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Hail to the elite?
Does anyone else find the weekend Australian gabfest for 1,002 of the country's best and brightest disturbing? I see three main problems: 1. Out of population of 20-odd million, why are the ideas of this select group important enough for a government to devote time to? 2. Isn't it the job of... Read more...
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Vegemite-gate
Tragedy strikes in Hong Kong:Australians in Hong Kong are finding expatriate life harder to cope with due to a shortage of one of their favourite foods - Vegemite, a news report said today. Supplies of the popular spread have run out across the city of 6.9 million, where tens of thousands of... Read more...
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Ridiculous editorial d'jour
Not many bother to read the SCMP's editorials and with good reason. Today's one on speed guns has a couple of gems:Speeding is not the most serious traffic offence. But as it puts lives at risk, police have to do their utmost to prevent it.Can the SCMP list for us the seriousness of traffic... Read more...
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Hong Kong's clean air solution
The winter monsoon has brought both cooler weather and clearer skies to Hong Kong this past week. It is commonly accepted the air quality in this city is getting worse...and the clearer skies have shown how beautiful the city can be if only the government would seriously address the issue of... Read more...
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Book Review: We Deserve Better by Hemlock
A recent change in circumstances has meant that posting to this site is likely to be far more infrequent going forward...whether that is a good or bad thing I'll leave for you to judge. As part of my holiday season reading I've just read Hong Kong diarist (blogger seems to prosaic) Hemlock's We... Read more...
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Regina Ip
I know this democracy thing is a bit messy, having to mingle with the masses and all, but could Regina Ip look any more awkward in her public appearances? Best of all, we get to do this election all over again next year. Read more...
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Hong Kong Halloween
When and how did Halloween become such a big deal here? I can understand why Park n Shop and Wellcome want to flog as much as possible, but how does importing this pagan celebration fit in to the city's cultural landscape? Will we see politicians standing by the road side with a pumpkin and... Read more...
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Stupid HK things
Why does the SCMP insist on using the most inane breakout boxes in history, simply so they can have a number in large type in the middle of an article? Typically the number is a repeat of some factoid from the attached article. For example in today's world section the box says "The numer of... Read more...
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Voting Tsang style
Sure it's been done to death (pardon the pun) but The Don's no retracted view of the Cultural Revolution as extreme democracy proves something interesting. First what the Don said:Mr Tsang was speaking to government radio RTHK on Friday. "People can go to the extreme like what we saw during... Read more...
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Froth
Apologies for the lackidasical posting...there's some life changing events going on. Catching up on some reading and came across David Webb's Incredibubble article...go read it and start worrying. Bubbles are fun to watch up when they burst they tend to make a mess. Read more...
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Notes from a "free" economy
Hong Kong's newest "free" paper reports on the world's "freest" economy...where the Government has spent the past year or so buying shares in the Hong Kong stock exchange, ostensibly to protect the exchange from foreign predators and enhance co-operation with mainland exchanges. The government... Read more...
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Mattel are over-reacting
Mattel is recalling yet another batch of Chinese manufactured toys....but if only they'd asked I've got proof the toys are safe. Recent studies with dogs and Barbie dolls have shown that consisent chewing of Mattel products does NOT lead to any health problems. And if the kids are out there... Read more...
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