Good morning.
With the reopening of bars and pubs, be sure to go out and support your local bar today or this weekend! Plus, what’s striped, furry, and hates most forms of physical affection? Keep on reading to find out.
— Jasmine Lee
News

The first batch of available tickets for Hong Kong-Singapore flights at the start of the travel bubble has sold out. The bubble will start with one return flight a day (paywalled) for each city and capacity will be limited to 200 travellers.
LegCo passed an immigration law that would allow authorities to stop people from entering or leaving the city. This bill makes this possible without a court order and there is no recourse to appeal.
Pro-democracy activists Martin Lee and Margaret Ng are under investigation. The Hong Kong Bar Association is conducting a probe into their convictions in their unauthorised assembly cases.
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The Musicians Foundation is a brand new initiative raising awareness of Hong Kong’s local musicians who have struggled to make ends meet in the pandemic. Anyone interested in giving their support can volunteer their time or make a donation.
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Asia Society HK’s latest exhibition features the work of Chinese female artist Xie Jing-lan in Hong Kong in commemoration of her centennial. The exhibition opened yesterday and will be available to the public until 19 September.
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The American Chamber of Commerce HK is looking for a recent graduate who wants to kickstart their design career.
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