Ordinary Gweilo
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Month: Dec 2003
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There’s an interesting range of opinions on display with regard to the government’s plans to make it mandatory for packaged food to be labelled with nutritional information. BWG complained that it was pathetic that it was going to take so long to introduce these laws, Phil agreed, but Conrad is totally against the idea: If…
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I bought Tuesday’s SCMP not realizing that Jake van der Kamp is away again (possibly ashamed after Monday’s rather poor effort). The Technology section is now down to 6 pages, presumably because they can’t sell any advertising. It is filled out with syndicated stuff, including a column from Dan Gillmoor (the guy who attended the…
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This is the time of year when opinions about the weather vary somewhat depending on whether you are a local or a foreigner. For many of us (as Shaky noted) this is good weather, pleasant during the day but perhaps a bit cool at night. However, locals are dressing up in scarves and winter coats…
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There are many different types of blog, even in Hong Kong. The first one I read was Hemlock’s diary, which is unusual (but not unique) in that it is both anonymous and partially fictional. The way it is written leaves the reader deliberately unsure how much of any particular story might be true, and one…
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According to this report, it seems we may need to start worrying about crows coming into our homes looking for food. According to the report: Crows are dangerous because they are not only highly intelligent, but aggressive as well. Are they saying that stupid birds would not be so dangerous? Surely a highly-intelligent bird would…
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No time for anything else today due to work (boo) and still not being 100%, but I found another marvellously over-the-top letter in today’s South China Morning Post and I can’t resist: Taiwan freedom I note readers and columnists demanding greater freedoms and more democracy in Hong Kong while staying curiously silent on the same…
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Phil has already had a go at this, but that’s not going to stop me. Yesterday, Peter Wong Man-kwong (a local deputy to the National People’s Congress) did his best to defend the appointment of district councillors, a practice that was re-introduced by Tung Chee-Hwa after Chris Patten had abandoned it. He said: “Maybe, the…
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One of the few good reasons to buy the South China Morning Post these days is to read Jake van der Kamp’s “Monitor” column. I’ve only met him once, but he struck me as a nice guy and he takes a refreshingly independent view on most issues, normally backed up with facts and figures. I…
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