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The First International Hong Kong China Tattoo Convention opens at InnoCentre, Kowloon Tong, featuring 40 leading local and overseas tattooists. Besides displays of tattoos, the event will feature performances by hip hop and metal bands, graffiti and street art, tattoo equipment displays, and live traditional Asian wood carving. "Our goal is to create a tattoo event for Hong Kong which can become an annual event and help put Hong Kong tattooing on the world map," said organiser Gabe Shum Long-wai of Freedom Tattoo.

The Asia Contemporary Art Show opens today at the JW Marriott Hotel, featuring 60 artists and more than 2,000 artworks represented by 73 galleries around the world. Most of the works on display - including original paintings, limited editions, sculpture and photography - have not been seen in Hong Kong before. The event is held in Hong Kong every May and October and was founded by collector and gallery owner Mark Saunderson and business partner Douwe Cramer. Separately, the Fine Art Asia 2013 show opens Friday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.