Dans delights with art, vigor and humor

By Daisy CL Mandap

(We are re-publishing this article which was first printed in the June 2013 edition of  The SUN newspaper, in honor of the late Araceli Limcaco-Dans, one of the foremost portrait artists in the Philippines, who passed away at 5:50pm on Saturday, May 18. Mrs Dans had her first solo exhibition in Hong Kong nearly 11 years to this day, and during her visit, had  two talks on her art, including one  that was exclusively for Filipino migrant workers. Over dinner also at that time, she  regaled her fellow University of the Philippines alumni with stories about her memorable encounters with two of the country’s most revered National Artists, Fernando Amorsolo and Guillermo Tolentino, who were both her mentors. It is just fitting that a planned exhibition by Galleria Camaya of Mrs Dans’  works at the Visual Arts Centre on Kennedy Road, Central from June 5-10 is turned into a tribute to one of the finest artists of this generation).

The Grande Dame (seated) at the opening of her art exhibit at the Philippine Consulate 
on May 24, 2013, organized by Pintura Circle Hong Kong

If there was something apart from her mastery of her craft that surprised and delighted most of the people who were fortunate enough to have met prominent Filipino painter Araceli Limcaco-Dans during her recent visit to Hong Kong, it was her youthful vigor and sense of humor.

At age 83, Madame Dans has managed to keep her hands so steady that she is still able to paint intricate calado embroidery using not just any medium, but water color, the most difficult of them all.

One look at the stark whiteness of the calado-embroidered pina shawls in her painting, and one is hit with the certainty that this is a master people should feel privileged to have met in their lifetime. As she explained herself, that white is the paper or the canvas itself, so that one has to paint around it instead of on it, making the process a lot more laborious  

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But she must love what she has been doing for the past six decades or so that this lady, dubbed as the"Grand Dame of Philippine Realist Painting" has retained the spring in her step and the banter in her tone.

Explaining for example, why she does not do portraits as often as she used to, she told this writer:"I stopped because many people want me to take 30 years off their looks. Ano ako, si Vicky Belo?" (Who did they think I was, Vicky Belo? [a popular cosmetic surgeon in the Philippines] ).

 Playful moment with her friend Bencab, who went on to become a National Artist

Master Dans was in Hong Kong from May 24-28 for a rare exhibit of her works at the Philippine Consulate, and also to give two separate talks about her art, including one that targeted Filipino migrant workers. In between she also attended a charity dinner with fellow celebrity painter, Bencab, and several other gatherings, including one hosted by her fellow alumni from the University of the Philippines.

To the amazement of many people who attended the lecture she gave at the Consulate on May 27, she also completed on site, in just over an hour, a jaw-dropping portrait sketch of the lucky winner of a charity auction held for the benefit of her favorite charity, the indigent patients at the Philippine General Hospital. The likeness, not just in physical features, but also in the character of the subject, was so impressive that it left everyone wishing for their own sitting with the celebrity artist.

To appease them, Ms Dans quipped: "If I could stay in Hong Kong longer, I will draw everyone of you."

Mrs Dans with Janeth Weil, whose portrait she did in just over an hour

The ease with which she did the sketch did not come as a surprise to many, as Ms Dans started her career doing portraits, mentored no les by two Philippine National Artists, Fernando Amorsolo and Guillermo Tolentino.

This is another reason why listening to Ms Dans talk is always a pleasurable experience, for how many people can speak about the legendary Amorsolo with as much insight and candor?

One anecdote about the Philippines' first-ever national artist that she obviously relishes sharing dates back to the time when she was still a struggling student at the U.P. College of Fine Arts. The great Amorsolo reportedly passed on some commissioned works to her, saying he knew that she could make do with some income while at school.

Her fellow alumni from UP were all ears as Mrs Dans spoke of her personal encounters
with two of the country's most revered National Artists,  Amorsolo and Tolentino

For Ms Dans, this meant being blessed twice over, because not only did her much-sought-after mentor helped her financially, he also indicated he was impressed by her, enough to pass on work that he was meant to do.

"Alam kong hindi ako mapapahiya" was what her mentor reportedly told her. (I know you would not give me cause to be embarrassed).

Another time, Amorsolo reportedly used his clout as dean of the College to let her graduate after only three years, saying she had learned everything that could be taught her in school.

"You now have to earn (money)," was what he reportedly said to send her off.

Her kinship with the less privileged must have impelled Ms Dans to also dabble in social realism. Among her collection are pieces that suggest sensitivity to such issues as abortion, illegal recruitment, and even anti-government sentiment, at a time when her husband, the late Jose P. Dans, Sr. was minister of transport under former President Ferdinand Marcos.

One of  Mrs Dans' portrayals of the social divide in the Philippines

A work that stands out shows several pieces of torn"balikbayan" boxes and a tattered shawl, which according to the artist, were meant to show her indignation over the hanging of OFW Flor Contemplacion in Singapore in 1995.

"I was devastated," she said of the incident."I used a lot of symbolism to show it- the calado in tatters, a flower turned upside down, and a balikbayan box with `illegal recruitment of workers' written on it."

Another favorite is one titled "Girl in Red", which shows a woman, apparently a prostitute, billowing smoke in the form of a foetus. The gritty picture, which clearly conveys the artist's stance against abortion, got one collector so interested that he reportedly told her to"name your price". Though tempted by the offer, Ms Dans said:"I kept it."

Through all the years that she has worked as an artist, Ms Dans said she has maintained discipline, working anywhere from between eight and 14 hours each day. She also never let anything distract her, not even a bad day.

'Tita Cheloy' in her beautiful home studio, where a young artist paid her a visit 

"Do not allow your moods to control you if you want to go far," was her advice.

The master of realist art, true to form, also scoffs at computer-generated work, or anything that she says relies merely on "gimmicks and shock effects".

For her, as for many other traditional artists, the only true yardstick of talent is one's ability to draw.

"I have always been an advocate of drawing," she said.  "For how could you paint when you can't even draw?"

Her mentor, Amorsolo, would definitely approve.

(Catch 'A Calado Legacy: A Mother and Daughter Exhibit of Mrs Dans' world-class works, alongside those of her daughter Marcy, in an exhibition by Galleria Camaya at the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre on Kennedy Road, from June 6 to 10. The opening cocktails on June 5 is by invitation only).

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Filipina DH charged with drug trafficking along with suspect in $38m watch heist

The Filipina and Indian suspects were arrested in a cubicle in this building in Mong Kok

A Filipina domestic worker is on $10,000 bail while facing drug trafficking charges along with one of the suspects in the $38-million watch robbery in Tsim Sha Tsui in December last year.

Melene I. Mogol, 38, appeared in Kowloon City Magistrates’ Court on Friday, May 17, to face one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug, the kind and quantity of which were not disclosed in the charge sheet. 

However, earlier reports said more than half a kilo of methamphetamine or "ice" worth $220,000 was involved.

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Mogol was charged along with Sumeet  Dadwal, a 30-year-old Indian national, who was arrested with her in a subdivided unit in Tang Fat House, Mong Kok, on Jan. 7 this year, in which the drug trafficking offence was alleged to have been committed.

Dadwal faces a separate charge of robbery, along with three unknown males, for the 37-second raid made at the Alpha Watch and Jewellery shop on Granville Road in Tsim Sha Tsui on Dec. 23, 2023, in which 24 watches valued at $38,157,530 were taken.

While Mogol was allowed to post bail, Dadwal was remanded in jail custody. Both defendants are due to appear in court again on July 12.

Still photo from a video of  the watch heist

According to news reports, the $38-million watch heist started with one of the robbers ringing the shop’s doorbell, pretending to be a customer. As soon as he was allowed in, four masked men wearing black hoodies rushed in and began smashing the shop’s counters with sledgehammers, before sweeping the watches away.

Two of the robbers were shown on video threatening staff while the robbery was going on.

The watches stolen reportedly included such expensive Swiss brands as Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet and Richard Mille, with a single watch being sold for $4.6 million.

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The robbers fled in a getaway car, but in less than 24 hours police arrested three suspects, one in Tsuen Wan, another in Sheung Shui and the third in Yuen Long.

Two other suspects were arrested subsequently.

On Jan. 7, police reported the arrest of two more suspects, one non-ethnic Chinese male resident and a foreign woman, who turned out to be Dadwal and Mogol.

At the time, the police said the man was arrested for robbery and trafficking in a dangerous drug while the woman was arrested for assisting an offender and drug trafficking.

About 529 grams of suspected methamphetamine, valued at around $220,000 were reportedly seized during the raid. 

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Business Ideas for OFWs: Setting up a coffee shop

 

Ernest Martin, who operates a chain of coffee shops called Chapter Coffee, shares his experience

Do you know that it costs only about P14.65 to P23.21, depending on the quality of coffee, to make a cup of Café Americano that can be sold for up to P150?

The lowest cost of a cup of coffee is broken down as follows: P3.14 for the coffee beans, P2 for water, P8 for packaging (the cup and cover), P0.5 each for sugar, creamer and tissue.

This makes operating a coffee shop profitable, right?

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It’s not that simple, said Ernest Martin, owner of a chain of coffee shops called Chapter Coffee in Metro Manila and Pangasinan. He spoke during a seminar last May 11 at World Trade Center as part of the IFEX (International Food Exhibition) Manila 2024.

This wide margin between the cost of product and selling price does not give an accurate picture of profitability because there are other costs that one has to meet: rent, salaries to the baristas and waiters/waitresses, maintenance, and utilities such as electricity and water.

These are costs that one pays monthly, whether the shop sells one or 1,000 cups of coffee a day.

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When all these costs are added up, it would be ideal to limit the cost of coffee (plus other drinks and the cookies, cakes and other foods served with it) at the ideal level of 15 to 35 per cent of gross sales, Martin said.

This way, he said, profit (or what is left after expenses are deducted from sales) should reach about 15-25 per cent of gross sales.

Getting to these ideal levels of cost and profit is the challenge, he added. Add to this the Filipino expectations of the food business, which can be summarized in the so-called three Ms: "mura, masarap, marami." (cheap, tasty, abundant).

If the profit margin goes below 15 per cent, one needs to look into where to cut costs. In many cases, businesses have resorted to lowering the quality or reducing the quantity of food and beverage sold, but Martin said this is not ideal.

“I would recommend increasing the prices instead,” he said. “If people have gotten used to the quality and quantity of food you serve, it will be more harmful to reduce them instead of raising your prices, because these customers may never come back.”

An alternative is to increase sales. 

Martin said he motivated his staff to help increase sales by declaring that 1.5 per cent of gross sales will be given to the staff as their share of profits if they exceed their daily sales target. 

Because they benefit when the business succeeds, the staff keep the shop open beyond operating hours just to meet their quota and upselling customers to convince them to spend more. It becomes a partnership between the company and the employees, he said.

In starting a café, Martin said location is the biggest factor in one’s success, much bigger than the size at which the business is started.

That location should be accessible to the target clientele, he said. If one opens a small place in a mall which has a huge foot traffic and offers parking, for example, it can grow from there. He also recommended setting up near transport terminals and other places where many people congregate.

In these locations, one needs to observe the people who go there frequently. “Determining their demograpics (to what income brackets they belong, how they dress, whether they arrive on taxis or cars, and so on) will help guide us in pricing our products,” Martin said.

“If we choose to set up in a place frequented by the middle class, for example, our prices should be affordable to the middle class,” he said.

Once we choose a location, we should also study what is missing and exciting in the area, he added.

Martin said social media can help a lot in promoting a business. With just one click of a button, one is able to take advantage of social media’s ability to send their message to their target clientele. 

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Filipina charged with stealing $140k cash and jewelry

 

The Austin, where the alleged theft was supposed to have taken place

A Filipina domestic helper appeared in Kowloon City Court yesterday, Friday, charged with stealing a total of about $140,000 cash and two pieces of gold jewelry whose value was not indicated, from her employer’s flat in Yau Ma Tei.

Janice J.M. Villanueva, 34, was remanded in jail after the hearing until her next court appearance on June 14.

According to the charge sheet, Villanueva stole HK$116,120 and RMB$20,000 in cash, as well as a gold bracelet and gold necklace from a flat in The Austin, Yau Ma Tei, on an unknown date between Dec 22, 2023 and Apr 16, 2024. The items all belonged to Gao Hai-yan.

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In a separate case heard earlier, another Filipina was charged with stealing a diamond ring and gold bracelet worth a total of $197,000 on March 15 this year from a house in Palm Springs, Lok Ma Chau, belonging to Lo Wai-yin.

Rachel T. Paner was remanded in custody pending further investigation, after attending Fan Ling court on May 13. She will again appear in court on July 8.

Under Hong Kong laws, the maximum penalty for theft is 10 years imprisonment.

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But according to Eastern Principal Magistrate Ivy Chui recently, the sentencing guidelines prescribe imprisonment of less than two years if the amount stolen is below $250,000. The sentence can be reduced depending on the amount involved, and whether there are mitigating circumstances, like if the defendant pleads guilty and has a clear record.

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Filipina accused of dropping safe from window

 

The Filipina faces the new charge at West Kowloon Courts

A Filipina who was originally accused in West Kowloon Court of criminal intimidation for allegedly threatening a man in Discovery Bay, had the charge against her changed to one of dropping an object from a building.

Annabelle Galang Chavanne, 39, was accused of dropping a safe from a window of a Discovery Bay flat when she appeared at West Kowloon Court yesterday (May 12), an act prohibited under Section 4B (1) the Summary Offences Ordinance.

The law provides that if “anything is dropped or allowed to fall from any building to the danger or injury of any person in or near a public place, the person who drops that thing or allows it to fall commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3 ($10,000) and imprisonment for 6 months.”

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A Lantau Police report stated that last Jan. 25, Chavanne dropped a safe from a 16^th floor flat in Cherish Court in Discovery Bay “to the danger or injury of any person outside the building”, which is a public place.

There was, however, no mention of anyone being hit by the safe.

The new charge takes the place of the withdrawn criminal intimidation case in which the defendant is accused of threatening to harm Cassius Crowther in the same Discovery Bay flat 19 days earlier, on Jan. 6.

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It was alleged that Chavanne threatened Crowther “with injury to his person, with intent to alarm him,” which violates Section 24 (a) (i) of the Crimes Ordinance.

Magistrate Pang Leung-ting adjourned the case to May 31 and ordered Chavanne released on $1,000 bail. 

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Have regular checks, keep healthy lifestyle to avoid hypertension

 

Hiking is one of the easiest ways to keep healthy in HK (Photo by Vir Lumicao)

The Department of Health has urged the public to maintain a healthy lifestyle and pay attention to their blood pressure level as it marked World Hypertension Day today, May 17.

Hypertension or high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition that is diagnosed when the pressure in a person’s blood vessels exceeds 140/90 mmHg (diastolic and systolic levels). It is a common ailment but can lead to serious complications if not detected early.

If left uncontrolled or not properly treated, hypertension can lead to serious health problems including stroke, heart attack and kidney failure.

Some people with high blood pressure may not feel symptoms so the only way to find out if one has this condition is to get regular check-ups.

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According to the DH, the Population Health Survey (PHS) 2020-22 it conducted revealed that nearly 30 per cent of non-institutionalised persons aged 15 to 84 had hypertension in Hong Kong.

The prevalence increased with age from less than 5 per cent among persons aged 15 to 24 to over a half among persons aged 65 to 84.

Among those with hypertension, more than 40 per cent were not aware they had the condition until they had themselves examined.

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The DH said that keeping healthy is important to prevent hypertension. This means everyone should keep an optimal body weight and waist circumference, cut back on salt and have a balanced diet, and remain physically active.

People are also urged to refrain from drinking alcohol, to not smoke and avoid secondhand smoke.

One of the keys to preventing hypertension is to avoid salty food. The higher the salt intake, the higher the risk of hypertension, said the DH.

Despite a World Health Organization advisory that healthy adults should consume less than 5 grams of salt per day, the average person in Hong Kong between the age of 15 to 84 was found to consume  8.4 grams of salt each day.

Aside from limiting their salt intake, people are urged to use iodised salt instead of ordinary table salt so as to maintain adequate iodine nutrition.

Equally important is the need to exercise regularly. Adults must engage in at least 150 to 300 minutes of physical activities of moderate intensity (such as brisk walking) or 75 to 150 minutes of vigorous physical activities (such as jogging) every week to keep healthy and reduce blood pressure.

For early detection of hypertension, persons aged 45 and above are encouraged to undergo medical screening by their family doctors or at the District Health Centre (DHC)/DHC Express.

More information on hypertension is available on the DH's thematic page at www.chp.gov.hk/en/healthtopics/content/25/35390.html.

 

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Filipina held at HK airport for alleged money laundering says she’ll plead guilty

 

The 2 accused, one of them pregnant, were both arrested at HK Airport in January this year

A Filipina who was detained at the Hong Kong International Airport on Jan. 28 while she was seven months’ pregnant, and held on suspicion of money laundering, said in open court today that she will plead guilty to the charge.

Marcela N. Awingan, 38, who has been detained since her arrest, made her intention known when she appeared before Eastern Principal Magistrate Ivy Chui. 

However, the magistrate paid no heed to Awingan’s declaration, and adjourned the hearing of her case to Jun 14 for further legal advice.

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Awingan, who was assisted by an Ilocano interpreter, is accused of dealing with a total of $357,000 that passed through her Standard Chartered Bank account, through deposits and withdrawals, all on Apr 11, 2023.

She had initially offered to post bail of $1,000 but was rejected.

Also today, another Filipina arrested at the airport for alleged money laundering appeared before Magistrate Chui.

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Rochel C. Fuentes, 35 years old, did not say anything as the prosecution asked for the case against her adjourned, also to Jun 14, to complete their legal consultation with the Department of Justice.

Fuentes made no bail application, so the magistrate remanded her in jail until the next hearing of her case.

Fuentes is charged with dealing with proceeds of an indictable offence as a result of her Standard Chartered Bank account being used to funnel a total of $666,300 between April 4 and 6 in 2023.

Fuentes was arrested at HK Airport before she could board her flight to Manila on Jan. 26 this year.  She has been detained since.

The prosecutor said earlier that the two cases would be consolidated as the money involved was part of a bigger case of fraud. However, this was not pursued at today’s hearing, when the two cases were heard separately.

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First-time DH jailed 6 months for theft

The defendant had been jailed for 2 months when she appeared in court today

A 43-year-old Filipina who had been employed as a domestic helper for a year and a half was today sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for stealing 11 pieces of gold jewelry from her employer worth a total of $93,184.

Mirasol C. Baril, described by her lawyer as a college graduate and a former government employee in the Philippines, looked relaxed as she pleaded guilty to one count of theft before Principal Magistrate Ivy Chui at Eastern Court.

She admitted stealing 5 gold bracelets, 1 gold necklace, 1 gold pendant and 4 gold rings from her employer in her flat on Sham Wan Road in Wong Chuk Hang, between Nov. 19 to Dec 24, 2023.

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The thefts were discovered only on Mar 24 this year after the employer, Mrs Yeung, found pawnshop receipts inside the drawer used by Baril in her house. When she checked the receipts, she discovered that they matched her jewelry pieces that had gone missing.

The court was told that the employer lost all the jewelry worth $93,000 and Baril did not have money to pay her back.

According to the defense lawyer, Baril had planned to give back the jewelry that she stole to her employer, so she made interest payments on them for four months. However, she failed to redeem them on time.

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The lawyer also said Baril was driven to steal because of financial difficulty. She is a single mother of two children, and is the sole breadwinner in her family, which includes her elderly parents. Her money problem worsened when her 73-year-old father had his gallstones removed sometime last year.

But in sentencing, Magistrate Chui only gave credit for Baril’s guilty plea and clear record. She reminded the defendant that she had breached the trust between her and her employer by stealing the valuable items.

“You have no money to pay back the jewelry, so your employer suffered financial loss amounting to $93,000,” said Chui.

Given the value of the stolen items, the magistrate used nine months’ imprisonment as a starting point in sentencing, and after giving 1/3 discount for the defendant’s guilty plea, imposed a sentence of six months.

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Filipino resident charged with lending his HKID card for illegal work

The defendant's HKID card was used by an asylum seeker to get a job

A Filipino resident appeared in Shatin Court on Tuesday, May 14, accused of lending his HK identity card to a Filipina who passed it on to her boyfriend, an asylum seeker, so he could take up illegal work.

In addition, the two are charged with dealing with proceeds from an indictable offense, or money laundering, after the bank accounts in the name of the accused Filipino, Ricardo R. De Austria, were used by the boyfriend of his co-accused, Leila W. Fonte, to receive payment for his illegal work.

No plea was taken at this time, and De Austria’s bail of $1,000 was extended until his next court appearance on Jun 12.

Earlier, Fonte, 56, pleaded guilty to the two charges, as well as six other offences, resulting in her being jailed for 36 months on Apr 29.

According to a statement issued by the Immigration Department on the same day, Fonte was also convicted of allowing her HKID card to be used by an overstayer to work illegally in a restaurant and to secure  a loan, and to make false representation to Immigration officers.

In the first charge brought against her and De Austria, Fonte is accused of conspiring with Mohammed K. Shah on a unknown day in July 2022, to use De Austria’s HKID so Shah could secure a job.

In the second charge, Fonte and De Austria are accused of dealing in the total sum of $414,791.33, held in De Austria’s bank accounts in Hang Seng Bank and CMB Wing Lung, knowing that the money were proceeds from a crime. The said offence was said to have taken place between Aug 6, 2020 and Sep 7, 2022.

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According to the Immigration statement, Shah and Mely Ibon, who used Fonte’s HKID card to work illegally as a dishwasher in a restaurant, were both sentenced to 15 months in jail. They pleaded guilty to using someone else's HKID card and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

In addition, Ibon was convicted of conspiring with Fonte to commit fraud  

During her sentencing, Fonte’s lawyer said the accused was a former domestic helper who married a local and got divorced years later. She worked as a cleaner, earning $14,000 a month while fighting stage 3 cervical cancer.

In 2016, she lent her HKID card to Ibon, who used it to secure a job in a restaurant between July 2018 and September 2021. Ibon was paid a total of $596,611.40 during this period, which went into Fonte’s HSBC account. Ibon paid Fonte $2,500 monthly for the favour.

Fonte then used the fake bank statements to support her application for a dependant visa for Shah, which was approved.

Apart from this, Fonte also made Ibon use her HKID card to secure a loan of $10,103 from United Asia Finance Limited between June and August 2018. The two were charged with conspiracy to defraud, which they both admitted in court.

Under Hong Kong laws, conspiring to use an identity card belonging to another person is punishable by a maximum fine of $100,000 and up to 10 years in jail.

Conspiring to launder money could fetch a jail term of up to 14 years and a maximum fine of $5 million.

 

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Immigration HQ, Kwun Tong HKID card replacement center to move to TKO

 

The new Immigration headquarters at 61 Po Yap Rd., Tseung Kwan O will open on Jun 11

The Hong Kong Immigration Department headquarters will start providing services at its new location in Tseung Kwan O on Jun 11, and along with this, the Registration of Persons Office in Kwun Tong will move its identity card services to the same place.

However, the Registration of Persons – Hong Kong Office in Wan Chai will continue to provide services at its current address.

Immigration officers disclosed the new arrangements at a news conference today, May 16.

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All immigration services currently provided at the Wan Chai headquarters, including the processing and extension of employment visas, applications for permanent residency and other changes in status, will be made at the TKO offices from Jun 11.

In addition, ID card replacement services provided at its temporary office in Kwun Tong will be moved to the TKO headquarters.

The officers said residents who have applied to replace their ID cards on or before Jun 8 at the temporary office in Kwun Tong can still collect their cards there. However, they will have to go to the TKO office if they are picking up after this date.

The new Registration of Persons Office in TKO will cater to applicants seeking first registration of ID cards, replacement of ID cards due to defacement or loss, and amendment of registered particulars on ID cards.

The TKO office will also handle the replacement of new smart ID cards during extended service hours.

The Kwun Tong ID card replacement centre will also move to TKO

According to immigration, its TKO operations will also include the processing of HKSAR passports, visa-related identity cards and return-home certificates. All residents may also start booking appointments from May 27 for their travel document needs.

To further improve service delivery, the Immigration Department will increase the number of self-service stations for applying and collecting documents from passport applicants. The number of stations on Hong Kong Island will rise from two to six, and in the new TKO headquarters, there will be ten stations. Additional staff will be deployed to assist those unfamiliar with the machines.

Similarly, Hong Kong passport holders who previously opted to collect their passports at the Wan Chai Travel Documents (Issue) Unit of the current headquarters can do so only until Jun 8.

Collections scheduled from June 11th onwards will have to be made at the TKO headquarters or the Central Government Offices in Harbour Building, depending on the issuance date of their notice.

The new Immigration headquarters will move to 61 Po Yap Road, Tseung Kwan O Hong Kong. To get there, take the MTR to TKO station, and take exit B1, or from Tiu Keng Leng statio, take Exit A2.

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