5 of the best things to do this weekend August 3-4 in Hong Kong, from cat expo to movies

First-time director Kim Sung-han, who cut his teeth assisting on big-budget hits such as 1987: When the Day Comes and Ashfall, packs this taught, lean thriller with life-threatening incidents and period-specific peccadillos to amuse and appal his audience between the breathless thrills and political grandstanding. Read our full review
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2. Mass Transit Railway: Sing Jantzen Tse Solo Exhibition

Artist Sing Jantzen Tse has transformed the front of independent art space Current Plans into an MTR carriage in which visitors can sit. The rumbling of the seats and the sound of a subway train speeding through tunnels under Hong Kong that they hear are highly realistic.

This is not just a fun ride, though. Mass Transit Railway is full of multimedia prompts that make you wonder how we coexist in this congested city, and how to define our home when it is full of contradictions.

Mass Transit Railway: Sing Jantzen Tse Solo Exhibition, Current Plans, 3/F, Remex Centre, 42 Wong Chuk Hang Rd, Wong Chuk Hang. Tues-Sat, 1pm-7pm. Until Sept 8.

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Pet owner Coins Tang and her 3-year-old cat, Dobby, at the Hong Kong Cat Expo 2024 press conference in Wan Chai. Photo: May Tse

3. Cat Expo 2024

Cat lovers are in for a treat this weekend as the city’s annual Cat Expo returns to Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from August 2-4, offering art, music, performances and lectures as well as shopping.

A diverse range of cat products including the latest toys and cat food will be showcased. Highlights of the expo include the Cat Fanciers Association International Cat Show, in which cats will be judged based on various attributes, and workshops on cat grooming, feline health and more.

Hall 3BCD, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, August 2-3, midday-9pm; August 4, midday-8pm

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Join a public skating session to keep your cool at the DB Ice Rink this weekend. Photo: Instagram/@db.icerink

4. DB Ice Skating

Looking to beat the heat this weekend? Take the family ice skating at the international-sized DB Ice Rink in Discovery Bay on Lantau Island.

It has four public skating sessions on Saturdays and three on Sundays. The cost is HK$85 (US$11) per session, including skate rentals. To coincide with Sport for All day, it is offering evening sessions at a discounted rate of HK$50.

The rink will also have live streaming of the Olympic Games to keep you abreast of the action in Paris.

DB Plaza, 1 Discovery Bay Rd, Discovery Bay

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A patron uses the pull-up bar at Yakiniku Horumon Matchan on Gough Street in Central. Photo: Jonathan Wong

5. Yakiniku Horumon Matchan

In the spirit of the Olympics, add this new yakiniku restaurant from Nara, Japan, to your must-eat list. It is known for its muscled staff and unique pull-up challenge that earns diners free meat servings – the more pull-ups you can do, the more premium the cut of meat.

G/F, 24 Gough Street, Central

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