Spike actually had an exclusive this week, with a story claiming that a well-known local businessman was responsible for the threats that prompted Albert Cheng King-hon and Raymond Wong Yuk-man to quit their radio shows. They didn’t name the businessman, but you might get a clue from Hemlock‘s take on the story.
The unfortunate thing is that the rest of Spike was a bit weak this week. There’s a whole page devoted to the tricky problem of where domestic helpers go to the toilet on Sundays, and more fluff from The Spectator. Does anyone really care about Petronella Wyatt’s weight?
Amusingly, a prominent Hong Kong blogger who recently attributed a Next story to Spike journalists now thinks that this ‘Spike exclusive’ was taken from Next magazine. I think the clue here is the word ‘exclusive’ on the cover of Spike.
Meanwhile, I fear that Hemlock is also a little confused. He takes issue with Brian Walker’s advice that you shouldn’t drink distilled water (or fruit juice) if your body is dehydrated, but claims that this advice appeared in Spike magazine. As far as I recall, it was in the South China Morning Post (front page of the second section). Makes me think that maybe Hemlock doesn’t really buy Spike each week, as he implies. I hope this doesn’t mean that the rest of it is made up as well…
Incidentally, last time this advice about distilled water was circulating in Hong Kong, it was strongly disputed by Watsons Water – though they now offer their distilled water with minerals if that is what you want, so maybe they are not so bothered. However, as I don’t read the SCMP very regularly I may already have missed their reply. Incidentally, it’s quite amusing to look up distilled water and health on Google. There are some people out there with some strong opionions!
Ordinary Gweilo 
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