Monthly Archives: August 2014

The week closes on a bright note in the form of a Law Society squabble most of us don’t really understand in deep detail, but basically: good triumphs over evil. Not many of us spare much time thinking about solicitors. … Continue reading →

Front-page headlines on the South China Morning Post’s main and City sections make for an interesting juxtaposition today. The former ponders the crowd size and potential mayhem of the mooted Occupy Central action in favour of democracy in Hong Kong. … Continue reading →

The anguish draws nearer. Hong Kong establishment figures drop hints that the Chinese government will implement a ‘conservative’ nomination system for the 2017 Chief Executive election. Specifically, candidates will likely have to be endorsed by over 50% of Nomination Committee … Continue reading →

Hong Kong has been subjected in recent months to a campaign of deranged apocalyptic mouth-frothing about the calamities and holocausts awaiting us should the pro-democracy Occupy Central movement carry out its plan to sit in the street. Among the surreal … Continue reading →

The South China Morning Post has a columnist who regularly and tirelessly repeats much the same hand-wringing mantra: wouldn’t it be nice if everyone compromised and we had peace and harmony? She does it again today. It presupposes a political … Continue reading →

Not especially good news for the pro-democracy camp, as a Lingnan University poll suggests that where political reform is concerned Hong Kong does have a ‘silent majority’. It’s not the fake one funded by the United Front urging us to … Continue reading →

My favourite photo of Albert Yeung, boss of the Emperor entertainment group, has him shaking hands with then-Vice President Zeng Qinghong, as patriotic movie star Jackie Chan looks on. Yeung has noticed that when you enter his name into Google, … Continue reading →

Ronnie says: “Please be nice to Mainlanders so I can push rents up – thanks!” Sensing we may not be persuaded, he adds: “You’ll change your minds when you’re all starving and unemployed.” The Hang Lung heir then goes back … Continue reading →

Pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai thinks the Occupy Central people are a bit lame (he noticed!) but funded them anyway. No, it’s not much of a story. But it gives the press an excuse to put some real news about the … Continue reading →

If a political astroturfing exercise becomes so elaborate that publicity stunts vie for media attention, you have to ask what its real purpose is. As if they weren’t sufficiently in-your-face, anti-Occupy Central activities continued to proliferate in Hong Kong over … Continue reading →