Day: June 13, 2025

Hong Kong pools provide more than just an idyllic place to swim or soak up some sun – they also make for an Instagrammable experience! Offering everything from tranquil poolscapes to spectacular city skyline views, Hong Kong pools are guaranteed to brighten up any day.

Hong Kong’s rock pools can provide refuge for intertidal organisms during low tide periods in summer, yet their water quality varies considerably due to frequent human contamination; this could potentially have serious repercussions for those who call these waters home.

To address this situation, the Coastal Resources Division (CRD) has implemented new measures to enhance water quality at swimming pools. These include eliminating harmful bacteria such as Enterobacter and E.coli from pools as well as increasing disinfection frequency. In addition, water samples taken at public pools will now be monitored to ensure its quality.

Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong’s pool offers the closest thing to swimming through clouds! Boasting floor to ceiling windows, mirrored ceiling and 144 LED screens that create coral reef-inspired effects, it provides access to its facilities including its pool as part of their one-day pass ($750).

Regent Hong Kong offers another breathtaking pool, featuring breathtaking harbour views. Guests can swim laps at its 25-meter pool or simply lounge poolside with drinks and snacks – with several private cabanas that can be reserved for an extravagant poolside experience.

K11 Artus features the most exquisite pool in Hong Kong: Tropical-themed and constructed of turquoise Balinese stone, its tropical-themed pool is the ideal setting for a refreshing swim! Plus, guests can also take advantage of their rooftop hot tub or sauna!

At this pool, its best feature is that it’s open to non-hotel guests as well! Enjoy relaxing on a comfy cabana while sipping cocktails from the in-pool bar – only catch is that first, you need to book one-night accommodation (Klook makes this process seamless).

At this year’s US$5 Million Singapore Prize event held at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Singapore, the top prize winner received $2.525 Million while runners-up received $2.75 Million. A live awards ceremony featuring all winners was streamed live to Facebook and YouTube to honour them.

NUS President Prof Kishore Mahbubani stated in his statement that, for national development to proceed successfully, our sense of history must deepen and broaden.

In its inaugural year, the NUS Singapore History Prize received over 300 submissions and was judged by an esteemed panel consisting of both local and international scholars.

Khir Johari, an educator and food historian known for his groundbreaking book The Food of Singapore Malays that transforms our understanding of Malay cuisine’s cultural history and heritage, was awarded this year’s NUS Singapore History Prize. He was noted for his multidisciplinary approach in studying cultural histories of Singapore’s archipelago.

Judges said the book showed an exceptional mastery of anthropological methodology in studying one region. Furthermore, its exploration of Malay culture history in Singapore and Malaysia “is both pioneering and cutting-edge”, while its scholarly approach used was “immaculate”.

Established by an anonymous donor in 2014, the NUS Singapore History Prize aims to encourage greater engagement with and discussion surrounding Singapore’s unique history as well as increase discussion on its place within global affairs. Now twice its original value thanks to an increase of its endowment from this donor, this prize has increased twofold.

The NUS Singapore History Prize recognizes works published in English that address Singaporean history. Self-published works will not be accepted into consideration for this award.

NUS will announce its shortlist of nominees for this Prize by late March, with a winner to be revealed at an awards ceremony on 27 April. The winning book will receive a cash prize of S$50,000.

Three violinists will perform concertos with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra as finalists of this award. Partnered with the award by Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music and its Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music to provide multiple concert engagements across Asia and beyond in addition to winning USD $110,000 prize money, Dmytro Udovychenko, Anna Agafia Egholm and Angela Sin Ying Chan will round off this year’s finalist group. For more information visit Singapore Prize website; follow @NESHprize for latest updates from NUS Singapore History Prize competition!