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Dragon Boat Team 2016

Happy Paddlers : Dragon Boat Races 2016

There is nothing like a dragon boat race. The roar of the paddlers calling time, the drummer, the pounding of paddles pulling through the water, an undulating dragon skimming across the top of the ocean…

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Hong Kong Birthday

5 Ways to Spend (And Not Spend) Your Birthday in Hong Kong

My birthday is the 12th March. That means right now you must be saying, “Oh, I know someone with that birthday,” or, even better, “That’s my birthday too!” – and you are certainly not alone. A 12th March birthday can be a blessing and a curse, and must be shared with everyone else that was born between 5th-13th March, which

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Chinese New Year decorations in a shop window in Hong Kong

10 Surprising Facts About Chinese New Year I Learnt Living in Hong Kong

Red lanterns are up, the banks are packed and preparations are well underway for Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival. So, here are 10 surprising facts about Chinese New Year that I’ve learnt during my time in HK: Before I started living in Hong Kong, I thought CNY was all firecrackers, dumplings and fun animal horoscopes (and those are

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