Hit list: five things to do in Hong Kong this week (January 13-19)
See an aerial perspective of Hong Kong, sample some killer hot pot, ponder an alien visit and more this week
PUBLISHED : Friday, 13 January, 2017, 1:31pm
UPDATED : Friday, 13 January, 2017, 3:27pm
SEE a bird’s eye view of Hong Kong at award-winning photographer Andy Yeung’s ‘From the Sky’ exhibition, featuring drone photos of the city.
PONDER the possibility of an alien visit as you watch Amy Adams star in intelligent sci-fi drama Arrival, from the director of Sicario.
DRINK in the nostalgia at Lee Lo Mei on Lyndhurst Terrace, a cheekily named new bar that evokes old Hong Kong.
HEAR six of Australian composer Brett Dean’s genre-defying works performed at this month’s Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival.
CREATE your own meal at The Drunken Pot, a Causeway Bay hot pot joint where you design your own sauce and select from a wide range of items to dip into it.
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