& Events! KNOW IN FEBRUARY!

DBIS’ 40TH ANNIVERSARY GLITTER BALL

Discovery Bay International School (DBIS) is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a glittering ball at Auberge Discovery Bay on February 11. The evening is set to kick off at 6pm with drinks on the terrace overlooking the bay. Guests will then be treated to a delicious three-course dinner with entertainment provided by a live five-piece band. The ball will be a wonderful celebration of DBIS’ journey from its original cohort of three students and three staff in January 1983 to a community in its thousands. For more on the event and DBIS’ ongoing anniversary celebrations, visit www.dbis.edu.hk.

Dates For Your Diary

Christian Action At The Sunday Market

Cookie Smiles is hosting a Christian Action stall at the Discovery Bay Market on February 12 providing a fun mix of cookie art and body painting. You can also pick up handicrafts made by the refugee women, who are supported by Christian Action’s Ladies Empowerment, Art & Development (LEAD) initiative. To get involved, visit www.cookiesmiles.com.hk.

THROUGH FEBRUARY | DONATE PRELOVED FURNITURE to people in need through DB Mothers & Friends. To arrange for pickup, visit Facebook @dbmf.collection.

FEBRUARY 4 | JOIN A BEACH CLEAN-UP! Meet at the gate to DB/ Nim Shue Wan at 2.10pm. Email dana@plasticfreeseas.org to RSVP.

FEBRUARY 5 | GATHER AT THE PLANT MARKET in DB Community Green Square from 2pm to 4pm. Visit Facebook @DynamicDBers.

FEBRUARY 12 | SHOP THE DISCOVERY BAY MARKET in DB Plaza from 11am to 6pm. Visit www.handmadehongkong.com.

VALENTINE’S DAY RACE IN PUI O

The Trail Hub is holding its annual Valentine’s Day Race on February 12. Starting and finishing at Treasure Island in Pui O, participants compete in pairs in various categories, including men’s, women’s, mixed, mum & me and dad & me. There are two intensity levels – the Easy Love (9km) coastal path and trail route or the Tough Love (15km) route that includes the climb up and over Lo Yan Shan (303m). Entry costs HK$680 per team with the option to add HK$100 per person for a post-race brunch at Treasure Island. To enrol, by February 11, visit www.thetrailhub.com. [PHOTOS COURTESY OF The Trail Hub.]

CLOCKENFLAP COMING SOON!

After a three-year interruption, Clockenflap is coming to Central Harbourfront from March 3 to 5, offering concert-goers an exciting line-up of over 30 local and international artists. Headliners include British rock band Arctic Monkeys, French multi-instrumentalist FKJ and Norwegian folkpop duo Kings of Convenience. Be sure to catch Japanese rapper Tyson Yoshi, Thai favourites Three Man Down and local Indie band Tofu Kingdom. For tickets, priced at HK$1,620 for a three-day pass, or HK$1,080 for single days, head to www.clockenflap.com.

Mui Wo Mountain Bike Practice Ground

Db Cny Drawing Competition

To ring in 2023, we asked young DBers to enter the DB CNY Drawing Competition and create a rabbit-themed artwork. The finalists in each category (primary and secondary school students living/ studying in DB) have been chosen through a community vote on Facebook and Instagram @Around DB. To see the prize-winning artworks and find out more, turn to page 28. [PHOTO BY Richard Gordon - www.richardgordonphotography.com.]

The newly opened Mui Wo Mountain Bike Practice Ground offers bikers of all abilities a safe and exciting environment in which to enhance their skills. Located in Lantau South Country Park, it provides around 9 kilometres of new mountain bike trails and is the only venue in Hong Kong that covers all five mountain bike difficulty levels. The practice grounds, trails and technical features are free to use and open 24/7.

Solaris Four Peaks Race

In the epic Solaris Four Peaks Race, taking place from February 4 to 5, competitors sail between Lantau Peak, Mount Stenhouse on Lamma, Violet Hill on Hong Kong Island and Ma On Shan in the New Territories. At each destination, two runners kayak ashore, scale the mountain and return to their boat. This year, a team of para-sailors and para-runners from Sailability are competing for the first time. To find out more, visit www.4peaksrace.com and www.sailability.org.hk. [PHOTO COURTESY OF Four Peaks Race.]

Mtr Line Extension

The Hong Kong government has approved the MTR Tung Chung Line extension project, which will see the line diverging into East and West sections. The project will include the construction of an aboveground Tung Chung East station between the existing Sunny Bay and Tung Chung MTR stations, and an underground Tung Chung West terminus, at Yat Tung Estate.

Scheduled for completion in 2029, the extension is poised to bring more convenience to Tung Chung residents. As of now, it takes around 25 minutes to reach Tung Chung from Yat Tung Estate, with buses running every 20 minutes. According to estimates, the total journey time between Tung Chung West Station and Tung Chung East Station towards Tsim Sha Tsui or Central will be reduced by around 12 and 21 minutes, respectively. To find out more, visit mtrtungchunglineextension.hk. [PHOTO COURTESY OF Wikimedia Commons.]