Theme: Backstreet Hong Kong
While we got a basic introduction to Hong Kong during the 2012 event, the 2013 will step beyond this level in several ways: It will be a major goal to connect Fireside members to local artists and entrepreneurs as well as the lesser known parts of Hong Kong that make this city so unique.
Program:
Hong Kong is a city of transition where millions of people come for a day only, and most never stay for even a week at at time. We are offering the unique opportunity to see the daily life on Hong Kong culture, where artists work in former factory buildings to produce art alongside commissioned work and thus build the backbone of the sustainable cultural life in Hong Kong. Further, we will see the ways how monasteries and temples integrate into the daily life in Hong Kong and how the diversity of Cantonese food is being translated into vegetarian dishes for the Monks. Further we explore how the seaside is impacting the daily life in Hong Kong away from the glittering Cruise liners or ferries. Further we will explore the most famous delicacies of the city which are not only hardly known outside of the region but about to die out as well.
Hotel: Le Meridien Cyberport
Schedule details:
Events on Thursday and Sunday are optional. Exec members participation for the lunch on Sunday strongly recommended.
Thursday:
- 20:00 Dinner & Drinks @ Oliver’s home. Hand-made Pizza served fresh from the oven
Friday:
- 8:30: Breakfast at the Aberdeen Boat Club. Transport to the Club from the Hotel arranged by Coach, leaving 8:30 form the hotel
- 10:00 Fireside Bowling League @ AMC. Shoes provided
- 11:00 What’s on your mind @ AMC
- 13:00 Lunch @ Top Deck (walking distance from AMC)
- 15:00 Boat trip w. “What’s on your boat mind” to Sai Kung (ca. 2 hours of meetings)
- 19:00 Sea food Dinner at Chuen Kee in Sai Kung
- 21:00 Boat Trip back to Hong Kong
Saturday:
- 8:30 Dim Sum Breakfast at the private member’s only China Club. Transport to the Club from the Hotel arranged by Coach, leaving 8:30 form the hotel
- 10:00 What’s on your plate mind @ China Club
- 13:00 Pickup of Fireside Guests from Hong Kong. Transport to Fotan w. Lunch at tba restaurant on the way there.
- 15:00 Tour through one of the major art hubs in Hong Kong, Fotanian, by Tim Li, Architect & Artist
Powerpoint: Fireside 2013 Artist introduction - 19:00 Dinner with Artists
- 22:00 Optional Drinks at KEE private members club
Sunday:
- Until 10:00 Free time/breakfast @ hotel
- 10:00 Hiking
- 13:00 Exec members lunch
Participants
- Oliver Spiesshofer
- Robby Yung
- Yat Siu
- Juliianne Lee
- James Kondo
- Joseph Kim
- Kumi Fujisawa
- Joon Kim
- Misa Matsusaki
- Gen Kanai
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