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The Cha Chaan Teng Codex — Tales of Invisible Designs
Location
AIRSIDE
Date & Time
13.03.2026 - 31.07.2026
12:00
-20:00
The Art March highlight at GATE33 Gallery, The Cha Chaan Teng Codex — Tales of Invisible Designs, takes Hong Kong's iconic cha chaan teng as its starting point, extending into design, culture, and multi-sensory experience. Adopting a research-based curatorial approach, the exhibition brings together cross-disciplinary creators to uncover the rich history, cultural context, community roles, and "invisible" design language embedded in the everyday cha chaan teng.
Highlights include a re-creation of the former Hoi On Coffee Shop exploring cha chaan teng spatial and furniture traditions, and a life-size beverage station revealing the workflow behind order fulfilment — letting visitors step into the role of a cha chaan teng waiter and experience the birth of a "lightning-speed meal" first-hand!
The exhibition also invites industrial designers and food practitioners to reimagine classic tableware and dishes, while exploring how Hong Kong cinema has constructed the cha chaan teng as a cultural carrier of "Hong Kong values".
Free admission in Art March 2026; $20 per person for entry from 1 April, with free entry for children under 3.
To ensure that every visitor has sufficient time to enjoy the exhibition, the ticket counter will close 30 minutes before closing time, and the gallery will stop admitting visitors 15 minutes before closing.
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