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: Feb 2009
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The SCMP fills its sports pages by selecting stories from the news agencies and foreign newspapers. Unfortunately, the selection process seems to be somewhat random, such as when they gave readers in Hong Kong the impression that Graeme Souness might be re-appointed as Newcastle manager. Or this, which appeared on the back page on Thursday:…
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This week's Economist suggests that the Kindle might be the saviour of newspapers The growing popularity of electronic books could offer hope for newspapers THINGS are suddenly hotting up in the rather obscure field of electronic books and their associated reading devices, the best known of which is Amazon’s Kindle. A new, sleeker version of…
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The collapse of Oasis was accompanied by claims that the directors did not agree with each other on certain key issues. Now we have legal action in prospect: Two Oasis founders sued over share sale Two founders of defunct Oasis Hong Kong Airlines have been sued over claims that they orchestrated a deal to buy…
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A few weeks ago I suggested that there aren’t any zebra crossings on public roads in Hong Kong. Apparently I need to get out more, because there are a few scattered around. In fact, last week the sub-Standard reported an accident on one in Shau Kei Wan: The driver of a light goods vehicle was…
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Unlike my colleague Mr F, I do quite enjoy Chinese New Year. So no complaints from me. In case you’re not up to speed on these things, today is everyone’s birthday, and you have just over a week left to get your Lai See.
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