5 Unconventional Skills To Learn In Hong Kong

Looking to pick up some new skills in the new year? Here are five unconventional classes to join in Hong Kong.

Are you constantly picking up new hobbies, signing up to creative workshops and trying to upskill? If you feel like you’ve mastered all the typical skills (who else tried their hand at sourdough baking during the pandemic) and are looking for something new to learn, you’ve come to the right place. Scroll through for 5 unconventional skills to pick up in the new year and where to learn them in Hong Kong.

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Bokashi Composting Class With Perma Club

Learn how to reduce your food waste and convert it into a super-fertile compost with Pamela from Perma Club. Before you start thinking you don’t have space in your flat to start composting, Bokashi is a method that is suitable for places like Hong Kong where there’s limited space. All you need is a double insulated bucket (which you’ll receive in the class) and let the microorganisms known as Bokashi bran to ferment your organic food waste. If you keep any plants at home, you’ll be doing them a favour by enriching their soil with your very own compost.

Where: Foodcraft, Flat A, 16/F, Yiuga Factory Building, Sai Ning Street, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong
How much: $380 – sign up for the class here

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Improv Jam With TBC Improv Hong Kong

Have you been wanting to get out of your shell a little and work on your public speaking? Learning improv might just be the thing to help! Not quite a workshop, the monthly Improv Jam by TBC Improv HK is a fun and inclusive event where all are welcome to join in on some improv games and make new friends. No improv experience is required!

Where: Art Town, 1/F, 20 Mercer Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
How much: $50 – sign up to join here

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Kintsugi Class With Touch Ceramics

No use crying over cracked ceramics. Why not learn to fix it instead? The Kintsugi class at Touch Ceramics will teach you the Japanese ancient art of repairing broken pottery by filling cracks with lacquer and gold dust – a technique that originated over 600 years ago. If you ask us, the ceramic pieces end up even more beautiful than they had originally!

Where: Touch Ceramics, Shop 203, 2/F, Barrack Block 3, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong
How much: $2,080 – sign up for the class here

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Knife Skills Class With Foodcraft

Perhaps you toss a mean salad or are a bit of a baking wiz, but are your knife skills not quite cutting it? Allow Shima Shimizu of Foodcraft to teach you how to properly maintain your knifes and keep them nice and sharp with a whetstone. As a bonus, you will also learn to create Keto Vegan Veggie Maki, and pick up some essential knife skills along the way.

Where: Foodcraft, Flat A, 16/F, Yiuga Factory Building, Sai Ning Street, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong
How much: $480 – sign up for the class here

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Gemmology Class with L’ÉCOLE

Are you a lover of the finer things in life? Become initiated into gemmology as you’re guided through three hands-on experiences. By the end of this workshop, you’ll have tried your hand at manipulating and observing stones using gemologists’ tools. Become a student in the course “Recognize the Gemstones“, to go more deeply into your exploration of gemmology and to learn how to identify yourself using gem identification instruments.

Where: L’ÉCOLE Asia Pacific, 510A, 5F, K11 MUSEA, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
How much: $2,000 – sign up for the class here

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