Simon Cartledge
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Exactly the sort of thing governments should be doing. Free lunchtime concerts for their citizens. Far better than bombing people or locking them up.
June 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Exactly the sort of thing governments should be doing. Free lunchtime concerts for their citizens. Far better than bombing people or locking them up.
Hong Kong super classic!!!!
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A Hong Kong Classic: How to Make the Perfect Breakfast Sandwich
This classic Hong Kong sandwich consists of a pile of velvety scrambled eggs and savory Spam between two slices of toasted white bread.
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April 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hong Kong super classic!!!!
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A year in prison for online comments.
Chow Kim-ho posts on Facebook, Threads and Instagram ”involved a large amount of smearing and slandering, centring on the theme of toppling the central government [in Beijing],” Chief Magistrate Victor So said. hongkongfp.com/2025/04/09/a...
Chow Kim-ho posts on Facebook, Threads and Instagram ”involved a large amount of smearing and slandering, centring on the theme of toppling the central government [in Beijing],” Chief Magistrate Victor So said. hongkongfp.com/2025/04/09/a...
April 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
A year in prison for online comments.
Chow Kim-ho posts on Facebook, Threads and Instagram ”involved a large amount of smearing and slandering, centring on the theme of toppling the central government [in Beijing],” Chief Magistrate Victor So said. hongkongfp.com/2025/04/09/a...
Chow Kim-ho posts on Facebook, Threads and Instagram ”involved a large amount of smearing and slandering, centring on the theme of toppling the central government [in Beijing],” Chief Magistrate Victor So said. hongkongfp.com/2025/04/09/a...
South China Morning Post on top of things with its lead story on its website this morning.
April 5, 2025 at 3:23 AM
South China Morning Post on top of things with its lead story on its website this morning.
Seems like the HK government is on top of things.
Finally, an official statement from the Hong Kong SAR regarding the new tariffs.
"The US's allegation about the imposition of the so-called reciprocal tariff on HK products... is ungrounded, fully showing that it is a bullying act for suppressing its competitors"
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"The US's allegation about the imposition of the so-called reciprocal tariff on HK products... is ungrounded, fully showing that it is a bullying act for suppressing its competitors"
www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...
April 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Seems like the HK government is on top of things.
Food rules:
"Hiding food is acceptable only if: ... You live with teenagers."
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"Hiding food is acceptable only if: ... You live with teenagers."
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Never ask ‘what’s for dinner’ and hide food from teenagers - my essential rules for happy home dining | Emma Beddington
As a controversial list of rules for eating out does the rounds, here is my unsparing list of commandments for eating in, writes Emma Beddington
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March 31, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Food rules:
"Hiding food is acceptable only if: ... You live with teenagers."
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"Hiding food is acceptable only if: ... You live with teenagers."
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I liked this David Brooks essay a lot. It's about doing what you think is important and the effort that will likely involve.
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Opinion | A Surprising Route to the Best Life Possible
Why people do things that are unpleasantly hard.
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March 31, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I liked this David Brooks essay a lot. It's about doing what you think is important and the effort that will likely involve.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/o...
@vawongsir on this week's big dilemma.
March 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
@vawongsir on this week's big dilemma.
List of foreigners barred from entering Hong Kong.
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A List of Foreigners Barred from Hong Kong
#12 in the Hong Kong Repression Monitor series
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March 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
List of foreigners barred from entering Hong Kong.
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Nifty piece of cross-branding by Marmite. Can't say it made me buy my jar, but it certainly made me feel better about my purchase.
March 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Nifty piece of cross-branding by Marmite. Can't say it made me buy my jar, but it certainly made me feel better about my purchase.
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'Historically, #HongKong artists are rarely overtly political,' says Enid Tsui 'but the protest movements, aided by social media, churned out seas of protest art (and) contemporary art is important space for recent traumas to be processed and a shattered community to be rebuilt' on.ft.com/4bOaH2j
Why Hong Kong has become the art world’s enigma
Local gallerists, advisers and collectors urge a more nuanced look at a city in transition
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March 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
'Historically, #HongKong artists are rarely overtly political,' says Enid Tsui 'but the protest movements, aided by social media, churned out seas of protest art (and) contemporary art is important space for recent traumas to be processed and a shattered community to be rebuilt' on.ft.com/4bOaH2j
Funny really - seeing it's now trying to push out the Li Ka-shing clan.
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It’s a family affair: inside Hong Kong’s quest to lure world’s wealthiest clans
Two years ago, the government unveiled eight measures with the aim of attracting affluent families so they could set up family offices.
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March 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Funny really - seeing it's now trying to push out the Li Ka-shing clan.
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Trudy Rubin at the Philadelphia Inquirer gets to the point.
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Trump fails to pressure Putin into accepting unconditional 30-day ceasefire | Trudy Rubin
Trump's use of sticks for Ukraine and only carrots for Russia, means Kremlin will hold to demands for Kyiv surrender.
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March 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Trudy Rubin at the Philadelphia Inquirer gets to the point.
www.inquirer.com/opinion/ukra...
www.inquirer.com/opinion/ukra...
Branko Milanovic reviews Arnaud Orain’s very different take on world trade during the the last four centuries. Great read.
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Capitalism of finitude: pessimism and bellicosity
Review of Arnaud Orain’s "Le Monde Confisqué"
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March 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Branko Milanovic reviews Arnaud Orain’s very different take on world trade during the the last four centuries. Great read.
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Go for it.
The options being floated are:
• Raising the 16% rate on the top income band of HK$5 million or more
• Lowering the $5 million threshold for the top income band
• Raising the 16% rate on the top income band of HK$5 million or more
• Lowering the $5 million threshold for the top income band
January 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Go for it.
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Hong Kong’s national security police have taken Public Opinion Research Institute (PORI) president Robert Chung for questioning in relation to former deputy executive director Chung Kim-wah, an “absconder” with a HK$1 million bounty
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Hong Kong police take away pollster for investigation over aiding absconder
Research institute president Robert Chung was taken away from his home by national security police.
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January 13, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Hong Kong’s national security police have taken Public Opinion Research Institute (PORI) president Robert Chung for questioning in relation to former deputy executive director Chung Kim-wah, an “absconder” with a HK$1 million bounty
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
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Almost 90 per cent of submissions received about the proposed redevelopment of Hong Kong's historic flower market opposed the scheme.
In full: https://buff.ly/4gZBdHc
In full: https://buff.ly/4gZBdHc
88% of submissions about HK flower market redevelopment oppose plan
Almost 90 per cent of submissions received about the proposed redevelopment of Hong Kong's historic flower market opposed the scheme.
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January 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Almost 90 per cent of submissions received about the proposed redevelopment of Hong Kong's historic flower market opposed the scheme.
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In full: https://buff.ly/4gZBdHc
He said that last time.
Hong Kong's finance minister Paul Chan has adjusted his forecast for the 2024-25 fiscal deficit to below HK$100 billion.
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In full: https://buff.ly/4fKkGWB
Hong Kong finance chief forecasts deficit 'below' HK$100 billion
Hong Kong's finance minister Paul Chan has adjusted his forecast for the 2024-25 fiscal deficit to below HK$100 billion.
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January 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
He said that last time.
Branko Milanovic with the clearest (and shortest) statement of where things are as Trump arrives - certainly that I've seen.
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“To the Finland Station”
Trump as a tool of history
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January 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Branko Milanovic with the clearest (and shortest) statement of where things are as Trump arrives - certainly that I've seen.
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The 2024 complete list of Hong Kong hubs (that it claims or aspires to be), seen in GovHK releases and English news sources 🧵
Air/aviation cargo hub
Global/regional art hub
- Art and culture hub
- International hub for Chinese art collections and exhibitions
- Thriving arts hub
Air/aviation cargo hub
Global/regional art hub
- Art and culture hub
- International hub for Chinese art collections and exhibitions
- Thriving arts hub
December 23, 2024 at 7:45 AM
The 2024 complete list of Hong Kong hubs (that it claims or aspires to be), seen in GovHK releases and English news sources 🧵
Air/aviation cargo hub
Global/regional art hub
- Art and culture hub
- International hub for Chinese art collections and exhibitions
- Thriving arts hub
Air/aviation cargo hub
Global/regional art hub
- Art and culture hub
- International hub for Chinese art collections and exhibitions
- Thriving arts hub
All 14 who pleaded not guilty in HK's trial of 47 opposition figures now appealing their sentencing.
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Hong Kong activist Wong Ji-yuet seeks to overturn sentence in landmark subversion case involving 47 democrats
Hong Kong activist Wong Ji-yuet has filed an appeal against her sentence in a landmark subversion case involving 47 prominent pro-democracy figures. Wong, 27, was jailed for four years and five mon…
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December 18, 2024 at 2:27 PM
All 14 who pleaded not guilty in HK's trial of 47 opposition figures now appealing their sentencing.
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'Grandpa Chan' cleared of unauthorised banner display, as judge says broad reading of offence hurts free expression | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Elderly Hong Kong activist “Grandpa Chan” has been acquitted of displaying banners without a permit, after a judge ruled that a broad interpretation of the offence would infringe upon the the right...
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December 10, 2024 at 11:30 AM
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