BernUnitHK
@bernunithk.bsky.social
Freelance journalist now based in Vancouver, ex-South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, and ex-CBC Vancouver
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Jimmy Lai guilty on all counts: “the judge is reading from the last six pages, quoting extensively from Jimmy Lai’s personal WhatsApp messages in 2019 related to conversations with an associate about arranging meetings with American lawmakers and senior officials.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Live Updates: Hong Kong Court Finds Jimmy Lai Guilty in National Security Trial
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December 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Jimmy Lai guilty on all counts: “the judge is reading from the last six pages, quoting extensively from Jimmy Lai’s personal WhatsApp messages in 2019 related to conversations with an associate about arranging meetings with American lawmakers and senior officials.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
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The 78-year-old media mogul has been found guilty on charges of conspiring to commit sedition and foreign collusion, in the most closely watched trial since Beijing’s crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement six years ago on.ft.com/4rUb1nA
December 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The 78-year-old media mogul has been found guilty on charges of conspiring to commit sedition and foreign collusion, in the most closely watched trial since Beijing’s crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement six years ago on.ft.com/4rUb1nA
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Well that was entirely predictable
December 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Well that was entirely predictable
While we didn't go to Tai Bo Cafe in Yuen Long, we did have a delicious pork patty in Wan Chai...
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #hongkong #porkpatty
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #hongkong #porkpatty
We Didn't Jump on the Tai Bo Cafe Bandwagon
But we did have a delicious pork patty in Wan Chai
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December 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
While we didn't go to Tai Bo Cafe in Yuen Long, we did have a delicious pork patty in Wan Chai...
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #hongkong #porkpatty
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #hongkong #porkpatty
It's a re-imagined Nutcracker with gender-bending roles that both girls and guys can dance
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #vancouver #dance #christmas
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #vancouver #dance #christmas
Delightful Dance Twist on a Christmas Classic
Dance students from Arts Umbrella re-interpret The Nutcracker
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December 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
It's a re-imagined Nutcracker with gender-bending roles that both girls and guys can dance
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #vancouver #dance #christmas
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #vancouver #dance #christmas
Does Exercising in the Cold Increase My Risk of Injury? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/w...
Does Exercising in the Cold Increase My Risk of Injury?
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December 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Does Exercising in the Cold Increase My Risk of Injury? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/w...
Walking along Hong Kong's harbourfront can result in some surprises!
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open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #hongkong
Picture of the Day: A Big Catch
During our trip to Hong Kong we stayed in a hotel in North Point, near the harbourfront.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Walking along Hong Kong's harbourfront can result in some surprises!
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #hongkong
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #hongkong
Took my mom to eat noodles she used to eat as a child... did they taste the same?
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #Hongkong
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #Hongkong
A Trip Down Memory Lane with Noodles
Ho To Tai has been around for almost 80 years in Hong Kong's Yuen Long district
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December 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Took my mom to eat noodles she used to eat as a child... did they taste the same?
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #Hongkong
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #Hongkong
Sophie Kinsella, ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ Author, Dies at 55 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/b...
Sophie Kinsella, ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ Author, Dies at 55
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December 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Sophie Kinsella, ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ Author, Dies at 55 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/b...
Fans of @margaretatwood.bsky.social will enjoy reading her memoir which includes some funny stories.
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit...
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Listening to the Wickedly Funny Margaret Atwood
She was in Vancouver to promote her memoir
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December 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Fans of @margaretatwood.bsky.social will enjoy reading her memoir which includes some funny stories.
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit...
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit...
ABC Vancouver rejects 'social housing initiative' that called for 20-storey towers
www.biv.com/news/economy... #vancouver #housing
www.biv.com/news/economy... #vancouver #housing
ABC Vancouver rejects 'social housing initiative' that called for 20-storey towers
Coun. Lenny Zhou: "We are discussing something today that goes too far — [it's] too much all at once. The initiative would fundamentally reshape our city."
www.biv.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:16 AM
ABC Vancouver rejects 'social housing initiative' that called for 20-storey towers
www.biv.com/news/economy... #vancouver #housing
www.biv.com/news/economy... #vancouver #housing
Why founders of Hong Kong restaurant Francis looked to South Europe for new spot Carmela
www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fo...
www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fo...
Why Francis founders changed tack for their new Hong Kong restaurant Carmela
Carmela in Sheung Wan offers more southern Mediterranean dishes than Francis’ Middle Eastern ones, with dishes including pasta and seafood.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Why founders of Hong Kong restaurant Francis looked to South Europe for new spot Carmela
www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fo...
www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fo...
Saw how easy it is to commute between Hong Kong, Macau, Zhuhai and Zhongshan... the only drag is having a passport.
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Quick Day Trip to Zhongshan via Macau
Used a ferry, car, and bus to get around the Greater Bay Area
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December 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Saw how easy it is to commute between Hong Kong, Macau, Zhuhai and Zhongshan... the only drag is having a passport.
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open.substack.com/pub/bernunit...
Great chatting with Tarek and hearing his passion for cha chaan tengs, Chinese food and Hong Kong. www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fo... #ottawa #hongkong #restaurant
Hong Kong-style cafe receives top recognition. Owner has been to the city once
Tarek Hassan fell in love with Hong Kong culture as a teen. Now his Gongfu Cafe & Bao in Ottawa, Canada, serves authentic tastes of the city.
www.scmp.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Great chatting with Tarek and hearing his passion for cha chaan tengs, Chinese food and Hong Kong. www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fo... #ottawa #hongkong #restaurant
Gutwrenching... Families provide DNA samples to help identify loved ones lost in Hong Kong fire www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko... #hongkong
Families provide DNA samples to help identify loved ones lost in Hong Kong fire
About 100 households asked to provide samples as authorities try to identify remains found at Wang Fuk Court.
www.scmp.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Gutwrenching... Families provide DNA samples to help identify loved ones lost in Hong Kong fire www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko... #hongkong
For Gen Z-ers, Work Is Now More Depressing Than Unemployment www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
Opinion | For Gen Z-ers, Work Is Now More Depressing Than Unemployment
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December 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
For Gen Z-ers, Work Is Now More Depressing Than Unemployment www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...
Had lunch in one of Macau's oldest institutions which celebrates its 155th anniversary this year
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #macau
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #macau
Lunch at the Macau Military Club
The 155-year-old institution still offers very good Macanese dishes
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December 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Had lunch in one of Macau's oldest institutions which celebrates its 155th anniversary this year
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #macau
open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #macau
The Comfort of Bringing the Same Dish Every Time www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Opinion | The Comfort of Bringing the Same Dish Every Time
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December 8, 2025 at 5:16 AM
The Comfort of Bringing the Same Dish Every Time www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Why I Had to Kill Family Dinner www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...
Opinion | Why I Had to Kill Family Dinner
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December 8, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Why I Had to Kill Family Dinner www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...
The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory
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December 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
Just saw his exhibition in Shenzhen! 😢
Martin Parr, a photographer known for his humor who captured the quirkiness of English life in a wide-ranging career that spanned decades, died on Saturday. He was 73.
Martin Parr, Who Photographed Britain’s Unvarnished Quirks, Dies at 73
Mr. Parr trademarked a hyperrealism in his photography that illuminated the “craziness of the English,” making small details loom larger than life.
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December 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Just saw his exhibition in Shenzhen! 😢
The Hong Kong Legislative Council election is today, but how many voters will cast their ballots? open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #hongkong #election
Sombre Hong Kong Election Day
Following the horrific Tai Po fire, how many voters will cast their votes?
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December 7, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The Hong Kong Legislative Council election is today, but how many voters will cast their ballots? open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #hongkong #election
A new way to eat a classic Cantonese dish open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #hongkong
Picture of the Day: Sweet and Sour Pork on Ice
We’ve all eaten sweet and sour pork in different variations, but how about this one?
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December 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A new way to eat a classic Cantonese dish open.substack.com/pub/bernunit... #hongkong
ICE Separates Boy, 6, From Father During Effort to Deport Them to China www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/n...
ICE Separates Boy, 6, From Father During Effort to Deport Them to China
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December 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
ICE Separates Boy, 6, From Father During Effort to Deport Them to China www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/n...
Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96
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December 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...