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Book Punch – the store previously punished for serving sake at a book-reading and holding Spanish classes – gets fined again for hosting a stand-up comedy event last year. Was it a ‘staged event’ even though the venue did not … Continue reading →

Former HK Police spokesman John Tse has become head of the Information Services Dept – the producer of the mouth-frothing ‘despicable’, ‘smear’, ‘slander’ press releases that so often brighten up our day. He was previously in the CE’s office, where … Continue reading →

Tasteful photo of my back below my right waist. Felt some pain in the hip, and had visions of some terrible bone problem. An x-ray revealed nothing untoward. Physiotherapist diagnosed stiff muscle deep down in the maximus glutinous. He pulled … Continue reading →

HKFP reports… Hong Kong’s countryside has seen an influx of tourists with the start of the Labour Day Golden Week in mainland China, recording over 600,000 arrivals in the first two days of the five-day-long holiday.  …High-traffic areas included High … Continue reading →

‘Commando-style’ tourism hits Hong Kong… …an extreme “budget travel” spectacle has emerged, with large groups of tourists setting up their own tents for street camping in Hong Kong’s urban areas, even encroaching on core districts of the political and business … Continue reading →

From Sinocism – a translation of a Ministry of State Security WeChat post accusing foreign forces of spreading the ‘lie flat’ dropout culture among young Chinese people… In recent years, foreign anti-China hostile forces have leveraged online platforms to deliberately … Continue reading →

More on overcrowded beaches. HKFP reports… To prevent environmental degradation due to excessive tourism, the AFCD will deploy 11 staff members to patrol Sharp Island – part of Hong Kong’s UNESCO Global Geopark – and conduct hourly drone inspections, local … Continue reading →

You get the right to control a beach in Hong Kong and make as much money from it as possible. What would you charge for? Use of the drinking water fountain? Restrooms and changing rooms? Showers? BBQ pits? (All pre-installed … Continue reading →

An HKFP op-ed on the new national-security rules included in restaurant licences… …one theory is that the government wishes to increase its options to suppress businesses that supported the wrong people in 2019. Asked if this was the case, Ronnie … Continue reading →

If Beijing imposes anti-sanctions laws in Hong Kong, it could harm the city as an international corporate hub. It could also lead to perhaps the ultimate test of how the CCP values Hong Kong’s business model versus various iterations of … Continue reading →