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By David Ingles, Dave Sebastian, Tara Mulholland, Mary Hui, Shawna Kwan, Shirley Zhao, Danny Lee, and Filipe Pacheco

January 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM UTC

Happy new year, and welcome back to Hong Kong Edition. In this week’s newsletter, we look ahead to what 2026 has in store, from Blackpink at Kai Tak to the giant new Louis Vuitton store in K11 Musea. We also speak to a filmmaker who examines the duality of the Hong Kong diaspora. And for the Review, we scope out the swanky new bar at the top of the Henderson.

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