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A Total Mind-Duck
The Rubber Duck has been in the harbor for three weeks now. The countdown to permanent deflation begins. Not for maintenance, nor to protect it from cigarette butt-flinging mainlanders (according to some reports). Sadly, this cheerful bobbing idol was only ever a temporary distraction from all our...
published: May 24 2013 - 12:00am
CC the CCP
Hong Kong’s perceived autonomy took another hit last week, when the Apple Daily published a leaked memo saying that as of June 1, all papers submitted by the Executive Council and the Policy Committee must undergo a screening process to assess what the mainland might think. The memo caused a...
published: May 17 2013 - 12:00am
We Welcome Our New Overlords
By now, many of you will have heard that the South China Morning Post has agreed to buy HK Magazine. While many media pundits (or, “conspiracy theorists”) have been wondering what this means for the future of our scrappy little rag/22-year-old-institution, we for one welcome our new...
published: May 10 2013 - 12:00am
O Wonder!
The Mobile M+ Inflation Exhibition erected this month in West Kowloon includes a replica Stonehenge. It got us thinking: there just aren’t enough Wonders of the World in Hong Kong. Luckily, we’ve been snooping around the Planning Department and we’ve come across these wonders in...
published: May 6 2013 - 6:44pm
Do a Good Deed
Chan Chung-lam found a bag containing $74,000 and handed it in to the police, which makes him better than the rest of us put together. We’re all a little too selfish in this city, and it would be a good idea to do a good deed every now and then. Here are a few suggestions of some selfless...
published: Apr 24 2013 - 10:29am
Times Are Tough
Supermarket prices have risen by an average of 6.8 percent over the past year. Eggs have gone up 17.5 percent; fish 18.1 percent; and milk powder up 17.3 percent. Although that last one makes sense, because why wouldn’t you want to make a quick buck off of mainlanders? But it’s getting...
published: May 6 2013 - 1:55pm
Dear Valued Customer...
In light of the changes to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, we would like to clarify how your data is used in the HK Magazine office. We assure you that we respect your privacy utterly, and we are treating your personal information with quite a lot of the utmost confidentiality. We will...
published: Apr 12 2013 - 12:00am
Crash Warning?
Investors in Hong Kong are quivering in their boots this week as fears mount of a stock market crash. But it’s not the banking crisis in Cyprus, nor the North Korean declaration of war that’s spooking the market, but the release of “Saving General Yang,” the latest film to...
published: Apr 5 2013 - 12:00am
Maintaining Domestic Bliss
Our satire spies have managed to nab the real judgement handed down last Monday, banning domestic helpers in Hong Kong from permanent residency. Take a look... Ladies, Gentlemen, and also CY Leung, On behalf of my fellow Justices, I declare that in the matter of permanent residency for domestic...
published: Mar 28 2013 - 6:28pm
Rugby Sevens Safety Tips
The Rugby Sevens is one of the few full-contact sports in which being a spectator in the stands is actually more dangerous than being a player on the field. To ensure that you have a fun and injury-free Sevens weekend, please commit the following tips to heart: Everyone likes a drink, but it...
published: Mar 22 2013 - 6:18pm