Lang May Yer Lum Reek - but not in Hong Kong
Well I have returned from my holiday, relaxed and ready to do battle with the challenges that will arise this year. The holiday was great; full of culinary delights tasted at various eateries, hedonistic honeys, nights of drunken debauchery and sunburning siestas on the beach, interspersed with regular sessions of Thai massage.This is the first time I have actually been sad to return to Hong Kong. I had several long chats with Peanut, and also with some of her close friends. The long and the short of it is that she says that she still loves me, but realizes that she is not right for me.
Back here in Hong Kong, I find they have introduced the new Smoking (public health) (Amendment) Ordinance. A couple of observations on this:- there used to be a smoking room in the arrivals hall of Hong Kong Airport (between Travellex and the toilets) – its gone, the security guards in our office building have become smoking Nazis since the ban came into force, stopping people from smoking even if they are in an area where technically they are allowed to, the Bulldog Bar in LKF was a lot quieter the other evening when I went in there. It has become non-smoking, despite the manager telling me previously that the balcony and bar areas would still be smoking areas, I was previously told the t the smoking area at Champions Bar at the airport would become non-smoking.
In the long term I will just find bars that have applied for the exemption (until 2009) to drink in. I understand that the new Bulldog Bar in Wanchai will be one such place. This new bar will be located above Joe Bananas, and is due to open the week before the rugby sevens.
posted by Luke @ 11:28 AM
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you can find the list of exempted bars here...
http://www.tobaccocontrol.gov.hk/eng/whatnews/whatnews_establishments.html#b
bars you might be interested to know are exempt:
Mes Amis
Agave
Joe Bananas
Delaney's
Typhoon
Swindlers
White Stag
Captain's Bar - Mandarin Hotel
Schnurbart
Armani Bar
Boca
McSorley's
Als Diner
a lot of the bars I frequent luckily are now exempt, but a few notable exceptions (mostly restaurants) are:
Annexx, Cru, Bacar, Stormies, The Crow's Nest, 4th Floor, Harlans, Petit Pomerol
There is still a smoking room before you get to passport control, just before you get on the subway to the main terminal building.
Also, there is an outside door to the parking garage 20 yards from the Travelex, and it seems like you can smoke just outside that door (ashtrays there). To be honest, it's nicer than that old smoking room used to be.
Glag to see that Someplace Else is also on the exempt list - not the greatest place, but if you're jetlagged and staying at the Sheraton it's convenient.
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