You can tell the race for the next chief executive job has already kicked off as both Chief Executive CY Leung and Chief Secretary Carrie Lam have synchronized in outraging the community by appealing for monetary donations to be sent somewhere into Sichuan for the latest earthquake. At a time when...
Like any sane human being, I prefer flying at night. Airplane dinner is better than airplane breakfast, the cabin is dimmed like a theater and so nobody can see the drool gobs pooling on your shirt. With a little luck, you might even be able to sleep and have one of those dreams that you’re...
Danny Boyle is sort of like a British Steven Soderbergh. Both directors are shameless genre-hoppers who employ frequent collaborators, achieved great acclaim in their early careers (for “Trainspotting” and “Sex, Lies, and Videotape,” respectively), made crowd-pleasing...
Will someone please, please stop Hollywood from turning Stephenie Meyer’s books into films. From vampires and werewolves to aliens and their strong-female-opponents, Meyer (that “writer” who brought us the “Twilight” “series”) has a way of pillaging badass...
Maybe it’s the wide, multi-lane avenues, the desolate industrial locations, the bullet-train convenience or the sparing use of violence intended to please censors. Maybe it’s just the Mandarin banter. Regardless, there’s plenty of evidence here for fans of Johnnie To that the...
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...
Chuen Kee Seafood Restaurant
This well-established restaurant is one of Sai Kung’s biggest attractions. Not only is it famous for its fresh succulent seafood, the restaurant has a huge outdoor dining space that welcomes pets and hungry pet owners. Bring your dog along after a hike in the...
Tranquil Resort
Wayanad, India
The buzz: Located in Southern India, this refurbished plantation—built in the late 1800s—is surrounded by coffee, tea and spice fields. The entire property is a homestay and includes a larger tree villa and a slightly smaller treehouse, which rests under a...
I grew up all around Australia. My dad traveled a lot for work. Most of my time was spent in Victoria.
I moved to Hong Kong in 2005. I had been here for a couple of modeling contracts prior to that. Before I decided to move here I had actually decided to stop modeling and go back to Australia. I...
Benny Tai is an academic. He has taught constitutional law at the University of Hong Kong for more than 20 years. He’s penned a weekly column for the “Hong Kong Economic Journal” for the last seven. It’s
