Hong Kong

Clockenflap 2019 to rock six stages as three young men quietly become multi-millionaires

31 July 2019 rmedcalf 0

Clockenflap, to be held from 9 – 11 November looks to make the founders multi-millionaires. […]

Update on planned protests – 30 July

30 July 2019 rsbradbeer 0

An updated protest diary from 30 July. […]

Will People’s Liberation Army be deployed on streets to stabilise Hong Kong? Mixed signals and varying opinions

29 July 2019 rmedcalf 0

Mixed signals are flashing on the fearsome possibility that the Chinese Communist Party may order its troops to stabilise Hong Kong. […]

New Tsunami Warning Centre highlights risk huge wave could decimate our region

27 July 2019 rmedcalf 0

The Manila Trench is the second deepest place on the planet. Every half to a millennia or so it slips and that is not good for us. The Manila Trench has been classified as the highest megathrust earthquake tsunami source by the United States Geological Survey. […]

Hawaiian melodies under the sun evoking Elvis Presley, Andy Williams and Queen Lili’uokalani – go, it’s free

26 July 2019 rmedcalf 0

If you love the uke, or just want some free fun, get along to the Hong Kong Ukulele Festival on Saturday 27 July. […]

Update on planned protests – 24 July

24 July 2019 rsbradbeer 0

Our regular update on protests planned for the next few weeks. Note that many of these are at initial planning stages and may not actually happen. […]

Dark days and fearful nights as Hong Kong marks seventh weekend of peaceful marches leading to bloody mayhem

22 July 2019 rmedcalf 0

The Hong Kong protests are moving in good and bad directions simultaneously. Good, the numbers marching are decreasing. Bad, the violence is escalating. Perhaps the two go together: it is only the hard core who are left. […]

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