Monthly Archives: September 2020

Away til next week, probably. Packing my bags for another staycation in sunny Mongkok – the best we can do while Taiwan is off-limits. With two public holidays coming, please do not take part in unauthorized assemblies or burn wax, … Continue reading →

After a couple of days of immensely hectic social activity (ie, I went somewhere), what have I missed? Obviously under pressure from the government, RTHK is publicly intimidating one of its reporters for asking officials difficult questions. It’s amazing that … Continue reading →

It is illegal not to wear a face mask. Then one day, some men come and take you away for wearing a face mask. The Plight of Joshua Wong by Franz Kafka.  OK, so he was arrested at the police … Continue reading →

As Beijing’s authorized barbarian-handlers in Hong Kong, the Foreign Ministry’s local office has the task of slapping the Foreign Correspondents Club on the wrist if necessary. They have just done so in response to the FCC’s protests about the new … Continue reading →

Public reaction was so bad after rampaging cops knocked over a pregnant woman and piled onto a 12-year-old schoolgirl a few weeks ago that the Hong Kong Police are going to take firm, tough, no-nonsense action. They will be tightening … Continue reading →

HSBC’s share price drops below HK$30 – its lowest in 25 years. I remember it hitting around HK$130 (roughly) back in the days when China was cool and trendy. It is among a number of international banks named in a … Continue reading →

Carrie Lam’s office says Australian James Spigelman’s resignation as a non-permanent Court of Final Appeal judge had nothing to do with the new rule-of-law-wrecking National Security regime. Yet, ABC reports, he said it did.  For a hint at who’s telling … Continue reading →

A late-week flurry of legal news, much of which does not boost confidence in the Hong Kong judiciary or law enforcement. Tam Tak-chi is denied bail – thus stuck in jail for a couple of months – for allegedly ‘uttering … Continue reading →

In an uncharacteristic fit of common sense and/or responsiveness to public opinion, our leaders have announced the reopening of kids’ playgrounds in a few weeks.  But wait!!! There’s more!!! The Hong Kong Heritage Museum is to keep its Bruce Lee … Continue reading →

When I said yesterday that the Hong Kong government seems to have momentarily exhausted its stupidity, I meant Mainlandization-type stupidity – not the regular pre-2019 sort. Like cosmic background radiation left over from the big bang, standard traditional old-style Hong … Continue reading →