Ordinary Gweilo
It's not big and it's not clever, it's just a Brit in Hong Kong writing (mainly) about Hong Kong
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Month: Apr 2008
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Sometimes you have to admire the ingenuity of Hong Kong companies in overcoming problems – and wonder why the government couldn’t make life simpler. Problem #1. Smartone would like to steal some of PCCW’s fixed-line customers, but they don’t have a fixed line network. Solution – launch a mobile service masquerading as a fixed-line service…
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This advert was in The Standard last week. I just wonder how difficult it would have been to have got the first sentence proof read by some who was familiar with the English language. I’m sure HSBC could afford it…
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Oh, it’s a different type of rally… From the BBC website: A newspaper has claimed Mosley took part in a “Nazi-style orgy”. He denies his actions had any Nazi connotations. He has faced numerous calls to resign since the News of the World’s revelations.
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The Standard is still following up on the collapse of Oasis. As I mentioned last week, it does appear that the directors of the company had some serious disagreements (Feud not fuel downed Oasis): Quarrelling between various investors led to the collapse of Oasis Hong Kong Airlines not high oil prices or a flawed business…
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By general consent, the English Premier League is the #1 league in the world, as demonstrated by the fact that PCCW paid a small fortune to secure the exclusive rights to show the games in Hong Kong. Yet Cable TV apparently know better, and has decided that its viewers are more interested in La Liga,…
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Both the SCMP and The Standard have the collapse of Oasis on their front pages – with much more coverage inside. It’s also the lead story on the TV news, where the main focus is the stranded passengers. Bizarrely, it still seems to be compulsory to refer to Oasis as a "budget airline", even though…
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Shocking, but perhaps not surprising news (Hong Kong budget carrier to stop flying): HONG KONG: Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, a 17- month-old budget carrier, said it will stop flying, becoming at least the fourth airline worldwide to halt operations in less than two weeks amid surging fuel costs. The carrier has applied for a voluntary…
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As reported in Sunday’s SCMP (on the front page just above the big news about Vegemite), the government of China has decided to stop issuing multiple entry visas until October. Now it seems that you cannot even get a single or double-entry visa at the border and instead have to wait 1-2 days. This is…
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Anyone who has lived in Hong Kong for very long will be familiar with the problem of favourite products disappearing from supermarket shelves. Sometimes they are back a few weeks later, sometimes they are gone permanently. A few weeks ago there was the great “Egg Nog” scandal, when Nestle Dairy Farm decided not to bother…
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It’s hard to avoid the adverts from Singapore Airlines for their new First Class suites and ultra-wide Business Class. Over the last few years, airlines have come up with countless upgrades to the front part of the plane, and these improvements have been accompanied by significant increases in fares, particularly in Long-Haul. Meanwhile the economy…
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