Category: Current Affairs
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Well, a strong sense of déjà vu for those of us old enough to remember the 1992 General Election. Then, as now, a significant number of people seem to have told the opinion pollsters that they intended to vote Labour (or Liberal Democrat), only to choose the Conservatives when they went to the Polling Station.…
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For the second day in a row, the SCMP thinks that a story about Antony Leung Kam-chung’s purchase of a motor car in January is worthy of a place on their front page. Does anyone care? Obviously it was crass and stupid of the Financial Secretary to buy a car just before proposed increases in…
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In amongst all the economic gloom of the last few years here in Hong Kong, one bright spot has been the garment industry. Exports to the United States and Europe have growing rapidly, and 2002 was a particularly strong year for many companies. Not that they do much manufacturing in Hong Kong (too expensive), and…
Ordinary Gweilo 