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At the mentioning of mahjong, many people in Hong Kong would perk up! It is a game played by four people using tiles inscribed with the suit and value. It's said to resemble gin rummy. If you ever go to a Hong Kong wedding banquet, 9 times out of 10 you will see it played before the courses are served. Officially it is a form of gambling banned except in mahjong "schools", but it is played in homes, in stores after closing time, and in restaurants.

Though it is a popular game, due to its addictive nature, many are quite against it since they have grown up in families where one or both parents were absentee parents because of it.