Good morning.
IĀ hope everyone had a restful Easter weekend, for those who celebrate! For those unfamiliar with the cases of dog poisonings at local parks, there have been efforts by caring locals who are putting all paws on deck to protect our pets.
āĀ Jasmine Lee
News šļø
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations resumed on Monday. After BioNTech vaccinations were halted forĀ 12 days due to packaging issues,Ā over 11,000 peopleĀ (paywalled) got the vaccine on Monday.
Five of the 12 who returned after spending seven months in a Shenzhen prison were mentioned in court. They face charges regarding theĀ 2019 anti-extradition protests and were remanded in custody after their court appearance.
Some of Beijing's loyalists will be able to take Election Committee seats in the occupation-based subsectors along with the seats they already occupy. These loyalists, made of 36 national legislature deputies and 202 advisory body members, will thereforeĀ have greater influenceĀ (paywalled) in the Committee.
Police make the largest cocaine seizure since 2011. The drug bust seizedĀ 700 kilos of cocaineĀ in Sha Tin worth over $900 million.
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Visit
Haw Par Mansion, run by Haw Par Music, is an 85-year-old property in Tai Hang and āone of the few surviving specimens of the Chinese Eclectic style architecture in Hong Kongā. Today and tomorrow they are hosting āOpen Daysā that are free to the general public.
Attend
Miss concerts and classical music? Then the upcoming Ponte Orchestra and Singersā concert, Beyond Death: Classical Music Performance, is just for you. Tickets for the show will be available for purchase at the end of April.
Play
In accordance with its āPLAY LIVESā exhibition, Design Spectrum has a public space made for play in Wan Chai, open until 11 April.