Some new scam message I guess.

I wanted a piece of Hong Kong, and decided to get this tattooed. Cha chaan tengs were my favorite part about the city - the milk tea, the French toast, and the whole experience

Early morning flights sucks, but views like this from the Hong Kong airport make it a bit nicer.

A beautiful live tribute to a Hong Kong I think most people love.

Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway is the most profitable transit system in the world. While subways tend to lose money everywhere else, the MTR funds its system through a real estate engine known as “land-value capture.” By directly integrating malls, offices and apartments into stations, the railway has created a self-funding loop that pays billions of dollars back to the government.

Now, the MTR is taking on a massive challenge: funding transport for the Northern Metropolis, a new tech hub aimed at better connecting Hong Kong with Mainland China. But as local real estate cools, construction costs soar and residents shift retail spending across the border to Shenzhen, the MTR is taking on record debt to fund the expansion. Will this ambitious project break the very rule that made Hong Kong’s transit a global marvel?

Seem the bank account has been unlinked and can’t add a new one , just refreshes back to the link account page. Stuck in a loop…

Heyo, r/HongKong, I'm trying to find fellow Brakence fans to:

1. mainly, travel with, to visit the just announced (last night!) upcoming tours in the US (Mar) (or the UK (May)), and/or;
2. just fawn over the artist himself together

I've tried staking the ground in the artist's subreddit recently in a where are you from post, and have gotten 1 local friend, but I'm looking to see if I can get more HK-based friends by asking here directly for better visibility. Plus I haven't really tried travelling without family that far ever, so I guessed I'm a bit scared on that front. :P

26F, booked a timeleft dinner for women yesterday in Hong Kong, my first ever Timeleft dinner. Didn't expect to meet genuine cult members trying to recruit me. They utilized the loophole and neither of them booked through the platform (one of the original participants no show and cult member A filled in the place, she then said her "friend"(Cult member B) is nearby and asked her to join in the middle). For your information, at first 7 signed up but excluding the 2 cult members only 3 of us were there. And I personally love watching cult and true crime documentaries which totally saved me from this mess.

A was really good at getting close to people. She was friendly and seemed empathetic. She introduced herself as an occupational therapist and now studying a spiritual coach course. I asked whether it was something related to mental health or counselling, she said no it wasn't anything science-based (at the time I still thought she was just into some fengshui stuff). What started to seem like a red flag to me was when she mentioned she is living with around 10 people in a gigantic house (FYI in Hong Kong it's so rare to live with that many people given its limited space), and they have 13 cats, 4 dogs and a few birds. The 10 ish people are mostly women and they are all single. At first I only thought maybe it was like a dorm, but she said they "chose each other". They would discuss with each other in depth for literally everything, which to me seem very philosophical, like they would ask 6 why's and what each other is going through, even just after assembling a chair...(To me it was really crazy like how do you have so many thoughts for such random things in daily life?).

One more thing, both A and B do not have a legit name, they made up their name. I told A her name is very special, she said she combined two words in bible which means "Unconditional love". Now that I think about it, both using non typical English names probably is a sign. (Edit: I searched all 3 of their weird names on AI turnout their names are all very New Age style and bring religious meanings)

When B joined us, it seemed more and more apparent that it is a cult. She said that A will go through "dealth" in a few days, the table was in silence for a few seconds. We asked her what she meant for dealth, she said she has no idea but she looked enthusiastic. One girl asked B wouldn't they want to get married and have kids, B said she has "passed that phase" and she wouldn't want to meet a guy who doesn't believe in what they believe. And B said they would always challenge the social norms and walk a path less people choose. And A said "if they want to meet someone they could". I was like, if you all are just roommates why would you sound approval to them meeting a partner?

After the dinner the 2 cult members asked me for a drink, which at the time I was regretting I shouldn't tell them I wfh tomorrow. After we sat down almost immediately they started selling me their spiritual course which costs 100k HKD and said it is a journey we can go through together. They said they want me in. I asked why me? They said 1) I seem open-minded to different things 2) I have a flexible job (which I assume they think I can engage in their cult activity) 3) I look like I crave human connection (See? This is typical for a cult, they target lonely people who crave connection). But then I said I don't have that much money. A kept using the Foot in the Door tactic, saying even if I just decided to start with 1k HKD it would be fine. After A went to toilet, I asked B what does she normally do for a weekend, she said she barely steps out of their communal house. I asked, is it because the house was big enough for activities? She said no, there are already too many things going on in it, like they would be in deep discussion for just assembling a chair. At that time it gave me chills.

I work in Wan Chai. I'm looking for a gym that I can go to lunchtime. Problem that most gyms have is that they don't have enough showers. Therefore, you have to spend half your lunch hour waiting in line for a shower.

Does anyone know of a gym round here that does not have that problem? I would really appreciate that!

I know Tsui Wah and International Curry quality has declined over the years, but the curry flavor was still solid when I was last here in 2019. I'm now back in 2026 to find that both have moved/closed/rapidly changed.

Where can I find tasty, classic HK-style curry in 2026? Tell me all of your favorites!

Hi! I just moved to Hong Kong and am loving it.

One thing I miss about my last city, is that I had a great choice of many co-workings. I especially miss that my previous co-working had a "loud" floor. On this floor the idea is that you can take calls and have long conversations without moving to a call booth or a meeting room. (This is annoying for some people, but they are then welcome to move to the quieter floors.)

For me this "loud" setup works great as I spend practically the whole day transcribing my voice using a microphone as this is just much faster than typing. I have checked around and so far I did not find a co-working where this kind of thing would be allowed. Can anyone with experience here help or suggest a location? I am open to moving to any part of HK to be near such a workspace!

There are quite a lot of eccentrics in HK which I think is great as long as no one is being harmed. One of the most common is people obsessed with hygiene. Not saying there's anything wrong with it but some people make me a chuckle to myself.

One I noticed growing in popularity in my office is colleagues bringing their own sponges to work to wash their dishes after lunch, instead of using the one provided.

We also have someone who wears latex gloves almost all day long.

Did you notice any quirky hygiene habits?

Does anyone have any experience/recommendations re: getting your watches insured in HK? I have three watches each worth around HK$65,000 and my gf has one watch worth around HK$150,000. I have home and contents insurance but I doubt it would cover close to the value of these if they were stolen/lost. I live in my own apartment in a high rise in Mid-Levels, so burglary is a low risk and given how safe Hong Kong is robbery is also low risk. Should I not bother?

In short, how will it go if I try to take taxis with minimal Canto and some social anxiety? Below is for more info if you want.

I was born in and grew up in HK. My family is from a different Asian country (not China), although I can somewhat pass as Chinese or HongKonger. My parents can speak Canto but I was never formally taught any. Canto is not spoken at all in my house, and my parents only use it when we're in public and need to talk to other HongKongers. The mindset of my parents is that I need to just "figure it out", but I've been going behind their backs recently to teach myself. Free resources online are very limited and language is not my strong suit.

I have a bit of social anxiety, even in English as my native language. I stutter/slur my words and speak quietly with a pretty messed up voice. I also lack a lot of practice in the languages I'm learning (including Canto) because I'm too anxious to talk to people (also I just can't really leave the house that much).

Specifically with taxis, I want to be able to take them confidently because maybe my parents will let me have the freedom to do stuff like go to the gym, walk in the park, go to the library, hang out with friends, come back from school by MTR, etc.. I'm also trying to get over the anxiety.

Especially, I would like to know if the taxi drivers will get upset or impatient. Also, if I would accidentally offend someone with poor phrasing and such.

Thank you a lot for any advice you can give!

Hello everybody!

I am messaging, hoping that someone will be able to help my father find his lost property at Chungking Mansions.

My father went to Hong Kong but could not find the accommodation that I booked for him. He was unable to call me due to issues with his phone and thus decided to find another accommodation where he culd crash for one night. It was very late at night and taxi driver took him to Chungking Mansions and then arranged a room for him for 200 eur/night. (Could this be a scam? Seems extremely expensive for what it is and taxi driver himself took him to the room with another guy). The door to his room was partially broken and his key did not work. He went outside for a bit with his stuff left in the room (unlocked room). This is a long story, but in a nutshell, he lost his room key, could not find his way back to the room, got scared and left to the original hotel that I booked for him and left all of his belongings in Chungking Mansions in a room that does not lock.

He is unable to use his phone at the moment and does not even remember the accommodation name. Only floor number 3 is what he remembers and maybe room 314 or so. Probably floor 3, room 14 is what I gather from my research. I narrowed down the accommodations to Chungking House DE LUXE HOTEL - https://www.chungkingmansions.com.hk/ckhouse.htm which I think could be where he stayed. I tried calling but they do not speak any english and did not answer to my google translator message, just hang up. Could anyone local please call this number and ask whether they found a backpack? (852) 2366 5362.

EDIT: He can not physically come back to that hotel, his phone does not work, he has no maps, his card does not work, does not remember directions and can barely answer my calls so me talking him through directions is not an option. (He is older, 65 and I noticed a very strange behaviour from him lately: getting lost often, unable to use his phone, forgetting short term memories, etc.)

UPDATE:

Thank you so much everyone! Somebody local called the number for me (alongside other numbers) but sadly no lost things were reported. His things are gone but he is going to fly home tomorrow evening, with my remote supervision and arranged transport to the airport.

Many thanks!