Hong Kong | Edmond Koo

HK Mum upset with the cancelled flight on hot air balloon

Sep 4, 2025 | Hong Kong

You can feel her immense disappointment from the video interview, even if you don’t understand Chinese… https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FNaxLuh48/ The event is actually endorsed by the government. Really living up to the IFC title (international...

Rumored receipt of the $80k dinner in Hong Kong hotel

Aug 30, 2025 | Hong Kong, Internet Archive

Here it is (from LiHKG). Currency in Hong Kong dollar. Still luxurious pricing. At least the 10% service charge is expected. This is the original news being referred to....

Kinder Surprise

Jun 7, 2025 | Hong Kong, Personal Stuff

A little unboxing. Turn out it’s a paper spoon attached. I miss it 😅 No more toys stored in chocolate capsules, as in the old days. Safety reasons I believe 🤔. ...

Baidu Pan is still Restricted for Hong Kong China

Sep 18, 2024 | Hong Kong, Internet Archive

I’m trying to download files from Baidu Yun Pan (百度网盘). Apparently, Hong Kong China is not welcome. How ironic when their caption claims to simplify the world. So how do I get around? Thankfully, there’s goofish app. I end up paying someone else to...

AlipayHK supports remittance to Alipay(CN), finally! (with caveats)

May 9, 2023 | Hong Kong

AlipayHK is great for everyday buying on Taobao, but still, it’s limited in certain ways. You can’t use it to buy many gaming or cloud services. For example, baiduyun (the cloud service from Baidu) requires a China-based payment gateway only. And worst...

Consumption Voucher Scheme, How to Spend it on Google Play Store (or other App Store)

Apr 9, 2022 | Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, the Consumption Voucher Scheme has rolled out lately. I’ve decided to spend some of it on App Store; after all, most of my online shopping are Taobao, eBay and Amazon, which are not eligible for the scheme. As the scheme is only for local vendor,...