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As I See It: Media Attention + Upcoming Events 媒體關注 + 最新動向

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Media Attention Upcoming Events 媒體關注 最新動向. Interview with the China Daily. Article: TBD by Basu Chitralekha. Talk at Raffles Institution. Topic: Student activism and the Umbrella Movement. Time: 12:30 - 2:00pm. Talk at Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University. Topic: Umbrellas in Bloom. Hong Kong's Largest Pro-democracy Movement Explained. Moderator: Professor Janjira Sombutpoonsiri. Venue: Thammasat University, Prachan, Bangkok. Talk at Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand. Speaker at Depa...

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As I See It: New Year, Old Customs 新年、舊俗

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New Year, Old Customs 新年、舊俗. To the 1.3 billion ethnic Chinese living around the globe –. Roughly a fifth of the world’s population – the Lunar New Year is. The mother of all celebrations. Cantonese people take things up. A few notches and, over the centuries, have developed a suite of. Regimented festivities that render the Twelve Days of Christmas. In Hong Kong, the sanctuary where Cantonese customs are. Preserved and refined, our new year tradition is a combination. Read the rest of this article in.

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As I See It: A Tale of Three Cities – Part 1 三城故事-上卷

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A Tale of Three Cities – Part 1 三城故事-上卷. And Hong Kong are three sisters separated. In childhood. Tucked away in the Pearl River Delta, they might. Have been mistaken for triplets if it weren’t for the vicissitudes. Of history that put them on such different paths. A century and. A half ago, armed strangers came knocking on their door in the. Dead of night, waking the sleepers out of a national slumber. The. Mightiest among the intruders, bearing the Union Jack, snatched. Read the rest of this article in.

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As I See It: Daily Conundrum 每天的困惑

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To most worker bees, lunch is a welcome break in an otherwise never-ending day and a source of relaxation or gastronomical indulgence. To this picky eater, however, the mere mention of the word makes his head throb. Every day at the dreaded lunch hour, I find myself out of options and out of time. Read the rest of this article in. HONG KONG State of Mind. Published by Blacksmith Books, available at major bookstores in. Hong Kong, on. And at Blacksmith Books. January 9, 2009 at 1:56 PM. Great post, Jason!

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As I See It: The Unexpected Virtue of the Oscars 奧斯卡的意外美德

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The Unexpected Virtue of the Oscars 奧斯卡的意外美德. Back when I was living in New York. The Oscars were a big annual event that brought together friends and coworkers. Year after year, I was the designated organizer for the office Oscar pool, and I would spent that one Sunday night at home watching the ceremony while scoring the ballot sheets. I would announce the results in the pantry the following morning, and the lucky winner would use part of his or her winnings to buy coffee for everybody. My top pick was...

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As I See It: It Could Happen to You 或許一天會是你

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It Could Happen to You 或許一天會是你. Last Tuesday I had dinner with a few friends at a restaurant. In Kennedy Town. At precisely 9:30pm, the entire restaurant,. Patrons and staff alike, came to an abrupt standstill. Children. Were hushed, the clinking of bowls and plates stopped. Everyone. Turned their heads to the flat screen television hung high from. The ceiling. One of the waiters clicked the remote control to ATV. An unpopular local channel that almost nobody watches. It was. Floor But all was not lost.

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China-based writings, other locales and fandoms and travels… Re: Planet Earth. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Tag Archives: hong kong. Hong Kong ASSEMBLING Art Exhibition Features Shenzhen-Based Artists. July 28, 2016. Http:/ szdaily.sznews.com/html/2016-07/28/content 3581798.htm. Of Coming Together and Having to Part glass panel by Bronwen Shelwell, underneath the entrance to the gallery. I’ve worked with Sinsin Man [owner of Sin Sin Fine Art] in the past, and have always been a gre...

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As I See It: Butterfly Effect 蝴蝶效應

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Surveys have shown that most people, regardless of age, gender or ethnicity, fear public speaking more than they fear death. Jerry Seinfeld famously joked that the average person at a funeral would rather be in the casket than doing the eulogy. The phenomenon is called glossophobia, derived from glossa. Nowhere are those fears felt more strongly than in Asia, where children tend to learn by rogue and are taught to be docile. In conformist countries like Japan. Shut up and learn. Shut up or DIE! In other ...

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As I See It: Pink Elephants On Our Streets 馬路上的大象

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Pink Elephants On Our Streets 馬路上的大象. On any given day at any given time, from Kennedy Town to Chai. Wan, Tuen Mun to Shatin, close your eyes and all you will hear are. The roaring diesel engines of our double-decker buses. Hong Kong. Joins Britain, Russia, Singapore and Sri Lanka in the exclusive. Club of insane countries that still let these urban dinosaurs. Roam their streets. With its narrow roads, hilly topography and. Gridlocked traffic, Hong Kong is about the least qualified place on. Hong Kong, on.