HKFP reports…
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Tai Po was questioned by police twice after announcing a special service this Sunday to mourn the 168 people killed in the fatal blaze last November, former radio host and local parishioner Antony Yiu said.
…“As a churchgoer, I respect the church’s decision. But I’d like to ask: do police now have the power to dictate who believers pray for?” Yiu wrote.
The priest at another church, Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Wanchai, was also questioned by police about a planned memorial mass.
Whether the police have the authority to tell churchgoers what they can or cannot pray for is unclear. But it looks pretty likely that someone high up has identified the Wang Fuk Court tragedy as a possible trigger for community activities that need to be discouraged, or sentiments that are to be feared.
Is communion with the Almighty a form – perhaps the ultimate form – of collusion with a foreign power?
Not so, apparently, with Japanese porn stars. The Immigration Dept denies that it barred a group of them entry to Hong Kong to attend a fans expo. (According to the HKFP story, officials say the ladies chose to go back to Japan when they learned that the event had been cancelled. We don’t know who told them that, or who ordered the cancelling.)
A potentially useful tip from a discussion on Jensen Huang’s taste in clothes, food, etc…
…the next time you’re in seoul and thinking about dinner, look up whether jensen huang ever ate there. then don’t