Category: Life in Hong Kong
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I understand that apps need to be updated periodically. But why do you force me to update it before I can use it? Almost every other app allows you to use the current version and update later (when you have time). But not FoodGulu, oh no. Food Gulu is a simple enough app – it…
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Interesting article from the BBC about red minibuses in Hong Kong. Things I already knew: red minibuses don’t follow fixed routes, and are very dangerous. Things I learned from this: red minibuses first appeared in 1967; green minibuses started in 1980; the government wants to phase out red minibuses and replace them with the more…
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Well, not really – the Airport Express is generally very good. The trains now terminate at Asiaworld-Expo, which is odd for an airport express, but it brings the MTR some additional revenue and normally it doesn’t create a problem Except when, after a concert, the trains arrive at the airport full of passengers. That means…
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After the woman who tried to push past me and fell into the gap between the train and the platform, another pleasing outcome… A woman is walking along, typing something into her mobile phone. I walk past her and into the lift. The doors close (I didn’t touch the button, honest). She is left outside. …
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I’m always interested in other views of the MTR, including this one: hong kong metro: five transfers?? I jumped onto Google looking for hotels that would be convenient to the rail line from the airport. Yikes! Is it my imagination, or am I seeing that: Only three stations in the city are on the Airport…
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Some great “before and after” photos here: The great leap upward: China's Pearl River Delta, then and now
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The MTR is a world-class public transport system. The passengers – not so much. Leading to everyday frustrations, with the occasional moment of madness. Case one – trying to get off a crowded train. Doors open. I say “Mh Goi”, but no-one moves, so I have to force my way out through a crowd of…
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Netflix has indeed launched in Hong Kong – and most of the rest of the world (apart from China). Initially, House of Cards wasn’t available. Yes, that’s right – the series for which Netflix is best known wasn’t available on Netflix. Along with a lot of other shows. The good news is that Netflix Hong…
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It certainly looks like butter – and the shelf label says “salted butter plus vegetable oil”, though apparently the official name is "President’s Ambassador Salted Culinary Fat Blend" (which really sounds delicious, doesn't it). What is the first ingredient? Hydrogenated vegetable oil. There is some butter, but it’s the third ingredient, so probably less than…
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OK, it’s Christmas, but the Sunday Morning Post is supposed to be an English language newspaper. Debate over MPF protection rages on Jennifer Ngo | Sunday Morning Post | Sunday, 27 December, 2015 The row over the Mandatory Provident Fund’s offsetting mechanism continues as civil society criticised the government’s lack of commitment in dealing with…
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