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SCMP Reporter

May 5 is Buddha’s birthday, a public holiday in Hong Kong, so the city has another long weekend to enjoy. With temperatures soaring, get into the summer spirit with our pick of five of the best things to do between now and then.
1. Mats and Matcha
Flow and Friends Hong Kong, a new wellness and social club, presents an outdoor mat Pilates class led by Anastasia Tsiupa, followed by a matcha in Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park in Sai Ying Pun.
The session takes place on Saturday, May 3, from 11am to 1pm.
Mats and music will be provided for the one-hour Pilates class. Afterwards, network with like-minded individuals over a matcha of your choice.
The cost is HK$350. For details, and to book, click here.
Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park, next to the water fountain, 16 Eastern Street North, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong












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2. Summer hues from Shu Uemura
Fans of Shu Uemura are in for a treat with the launch of its summer collection, which has been brought to life by Singaporean fashion photographer and digital artist Shavonne Wong.
The brand’s collection – think futuristic pastels blended with summer shades – features two eye palettes: a mint booster (HK$460) with playful pinks, and a mauve high (HK$460) with iridescent lilac and mauve.
Check out its new lip glosses in funky colours such as cyber lilac (HK$310) and fuchsia rush (HK$315).
Available from Shu Uemura boutiques citywide and online at the Shu Uemura website.

3. Award-winning beef noodle soup from Regent Taipei
If you can’t go to Taipei for the long weekend, then you can settle for a taste of Taiwan with the arrival of Regent Taipei’s award-winning noodle dishes at Regent Hong Kong.
The Taiwan hotel’s signature Champion Clear Broth Beef Noodles – which won top prize at the 8th Taipei International Beef Noodle Soup Competition in 2012 – will be available, as well as its braised beef noodles and a spicy beef noodle option.
The noodle dishes are available on the à la carte menu served at The Lobby Lounge until May 20, for HK$298 each; for those who want to sample more in one sitting, the noodles will also be served at Regent Hong Kong’s buffet restaurant Harbourside until June 30.
18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
4. Hong Kong Moments by Richard Crosbie












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Welsh-born Richard Crosbie has been living in Hong Kong since 1996 and works as a product designer in the toy industry.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, he immersed himself in Hong Kong’s street life, recording it using traditional media such as watercolours, ink and pastel.
Catch these magical “Hong Kong moments”, which he describes as tokens of his love for the city, at his exhibition, which ends on May 17.
“Hong Kong Moments: Richard Crosbie Solo Exhibition”, KC100 Art Space, 100 Kwai Cheong Road, Kwai Chung, 9am-7pm, Mon-Sat. Until May 17.
5. Vital Signs


In Vital Signs, the converging career paths of two paramedics (played by Louis Koo Tin-lok and Neo Yau Hawk-sau) at very different stages in their lives provide an unusual backdrop for a soul-searching drama rooted in today’s Hong Kong, with characters pondering the essence of home as they reluctantly face a wave of emigration from the city.
The fourth feature from writer-director Cheuk Wan-chi and her first since the 2014 comedy Temporary Family, Vital Signs comes across as a more mature work – even if its themes are not always as tightly woven as they could be.
Viewers expecting an exciting rescue drama might be underwhelmed by the dearth of action in Vital Signs, which jolts into gear with a couple of intriguing emergency situations early on, then shifts its focus almost entirely to the protagonists’ dilemmas, save for a somewhat unsatisfying climax.
Whatever her film lacks in genre thrills, however, Cheuk more than makes up for with sensitive character drama. Read our full review
Vital Signs is in cinemas now.


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Over this long weekend, fill up on award-winning beef noodle soup from Taiwan and enjoy an exhibition of art that celebrates the city


Over this long weekend, fill up on award-winning beef noodle soup from Taiwan and enjoy an exhibition of art that celebrates the city.


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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, May 2 to 5, including Pilates

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1. Mats and Matcha

2. Summer hues from Shu Uemura

Over this long weekend, fill up on award-winning beef noodle soup from Taiwan and enjoy an exhibition of art that celebrates the city