Category: Life in Hong Kong
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Dragonair’s main USP is that it’s the Hong Kong airline that flies to China. Which is also its main problem. The table on the right is from the Dragonair website, and shows the scheduled and actual arrival times of flights from Shanghai to Hong Kong on one day (Wednesday 25 August). The day starts off…
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Am I the only person in Hong Kong who is happy that Tropical Storm Chathu is apparently heading away from here? Earlier today everyone else seemed to be eagerly anticipating a day off on Thursday on the assumption that the Observatory would raise the #8 signal. Except that it now seems rather unlikely to happen,…
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In amongst the usual dross there are sometimes a few words of wisdom in the SCMP letter column: Parents sending wrong message on trains Hong Kong parents have a very annoying habit when travelling on the train with their children. They let their two- to three- year-olds occupy a seat in a crowded train when…
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Yesterday, all package tours from Hong Kong to Bangkok leaving in the next few days were abruptly cancelled after the government raised its first “red outbound travel alert” Large gatherings of people and protests are expected in [Bangkok] in the coming days. The Security Bureau said Hong Kong people intending to visit [Bangkok] should adjust…
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As I seem to be unable to write any posts of my own, I should perhaps direct readers to others who are able to produce some analysis of what is going on in Hong Kong. Mr Smog had something to say on the weird court case about Procurement by false pretences: In very brief summary…
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How many millions of pieces of paper have been collected at the airport (and Lo Wu and other ports) since the HKSAR government starting requiring travellers to make a health declaration? What have they done with them? What has it achieved? Why has Hong Kong persisted with this nonsense long after everywhere else gave it…
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I love personalized number plates. If you really want to tell the world that you are stupid and vain, what could possibly be a better investment? They’re also splendidly banal – I’ve seen "Auto", "King Kong" (the driver of this vehicle appears to have spent all his money on his stupid number plate, and so…
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This week there was an accident involving a double-decker bus that toppled over, resulting in two deaths. On Wednesday there was a letter in the SCMP complaining that double-decker buses are an unwelcome colonial legacy. Double-decker buses are yet another of the mindless colonial imitations of London (the others include wearing black business clothes suitable…
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Hong Kong's a strange place, and never more so than in the weird world of apartments. Developers are allowed to advertise the gross floorspace of an apartment, which includes balconies, bay windows, and (most outrageously) your share of the the common areas, such as the clubhouse, gardens, lift lobbies, etc. As far as I know,…
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Top notch customer service once again. I bought a new phone with a new data plan. You might think that the new plan should take effect immediately, but for some doubtless very good reason they decided it should only happen at the start of the next billing period. OK then, whatever, I'm just the customer,…
Ordinary Gweilo 