The annual Hong Kong Race Week will be held from 27th January to 1st February. It's one of the most important international regattas for dinghies and invited classes in Hong Kong and it has always been a platform for Hong Kong athletes and Asian elites to compete on. The 7 classes include the laser ICLA 4 and 6, the 29er, the 2.4mR, the Optimist for juniors and more. Almost 300 athletes will be competing in four racecourses on the waters of Repulse Bay, Deep Water Bay, Stanley, Tai Tam, and Beaufort Island.
The double dinghy 29-er race is the highest-level race in Asia, incorporating the Asian Championship and is an event of the ASAF Youth Cup Series. The event has attracted many young athletes of Olympic and Asian Games caliber from Australia, Germany, Italy, Greece, Singapore, Thailand, the Mainland and Macau. It also gives newcomers the opportunity to compete against top athletes.
The annual Hong Kong Race Week will be held from 27th January to 1st February. It's one of the most important international regattas for dinghies and invited classes in Hong Kong and it has always been a platform for Hong Kong athletes and Asian elites to compete on. The 7 classes include the laser ICLA 4 and 6, the 29er, the 2.4mR, the Optimist for juniors and more. Almost 300 athletes will be competing in four racecourses on the waters of Repulse Bay, Deep Water Bay, Stanley, Tai Tam, and Beaufort Island.
The double dinghy 29-er race is the highest-level race in Asia, incorporating the Asian Championship and is an event of the ASAF Youth Cup Series. The event has attracted many young athletes of Olympic and Asian Games caliber from Australia, Germany, Italy, Greece, Singapore, Thailand, the Mainland and Macau. It also gives newcomers the opportunity to compete against top athletes.
The annual Hong Kong Marathon will be held on January 18th. Like before, the marathon and the half marathon will start in Tsim Sha Tsui. The 10km race will kick off on the Island Eastern Corridor, and the Wheelchair Races will commence at Wan Chai Sports Ground. The finish point will be Victoria Park.
While the enrolment quota remains 74,000, the number of applicants is a record-breaking 120,000. There will be a Marathon Expo again at Kai Tak Sports Park for three days before the race, during which the inaugural Youth Run will be held.
"Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of UrbanismArchitecture (Hong Kong): Techformance” is now being held at the Oi! Art space in North Point and the newly opened East Kowloon Cultural Centre in Kowloon Bay, with the theme “Techformance — Technology, Platform, Performance”. More than 20 works are on display through various interactive installations. The public can engage in unfolding a dialogue between human creativity and machine intelligence to explore the possibilities of future cities.
"Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums" at the Hong Kong Palace Museum is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of ancient Egypt in Hong Kong’s history, featuring 250 ancient treasures, all of which are making their Hong Kong debut.
The exhibits come from seven prominent museums and recent archaeological sites in Egypt, ranging from statues of pharaohs and deities, painted mummy coffins, gold jewelry to animal mummies and everyday objects. Some of which are on display outside Egypt for the first time. The exhibition runs until August 2026.
The annual Hong Kong Marathon will be held on January 18th. Like before, the marathon and the half marathon will start in Tsim Sha Tsui. The 10km race will kick off on the Island Eastern Corridor, and the Wheelchair Races will commence at Wan Chai Sports Ground. The finish point will be Victoria Park.
While the enrolment quota remains 74,000, the number of applicants is a record-breaking 120,000. There will be a Marathon Expo again at Kai Tak Sports Park for three days before the race, during which the inaugural Youth Run will be held.
The cartoon characters festival, “Merry Balloon Hong Kong”, has already started! The highlight is the large-scale helium balloon parade, which features 20 iconic global and local characters, including Care Bears, SpongeBob, Moomin, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield, Lulu Pig, Little Prince and more. It will be held at the West Kowloon Cultural District on 11th January. Admission is free! Another highlight event is the “Merry Balloon Park”, which features the Giant Bouncy Zone and the Snap & Play Zone. Tickets are already on sale.
Outside West K, “Merry-Go-Around Town” presents a city-wide stamp collection activity and nine Augmented Reality, AR checkpoints in Hong Kong and Kowloon, where you can take photos with different characters and participate in the lucky draw.
"Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of UrbanismArchitecture (Hong Kong): Techformance” is now being held at the Oi! Art space in North Point and the newly opened East Kowloon Cultural Centre in Kowloon Bay, with the theme “Techformance — Technology, Platform, Performance”. More than 20 works are on display through various interactive installations. The public can engage in unfolding a dialogue between human creativity and machine intelligence to explore the possibilities of future cities.
