bodyType

customContents

entityId

printArticlePageQuery

filter

article

body

urlAlias

articleSectionsContent

articleSeoArticle

articleSourceHeaderArticle

contentSchemaRenderContent

contentSubHeadlineContent

contentHeadlineContent

mainImagePrintArticleArticle

authorBlockPrintArticleArticle

contentSponsorTagContent

articlePianoPaywallContent

scmpYoutubeContent

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

query printArticlePageQuery(
  $entityId: String!
  $customContents: [CustomContentInput]
  $bodyType: BodyFormatTypeEnum
) {
  article(filter: {entityId: $entityId}) {
    entityId
    body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
      json
    }
    urlAlias
    ...articleSectionsContent
    ...articleSeoArticle_3o8td4
    ...articleSourceHeaderArticle
    ...contentSchemaRenderContent
    ...contentSubHeadlineContent
    ...contentHeadlineContent
    ...mainImagePrintArticleArticle
    ...authorBlockPrintArticleArticle
    ...contentSponsorTagContent
    ...articlePianoPaywallContent
    ...scmpYoutubeContent
    ...hooksTrackPageViewArticle
    id
  }
}

fragment articlePianoPaywallContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksPaywallPromiseContent
}

fragment articleSectionsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      ...helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection
      ...entityLink
      name
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment articleSeoArticle_3o8td4 on Article {
  ...hooksArticleSeoArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersGetArticleTypeArticle
  entityId
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
  summary {
    text
  }
  subHeadline {
    text
  }
  body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
    text
  }
  keywords
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  topics {
    name
    entityId
    id
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  images {
    style(filter: {style: "768x768"}) {
      url
    }
  }
  readingTime
}

fragment articleSourceHeaderArticle on Article {
  urlAlias
  ...entityLink
}

fragment authorBlockPrintArticleArticle on Article {
  ...defaultArticleDateContent
  ...authorNamesArticle
}

fragment authorNameAuthor on Author {
  ...entityLink
  name
  entityUuid
}

fragment authorNamesArticle on Article {
  authorLocations
  authors {
    entityId
    location
    ...authorNameAuthor
    id
  }
}

fragment blockquoteQuoteContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment contentHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  socialHeadline
  ...contentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
}

fragment contentNewsletterWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
    id
  }
  sections {
    value {
      relatedNewsletters {
        ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
        id
      }
      id
    }
  }
  ... on Article {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment contentSchemaRenderContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...blockquoteQuoteContent
  ...imageContent
  ...inlineWidgetContent
  ...photoGalleryWidgetContent
  ...scmpYoutubeContent
}

fragment contentShareWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  shortUrl
  socialHeadline
  headline
}

fragment contentSponsorTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentSubHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  subHeadline {
    json
  }
  summary {
    json
  }
  ...contentSchemaRenderContent
}

fragment defaultArticleDateContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksArticleDateUtilsContent
}

fragment entityLink on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  __typename
  entityId
  entityUuid
  urlAlias
  urlRedirect {
    toUrl
    id
  }
  application {
    entityId
    id
  }
  ... on Section {
    fullSectionPath {
      entityId
      id
    }
    parentSection
  }
  ...helpersAppBarVariantBase
  ...helpersApplicationBase
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersAppBarVariantBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsLiveArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...helpersSectionContent
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersApplicationBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
}

fragment helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection on Section {
  name
}

fragment helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle on Article {
  entityId
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  disableOffPlatformContent
  sponsorType
  published
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment helpersCheckIsLiveArticle on Article {
  flattenTypeIds
  liveArticle {
    status
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    paywallTypes {
      entityUuid
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsStyleArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersGetArticleTypeArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        entityId
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter on Newsletter {
  entityId
  name
  alternativeName
  description {
    text
  }
  summary {
    text
  }
  homepageDescription {
    text
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle on Article {
  authors {
    types
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersStyleSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersUseContentSponsorContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    sponsor {
      ...sponsorTagSponsor
      name
      type
      id
    }
    id
  }
  ... on Article {
    sponsorType
  }
  ...helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent
}

fragment hooksArticleDateUtilsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  createdDate
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
}

fragment hooksArticleSeoArticle on Article {
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle
  entityId
  headline
  socialHeadline
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
  images {
    generic_og: style(filter: {style: "og_image_scmp_generic"}) {
      url
    }
    styles(filter: {styles: ["og_image_posties_article", "og_postmag", "og_image_style", "og_image_scmp_analysis", "og_image_scmp_explainer", "og_image_scmp_editorial", "og_image_scmp_fact_check", "og_image_scmp_debate", "og_image_scmp_live", "og_image_scmp_obituary", "og_image_scmp_opinion", "og_image_scmp_review", "og_image_scmp_series", "og_image_scmp_generic"]}) {
      url
      style
    }
    type
  }
  urlAlias
}

fragment hooksContentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        name
        entityId
        description {
          text
        }
        id
      }
    }
    ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  }
  flag
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  ...hooksContentHelperContent
}

fragment hooksContentHelperContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle
  ...helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle
  ...helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle
  flag
}

fragment hooksPaywallPromiseContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment hooksTrackPageViewArticle on Article {
  entityId
  publishedDate
  headline
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  entityUuid
}

fragment imageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  ...checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent
}

fragment inlineWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentNewsletterWidgetContent
}

fragment mainImagePrintArticleArticle on Article {
  images {
    title
    url
    isSlideshow
    size_652x446: style(filter: {style: "652x446"}) {
      url
    }
  }
}

fragment photoGalleryDialogContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment photoGalleryWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...photoGalleryDialogContent
}

fragment scmpYoutubeContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  publishedDate
}

fragment sponsorTagSponsor on Sponsor {
  name
  type
  images {
    url
  }
}


sections

types

disableOffPlatformContent

sponsorType

published

headline

socialHeadline

authors

images

publishedDate

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

keywords

topics

readingTime

authorLocations

entityUuid

HK Magazine

Romantic Rendezvouz for Gettin' Serious
Island of the Day Before
Ask your date to meet you in Stanley, just a scenic bus ride away from Central (buses 6, 6A, 6X, 66 and 260 ought to do the trick). Your partner might be anticipating a boring trip around the market, but you head over to the pier and board a kaito ferry to the lovely Po Toi island. Here you’re free to wander hither and thither, far from the cares of the city, and then gorge yourselves silly on seafood at Ming Kee restaurant (Tai Wan, Po Toi, 2849-7038) as the sun goes down.
Love-o-Meter: ❤❤❤❤
Read More: Best Restaurants on Hong Kong's Outlying Islands
Bumper Car and Grind
Nothing says innocent romance like carnival games and a sweet tooth. Tick both off your list at Lai Yuen Super Summer, which ends this weekend (Through Aug 7, AsiaWorld-Expo, Airport Expo Boulevard, Chek Lap Kok, $180, includes 12 game tokens, laiyuen.hk). The amusement park offers nostalgic favorites, from bumper cars to ball pits, including a new 650-metre go-kart racetrack. Afterwards, grab a bite at Kala Toast (G/F, 4-6 Tsuen Hing Path, Tsuen Wan, 3706-5432), famed for its rainbow grilled cheese sandwiches, just a short cab (or train) ride away in Tsuen Wan, which you can explore while you’re at it. Sweeter renditions like matcha, s’mores, or purple sweet potato are also available. 
Love-o-Meter: ❤❤❤
Read More: Dates From Hell—HK Mag Readers Share Their Worst Dates
When Nature Calls 
Get outside. Get sweaty. Get more than your RDA of vitamin D. Cresting a mountain peak at one of Hong Kong’s multitude of awesome hiking trails is truly a bonding experience—even (or especially) when your entire body is crying. And if she’ll give you a peck on the cheek when you’re drenched in sweat, you know you’re onto a winner. Make the moderate trek over to Tai Long Wan in Sai Kung and you’ll find some of the best beaches in the region. Take some food with you and make it a picnic (City’super does a fantastic sweet potato salad). End the day on the way back with modern tapas at Casa in Sai Kung town (Hoi Pong Square, Sai Kung, 2440-9288).
Love-o-Meter: ❤❤❤
Read More: The Best Restaurants in Sai Kung
Malting in your Arms
The beardier sorts will delight in the glut of new microbreweries cropping up all over town. There are regularly run beer events all over the city, such as making your own beer at HK Brewcraft, which gives you the opportunity to expound on all things hoppy to the object of your desire... if they’re into that sort of thing. And if getting elbow deep in malt mash isn’t your idea of sexy, try Import Beer Club on for size: It hosts monthly beer tastings that allow participants to mingle and win prizes. Next up? “Spanish Summer Nights” on Aug 20, 8:30pm, at Platform, 120 Connaught Rd., Sai Ying Pun. Check their Facebook page for more.
Love-o-Meter: ❤❤❤❤
Read More: The Best Beer Bars and Bottle Shops in Hong Kong
Perfect Dates to Get it On
Fish and Meet
No one can resist dinner and drinks at a sexy bar. Hidden behind a heavy velvet curtain in what seems like an ornithologist’s curio shop is Ophelia. Part peacock-inspired drinking den, part dreamy cabaret complete with costumed dancers, if the mysterious air of the place doesn’t get the blood pumping, the heady, elaborate cocktails and bar nibbles will. Try the “Cheongasm” cocktail ($115), which is served in a lit-up bird cage, alongside shell-on fried school prawns in Sichuan pepper ($90). The mood still isn’t right? You know what they say about the power of oysters to set things pumping down below. Head up the road to get your fix of sexy bivalves from Fishsteria, which will only set you back $10 a pop between 10pm-midnight on Thursdays to Saturdays.
Love-o-Meter: ❤❤❤❤❤
Read More: 8 Hong Kong Happy Hours to Tide You Through to Payday
Picture Perfect 
Got someone you can’t stop thinking about? Win ‘em over with a little spontaneity and adventure on a romantic but unpretentious stroll to the Shek Tong Tsui waterfront. There the Western District Public Cargo Working Area, fondly dubbed “Instagram Pier” by nearby residents, has everything a budding romance needs. There are cute photo opportunities, a romantic sunset vantage point, and somewhere to sit while you lay your hearts bare. Finish up at nearby Little Creatures with a fresh brewed-in-Hong-Kong pint and a plate of food to share, and your new relationship will be stronger than bamboo scaffolding.
Love-o-Meter: ❤❤❤❤
Read More: Six of the Best Hot Date Restaurants
Let Me See that Junk
For the body-confident, there’s perhaps nothing half so intoxicating as hanging out together on the ocean waves wearing next to nothing. If you already own a private yacht, you probably don’t need our help in attracting able-bodied (ie. hot) shipmates to your deck. Otherwise there’s the ever-popular Hong Kong junk party: cruise out, get sozzled, see each other in your respective thongs/budgie smugglers, and maybe take a ride on the banana boat, if you know what we’re saying. If you feel like splashing out, Breakaway does a romantic boat trip for two with dinner ($5,900), and we’re sure that if you ask the boat boy to look the other way, you can slip below decks to, you know, ride the swell. For the parsimonious paramours out there, why not smuggle a bottle of plonk and a hunk of cheese onto the Star Ferry and canoodle at the back of the boat? And on no account sneak into the invitingly steampunk engine room for some greased-up piston-thrusting action.
Love-o-Meter: ❤❤❤❤❤
Read More: Hong Kong's Perfect Boat: 16 Things You Need to Know on Your Junk Trip
Netflix and Thrill
To put things realistically, people who look for “short term fixes” don’t really “date” any more, per se. And if you’re one of these folk, why not just get to the point and go for some good ol’ fashioned Netflix and Chill? What you watch barely matters, but this month you can sink into “The Get Down” (launches Aug 12), a Baz Luhrmann-directed, Nas-produced hip-hop musical, and of course, “Stranger Things” (debuted Jul 15), which has Winona Ryder as a mother who uncovers all sorts of paranormal secrets in the search for her lost son. Feeling peckish? Deliveroo is an obvious choice for the hungry and lazy. But if you’re really looking to impress, order a ready-cooked dinner for two (from $185) from Nosh by Secret Ingredient. All you have to do is plate up, and your date will melt into your arms.
Love-o-Meter: ❤❤❤❤❤


Top 8 Hong Kong Date Ideas to Woo the Object of Your Affections

Magazines

Dating doesn’t have to be an endless grind. Here are eight ways to woo your dates, whether you’re looking for some long-term lovin’… or just a one-night fling.


Dating doesn’t have to be an endless grind.


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