HK's Labour Day

Wednesday was Labour Day here in HK. It was nice to have a public holiday in the middle work week even though I'd rather have a holiday fall on a Monday or Friday for a long weekend!

Labour Day is usually associated with marches and rallies as was seen throughout Hong Kong's central areas, but in the suburbs it's more of a holiday to spend time with kids.

The East Point City Mall set up a carnival for Labour Day and the kids absolutely loved all the activities that were going on. That's one of the cool things about the malls here is that there's usually some interactive display or event going on in the square just about every day of the week. I guess this is a good way to encourage people to come by the mall even if they weren't planning to shop!

The kids moved themselves around the track by rocking their horse/donkey forwards and backwards. There were some very patient parents at the mall today. The line for this activity looked more than a 30 minute wait--and I think each round was only about a 5-10 minute ride.  (photo: CathC)

The bouncy house was another big hit with the kids. (photo: CathC)

I've recently discovered that the food court in the local malls is a great place for brunch/late lunch. Some of the most tasty congee and snacks I've had so far were from the stalls in the food court. More importantly you can get a variety of food for not a lot of money! Two mini Chinese fritters and a bowl of fish congee will only set you back about 27 HKD.

These mini versions of Chinese fritters are just enough to go with the sliced fish congee! (Photo: CathC)

The whole plate of fish siu mai, fish balls, and rice noodles was only 12 HKD. The rice noodles were freshly made in front of me too-yum! (Photo: CathC)

That's it for now...tomorrow is the start of another weekend and a chance to explore the city. Maybe it's time to check out the giant rubber ducky that floated into Victoria Harbour. Have you seen it yet? What do you think?