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It may not feel like it – temperatures are still hovering above 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) most days – but according to the 24 terms in the solar calendar, the “great heat” of the summer ended last week.
Here are five things to do in Hong Kong this weekend to mark the start of a new season.
1. No Limits Wellness Day
Join Project S gym founder Sarah Wersborg and Olympian swimmer Camille Cheng, who is studying to be a sports psychologist, on August 30 for a few hours of spinning, moving, replenishing and thinking.
Hop on a stage bike for a spinning class to get the session started, raise the heart rate and work up a sweat.
Follow that up with a 45-minute mobility class. Mobility is key to improving performance, enhancing your flexibility and range of motion to recover faster.

Then, take 30 minutes to replenish your energy with nutritional snacks and drinks while relaxing and connecting with others.
The session wraps with a discussion of performance anxiety – what it is and how to overcome it – with Cheng.
The event kicks off at 12.30pm and ends at 3.30pm. The cost is HK$250 (US$32). For more details and to book, click here.
Project S, 33-34/F, The Chelsea, 69 Jervois Street, Central
2. HKForeword 2025


Since 2012, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery has selected fresh graduates from art schools for its HKForeword group exhibition, which serves as a snapshot of artistic development in the city today.
The 14th edition features 12 Hong Kong artists from three of the city’s universities and two overseas universities, who work with a diverse range of materials and media.
As curators Katie de Tilly and Yoyo Yu describe it, this is a chance to find out how a new generation of artists explore their cultural heritage, confront societal pressures and shape their own narratives in a fluid world.
10 Chancery Lane Gallery, G/F, 10 Chancery Lane, Central, Monday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 11am-5pm. Until October 4.
3. The Chuan Whisky x Rùn

In 2021, spirits group Pernod Ricard announced the launch of its first whisky distillery in China. To celebrate the arrival of the debut bottling, the brand has collaborated with fine-dining Chinese restaurant Rùn at The St Regis Hong Kong hotel for a pairing menu.
The Chuan Malt Whisky Distillery is located in the foothills of Sichuan’s Mount Emei and has produced a pure malt whisky aged using three types of casks from different continents: American bourbon casks, Spanish sherry casks and Chinese Changbai Mountain Danling oak casks – the last of which imparts a unique sandalwood and aged tangerine peel note.
After visiting the distillery, chef Hung Chi-kwong of two-Michelin-star Rùn has created an eight-course feast featuring Cantonese and Sichuan flavours to pair with the whisky, with dishes such as Danling oak-smoked peppercorn pigeon, and grilled lobster tail with soy sauce and whisky.
The menu, available until September 30, is priced at HK$5,988 for two persons or HK$9,988 for four, both inclusive of one bottle of The Chuan Pure Malt Whisky.
2/F, The St Regis Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Drive, Wan Chai
4. Dongji Rescue


On October 1, 1942, the Japanese cargo liner Lisbon Maru was secretly transporting more than 1,800 British prisoners of war across the East China Sea when it was torpedoed by an American submarine.
More than 800 POWs either drowned or were shot by Japanese soldiers as they attempted to escape, while close to 400 men were rescued from the water by courageous Chinese fishermen who came to their aid from a village on Dongji island in the nearby Zhoushan Archipelago.
This little-known tale of courage and heroism inspires the rousing wartime epic Dongji Rescue.
Recounting the story from the point of view of the villagers, the film, directed by Guan Hu and Fei Zhenxiang, is by turns thrilling and ludicrous, as historical fact is reshaped into a bombastic saga of defiance and selflessness. Read the full review
Dongji Rescue is in cinemas now.
5. Joyce & Lane Crawford Branded Fashion Warehouse Sale

Do not miss the chance to find some cool bargains at this clearance sale at Harbour City Bazaar.
Up for grabs are sneakers, shoes, jumpers, jackets, leather bags and more.
Score up to 90 per cent off designer collections, an extra 35 per cent off purchases of four items or more, and 45 per cent off purchases of six items or more.
5/F, Wharf T&T Centre, 7 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, between 11am and 8pm. Until September 1
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Join Olympic swimmer Camille Cheng for a few hours of spinning, moving, replenishing and thinking at a wellness workshop this weekend in Hong Kong. Photo: Instagram/camillelcheng

Project S founder Sarah Wersborg. Photo: Instagram/projectsfitness

Grilled lobster tail seasoned with first-draw soy sauce, light soy sauce, sesame oil and The Chuan Malt Whisky, part of an eight-course feast featuring Cantonese and Sichuan flavours to pair with the whisky. Photo: Nicholas Wong/Sixteen Photography

Up for grabs at the clearance sale are sneakers, shoes, jumpers, jackets, leather bags and more. Photo: Instagram/harbourcitybaazar

How Charmaine Sheh went from Miss Hong Kong runner-up to becoming the queen of TVB dramas

Charmaine Sheh Sze-man The Queen of the News.jpeg Photo: Apple TV+

Hong Kong actress Charmaine Sheh has starred in a number of notable TVB shows, including War and Beauty (2004), Maidens’ Vow (2006), Forensic Heroes II (2008), You’re Hired (2009), Can’t Buy Me Love (2010) and Line Walker (2014). Photo: Instagram/charmaine_sheh

Charmaine Sheh in a still from The Queen of News. Photo: Apple TV+

Sheh (left) poses for a photo after coming second runner-up in the 1997 Miss Hong Kong pageant with winner Virginia Yung Ka-shui (centre) and first runner-up Vivian Lee Ming-wai. Photo: Martin Chan

(From left) Nancy Sit Ka-yin, Julian Cheung Chi-lam and Sheh in a still from the film Return of the Cuckoo (2015), a sequel to the 2000 television drama series of the same name.

Sheh in a still from Line Walker (2014). Photo: TVB

Sheh in a still from Story of Yanxi Palace.

Louis Koo and Sheh play a married couple in the horror film Always Be With You (2017).

How Buddhist meditation helped burned-out finance worker overcome stress and anxiety

Manoj Dias overcame his anxiety through Buddhist meditation and philosophy. Now, he helps others find mindfulness. Photo: Instagram/manojdias_ 

 Manoj Dias was trapped in what he calls “a wheel of suffering” while working in finance. Photo: The Upper House

Dias teaches a class in Los Angeles, California, in May. Photo: Instagram/manojdias_

Dias says Buddhist philosophy has guided him through pivotal life moments, such as the death of his mother. Photo: Upper House

Dias as a child with his mother. Born in Sri Lanka, Dias moved to Australia with his parents at the age of five. Photo: Instagram/manojdias_

Dias leads a class that combines yoga and breathwork with music and movement. Photo: Instagram/manojdias_

The Shadow’s Edge movie review: Jackie Chan stars in action-packed Eye in the Sky remake

Jackie Chan in a still from The Shadow’s Edge.

Jackie Chan as ex-policeman Wong (left) and Tony Leung Ka-fai as “The Shadow” in a still from The Shadow’s Edge, directed by Larry Yang.

Wen Junhui as a young cyber criminal in a still from The Shadow’s Edge. 

Tony Leung Ka-fai as the villain “The Shadow” in a still from The Shadow’s Edge.

6 of Singapore’s best hidden speakeasy bars that will take you back in time – and how to find them

Bartenders at Chandu create drinks with a narrative that are loosely based on history. Photo: The Robertson House by the Crest Collection

A bartender mixes a drink at Chandu, one of our picks of six of the best hidden speakeasy bars in Singapore. Photo: The Robertson House by the Crest Collection

The Mizuwari whisky highball at Live Twice uses Hokkaido soft water rather than soda to accentuate the malt notes of the Japanese Nikka whiskies. Photo: Instagram/@livetwicesg

Chandu is inspired by Singapore’s colonial era, when opium dens flourished in the city state. Photo: The Robertson House by The Crest Collection

Chandu’s Mata Hari cocktail is named after a Dutch dancer and courtesan. Photo: Facebook/Chandu

Oriental Elixir, located in a Peranakan rowhouse, is a dimly lit watering hole for nonconformist cocktails. Photo: Philipp Meier

Oriental Elixir’s Malabar Tamarind cocktail combines the sour ingredient with roasted cherry tomato gin, dry vermouth. Photo: Instagram/@oriental.elixir

Junior the Pocket Bar is a small, 25-seater speakeasy that tasks itself with changing the menu completely every few months. Photo: Philipp Meier

A cocktail titled Sesame from the Korea-inspired menu at Junior the Pocket Bar. Photo: Junior the Pocket Bar

Jade Harbour is part of The Bund menu currently offered at Junior the Pocket Bar, inspired by the Shanghai district. Credit: Junior the Pocket Bar

For its Korean Joseon dynasty-inspired menu, the interiors of Junior the Pocket Bar featured dragons. Photo: Philipp Meier

Roxy is a hip-hop-inspired speakeasy hidden inside the Miss Fitz restaurant in Singapore’s Marina Bay. Photo: Facebook/Roxy

The drinks at Roxy are based on classics, but are given their own spin. Photo: Facebook/Roxy

Last Word has finessed tipples that were invented in the 1920s. Photo: Philipp Meier

Last Word’s eponymous cocktail is a classic, blending gin, maraschino liqueur, green chartreuse and lime. Photo: Instagram/@lastwordsg

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From a wellness day with an Olympian to a branded fashion warehouse sale, there is plenty to get up to this weekend


From a wellness day with an Olympian to a branded fashion warehouse sale, there is plenty to get up to this weekend.
