Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, June 29-July 5
Chill to the music at a beach festival, enjoy something classical, sample Mott 32’s new menu, or indulge in a cognac-inspired pop-up market
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Next Wave Beach Festival
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Vox Luminis
Founded in 2004 by bass vocalist Lionel Meunier, the Belgian ensemble is set to debut in Hong Kong on July 2. Specialising in 17th and early-18th century English, Italian and German repertoires, Vox Luminis – which won the 2012 Gramophone Recording of the Year – has nearly 20 recordings and more than 70 annual concerts under its belt.
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Mott 32
A new à la carte menu has been unveiled at this ever-stylish Chinese restaurant in Central. Created by head chef Lee Man-sing, the Celebration Menu fuses traditional techniques with contemporary flair in dishes such as the Celebration Peking duck, roasted with applewood and topped with caviar. Also roasted with applewood is the pluma Ibérico pork with Yellow Mountain honey, presented tableside in a tailor-made box.
Basement, Standard Chartered Bank Building, 4–4A Des Voeux Road Central
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Hennessy Mart
One of the world’s leading cognac brands is teaming up with local tap-cocktail bar Draft Land to launch a grocery store-themed pop-up at Central Market. Cognac lovers can expect refreshing summer tipples such as the Hennessy ginger and oolong, while those who buy a bottle can win merch from the Hennessy x NBA collectible series.
Until July 4, Central Market, 93 Queen’s Road Central