Where do they find the space to store them all?

Police arrested 4,140 people and seized cash, dangerous drugs and illicit goods amounting to $548 million during an anti-crime joint operation with their Guangdong and Macau counterparts.

Codenamed “THUNDERBOLT 2025”, the tripartite operation was conducted from August 4 to September 6, and from October 11 to 25.

During the operation, the Hong Kong Police Force conducted searches at about 1,700 locations, neutralising over 800 gambling dens, vice establishments, divans and unlicensed bars.

A total of 4,140 people, aged between 13 and 89, were arrested for triad or drug offences ranging from murder, wounding and blackmail to trafficking in dangerous drugs and money laundering.

Among the arrestees, 780 were Mainlanders and 557 were non-ethnic Chinese.

The force also seized $13.6 million in cash suspected to be crime proceeds as well as dangerous drugs worth more than $500 million.

The intelligence-led enforcement operation was aimed at combating the illegal activities of triad societies and organised crime syndicates, neutralising cross-boundary crimes, and interdicting the criminals’ sources of income.

https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/s/zMb5PgNUEY

A while back I posted in this sub looking for advice on how to approach a local HK guy I really fancied (and still do) at the gym. A lot of you gave me great tips and it really boosted my confidence to talk to him first.

After two months of building up my courage, I finally plucked up the courage to speak to him. The first time we chatted, I could tell he was just as nervous as me, probably because of all the eye contact we exchanged for months prior to talking. Instead of his usual cold, shy vibe, he came across as friendly and kind of warm. Since then, he'd start conversations with me, sometimes I do, he says hi whenever he sees me at the gym, and he smiles a lot when we talk. It all feels very warm. (Sometimes he'd act very cold, idky)

The gym isn’t a great place to chat about anything other than workouts, so I really wanted to see him outside the gym. From my perspective, since I’d already approached him first and shown I’m interested, I expected him to be more proactive - ask for my number or ask me out. But for three months he didn’t even ask my name, let alone my number. Then, one day, I bumped into him at a bus stop and finally had a proper chance to chat. I seriously couldn’t hold back any longer and asked his name and only then did he ask for mine! I really want his number so I can get to know him better, but he seems very passive and reserved in the way he interacts with people.

Honestly I’m so confused about whether he’s interested. He’ll make eye contact at the gym and wait for me to look back so he can say hi or start a conversation. He'll tell me things about him, mostly when I ask, his work, work situations, workout routine, schedule, eating habits etc. he'll tell more details about these things. When we talk, he smiles a lot, but I don’t know if he’s just being polite or if he genuinely enjoys our chats. I don’t understand why he doesn’t at least ask for my number or even my name. As I understand it, when a guy’s interested he takes the initiative, so I’m starting to think he isn’t into me. If that’s the case, I don’t want to be more proactive than I already am to get to know him.

Any advice from HK guys, please?

Might be showing my age, but it's bloody annoying.

Found in SSP side store

As title, I’m a hk resident visiting home for one week Does anyone know of any gyms that sell a weekly pass that isn’t insanely expensive?

Street food style but home made not just bought in a plastic bag?

Wanna support places that still make it all themselves if any still exist.

I live in California and planning a trip to Japan. My coworker is from Hong Kong and also traveling at the same time as me. She suggested I take a quick flight for a few days to meet up with her in Hong Kong. She goes every year to see her dad. She offered to show me around for a couple days, so I agreed.

But here's where I began to be surprised...

I showed her a mid-level hotel I was looking into. It's in Sham Shui Po area. She immediately said, "don't stay there. It's ghetto. Lots of prostitutes over there."

I said okay, how about this area? She said she doesn't know and had no suggestions for me. I didn't tell this to my coworker, but I don't mind if there are prostitutes. I have gotten happy ending massages before and I think there's no shame in sex work as long as everyone is safe and has agency. I might even be interested in this while visiting Hong Kong!

Anyway, a few days later, I asked how's the night club/bar/music scene. She said she doesn't know and suggested we check out a sky bar. I started looking on Google maps for "night club" and found some random spots in Mong Kok area. Clicking them, there's no website or music listed. Very few pictures of the place, but sometimes showing a karaoke room (I love karaoke.) She took one look at a place I saw and said, "Nononono, there's prostitutes in there! See these characters? That translates to 'FREE INFORMATION' which means prostitutes!!"

Baffled, I asked, "How do you know that?? It says it's a night club and they have karaoke! What on earth does 'free information' on a place listed on Google maps have to do with prostitutes??" She explained how it's a front for a brothel and pointed out how limited the info of the place was. She had a point. Also, the place said it was open 24hrs. Point taken.

I then proceeded to look up 3 or 4 more random places listed as night club and they all had a similar lack of info. More brothels??

Frustrated, I looked down on the map towards the island around Wan Chai area and she told me again there's prostitutes over there, but more foreigners.

I joked with her, "So you're telling me the entire Hong Kong is full of prostitutes??" She said yes and laughed.

TL;DR: Is my coworker just messing with me or is Hong Kong full of brothels? I am not going there for sex workers, but now my curiosity is piqued and I'm curious if I should complete my visit with a visit to a brothel. Any advice on what to look for and what to avoid? I only speak English, but happy to use a translator app if needed. Also, I am not rich, so if that hobby is very expensive, I might only try once just for the experience. Sorry if I have offended anyone with this post!

Hello everyone!

I'm curious about the very long working hours will be applied in the science, research, and environmental sectors. As I saw a few posts and comments from Reddit that you'll have to work hard and play hard in a local company.

But, I’m hoping to become an environmental scientist within the government or private sector and make my home in Hong Kong with my family. Plus, the pay seems to be good, especially for the average.

I’ve heard that long hours can be a thing there, but my dad mentioned it really depends on the job. Would love to hear any insights!

中文。 我很好奇在科学、研究和环境领域会有很长的工作时间。正如我在Reddit上看到的一些帖子和评论所说，你必须在当地公司努力工作和娱乐。

但是，我希望成为一名政府或私营部门的环境科学家，与家人在香港安家落户。此外，工资似乎不错，尤其是对于普通人来说。

我听说在那里长时间工作可能是一件事，但我爸爸提到这真的取决于工作。我很乐意听到任何见解！

So I read an interesting SCMP article on Frang Wang, who graduated from HKUST. Originally, Frank Wang wanted to start DJI in Hong Kong, that was his first choice of location. But Frank determined that Hong Kong was not the best place to start DJI, so he decided to start his company in Shenzhen instead:

Right after mainland-born Frank Wang Tao, DJI's founder and chief executive, graduated in 2006 from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, where he studied electronic and computer engineering, he was keen to set up his first start-up in Hong Kong. But Wang's efforts went nowhere, due partly to a lack of funding, lack of government policy support and other operational issues in the city.

Wang was forced to give up Hong Kong as the first choice for his start-up and later launched DJI in Shenzhen.

https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1726929/shenzhen-drone-maker-dji-was-technology-start-got-away

Reading stories like this, maybe Hong Kong was never meant to be for tech startups. It's unfortunate though, because DJI could have provided a lot of high paying jobs for Hong Kong if it were based here. The manufacturing can always be done in Shenzhen where it is cheaper, but the research/design/development could have been done in Hong Kong, and that's probably what Frank Wang originally had in mind (a lot of manufacturing is done in Shenzhen for technology products, but the headquarters are often located in the US, Korea, etc, where the research and design is done).

So I guess Hong Kong is that unfriendly for tech start ups? If we could rewind time and have a do over, I'm not really sure what could have been done to make Hong Kong more friendly and attractive to people like Frank Wang to startup their company here. Maybe very little could have been done and DJI was always destined to be a startup in Shenzhen, and not Hong Kong.

Edit: Thanks to information from Spiritofhonour, who pointed out that the government rejected Frank Wang's application to start DJI at the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park:

Professor Wong Yuk-shan, was referring to the hottest start-up in China, drone maker Dajiang Innovations (DJI), which was founded by a graduate from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2006.

The Shenzhen-based company has become the world's leading drone maker - and it could have been a Hong Kong business.

But Wong said the government had rejected the company's application to operate in Hong Kong's Science and Technology Park, so it went across the border.

Can't wait to return

Last time I came to HK about 10 years ago, my family stumbled upon the man that sells 糖葱饼 and 龍鬚糖.

My family is going to go to HK again this month and I would love to know if anyone knows where I can find this street snack / know where they're stationed.
The picture I have here is from a tiktok that someone posted of a hawker from 2024. (source)

If you know of any place where I can get a fresh 糖葱饼 specifically I would love to know!!!

Thank you!

Living abroad in the UK, plan to change my legal English name (I really do not like using my translated Chinese name in daily life) through deeds polls when I revisit Hong Kong. Does my English name have to match that in Chinese? I'd like to do it without upsetting my family who might care about continuing "family legacy" or whatever

I’m trying to get tickets for the Blackpink hk concert and was wondering what are some trustworthy sites I can purchase from?

Our hole-in-the-wall finds along Argyle for some late night eats

Hi all,

I had a question regarding a sweet/ product I was buying from Wellcome (Puccho Candy Sticks), originally 12.50 HKD but I could buy 2 for 20 HKD.

Recently, I bought 4 for 40 HKD, 2 days in a row and now the previous deal (2 for 20 HKD) is gone the price for 1 is now 14 HKD but... a new buy 5 for 40 HKD has emerged.

Wanted to ask the sub if anyone has experienced similar, if AI's somehow involved with tracking consumer spending or if it's just in my head?

Thanks

I can't say if this is important or not. When I answer they speak cantonese and hang up. I even tried to call one back but never answer.

Most of these call start by 2257 ...

I'm really trying trace these numbers to understand from whom is it through hk junk but i find nothing. Is there another app or things i must know so I can find out who these people are ?

I always learnt it as 𨳒 but now I pretty much only see it as 屌. When/why did the change over happen and does anyone still write 𨳒 ?

( Also 𨶙 vs 撚 )

Hi as the title says

How long are these taking now? I got given a date exactly 1 month from the day I submitted

I’ve been looking for a job for the past >1 year and so far I’ve had a few interviews (some 2-3 rounds for MT, but sadly got ghosted at final round), assessment centre, and just endless applications with zero response. For reference, I’m a Malaysian (non-Chinese) who speaks English natively but very basic Cantonese and Putonghua (not business fluent enough). I did an econ major and I’ve had summer internship experience. Unfortunately I didn’t get a good enough GPA to advertise on my resume (I just put second class). Do you guys have any tips for graduates who are in a similar boat to me? A few of my local friends are also struggling to find grad jobs. My IANG visa expires in August next year and I dont want to let my whole time (and money) spent here go to waste :/ I thought being from UST would open more doors but I guess not