Category: Life in Hong Kong
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I’ve always thought that personalized number plates are a terrific idea. Only very smart people will pay extra to have a funny or clever number plate for their vehicle. So imagine my surprise when I saw a people carrier (because who needs a mere car when you can have a mini bus) with the topical…
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Buying “expat” food in Hong Kong (and probably most other places in Asia) is very hit and miss. Sales volumes are usually really low, which makes it difficult for the retailers to know how many to order. Prices are high, because of the combination of low volumes and the cost of air freight. I always…
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The extension of the East Rail Line to Admiralty opened 3 years ago (in May 2022). Those with a long memory will recall that this was part of the "Sha Tin to Central link" that I have written about a few times, starting back in March 2008 (Sensible changes) and, yes, I might have become…
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I see that 10 years ago (yikes) I was complaining about the North Satellite Concourse at Hong Kong airport (because the only way to get there was by buses that sometimes had to wait for planes to pass). They did finally link it up to the main terminal (in 2022), using a bridge. And yet……
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The Uselect chain of supermarkets, which used to sell reasonably priced products from Tesco, has closed down. It used to be quite good, and there was a time when I could get delivery from them through Honest Bee but (unsurprisingly) they closed five years ago.
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I stopped reading the SCMP years ago, but their letter column remains a delight. I think it might blow PA Crush’s mind, but Hong Kong already has several of these pedestrian-controlled crossings, as he would know if he had read Press the Button and Wait from here nearly 20 years ago
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I was walking through a shopping mall on Sunday afternoon and the big screen was showing football. Hong Kong is back back back. Inter Miami CF are in town. The game is a sell-out. The government is delighted, and have grand plans to show Lionel Messi around the city. Chief Executive Lee Ka-chiu will be…
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Well, Hong Kong has finally abandoned the requirement to wear masks. You may remember that people in Hong Kong started wearing masks back in January 2020, though initially the government was absolutely not in favour of this (having made it illegal a few months ago during that thing we don't talk about anymore). It was…
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I have previously written about Wrong MTR station names and the Hong Kong Free Press has an interesting article on a similar theme Foreign influence Part 1: Lost in translation [..] Mong Kok is another prime example. The former coastal region was named after the overgrown silvergrass found in the area 芒角 mong4 gok3, (‘corner of…
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Hong Kong has one of the best COVID vaccines (Comirnaty from BioNTech in Germany) freely available. Or if an mRNA vaccine with 91.3% efficacy isn’t to your liking, you’re in luck because the Sinovac vaccine, with an efficacy rate of just 50.7% is also available. Political theatre is never far away and all true patriots…
Ordinary Gweilo 