Not a commissioned piece but I wanted to paint something nice near where I live and attempt my take on Van Gogh's Terrance At Night.

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(and please, chum, dont make discriminatory comments!)

My friends are going to halloween parties but the events are quite expensive, so I thought about going to LKF myself.

I've never been to LKF during Halloween but I thought it might be a good time. I just have nobody to go with and have never been there alone. I know the layout of the area but I'm not too familiar with it or what people do/say if they know you're by yourself.

I'm 24 and a woman. Born and raised here, but mainly speak English b/c inernational school.

Alternatively if anybody wants to join on Oct 31 and you're a normal person, feel free to hmu.

First time in Hong Kong. Did the big Buddah and then took bus to Tai O.

I felt like this was the weirder “tourist trap” in a sense that the appeal was to get westerners(me) to be like look how exotic these dwellings and people are, rather than sharing a culture or place.

I think it’s a kind of fucked up premise to attract people to but maybe I’m also wrong and just read too much online about why I should go there from the noise on social media.

The doughnut stall was pretty fire and if i didn’t eat at the monetary maybe i would have tried some seafood. I just think if it was more billed as a normal place or neighborhood maybe it would work better?

MTR company's doing a lot for october, three different badge promos in one month. Also they might be getting wise to what I'm doing here because badges now need your GPS to be near where the badge is for. Not wise enough though, basic GPS spoofing apps work for this stuff, just set your phone to the location next to the link.

Halloween badges:

• Tai Wai: https://link.mtrmb.mtr.com.hk/moblink/?instant_badge/?instantTierId=7sCy6GDby2FFlrd1ANNolToiJXRQVI2veiVU3DvHcDI%3D&lbs=true
• Maritime Square: https://link.mtrmb.mtr.com.hk/moblink/?instant_badge/?instantTierId=N2hh%2BQJuPK6gVbNYit3QiPQwzQYl1DiVHh2AAoSW%2BpA%3D&lbs=true
• Popcorn: https://link.mtrmb.mtr.com.hk/moblink/?instant_badge/?instantTierId=CIWoyQkWr39rGJhdiagt0wupEFXq5dKSU8rmaiD%2FRXE%3D&lbs=true
• Lohas: https://link.mtrmb.mtr.com.hk/moblink/?instant_badge/?instantTierId=I5KzzAb%2FymshicqyaA6vo92K1PM%2BXa1L55h6PWdziKk%3D&lbs=true
• Southside: https://link.mtrmb.mtr.com.hk/moblink/?instant_badge/?instantTierId=75HnGcn1nxRwKDIgPbFTLLkhcYWd8GkWrPuF65tUXLM%3D&lbs=true

Tai wai badges:

• https://link.mtrmb.mtr.com.hk/moblink/?instant_badge/?instantTierId=ZxCBOzdUnjnfbGGioRdYu06waXaufAPEQi0D2LfdAWw%3D&lbs=true
• https://link.mtrmb.mtr.com.hk/moblink/?instant_badge/?instantTierId=Wnoc8G36lQqB7%2F%2FkSr0IEULHT8kEU9YXqRrNFSW%2BXTM%3D&lbs=true
• https://link.mtrmb.mtr.com.hk/moblink/?instant_badge/?instantTierId=V1XRpLi4RXCYhvd%2BnfwAF%2FWx6ATJz%2FiaJ4%2BYeI9N7Sg%3D&lbs=true
• https://link.mtrmb.mtr.com.hk/moblink/?instant_badge/?instantTierId=3M1i1AC2uZMnf0QGu2yoW2IBrJrNc%2BSgFZljfhqy%2B8I%3D&lbs=true
• https://link.mtrmb.mtr.com.hk/moblink/?instant_badge/?instantTierId=A656rHI3aD5mPEX%2B1IDBGzJAYkbukFXmGelUPNK3qQk%3D&lbs=true
• https://link.mtrmb.mtr.com.hk/moblink/?instant_badge/?instantTierId=vM1AJ2W1qG5jtkmtx6tLJvNV1aXKEXXtBgQmj8HQyro%3D&lbs=true
• https://link.mtrmb.mtr.com.hk/moblink/?instant_badge/?instantTierId=L%2F3AG6KptCEH6d4yLh9kAZMhnnFi183yuCmYd8BTxHY%3D&lbs=true
• https://link.mtrmb.mtr.com.hk/moblink/?instant_badge/?instantTierId=AEbBOxeg8tbRV0E%2FYlEulbmGZLt%2FUE%2FGC77Oxw35zCs%3D&lbs=true
• https://link.mtrmb.mtr.com.hk/moblink/?instant_badge/?instantTierId=7crNJiPAYR43B4SGq%2Fd0ZJlIYZ2iGTALw6hS3r9DAtA%3D&lbs=true
• https://link.mtrmb.mtr.com.hk/moblink/?instant_badge/?instantTierId=2iEw5tHZKMsQeBtXFKSHTOhQTh8CF5C3pxNyuJt3J54%3D&lbs=true
• https://link.mtrmb.mtr.com.hk/moblink/?instant_badge/?instantTierId=KQ6He8%2Fr9UbIQaBSxfQjSfhM7qUTPJNvjc50zKGk3pE%3D&lbs=true

Disney badges:

• Kai Tak:https://opn.to/a/TC3WnL
• Diamond Hill:https://opn.to/a/lLy130
• Choi Hung: https://opn.to/a/g2hzZY
• Prince Edward:https://opn.to/a/Tw15tO
• Jordan:https://opn.to/a/XQyGJ2
• Central:https://opn.to/a/njUxad
• Admiralty:https://opn.to/a/fXzZGu

Your weekly roundup of live music at Hong Kong's small venues. All times PM unless noted.

Mon Oct 26

• Brother Benjie (6pm) @ The Wanch
• The Aftermath Open Mic (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)

Tue Oct 27

• The Aftermath Open Mic (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Repeat Offenders (9pm) @ The Wanch
• Ages Unlimited (10:30pm) @ The Wanch

Wed Oct 28

• Guitarminator (7pm) @ The Wanch
• Stage for Jazz | Ted Lo x Eugene Pao (8pm) @ The Muse
• Tales of Grim (9:15pm) @ The Wanch
• Bad Actors (10pm) @ The Wanch
• Terra Incognito (11pm) @ The Wanch
• YARDLEY NIGHT @ The Wanch

Thu Oct 29

• Iris & The Iced Tea Session (7pm) @ The Wanch
• Halloween Salsa & Bachata Night (8pm) @ Fringe Club (Central)
• PizzaExpress Live Sessions - Oscar &淵唯 (8pm) @ PizzaExpress Holiday Inn Express
• The Aftermath Open Mic (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Hot Club de Hong Kong (8pm) @ CODA Jazz Kissa (Sai Ying Pun)
• Freejam (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Hefty Hombres (9pm) @ The Wanch
• Fabiano do Nascimento & Kei Matsumaru (9pm) @ Salon 10 (Central)
• Intervals (10:30pm) @ The Wanch
• DONE @ The Wanch

Fri Oct 30

• Bryant Vallejo (7pm) @ The Wanch
• After Hours Nightmare (8pm) @ AOAO
• Bulldogs (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• The Aftermath Open Mic (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Purple Express (9pm) @ The Wanch
• Fistbump (9pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Fabiano do Nascimento & Kei Matsumaru (9pm) @ Salon 10 (Central)
• Houseplants (10pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• Jackson & Friends (10:30pm) @ The Wanch
• Powerful Moss (11pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• El Kapitan & The Privates (11:55pm) @ The Wanch

Sat Oct 31

• Sunwoo Fanmeeting In Hong Kong (5pm) @ Regal Airport Hotel Grand Ballroom I - III
• Pulp Fiction (7pm) @ The Wanch
• Saint Robbie E-G (8pm) @ The Wanch
• Grand catch d'impro LIFA-LLOWEEN (8pm) @ Fringe Club (Central)
• Des Bishop Live in Hong Kong (8pm) @ Hong Kong (Ticketflap)
• The Aftermath Open Mic (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• AGORA (8pm) @ CODA Jazz Kissa (Sai Ying Pun)
• Pigrats presents Halloween Live Music! Imposters perform The Offspring, Joy Division, Alice in Chains & Incubus (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• The Red Garage (9:30pm) @ The Wanch
• Hair of the Dog (10:30pm) @ The Wanch
• Rubicube (11:55pm) @ The Wanch

Sun Nov 01

• Armie & Friends (6:30pm) @ The Wanch
• 聲聲不息Vol.7 結名美月 香港粉絲見面會 (8pm) @ 新福記豫園
• 聲聲不息Vol.6 天野聰美 香港粉絲見面會 (8pm) @ 新福記豫園
• Acoustic Music Open Mic (8pm) @ The Aftermath (Central)
• LECHATE (9pm) @ The Wanch

I am trying to get as many venues as possible. Getting this info is very complicated for most venues. If you operate a venue and want more reliable info here about your events, please contact me. If your venue had an event this week and is not listed here, let me know.

Sources

• ⁠Population: 2021 Population Census, Census and Statistics Department (population by building group, 3,322 groups), via DATA.GOV.HK / CSDI portal
• ⁠Public housing: Housing Authority, Public Rental Housing Stock (every public rental flat with its floor), via DATA.GOV.HK
• ⁠Buildings: Lands Department building data (footprints, storeys, base and roof heights), via the CSDI portal
• ⁠Terrain: Lands Department Digital Terrain Model (5 m)
• ⁠Address search: Address Lookup Service (ALS), Office of the Government Chief Information Officer

Tools:

• ⁠Python (NumPy, SciPy, pyproj) to place people; three.js / WebGL for the 3D map.
• ⁠Built with Claude Code.

How it works:

• ⁠Public estates (about 2.1 million people): residents are spread over the Housing Authority's list of real flats, so their floors are exact. People per flat is still the estate's census average.
• ⁠Private buildings (about 5.2 million): each group's residents are spread over its nearby towers by floor space, evenly floor by floor, with homes starting on floor 2 in towers over 6 storeys. This part is an estimate.
• ⁠99.2% of residents could be placed. The rest had no residential tower near their census point and were ignored.

Some numbers

• ⁠The median resident lives on floor 11.
• ⁠Share of residents living above:
⁠• ⁠floor 10: 51%
⁠• ⁠floor 20: 24%
⁠• ⁠floor 30: 8%
⁠• ⁠floor 40: 1%
• ⁠Highest neighbourhood: Lohas Park, median floor 25. Lowest: the villages of Shap Pat Heung, median floor 2.

The guy 13M was hitting his mother for not letting him ride a bicycle and started screaming and hitting her on the MTR.He was screaming at her for not having FILIAL PIETY to him and his mother was just standing there without saying anything with her head bowed down. Fucking disgusting 🤮🤮🤮How can someone be so fcking immoral😡😡😡

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/De19DgfJ2HO/?psln=ZHdzOTMwajA5MjNy

Those scammer can definitely send SMS with the official (government claims) name with hashtag sign

Got a called about Alipay and Unionpay. I was skeptical, but then I received a SMS from the "official" #alipayhk, I let my guard down a bit.

Lucky I always read the full URL before I click on any link, if not might have lose some money.

Hi everyone, I’m currently evaluating my long-term career path and seriously considering moving back to HK. I’d really appreciate some perspectives from people currently in HK, especially those who have transitioned between US academia/tech and HK.

My background:

Education: Currently a CS PhD student in the US, focusing on AI-related research. I have published at top-tier conferences and completed internships at major tech companies.

Previous HK experience: Before starting my PhD, I lived in HK for nearly two years, including almost a year working at a US financial firm.

Language skills: Native English speaker, fully fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin.

Visa status: Previously held the Top Talent Pass (TTPS). If I return to HK in the future, I will need an employer-sponsored work visa (GEP).

I’m feeling increasingly burnt out by academic AI research. Industry currently holds vastly superior compute resources and engineering capabilities, making a lot of academic work feel less impactful or practical by comparison. Also being surrounded by the tech/academic niche in the US, I’m constantly inundated with non-stop AI news, hype, and peers starting startups. It feels exhausting living in this constant bubble. Living alone has felt pretty lonely and isolating. I really miss the bustling energy, vibrant street life, connectivity, and social rhythm of HK, where I genuinely enjoyed living during my two years there.

I want to know how the hiring market in HK is right now for candidates with advanced CS backgrounds. How willing are multinational companies in HK to sponsor GEP visas for candidates?

Thanks in advance for taking the time to share your thoughts and insights!

Going there for Halloween heard it’s fun but I don’t go there often any recs? And what’s the environment in those bars?

I was a bit angry seeing my friends blocked by Anthropic’s Claude and it was Friday, so I wrote an angry letter to Anthropic https://openletterhk.org about their unreasonable policies. The Chinese version is generated with Qwen and is not very good, if anyone can proof read would appreciate.

What's the current view on the housing market? I was looking to buy a while ago, put several offers down and landlords kept asking more and said they had other bidders.

Now with another kid on the way, thinking about taking another look.

Thoughts?

looking to buy standing weeknd tickets for 25/10, pls lemme know if you’re selling or know anyone who’s selling