COLUMNS
Why are modern appliances so difficult to repair?
When I got married, 25 years ago, my colleagues gave us a dishwasher as a wedding present; we are still using it. Last year I had to throw away a washing machine that was only […]
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PSYCHE CHONG
Tiger Dragon Wheel, poem by Psyche Chong
A poem by Psyche Chong, owner of So Soul Hub & Gallery […]
FEATURES
A Kitchen Sham, poem by Psyche Chong
This poem by Psyche Chong was inspired by the Chief Executive candidates debate. A Pak Kong resident, Psyche owns the So Soul Hub & Gallery on Po Tung Rd. A KITCHEN SHAM In last night’s […]
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Our Town Now
Gentleman-about-town Russell Clarke Smith has been taken ill. Seriously, we fear. Russell was one of the town’s quiet presences often seen sitting outside Steamers or in the window at Poets with a small beer, one of the few […]
IAIN LAFFERTY
IAIN LAFFERTY: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Did I miss a meeting or something, because as far as I’m aware, the great travelling public of Hong Kong were never consulted over the introduction of television screens into the minibus fleet? Consequently a […]
NICOLA NEWBERY
NICOLA NEWBERY: 20th Anniversary of moving to Hoi Ha Village in February 1996
This month is something of a milestone for me. 20 years ago, on my 40th birthday, I moved into the village of Hoi Ha at the far end of Sai Kung Country Park. With a baby on […]
IAIN LAFFERTY
IAIN LAFFERTY: Anarchy in the SK
At my Sai Kung bus stop there has appeared, almost overnight, about a dozen chairs intended for passengers to rest on while they wait for the increasingly irregular bus service to Ho Chung. It is […]
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IAIN LAFFERTY: The Art of street disco
Recently, proceeding up Hiram’s Highway enjoying an early morning run, an elderly man walking his dog overtook me and this edifying incident has forced a change in the way I think about exercise. I appreciate […]
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NICOLA NEWBERY: Visitors to my garden
AFCD figures one year set the number of visitors to Hoi Ha at 96,000. As they file past my garden, stopping to be photographed by my letter box, inquisitive eyes watch me watering the garden. […]
IAIN LAFFERTY
IAIN LAFFERTY: My Great Leap Forward
For most secularists the busy month of December is recognised as a single party soaked, hedonistic binge that begins in late November and finally ends on the 2nd of January. Yet, it is also worth […]
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