Welcome, gentle readers, to the industrious city of Hong Kong! Where logic, reason and money are the order of the day! But, good friends, all is not as it seems. Questions are arising, questions to which no ordinary man could possibly have the answer. In this time of crisis, the city calls out for...
I came over in 1984 to see the beginning of the negotiations for Hong Kong’s future. I was so fascinated by it that I decided to come and live here.
I was quickly aware that this was not the heart of Asia.
Chris Patten and I had an argument about this – I’ve always maintained that...
Scott Murphy (2 out of 5)
Don’t believe the hype: This film is not worth it. By the time Samuel L. Jackson yells the sure to be classic phrase, “I’ve had it with these motherfucking snakes on the motherfucking plane,” there were cheers in the audience, most likely because...
Believe the hype: This film is totally worth it. It’s got snakes. A Plane. Samuel L. Jackson. What more could you possibly ever want? Which of your needs is left unfulfilled by this title? Snakes? Check. On a Plane? Check. Samuel L. Jackson using profanity as only Samuel L. Jackson can? Check...
HK Magazine: Can you introduce yourself?
Lady Morgan: I’m a devotee of the divine mother, who we know by many names: Guan Yin, Isis, the Virgin Mary. I live for eternity and can see into the future.
HK: So what have you got planned today?
LM: We rest, but do not sleep as you know it. Everyday...
Next month’s release of “Snakes on a Plane” should win an award or two at the Oscars for “most literal name for a movie.” In case you don’t know about it, it’s about snakes. On a plane. Hence “Snakes on a Plane” – nice, simple and you get...
It’s summertime! Which means that in-between the tropical storms, the protests and the pollution, it’s time to slather on the sunscreen, don those slightly too-tight bikinis and get thoroughly wet. Yes, Hong Kong may be tiny, but you can always take to the high seas and explore the...
Finally. The sequel to the movie of the amusement park ride. The deliciously spaced Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) returns, and finds himself owing his soul to the tentacle-bearded under-the-sea ghoulie Davy Jones and his ship of equally tentacled minions. Now this doesn’t exactly sit too...
My God – the rain! It’s finally stopped!
A fitting time to begin this ode.
For birds and insects and people come out -
There’ll soon be a crowd on Bowen road.
At five AM the first soul shows
A gentle old man, vest rolled up to his pits,
His arms revolve and his pace is slow,
He...
Section A: Multiple Choice
1. Who are Stephen and Stitt?
A) Members of Love Boyz, the newest Cantopop sensation
B) New Disney mascots
C) The lion statues guarding the HSBC Building
D) Ponytailed Latin dance instructors
2. Exactly what record does Lantau’s Big Buddha statue hold?
A) World...
