Tag Archives: HK government

The Government Strikes Again. No, Not Like Occupy …

Posted on December 12, 2011 by cecilie

I don’t know how long it’s been since I last as much as mentioned the dear old Hong Kong government. Seems I’ve been preoccupied with stuff like my livelihood and various threats to civilisation as we know it. But two … Continue reading →

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For Your Own Safety, Part … I’m Losing Count)

Posted on September 29, 2009 by cecilie

“When I was young …” “when I was your age …” “In my day that would never have …” Oh! Everything was better before, wasn’t it. Even nostalgia. Then again it could be biological. Therefore it’s possible that The Royal … Continue reading →

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Home Again

Posted on September 8, 2009 by cecilie

relaxing on the side of Victoria harbour which the government has now made off-limit to cars and … just kidding! It’s Lanzhou of course. Only the mainland takes care of its harbour sides and river banks.  Hong Kong keeps looking … Continue reading →

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URA, URA, how many buildings did you kill today

Posted on August 4, 2009 by cecilie

Today’s SCMP: Some bright spark in HK’s Home Affairs Bureau asks, upon receiving an application for funding of the Asian Youth Orchestra, what a conductor is and whether it’s strictly necessary to have one. Hoping to impress her superiors with … Continue reading →

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Multitasking

Posted on May 15, 2009 by cecilie

I’d really like to know what these insects are called, seeing we live in such a harmonious companionship. They live in a big tree just outside my house, but prefer to lay their eggs in my laundry which I hang … Continue reading →

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Visual Improvement And Job Creation (jobs for the boys part 50 000)

Posted on March 9, 2009 by cecilie

Pui O and Lantau Island in general must be something of a thorn in the eye – literally – for our many struggling, underpaid deskbound bureaucrats. There is so much … green! So much unruly stuff. Stuff that can’t be … Continue reading →

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Active, Hands-on Government

Posted on December 15, 2008 by cecilie

You’ve got to hand it to our much-maligned government; when they say they’re going to do something, they really go for it. Unless it’s stuff like the law banning idling engines, which I think is in its … third year … Continue reading →

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