You may not want or even need an excuse to drink, but Caroline Sprod, executive director of the charity HandsOn Hong Kong, can give you one.
September 17 is Drink for Good night, and you can help raise money to make the wishes of up to 500 children with special needs come true.
This isn't an argument for public drunkenness, though. "This is about responsible drinking," Sprod says. "It's about a lot of people having some drinks, not a few people having lots or overdoing it with the drinking."
Last year the event raised HK$100,000 in a single night, and the aim is to at least match that total this year.
This year's event is the second in which participating bars will donate HK$5 from each drink sold to HandsOn Hong Kong. As well as the usual drinks, some bars have agreed to create cocktails for the event, and more money will be donated when those drinks are ordered.
Corporate sponsors can also donate by sponsoring participating venues for the night and using them for networking events, at a cost of HK$1,000. Last year the South China Morning Post sponsored five bars.
A further opportunity to raise funds might come with a raffle, if the licence is approved in time. If so, more than HK$200,000 in donated prizes will be given.