I’m sure I have previously mentioned the frustrations of using badly designed computer systems that assume that you must have a postcode or zip code.  Hong Kong is one of several countries that doesn’t have either, but often they insist that you enter something anyway. I have just had a very aggravating experience with one…

Living in Hong Kong and dealing with organizations based overseas can be very frustrating. For example, try filling in registration forms on the Internet. For one thing, they usually insist on a Zip or Post Code even though not every country has them. What’s worse is that they sometimes use this information later to find…