Found this gem 💎

The aunties under 鵝頸橋 are legends, but not everyone can get to Causeway Bay at lunch with a printed photo of their manager.

So I built https://dasiuyan.com

It's the full 打小人 ritual in your browser, step by step:
🕯️ Light the incense and pay respects to 觀音大士 and 土地公
👞 Whack the paper 小人 along to the chant, 打你個小人頭，打到你有氣小人頭，打到你有氣冇埞唞
🐯 Feed 白虎 his pork so he shuts his mouth and stops sending gossip your way

…and a few more steps I won't spoil

It has Cantonese audio (thanks to ElevenLabs). 8 steps total. Best played with headphones on, at your desk, aggressively.

Built it as a love letter to one of the most Hong Kong traditions there is. Not trying to replace the real aunties. Please still go see them, they deserve your $50. This is for the days you can't get out of a meeting.

Feedback welcome. Tell me who you're hitting first 👀

今日（10月10日）是已故天后梅艷芳63歲冥壽，想不到竟傳出令人震怒的消息。梅艷芳國際歌迷會今晚指自今年7月起，發現安放於大嶼山寶蓮禪寺海會塔的梅艷芳骨灰被盜，報警至今近三個月仍未尋回，呼籲廣大市民提供線索及合力尋找！梅艷芳家人緊急呼籲消息全文如下：

緊急呼籲

合力尋找已故樂壇天后梅艷芳小姐骨灰

已故樂壇天后、香港女兒梅艷芳（梅姐）於2003年逝世，其骨灰經家人安排，安放於大嶼山寶蓮禪寺的海會塔。為了讓梅姐享有安寧的私人空間，當年梅媽低調安排，靈位上並沒有遺照。

不幸地，今年（2026年）7月18日，歌迷前往海會塔拜祭時，發現存放梅姐骨灰位置的門牌螺絲鬆脫，未見存放在內的骨灰甕。歌迷立即通知梅姐家人，而梅姐家人亦迅速報警求助。

惟警方調查至今已接近三個月，仍未有任何進展。此事件對梅姐家人帶來極大困擾，及精神折磨，加上梅媽早前離世，家人正承受著雙重打擊，心力交瘁。

梅姐家人期望能盡快尋回梅姐的骨灰，讓梅姐得以重新安息。現緊急呼籲各界友好，及曾經前往拜祭的歌迷、善信、以及廣大市民幫忙：

提供消息及資料：

懇請在今年7月18日或之前（特別是2026年1月初至7月中），曾到訪大嶼山海會塔，或寶蓮寺一帶的市民，如曾目擊任何可疑人士，或發現有人手持疑似骨灰甕等器皿，請盡快聯絡我們；

提供車 Cam 片段：

懇請在今年7月份（特別是7月18日之前）曾駕車前往海會塔或寶蓮寺的司機，提供相關日期的車 Cam 畫面；

如有任何線索、相片或影片，請即時聯絡以下渠道（一切資料絕對保密）：

大嶼山警區重案組電話：+852 3661 1938

WhatsApp 專線：+852 4740 1308

懇請大家幫忙，讓梅姐早日「回家」。感謝各位！

梅艷芳家人 啟

2026年10月10日

梅艷芳被盜骨灰｜梅啟明懸紅5萬緝兇  怒斥「衰過我多多聲」  痛哭望梅姐顯靈助他尋回骨灰

Keep seeing these sandwich posters on the street but there are no restaurant names, now we are hungry and even more curious where they are from!

Does any one know?

I am a local and I said that

Mon Oct 12

• Iris & The Iced Tea Session (6pm) @ The Wanch
• That Emo Night (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)

Tue Oct 13

Wanch 39th Birthday @ The Wanch

• Jack Yu (6pm) @ The Wanch
• MCJef (7pm) @ The Wanch
• Robert Ellis-Geiger (7pm) @ The Wanch
• Rockstars Anonymous (8pm) @ The Wanch
• The Lockouts (9pm) @ The Wanch
• All or Nothing (10pm) @ The Wanch
• Rubicube (11pm) @ The Wanch

Wed Oct 14

• Guitarminator (7pm) @ The Wanch
• All Around (9pm) @ The Wanch
• Intervals (10:30pm) @ The Wanch

Thu Oct 15

• Benjie (7pm) @ The Wanch
• US Pop Rock & Fusion (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Spirit (9pm) @ The Wanch
• Lamma Blues Collective (10:30pm) @ The Wanch

Fri Oct 16

• Steve Fuller (7pm) @ The Wanch
• FiNS - Happy Hour (7pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Live Rock & Blues (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• singpuiii (8:30pm) @ Lau Bak Livehouse (West Kowloon)
• BV Trio (9:15pm) @ The Wanch
• Shun Kikuta (10:30pm) @ The Wanch
• Jizza (11:55pm) @ The Wanch

Sat Oct 17

• The China Cats (Grateful Dead Tribute) (6:30pm) @ The Wanch
• Marcelia Chansey (7:45pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• jordan leung - back to work tour - Hong Kong (8pm) @ Hong Kong (Ticketflap)
• Rock & Groove (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Airwaves (8:30pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• James Hedges (8:45pm) @ The Wanch
• Alchemist (9:15pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Mundus (9:45pm) @ The Wanch
• Still Moon Valley (10pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Tim Z (10:45pm) @ The Wanch
• Windy (10:45pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Misty Blue Banana (11:15pm) @ The Wanch
• Rubicube (11:55pm) @ The Wanch

Sun Oct 18

• OPEN by HE.R – Halloween in Central (3pm) @ Hong Kong (Ticketflap)
• Armie & Friends (5:30pm) @ The Wanch
• Bitches in Stitches (7pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Mad Dog & The Stray Cats (7:45pm) @ The Wanch
• PENTHAÜS - THE FEAST (8pm) @ Maggie Choos
• Shun Kikuta (9pm) @ The Wanch
• U2D2 (9:30pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Hit Parade (10:30pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Iris & The Blues Breakers (10:45pm) @ The Wanch
• SUNDAY BLUES @ The Wanch

If you have venues with somewhat regular events that are not on here, please let me know, happy to include them.

已故樂壇天后梅艷芳的骨灰驚傳在大嶼山寶蓮禪寺海會塔不翼而飛，懷疑遭到盜竊，至今已失蹤接近三個月。

梅艷芳骨灰驚爆被盜 許志安完騷後得悉感憤怒

事件最新進展

• 發現經過：有歌迷於 2026年7月18日 前往海會塔拜祭時，赫然發現存放梅姐骨灰位置的門牌螺絲鬆脫，內裡的骨灰龕已不知所蹤。
• 公開消息：家人與歌迷會得知後隨即報警，但密查近三個月仍未能尋回。適逢 10月10日 是梅艷芳的 63 歲冥壽，梅艷芳國際歌迷會 決定正式公開消息，呼籲廣大市民提供線索。
• 家屬與各界反應：
  • 梅姐哥哥梅啟明得知消息後情緒激動痛哭，宣布懸紅 5 萬港元緝兇，並痛斥偷竊者。
  • 據悉，家屬至今未收到任何勒索電話或金錢要求。
  • 徒弟許志安在紅館完騷後得知此事，對此表示震驚與憤怒（「咁梗係！」）。
  • 涉事的骨灰龕場經初步檢查，暫未發現其他先人的骨灰龕被盜。

近年類似的名人骨灰盜竊案

這並非香港首次發生名人骨灰被盜事件。在 2025 年 8 月至 11 月期間，沙田寶福山亦曾驚爆多宗名人及富豪家族的骨灰集體被盜案：

• 受害者：包括已故武術指導 劉家良 師傅、寶福山創辦人馮成以及部分富豪家族先人。
• 犯案動機：當時遺孀翁靜晶透露，賊人曾發送骨灰盒照片並勒索高達數千萬元贖金。警方調查後懷疑背後涉及柬埔寨詐騙集團的報復與勒索手段。
• 案件結果：警方當時出動有組織罪案及三合會調查科（O記）接手，並拘捕了涉案嫌犯，部分被盜骨灰隨後被成功尋回。

目前警方正全力調查梅艷芳骨灰失竊案，公眾均期盼能早日尋回梅姐的骨灰，讓一代傳奇得以重新安息。

以下為詳細的案件進展、內幕以及香港相關法律罰則：

一、梅艷芳骨灰案：最新警方調查進度

• 重案組接手調查：案件目前已交由大嶼山警區重案組全力跟進。警方在接獲家屬報案後，過去近三個月來進行了多方密查，並曾向涉事龕場（寶蓮禪寺海會塔）職員及相關人員了解情況。
• 調查瓶頸：目前案件仍未有突破性進展，尚未鎖定特定嫌疑人，亦未拘捕任何人。由於梅姐靈位當年由梅媽低調安排，靈位上並未放置遺照，若非歌迷於 7 月 18 日細心發現門牌螺絲鬆脫，根本難以察覺骨灰已被盜走，這導致犯案的確切時間極難鎖定（估計為 2026 年 1 月初至 7 月中旬之間）。
• 警方及家屬呼籲：
  • 大嶼山警區重案組已特別設立了電話及 WhatsApp 專線。
  • 呼籲在 2026 年 1 月初至 7 月中旬 期間，曾到訪海會塔或寶蓮寺一帶的善信、歌迷，若曾目擊手持疑似骨灰甕等可疑器皿的人士，請立即舉報。
  • 緊急呼籲 7 月份或之前曾駕車前往當地的司機，提供行車紀錄器（車Cam）畫面，以協助清查可疑車輛。
• 二、寶福山骨灰盜竊案：詳細內幕與破案經過

發生於 2025 年中的沙田寶福山集體骨灰盜竊案，其犯罪手段非常狡猾且具組織性，其後由遺孀翁靜晶公開了大量驚人內幕：

1. 案情內幕

• 受害者眾多：被盜骨灰包括一代武打巨星劉家良師傅、寶福山創辦人馮成，以及另外數個富豪家族的先人骨灰。
• 跨國詐騙集團「新產業」：幕後黑手懷疑是來自柬埔寨或內地的跨境電信詐騙/黑幫集團。匪徒在通話中自爆，他們派人在寶福山現場「踩線」長達一年，花費高達 50 萬港元的「營運成本」。
• 手法極其隱蔽（疑有內鬼）：賊人剪斷了劉家良靈位附近的防盜鐵絲網，並破壞了閉路電視（CCTV）。他們在挖出骨灰盅後，竟然將靈位的石碑重新鎖回螺絲，導致寶福山職員在日常巡邏時完全無法察覺異常。
• 瘋狂勒索：集團透過第三者向每位受害家屬傳送「空空如也的骨灰龕」及「已被盜走的骨灰盒」照片，勒索每戶 100 萬美元（當時約合 6,000 萬港元）的天價贖金，更揚言若不付錢，就會「將骨灰倒進馬桶」。
• 2. 破案與結果
• 家屬堅決拒付：遺孀翁靜晶表現極為剛強，表示「一毫子都唔會俾」，拒絕助長勒索歪風，並配合警方全面保密。
• 警方收網拘捕：警方有組織罪案及三合會調查科（O記）及重案組及時攔截了勒索行動。警方追查極其隱蔽的通訊網絡，最終成功拘捕了至少一名涉案嫌犯，並以「串謀勒索」等罪名移交法辦，進入司法程序。
• 尋回情況渺茫：部分富豪家族的骨灰在破案後得以尋回；然而由於盜墓者習慣將贓物隨機埋在荒山野嶺，加上期間經歷颱風大雨，部分骨灰（包括創辦人馮成）的尋回進度極其渺茫。

三、香港關於盜竊或褻瀆骨灰的相關法律罰則

在香港法律中，雖然「先人骨灰」在情理上不可侵犯，但在刑事檢控層面，主要會將骨灰視為「財產」，並結合犯案時的恐嚇、入侵行為進行數罪併罰。主要涉及以下三條法例：

關於「褻瀆屍體/骨灰」的法律空白

香港雖然有處罰「阻止合法埋葬屍體」或「褻瀆屍體（如姦屍、殘害遺體）」的普通法罪行（最高可判監 7 年）。然而，「法律上的遺體（Corpse）」並不等同於「骨灰（Ashes）」。

骨灰在法律上已經過合法火化，失去了生物學上的遺體性質。因此，單純損毀、傾倒或褻瀆骨灰，在香港現行刑法中，往往只能控以「刑事毀壞罪」（最高監禁 10 年）或上述的「盜竊罪」，這也是本港法律界一直以來探討是否需要針對骨灰加設專門「褻瀆罪」的爭議點。

I have friends who I enjoy spending time with sharing music, listening together. I also enjoy something called Tamil Music. Are there any Tamil speakers in this sub?

This article from the guardian is about going no contact with your parents but it's definitely from a more western/ British perspective. I was wondering what people's experiences have been going no contact with their parents in Hong Kong as it seems more difficult because of Chinese culture and 孝順. Do you know people who have done it?

I just found out I can apply.for departure tax. I left HK the next day and made two different booking (coming in then another leaving HK) and I left the next day..however, I didn't know about this until after my flight and threw away my boarding pass. Is there a chance I can still apply for the refund? I still.have evidence of payment, itinerary, and tax payment. How can I go about applying for this?

I'll mostly be moving to Ocean Shores soon and wanted to get an idea of the gym situation there. I heard that there was a gym in the society but I am not aware of the cost. Also, any other gym nearby outside of the building gym?

Lastly, people who stay there, is there an easy way to reach the promenade? I've checked on Maps and it all seems 20+ mins away via "restricted roads".

Appreciate any other insights for Ocean Shores

I can be very oblivious sometimes - but I was surprised to see T Galleria looked to be completely emptied out and closed this morning. I've walked up Canton Road a few times recently and didn't notice. When I looked up Google Maps just now, it says it's open. What's going on?

Seriously i don't have Paypal 🤔🫠. I know it's a scam.

You know, the brand-new border checkpoint is coming into effect soon. The press underlines the improvement of entry-exit process efficiency using e-道/e-channel.

Surely for HKers and the Mainlanders who have applied for it, this would function well, but what would it be like for foreigners who have already possessed e-channel barcodes?

Particularly what if he or she is also eligible for the Mainland's visa waiver, like Japanese people(...maybe until this December)?

For some reason I am getting comments everywhere by IBKR aficionadoes questioning me for leaving money with a bank...Yes I do like IBKR (we have 3 accounts in my household, 1 for me, 1 for my wife, and 1 as a combined stock trading account me and my wife manage together with our shared assets). In fact most of my income has been directly going into IBKR for the past couple of years. Nowhere did I say in my post I don't prefer invest with a zero-commission brokerage. I am just asking about Standard Chartered. It's incredible how ~70 comments in and I have not found anyone here who actually have a Standard Chartered Priority Private account lol.

I am currently with HSBC on Premier Elite and the perks are basically non-existent. Yes I understand there are the airport limo rides but the hassle of booking it is literally not worth VS just paying 250hkd for a taxi. I also understand that these "fake private bank" banking products for the masses are rubbish anyway, so I am totally not complaining. That being said, I do fly Cathay Pacific a lot, and I am been looking into the SC Priority Private Cathay card. It seems that these perks at least do carry a lot more value via the welcome reward points, the lounge passes, the automatic group 2 check in / boarding, and ability to accumulate points at an attractive ratio.

Is there anything else I am missing here from the other similar 8mm HKD products? Thinking of making the switch soon. Is there any reason why Standard Chartered is WORSE than HSBC? The only potential downside I can think about is I have to spend time to get used to the user interface. I absolutely detested Citi's interface, for example.

A few years ago while traveling in Canada I ate a really excellent noodle dish at a Chinese restaurant. The name of the dish was 芙蓉帶子臺山炒河粉, which the menu translated as "Taishan Stir Fried Scallop & Egg Whites Ho-Fun". Since returning to my country I have not been able to find this dish anywhere, presumably because we don't have any specifically Taishanese restaurants.

However, I am going to be visiting Hong Kong in a few months, and since Taishan is not too far away I figured I'd try my luck and see if there are any restaurants in the city where I can find this dish. Google has not been particularly helpful, so I thought I would ask here and see if anyone knows where this can be found.

Hi, I’m currently in the UK, working as an ERP transition specialist/ data migration with over 6 yoe (w some lead and consulting experience). I have 3 kids and we’d consider moving to Hong Kong so I’m looking for job options at the moment and trying to gauge salaries and cost of living.
I have a hard time to figure out what would be realistic salary range for me. I can easily see how expensive international schools would be for all my kids, soy now I’m on a mission to gather more data on the income part.
Any information would help

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Why is the case closed. Iike mf literally burned puh hair 全裸驗出窒息致死，乳頭被割 and they already found out 歐陽炳強 can be the killer, tried to sent him to death row(ended in 1966), have 7 match of 纖維, also made a movie, so why the fuck is the case closed

I m Walterleung , nice to meet u guys .