Yearly Archives: 2024

The Hong Kong government inches towards admitting that the ‘green bags’ waste disposal plan is pretty much dead… The Hong Kong government said its waste-charging scheme had become a “public disturbance” over the course of a two-month trial run. In … Continue reading →

(By ‘slight’, we mean ‘sub-atomic particle-like’.) Michael Tien – a pro-establishment tycoon-scion with a slight dash of original-thinking maverick – comes up with an idea on how to control the costs of former Chief Executives’ secretariats. He suggests that only … Continue reading →

The SCMP reports on an AI system that creates text based on Xi Jinping’s political philosophy. By coincidence (presumably), the Hong Kong government issues one of its outraged and indignant press releases on negative comments from an overseas organization… The … Continue reading →

Covid isolation facilities that could provide housing for thousands of people are sitting idle, and the government seems at a loss about what to do with them. The DAB suggests that the one at Kai Tak, with 3,000 units, should … Continue reading →

Today’s quiz… The HK Education Bureau has urged two schools for intellectually disabled children to: a) upgrade outdated classroom facilities b) ensure all teachers have adequate specialized training c) step up their National Security curriculum Answer (if you need it) … Continue reading →

HKFP op-ed asks why (or how) we are supposed to maintain that press freedom is intact in Hong Kong… When the News of the World was caught in criminal mischief its owner, Rupert Murdoch, was summoned to a hearing in … Continue reading →

Google is blocking 32 Glory to Hong Kong YouTube vids listed in the recent injunction, in Hong Kong only… Speaking on Commercial Radio on Sunday, justice chief [Paul] Lam said that even though the court had issued a ban on … Continue reading →

An Amnesty International report accuses Beijing of intimidating Chinese citizens, such as students and activists – overseas. And police in the UK arrest three people suspected of working for ‘Hong Kong intelligence’. Two are ex-military security consultants, while the third … Continue reading →

Walmart subsidiary Sam’s Club will expand its Mainland business into Hong Kong, with free delivery for orders above 599 yuan. Leaving aside the possibility of more delivery trucks on the streets, most people will surely welcome the prospect of more … Continue reading →

Will probably Tweet a few things. Some reading from the last few days… One month after the Article 23 NatSec Law came into effect, there have been no arrests. The SCMP gets an explanation… Ronny Tong Ka-wah, a top government … Continue reading →