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This week: The Fleming, wetlands & birdwatching, and Hong Kong's comics scene

Three pages this update, including another verified hotel find.

What's new

  • Stay — The Fleming, a 66-room design-led boutique hotel in Wan Chai themed around Hong Kong's cross-harbour ferries, confirmed as Tatler's Best Boutique Hotel in Hong Kong for 2026 before publishing.
  • Do — birdwatching and wetlands: Mai Po Nature Reserve and Hong Kong Wetland Park, a genuinely significant stop on a major migratory bird route most visitors don't expect from Hong Kong.
  • Culture — comics and manhua, from the long-running Old Master Q strip to Hong Kong's martial-arts comics tradition.

What's next

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