Category — Hong Kong

A student paints the sculpture “Pillar of Shame” orange during a demonstration by pressure group the Hong Kong Alliance.

Supporting the Patriotic Democratic Movement of China, the group expressed its human-rights concerns at the University of Hong Kong on April 30, 2008.

The sculpture, designed by Danish artist Jens Galschiot, was created to symbolise those who died in the government crackdown in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989.

Via Activate.us

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“Beyond the traditional sports such as Taijiquan exercises in the morning, there are many work-out parcours in parks or estates in Hong Kong and Macau.”

“While it seems to be possible to grow older and remain an active lifestyle in China, being elderly in western society at the same time predetermines you to be totally passive.”

From PSFK via SwissMiss

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Prodip’s fascination with UFO’s has made him create the Hong Kong UFO Documentary which talks about people’s sightings of UFO’s in Hong Kong.

The documentary has been just released. Two versions are available; a stand alone DVD or a Off World Boxset with comes with the Off World Creature Figure designed by Michael Lau. The boxset is now available at Double-Park.

See more on Hypebeast

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Every so often, NYC design shop Kiosk rotates in an entire stock from an individual country.

Past nations have included Japan and Sweden, and the latest is China, or more specifically, Hong Kong.

They range from a paper Ping-Pong set (made for burning during Chinese funerals) and a scarlet lampshade (insert “red light district” joke here) to so-called harsh tobacco, which is exactly what it sounds like (and comes in a cool matchbox-sized paper container).

The selections are also online, where you can peruse owner Alisa Grifo’s oddball product descriptions, like the one of the pictured handmade knife: “Zing! Only nine fingers left!“.

See the shop at KioskKiosk.com but hurry before they move onto their next country!

Via Men.Style.com

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CJ7 is an upcoming 2008 science fiction/comedy film written, produced and directed by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the film. Here’s a two minute trailer:

Chow plays a man who lives in a partly demolished house and who takes in a homeless boy (who is actually played by a girl, Xu Jiao).

As Chow’s character can’t afford to buy a toy for the child, he finds a makeshift toy in the garbage and brings it back to his “son”. The toy is actually an alien and other aliens are desperate to get it back.

Stephen Chow Sing-Chi, is a scriptwriter, film director and actor in many blockbuster movies in Hong Kong and is considered to be one of the finest Hong Kong screen comedians. He was responsible for many popular hits including “Shaolin Soccer” (2001) and “Kung Fu Hustle” (2004), which were both applauded in the West.

From the looks of the trailer, CJ7 seems to adopt alot of CGI, but judging by the wacky physical entertainment of Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, may work quite well with Stephen’s brand of humour.

More CJ7 info on Wikipedia

Via Asianpopcorn

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The Peninsula Suite in Hong Kong’s Peninsula hotel has been regarded as the most luxurious suite in Asia.

The 26th floor suite offers panoramic views of Victoria Harbor and Hong Kong Island. Some of the rooms include, two sitting areas, a conference room, a mini-gym, a private office, a master bathroom with a full view of the harbor, three private wash rooms and a guest washroom, a fully equipped kitchen and a Butler’s pantry.

Interestingly, the CIA and the M15 were consulted on the design since it is a common hotel choice for diplomats and heads of states. To guarantee maximum security the Peninsula Suite has direct access to a helipad and has a special room for security guards down the hall.

Some of the other suite amenities are a 24-hour Butler and a stand-by Rolls-Royce. All of this is available for merely $5,000 per night.

See another nine of the swankiest hotel suites ever on Celebrity Hotel Rooms

Via Neatorama

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Earlier in the year, I took a trip to Hong Kong, and posted a few selected “Hong Kong Picture Moments“. I’ve finally got alot more photos onto my Flickr account, so thought I’d share the link in case anyone is interested!

I’ve got 260 photos on there, split into 13 categories. If you like them (or not for that matter!), I’d be grateful if you leave a comment!

Hong Kong 2007 photos

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Happy Christmas! Here’s a poster for Kelly Chen’s upcoming movie “An Empress And The Warriors“. She looks rather well protected. Except for her face of course, which is left open for maximum publicity.

Via AsianPopcorn

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