenings & Events – Stuff to Know in June!

ENTER THE DB DEFINITELY BEST TALENT SHOW June 7 is your last chance to enter the DB Definitely Best Talent Show. The theme of the first contest is singing, and anyone aged 13 or above can audition to take part. Simply complete the online registration form and submit a five-minute video of yourself singing, either solo or as a pair, in Cantonese, Mandarin or English. The top eight contestants in each group (the Discovery Bay… Read More »Happenings & Events – Stuff to Know in June!

Out & About: What You’ve Been Up to!

ENJOYING HELPER APPRECIATION MONTH The community came together in May to provide DB helpers with a range of fun and informative free activities. Highlights included an aunties’ karaoke event hosted by DBIS PTSA, yoga classes provided by Embody, YRock music sessions and beach tennis at Tai Pak Wan. [PHOTOS COURTESY OF DBIS, YRock & Embody.] DMR’S WILD ANNUAL PERFORMANCE On May 1, DMR School of Ballet presented Welcome to the Jungle at Y Studio, Chai… Read More »Out & About: What You’ve Been Up to!

PICTURE PERFECT 

Former Photojournalist and South Lantau Islander Anat Givon turns her lens on her backyard, with a few tweaks. Elizabeth Kerr enjoys a private viewing at Pause Café Photos by Beatrix Malan – www.atscollective.com For someone who’s made a career out of capturing moments and creating images, photographer Anat Givon can really talk. She’s not aimless or selfaggrandising. She’s as inquisitive as she is informative. But over four hours she proves an effortless ability to bounce… Read More »PICTURE PERFECT 

Lantau Hike: The Tinworth Trail

REPORTING BY Elizbeth Kerr  PHOTOS BY Will Hayward & Jono Woodhouse  Hong Kong has four official long trails: Maclehose (100km), Wilson (78km), Lantau (70km), and Hong Kong (50km). The new Tinworth Trail (www.tinworthtrail.com) has been designed as the unofficial fifth. The 90km route starts in the northeast corner of the territory at Sha Tau Kok, runs southwest through the New Territories, hops the bay and picks up in Lantau. The Tinworth is named for race… Read More »Lantau Hike: The Tinworth Trail