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Advisory: In 1991, Hong Kong decriminalized homosexual activity between men over the age of 21, in private.
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HONG KONG -- area code (852)
Hong Kong's gay scene is spread through neighborhoods on Hong Kong Island as well as across the harbor on the Kowloon side of the city (well worth exploring!). While homosexuality was decriminalized in the last century, and th Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival is the oldest such event in Asia, gay life remains largely hidden because Hong Kong still manages to remain a "small town" where privacy is a luxury. Recently, however, the scene has begun perking up with new upscale venues, three excellent local gay zines, and creative special events like Fruits in Suits (gay professionals who meet in non-gay venues), Gay Invasion (a monthly party where gays "invade" a trendy straight bar for a night, and a queer flotilla of Chinese junks and other water craft that brings a bit of rainbow color to the harbor.
On Hong Kong Island most visitors will gravitate towards the cluster of international clubs in Central and its frenetic nightlife hub, Lan Kwai Fong. Elsewhere, in Wanchai, Causeway Bay and North Point, venues are mostly karaoke clubs or saunas discreetly hidden away in commercial buildings.
Over in colorful Kowloon, crowds throng through neon-lit high-rise canyons, going to/from shopping, eating or partying at innumerable entertainment venues in Tsim Sha Tsui or Yau Ma Tei.
Hong Kong’s population is over 7 million (that's more than a quarter million Utopians).
 Hong Kong Gay Scene Updates message forum
- Lesbian listings
- Men in Hong Kong message forum
- Check out the authoritative Gay Hong Kong page for current events, comprehensive HK listings and the HKQUEER E-mail forum.
Navigating the local gay scene is easy with our interactive Utopia Map of Gay & Lesbian Hong Kong:
- DS Magazine
32/F, Qualipak Tower, 122 Connaught Rd West,
Sai Ying Pun, 6042-2068, FAX 3150-8977, email. The first and only gay lifestyle monthly magazine in Hong Kong, distributed to all the gay venues.
- Q Guide
Excellent, free scene guide with neighborhood maps, published by DS Magazine.
- AIDS/HIV organizations and information
- Bauhinia
A group of hearing-impaired tongzhi (male & female). A registered "society" formed in 1998. For more information, you can contact Rainbow of Hong Kong (Tommy Jai) at (852) 8105-1069, or you can fax to Bauhinia's chairperson Bruce, at (852) 2566-4446. For those who have ICQ 99b version, they can join the Active List for deaf-mute tongzhi using the Active List Number 57776434. Those who join this AL, agree to volunteer for small tasks such as helping a deaf-mute tongzhi place a phone call to ask for information or directions.
- Chinese University's Tongzhi Culture Society (TCS)
The first
formally registered gay and lesbian student group in Hong Kong
- Freemen
GPO Box 2443, Hong Kong, Pager: 7112–8903 a/c 8862 (Cantonese only), 7968—9133 (English). Social group for gay men only. Lots of activities every month.
- Fruits in Suits
GPO Box 9969, Central, 9047-0713, email. Fruits in Suits (FinS) is an informal, gay professional networking event on each 3rd Tue of the month. Like-minded people come together in an exclusive private area for food, drinks and to chat, socialise, network and meet new people.
- Hong Kong Labour Club
5/F No.1 Li Yues Street East, Central, 2104-7172, email. Founded by Filipino and Hong Kong GLBT, this club hosts meetings of the their GLBT Society and the 1000 strong Hong Kong Labour Party. They offer free legal advice and support service through sympathetic lawyers in Hong Kong and the Philippines.  Utopia Member Discount
- Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
14/F, 10 Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon, 2311-8023, email. Annual festival presenting new lesbian, gay, transgendered and bisexual cinema from Asia and around the world.
- Hong Kong University Development Counseling Centre (counseling)
2859-2308. Bonham Road, Western District.
- Peer Counseling
2817-7129. Service for gay men.
- Rainbow Centre
7/F 242 Nathan Rd, Unit D, National House, Kowloon, 2769-1069, hotline: 8108-1069. Hong Kong's first gay social services center. The government funded center provides counseling, training workshops and a hotline to provide peer support for gay men. Closed Tue and public holidays.
- The Satsanga
PO Box 92128 TST, Hong Kong, 2314-1921, FAX 2735-8881. Gay and Lesbian activities, support and services. Has the only face-to-face free counseling service for Gay people. Chinese only.
- SeFangShe
email. A tongzhi (gay) group at Lingnan College. They have held a "Tongzhi Campus Festival", forums, and activist events.
 The Tongzhi Community Joint MeetingTCJM aims to link LGBT organizations operating in Hong Kong, to assist them in their work and to provide a network for information in both Chinese and English. TCJM also researches and campaigns on issues of key importance, as well as organising events to promote awareness of LGBT issues.
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- Tiger Balm Gardens
Gone, but not forgotten! A greedy developer built a condo on top of Hong Kong's phantasmagorical garden of heaven and hell. Once home to the Haw Par brothers, made fabulously rich from sales of tiny Tiger Balm tins, only their mansion is being preserved by the government. The guard at the construction site explained that the workers simply smashed all the folk art sculptures into rubble. Luckily, a sister park survives at Singapore's Haw Par Villa.
- Comet
21/F Wan Hen Commercial Center, 381-383 Hennesy Rd, Causeway Bay, 2573-0902, email. Nice little gay bookshop with lots of local and imported books, magazines and videos to choose from as well as pride gifts. Opens in the afternoon.
- Greenfield Bookstore in Mongkok, (852) 238-5803.
- Le Male
2/F 83 Nathan Rd. Sells gay novels and gay movies.
- Page One bookshop
Times Square (at the bottom of the curved escalators has a quite big gay section located next to the computer books)
- Park's Books in Nathan Road, Jordan
- Koru Contemporary Art
Unit 1012 and 1604, Hing Wai Center 7 Tin Wan Rd, Aberdeen, Utopia Map, 2580-5922, 2580-9203, email. Gay-owned Koru Contemporary Art, specializing in modern sculpture, was established in 2001 to present a diverse range of contemporary international artists. A large selection of art featuring wood, bronze, stone, metal, glass, ceramic and mixed media sculpture, fine art, painting, prints and photography, may be found in their two gallery spaces, with a combined exhibition area of over 7,500sqf. Utopia Member Privileges.
- Beaches
- Gold Coast Beach--Castle Peak Road, Tuen Mun, NT. Clean sandy beach, lovely environment,
Local restaurants close by. The Gay area is at the end of the beach, at left hand side as you are looking towards the ocean. Walk left from the car park about 10 minutes. Changing rooms and showers. Busy on weekends.
- Middle Bay--South Bay Rd. Mainly gay, esp. weekends. Take a bus to Repulse Bay and then a ten minute walk, past the Welcome supermarket, to South Bay. The gay area is in front of the 40-story Ruby Court Bld.
Comments from Utopians:
"Very nice surprise You can even swim in its warm waters! Some cruising around. Be advised to spread heaps of insect repellent on your arms, legs etc. There are heaps of flying suckers on the beach. Not the ones we all enjoy!" -- brownguy, Aug 1, 2011
- The rocks, Middle Bay -- area between Middle Bay and South Bay. Some nude sun-bathing (illegal) and action in the bushes (also illegal). Approach from South Bay Road. Steep path on the right-hand (sea side). Middle Bay is now so well-known that it is dangerous. For safety's sake it is better to make the 1-hour trip to Lantau Island and walk to the rather remote Cheung Sha Beach.
Comments from Utopians:
"The right side (the one with rocks on it) seems to concentrate more gay-only men." -- brownguy, Aug 1, 2011
- South Bay--South Bay Road, Hong Kong. Clean, sandy beach.
- Cheung Sha Beach--Lantau Island. More remote, and therefore safer than the well-known Middle Bay. There are, in fact, two beaches -- known as Upper and Lower Cheung Sha beaches -- the most exciting cruisey spot is between the two, where there are few outsiders and where police patrols are rare and therefore unlikely to disturb nude sunbathers and gay couples. Evening gets busy.
- Gyms
- California Fitness (any branch)
- HMV record stores in Causeway Bay, Central and TST
- Lan Kwai Fong entertainment area (day or night)
- Middle Bay, South Bay Rd. (weekends best)
- Pools
- Kowloon Park Swimming Pool (MTR: Tsim Sha Tsui)
- Kowloon Tsai Swimming Pool - Kowloon City
- Morrison Hill Swimming Pool - on the Wanchai/Happy Valley border. Very cruisy in the evening, for dedicated swimmers.
- Shopping Centers
- Ocean Terminal Shopping Mall (top floors. MTR: Tsim Sha Tsui)
- Pacific Place Shopping Centre (any level, on weekends, especially Sun. MTR: Admiralty)
- Times Square Shopping Mall (top floors. MTR: Causeway Bay)
- Starbucks Coffee (any branch, but especially Lan Kwai Fong)
HONG KONG ISLAND -- Central, Lan Kwai Fong
- Bizou (bistro and wine bar)
49 Elgin St (see map), Soho, 2147-0100,. Indoor, courtyard and patio dining at this perfect location for people watching, right next to the hillside escalator in the heart of Central's gay nightlife area. Its modern design accents the casual and intimate ambience. The menu is packed with seductive appetizers, zesty salads, succulent main courses, and irresistible happy endings. Super selection of fine wines by the glass and cocktails at reasonable prices. Gay and lesbian-friendly. Start your evening off here.
- Café Siam (Thai)
G/F, 40-42 Lyndhurst Terrace, Hong Kong, 2851-4803. Trendy and popular restaurant not far from the gay bars. Many gays on Fri and Sat nights.
 Dragon-i (Asian and International)UG/F The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St (See map), Central, 3110-1222, email. Trendy bar and restaurant with sexy Asian styling. Just minutes walk from the action in Lan Kwai Fong. Indoor and outdoor seating. Chinese and Japanese flavors with a modern spin. |
- Post 97 (international)
B/F, 9-11 Lan Kwai Fong, Central, 2186-1816. Round-the-clock gay-friendly eatery with handsome staff. Popular for breakfast on Sun morning for those who have danced-til-dawn the night before.
- Tsui Wah (Chinese)
G-2/F, 15-19 Wellington St, Central, 2525-6338. On any given Fri or Sat night after midnight, this Chinese fast food place (fried rice, fried noodles) is about 70% gay. When the clock hits 2am, the percentage rises up to 90%. Coming to Tsui Wah has become something of a ritual for late night partiers. Fish ball noodles are the signature dish here, and they also have simple sandwiches (i.e. two slices of white bread with luncheon meat and egg), steak, and acquired tastes such as stir-fried spaghetti!
- Yuen Kei (Cantonese)
G/F, 32-40 Wellington St, Central, 2522-1624. Large, bustling local eatery popular with groups of gays because of its inexpensive food and location close to the bars.
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DAIGO Menswear
5127-0721, email. Pronounced "dai gor", meaning big brother). A gay-owned, online menswear store aimed at the gay male market and at guys who like their t-shirts nicely fitted. Daigo is inspired by the beautiful and fashionable bros in Asia. They aim to provide great customer satisfaction by offering high quality and unique t-shirt designs that will be part of gay Asia and the gay community as a whole.
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