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Nation secure for another week
Transit Jam investigates the Nathan Road fire, which left five dead… Buildings Department (BD) says it issued a Fire Safety Direction to the New Lucky House Owners Committee (OC) in 2008, “requiring the upgrading of certain fire safety provisions of … Continue reading
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Trash – patriotic and otherwise
In trials, fewer than half of households are using the paid-for designated green waste bags that will (perhaps) become compulsory in future. (As the old lady in Harry’s SCMP cartoon pointed out, ‘they cost money’. The government gives you free … Continue reading
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Some mid-week reading…
China Media Project on Hong Kong’s new NatSec language… Local officials now decry “soft resistance” against the state and exclusively refer to the pro-democracy protests that drew millions of mostly peaceful marchers to the streets as the “black riots” (黑爆) … Continue reading
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Will no-one think of the 500 million families worldwide?
Those who liked the idea of turning part or all of Fanling golf course into affordable housing and/or public park land are now full of remorse, it seems… Public opinion on building housing on Fanling Golf Course has made a … Continue reading
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More Hong Kong tourism angst
From HKFP… In the fourth quarter of last year, the city recorded 72,035 UK tourists compared to 158,702 in the same period of 2018. The number of US visitors declined from 377,613 to 216,965 in the same period. …Hong Kong … Continue reading
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‘Tacky Cartoon Figures’ Week
An SCMP review of Hong Kong’s recent Art Week… [I encountered] a taxi driver … ranting about the quality of public art in the city. Last week, he had passengers from Beijing and Shanghai complaining about the “mainlandisation of aesthetics” … Continue reading
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That ‘giant sucking sound’ again
More whining as 1.5 million Hongkongers leave the city – mostly over the border – during the Easter long weekend… …[Restaurants lobby head] Simon Wong Ka-wo warned that the trend of people spending holidays in the mainland will rock the … Continue reading
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Sesame Street today was brought to you by the word ‘worrywort’
There are two types of PR. One tries to influence or change public perceptions in order to improve your reputation. This is difficult, as the spin-doctors’ boss might balk at the sort of candid and open communication that wins credibility. … Continue reading
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A backlog of links ahead of the long weekend…
The Hong Kong History Centre at the UK’s Bristol University is producing a series of 10-minute personal, not-overly-academic videos on current historians of Hong Kong. They include Dr Vivian Kwong, Dr Kwong Chi-man (The 1941 Battle of Hong Kong), Dr … Continue reading
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Scaring people scares them
Hong Kong’s Justice Secretary again has to try and clarify what might or might not be illegal under the new Article 23 NatSec Law. Responding to a question a few days ago, he suggested that reposting criticism of Hong Kong … Continue reading
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