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This week: Tai Cheong's egg tarts, and real 2027 festival dates for planning

A smaller update focused on two specific, checkable facts: where Hong Kong's most famous pastry comes from, and exactly when next year's biggest holiday falls.

What's new

  • Food — an egg tarts & bakeries page centred on Tai Cheong Bakery, open since 1954 on Lyndhurst Terrace and famous for its cookie-crust style.
  • Culture — a festival-planning page confirming Lunar New Year 2027 falls on Saturday 6 February, plus guidance on the lunar-calendar festivals that shift every year.

What's next

Tell us what specific, checkable facts would help most as we keep going.

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