Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment.
…and it’s black outside. from rain. this is only an warning. I noticed on my exam schedule the following: Please also take note of the following arrangements on the cancellation of examinations when either the Typhoon Signal No. 8 or the Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is hosted or in force: (a) at or after 6:00am – all morning examinations will … Read More
(some pics of SSP)… Read More
S: it’s the most capitalist place in the world, you cant have children protection trump marketing and advertisement J: even on a govt website? While on the HKSAR Labour Department’s website, I noticed a link on the bottom of the page: “This website supports protection of children on Internet.” After clicking it, I was very confused by the page that … Read More
If Mr Friedman had a favourite economy, it was Hong Kong. Its astonishing economic success convinced him that although economic freedom was necessary for political freedom, the converse was not true: political liberty, though desirable, was not needed for economies to be free. Why, he asked, had Hong Kong thrived when Britain, which controlled it until 1997, was so statist … Read More
11.00: shamefully eat a bowl of indonesian instant noodles, so I can rush to meet my group for our presentation tomorrow.
11.30: our presentation is about …… Read More
I’ve been really impressed by the Economist’s semi-recent institution of a “correspondent’s diary”–essentially a 5-day blog, each time written by a different foreign correspondent. this week’s is on Hong Kong and Taiwan (“Long-haired radicals seize power”), and muses whether the former–on the 10-year anniversary of its return to the Mainland–has been a shining example of “one country, two systems” (the … Read More
After the takeover in 1997, the Government of Hong Kong commissioned a team of economists, physicians, epidemiologists, and public health specialists from Harvard University to conduct a study on Hong Kong’s health care system. An extract from their report: One explanation for the highly variable quality of medical services in Hong Kong is the privilege enjoyed by the medical profession … Read More
just don’t ask about the air quality… (view of victoria harbour, as I was about to hop onto the star ferry in tsim sha tsui)
the metro extension to Laval is opening this weekend, both ahead or behind of schedule and over- (la presse) or under-budget (the gazette), depending on how you look at it. [here’s the STM press release with info on activities related to the opening.] according to la presse, the opening of these three stations (Montmorency, de la Concorde, and Cartier) will … Read More
why are these boats so big?? why is the harbour so small? this is just weird.