Mon, 18 Sep Originally intended to guard innocent citizens from merchants that lie and cheat, the Consumer Council unfortunately spends much of its time these days protecting the Hong Kong people from their own stupidity. For example, strolling along Queens … Continue reading
Wed, 13 Sep “That stupid diary of yours – it was actually quite good on Monday.” Pleasantly proportioned Administrative Office Winky Ip eases herself into the opposite seat at the Foreign Correspondents Club. “But then yesterday it went back to … Continue reading
Mon, 11 Sep Christine Loh’s trouble-making Civic Exchange think tank continues its unending quest to undermine respect for the Government by producing smart-ass policy proposals. This time, it is a plan to reduce Hong Kong’s air pollution within 24 months. … Continue reading
Is there nowhere in the world today contentedly basking in the rays of happiness? In the US and the UK, doomsayers warn of a double-dip recession and a return to the days of the Great Depression, with the barefooted destitute … Continue reading
“Happy Eid!” I announce to Wild American friend Odell, as I collapse into the giraffe skin-upholstered easy chair opposite him in the corner of the IFC Mall branch of Pacific Coffee. He looks up from his organic henna and wild … Continue reading
On the top floor of S-Meg Tower, in the heart of Asia’s leading international business centre, the Big Boss dismisses the dynamic management team after the morning meeting, but he asks the Company Gwailo to stay. He is unnerved by … Continue reading
Five, four, three, two, one, and… Clash! The spoon smashes onto the tiled floor, bounces off a table leg and clatters against the hard, echo-creating ceramic again before noisily spinning around a few times and coming to rest. Tony the … Continue reading
I didn’t pay much attention when Emily the plain, single, late-30s senior accountant at S-Meg Holdings announced a few weeks ago that she would be resigning. I managed to avoid the farewell meals and photo-taking she insisted upon – until … Continue reading
“Please be considerate,” says the label on Macau Tatler, “and put the magazine back on the stand after reading.” Now which is it to be? They want me to be considerate to other people? Or they want me to return … Continue reading
Gliding down the Mid-Levels Escalator this morning, who should I bump into but Grant, the bearded Australian corporate communication guru? “You must have come up in the world,” I gently tease him, “to be commuting in the company of such … Continue reading
