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Clockwise from left: This Mother's Day, decorate a cake at Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, spend the weekend at the Auberge Discovery Bay, or go for tea at the InterContinental Hong Kong's Lobby Lounge.
Sophia Ho finds things to do on Mother’s Day. Steamers Sunday means roast dinners for lots of families. On Mother’s Day, get mum out of the kitchen for a slap-up roast beast feast at Steamers. Choose from chicken, beef or lamb, with all the trimmings, including Yorkshire pudding, for $128. On May 11, Steamers is treating all mums to a free glass of Prosecco with the purchase of any main meal. 66 Yi Chun Street, Sai Kung, 2792 6991. Lobby Lounge What mum doesn’t love a good view? They don’t come much better than the panorama of Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island's stunning skyline from the Lobby Lounge of the InterContinental Hong Kong, where the tables are arranged in tiers so everyone gets to soak in the view. Give her a seat facing the floorto-ceiling windows and ply her with Parisianstyle pastries from the special Mother’s Day afternoon tea. A live quartet will provide the soundtrack and executive pastry chef Cyril Dupuis will get creative in the kitchen. $588 for two; $388 for one. 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2313 2323, www.hongkong-ic. intercontinental.com.
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Renaissance Harbour View Hotel Let the kids decorate a half-pound white chocolate mousse cake specially for mum at a cake-decorating workshop in the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, then stay for the Mother’s Day buffet dinner in The Lounge. The spread will include lobster, king crab and blue mussels, plus hot dishes and desserts – although we’re betting she’ll save space for that lovely cake. Message for the Beloved Mum cake decorating workshop, 4pm-6pm; buffet, 6.30pm-1pm. $568, children $288. 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, 2584 6970, www.marriott.com.
dinner on May 9-11 ($2,680 for four) including braised bird’s nest with Chinese yellow wine and superior soup, and pan-fried garoupa with pumpkin and cinnamon. And two guests booking the Melo Spa’s Floral Embracing Journey – osmanthus body scrub, regenerating facial and relaxing aroma massage – will receive a complimentary 30-minute aromatherapy bath in a private couple’s spa suite. $1,988 for two and a half hours of bliss for mother and daughter, or ma and pa, perhaps. 18 Chak Cheung Street, Sha Tin, 3723 1234, www.hongkong.shatin. hyatt.com
Ply her with Parisianstyle pastries from the special Mother's Day tea
The Auberge Book a staycation on lovely Lantau at the Auberge Discovery Bay boutique hotel. In May, it is offering discounts of 10 per cent for two-night stays and 15 per cent on three-night stays. For Mother’s Day, it will be holding a sumptuous seafood buffet ($398-$438) and, throughout May, is offering a free 30-minute back massage to all mums booking a one-hour facial treatment in the Spa Botanica. From $1,097 for two nights in a Mountain View twin room. 88 Siena Avenue, Discovery Bay, Lantau Island, 2295 8288, www.aubergediscoverybay.com.
Hyatt Regency Sha Tin Hyatt Regency Sha Tin has plenty of treats for Mother’s Day. Pastry chef Kelvin Lai is cooking up white chocolate mousse and cherry cake, $320 a pound, available May 1-11 (order a day in advance). Chinese restaurant Sha Tin 18 is offering an eight-course Mother’s Day