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Hong Kong Summer Spectacular presents hot events, cool places

<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1499" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;old&period;teamasia&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;03&sol;hong-kong-summer-spectacular-presents-hot-events-cool-places&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Hong kong Summer" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"339"><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;Manila&comma; Philippines&rpar; –To fully capture the opportunities brought by summer&comma; a popular travel season for vacationers in the region&comma; the Hong Kong Tourism Board &lpar;HKTB&rpar; will once again launch a wave of promotions under the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Hong Kong Summer Spectacular” campaign&period; Themed &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<strong>Hot Events • Cool Place<&sol;strong>”&comma; the campaign &lpar;from 22 June to 31 August&rpar; will bundle an extensive range of summer activities in the city with tempting offers on shopping and dining&period; By showcasing Hong Kong’s fun and round-the-clock excitement&comma; the HKTB aims to encourage travellers to spend their holidays in Hong Kong&comma; and generate business opportunities for the tourism and related sectors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Here’s a roundup of hot events in HK’s coolest places that you can catch until August&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Strut a show reel of summer style&excl; &lpar;June 26 – July 19&rpar; <&sol;strong>– Share your hottest&comma; most creative summer style and get a chance to visit Hong Kong for free&excl; Join the Hong Kong Summer Showreel online promo and be the lucky winner of HK&dollar;200&comma;000 spending bonus during the VISA go Hong Kong Super Shopper&excl; All you have to do is to visit <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;hongkongsummer&period;com&sol;ph" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">www&period;HongKongSummer&period;com&sol;ph<&sol;a>&comma; create your Hong Kong summer show reel and automatically share it via Facebook so your friends can vote&period; You’ll also get a chance to get freebies from our friends in Sasa&period;com&excl; To get started&comma; log on to HongKongSummer&period;com&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Dragon Boat Carnival &lpar;July 2&comma; 4–8&rpar;<&sol;strong> – Soak up the sun and experience the thrill of the international dragon race at East Tsim Sha Tsui as Hong Kong holds the Dragon Boat Carnival&period; Afterwards&comma; head to the San Miguel Beer Garden at the UC Centenary Garden to relax&comma; grab a pint of beer&comma; and have your fill of local delicacies to recharge your energy after the intense battle of the greatest dragon boat racers from around the globe&period; You can also listen and dance to live musical performances or enjoy juggling acts just around the corner of the carnival-themed beer garden&period; Admission is free&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>VISA Go Shopping Indulgence &lpar;June 22–August 31&rpar; <&sol;strong>– What’s Hong Kong without shopping&quest; Explore one of the world’s best shopping districts and get surprises from VISA&excl; Enjoy&nbsp&semi;great finds and instant rewards when you shop at key shopping malls and pay with your VISA card at designated prices&period; Grand prizes are in store for lucky-draw winners&period; You can also get extra discounts and offers when you spend your VISA card at designated Quality Tourism Services &lpar;QTS&rpar; Scheme accredited merchants&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Lan Kwai Fong Beer &amp&semi; Music Fest &lpar;July 14–15&rpar;<&sol;strong> – Party with friends at Lan Kwai Fong Beer &amp&semi; Music Fest where gourmet food&comma; good beer&comma; and great music make for one hot summer experience&period; Choose your grub and brew from over 70 participating restaurants or join as many dance and musical performances&comma; interactive games&comma; and competitions in a span of two days&period; Admission is free&period; For more information&comma; visit <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;lankwaifong&period;com&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">www&period;lankwaifong&period;com<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Hong Kong Book Fair &lpar;July 18–24&rpar;<&sol;strong> – Bookworms love summer too&excl; Share the joy of reading at the annual HK Book Fair&comma; featuring a series of events including seminars&comma; cultural guided tours&comma; and book displays in cafés&comma; bookshops&comma; and other venues across the city&period; For more details&comma; visit <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;hkbookfair&period;hktdc&period;com&sol;en&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">hkbookfair&period;hktdc&period;com<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Better Living Expo &lpar;July 20–22&rpar;<&sol;strong> – Celebrate life and treat yourself to lifestyle products and services catering to beauty&comma; well-being&comma; hobbies and learning&comma; and get bargains on specialty school products and other popular items&period; For more information&comma; check out <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;betterliving-expo&period;com&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">www&period;betterliving-expo&period;com<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>14th Ani-Com &amp&semi; Games &lpar;July 27–31&rpar;<&sol;strong> – The young and young-at-heart converge at the Hong Kong Ani-Com &amp&semi; Games&excl; Limited-edition comics&comma; figures and other collectibles from Hong Kong&comma; Japan&comma; and other countries&comma; cosplay competitions&comma; and famous Japanese animation singers are only some of the attractions and entertainment this event offers&period; For more details&comma; visit <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ani-com&period;hk&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">www&period;ani-com&period;hk<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Summer Pop &lpar;August 11&rpar;<&sol;strong> – Groove with Hong Kong’s best music entertainers&excl; This signature summertime concert in August features top local bands and nonstop hits to keep your summer in perfect melody&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Food Expo &lpar;August 16–20&rpar;<&sol;strong> – Asia’s culinary capital cooks up something delicious for you this summer&excl; The Hong Kong Food Expo features sumptuous culinary creations from East and West&comma; delighting hundreds of thousands of foodies with gourmet recipes from around the world&period; Plus&comma; exclusive demonstrations by international experts and Michelin chefs will keep your culinary cravings satisfied&period; For more information&comma; log on to <a href&equals;"blank" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">hkfoodexpo&period;hktdc&period;com<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Computer and Communications Festival &lpar;August 24–27&rpar;<&sol;strong> – Techies unite&excl; The Computer and Communications Festival in Hong Kong is the place to be for everything digital&comma; from computer software and hardware&comma; games&comma; gadgets&comma; accessories&comma; video and digital cameras&comma; music players&comma; mobile phones&comma; to the latest gizmos and many more&excl; Be part of this amazing tech fest&excl; For more details&comma; visit <a href&equals;"blank" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">www&period;hkccfexpo&period;com<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>VISA Go Super Shopper &lpar;August 29–31&rpar; <&sol;strong>– Contestants recruited from Mainland China&comma; India&comma; Indonesia&comma; Malaysia&comma; the Philippines&comma; Singapore&comma; South Korea&comma; Taiwan and Thailand will form groups of two&comma; with each group designing and completing a one-day Hong Kong itinerary&period; The competing teams will be required to take snapshots during their itineraries with mobile phones provided by the organiser&period; On 31 August&comma; the teams will present their snapshots to the judging panel&comma; and share their itinerary concepts and shopping experiences&period; The winning team will be awarded HK&dollar;200&comma;000 in a VISA spending credit&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Destination Offerings &lpar;For bona fide visitors only&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>An array of privileges will be offered by local attractions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<table class&equals;"content&lowbar;table" border&equals;"0" cellspacing&equals;"0" cellpadding&equals;"0" align&equals;"center">&NewLine;<tbody>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<th>Attraction<&sol;th>&NewLine;<th>Promotion Period<&sol;th>&NewLine;<th>Offer<&sol;th>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Hong Kong Wetland Park<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>9 July to 31 August 2012<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>Souvenir pack worth &dollar;50 and a special guided group tour<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Madame Tussauds Hong Kong<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>22 June to 31 August 2012<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>An exclusive promotional offer &lpar;worth over HK&dollar;300&rpar; jointly presented by Madame Tussauds Hong Kong&comma; Bubba Gump Shrimp Co&comma; Chow Tai Fook&comma;&nbsp&semi; Häagen-Dazs and Sasa<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Ngong Ping 360<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>Until 31 March 2013<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>10&percnt; discount at Ngong Ping 360 Souvenir Shops<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>Ocean Park Hong Kong<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>22 June to 15 September 2012<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>10&percnt; discount on admission tickets<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>sky100<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>11 July to 2 September 2012<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>Gift worth &dollar;120<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>The Peak<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>1 July to 31 October 2012<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Peak I Love You” limited-edition postcard set for redemption upon spending of HK&dollar;100 or above at The Peak Tower<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Special offers at over 25 shops&comma; restaurants and entertainment venues at The Peak Tower upon presenting a Peak Tram ticket&comma; Peak Tram Sky Pass or Sky Terrace 428 admission ticket<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>June<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Madame Tussauds Hong Kong – Michael Jackson Lands at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong &lbrack;late June&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Hong Kong Wetland Park’s Bouncy Wetland &lbrack;13 June to 5 November 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Picasso – Masterpieces from Musée National Picasso&comma; Paris &lbrack;From now until 22 July 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Divine Power – The Dragon in Chinese Art &lbrack;From now until 18 November 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Chinese Opera Festival 2012 &lbrack;15 June to 5 August 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>International Military Tattoo in Celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the Establishment of the HKSAR &lbrack;22 to 24 June 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>&OpenCurlyQuote;A Lofty Retreat from the Red Dust&colon; The Secret Garden of Emperor Qianlong’ Exhibition &lbrack;22 June to 14 October 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade &lbrack;23 June 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>July<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Ocean Park’s Polar Adventure &lbrack;6 July to 26 August 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Hong Kong Disneyland – Grizzly Gulch and Toy Story Land<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Ngong Ping 360 – Shaolin and Wu Dang martial arts extravaganza at<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Ngong Ping 360 &lbrack;1 July to 2 September 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>The Peak – Post Love to the Future &lbrack;1 July to 31 August 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Fireworks Display to Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region &lbrack;1 July 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Cultural July &lbrack;1 to 24 July 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>International Arts Carnival 2012 &lbrack;6 July to 19 August 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Cantonese Opera Young Talent Showcase &lbrack;17 July to 31 August 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>&OpenCurlyQuote;The Majesty of All Under Heaven&colon; The Eternal Realm of China’s First Emperor’ Exhibition &lbrack;25 July to 26 November 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>August<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>Summer Pop Live in Hong Kong 2012 &lbrack;11 August 2012&rsqb;<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Hong Kong Summer International Film Festival &lbrack;14 to 28 August 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Hong Kong International Tea Fair &lbrack;16 to 18 August 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Silvermine Bay Music Festival 2012 &lbrack;17 to 19 August 2012&rsqb;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<&sol;tbody>&NewLine;<&sol;table>&NewLine;

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