Picture this… 500+ runners in costume, racing around the city, raising funds for mental health care and awareness, to a finish line where a pasta party awaits! Blending fun, wellness and community mindedness.

Hong Kong’s “Halloween warm-up event” by default, as it takes place the weekend before the eponymous spookfest, the Pasta Run is hosted by neighbourhood pasta bar, Pici, and is a beloved fixture on our city’s annual racing calendar.

🏃‍♀️This year, runners covered 4,000 cumulative kilometres – half the distance from Hong Kong to Italy, birthplace of pasta. Oldest finisher 🇬🇧Mark Graham – 70 years old; youngest finisher 🇫🇷Ysee Croq – 5 months old.

The run ended with a party in Pici Taikoo Place, where our costumed crusaders enjoyed handmade pasta masterpieces, bomboloni, tiramisu, awards, and the altruism of having raised over HKD100,000 for our charity partner, Mind HK.

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You are not the city’s cool, artsy kid until you have been to Young Soy Gallery.

Translated from “Ugly Gallery” in Cantonese, Young Soy Gallery originated as a lighthearted joke between its founders, Shivang Jhunjhnuwala and Alexander Glavatsky-Yeadon, with the idea to start a one night exhibition entitled “F.art Basil” with emerging artists in town during the pandemic in 2020.

Identified as third culture kids, Jhunjhnuwala and Glavatsky-Yeadon drawing from their own adventures, have their sights set on how cultural divergences bring distinct stories. Their vision for Young Soy transcends being just a gallery: it is a cultural melting pot that not only cultivates a spectrum of cultural influences but also acts as a launchpad for radical artists. Ultimately what matters For Jhunjhnuwala and Glavatsky-Yeadon is simple: that everyone finds it amusing, and everyone feels at home.

Young Soy persistently pushes the boundary of what defines an artist. The gallery collaborates with artists regardless of their backgrounds—be they newcomers to the art scene, self-taught, or untrained—as long as they have a burning desire to unveil their personal yet extraordinary story through artistic expression, Young Soy is all ears.

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🇭🇰At The Lion Rock Press, we’re not your typical souvenir brand. As a Eurasian family business, we’re all about putting our own East-meets-West twist on the inspiration we get from our beloved muse: Hong Kong. That means whatever we design and create is NEVER NORMAL!

🇭🇰Of course, we love the big, iconic landmarks that everyone knows, but we’re more passionate about the little, often overlooked details that make this city unique and tell the true story of Hong Kong.

🇭🇰Whether it’s showcasing the stunning skyline on a glass bauble, crafting a Christmas decoration that looks just like an egg tart, or creating a wooden push-along toy shaped like a classic red taxi, our products are a celebration of the ordinary which, to us, are extraordinary.

🇭🇰Join us as we explore the vibrant, quirky, and sometimes surprising sides of this amazing place and let’s celebrate every corner of Hong Kong together. One thing’s for sure – it’s never normal! And that’s just how we like it.

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