Finding out all about the Eve

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Canto-pop countdown

The Big Apple event at Times Square is as close as you're going to get to the New York experience. Hong Kong's own New Year's Eve fun starts at 8.30pm with an onstage show of computer games, followed by a live Canto-pop performance featuring Andy Hui Chi-on, Edmund Leung Hon-man, Gigi Leung Wing-kei and Leo Ku Kui-kei until the 11.59pm countdown. Expect confetti, balloons and fireworks, as well as a bit of a squeeze (organisers predict 50,000 people will turn up). Times Square Apple Countdown, Open Piazza, 8.30pm-12.15am. Inquiries: 2118 8988.

In a flap

It's called Steppin' Out, but steppin' back is more appropriate. Not to the 1970s, the staple era of retro parties, but to the roaring 20s and glamorous 30s. Dress in vintage flapper style and gaze down on one of the most dramatic views of Hong Kong. The set menu is $780, and the event runs from 8pm-2am, Cafe Deco, Level 1, the Peak Galleria. Inquiries: 2849 5111.

Spice and easy

Celebrate Hogmanay Thai-style at the Wan Chai venue that boasts day beds upstairs to flop into once you've eaten or drunk too much. Get 20 friends together for the party rate of $150 per person that includes an open bar and snacks, or enjoy champagne for $40 a glass all night. From 6pm until late, Klong Bar and Grill, Wan Chai. Inquiries: 2217 8330.