In patriotic mood, I dedicate this post to the 2009 East Asian Games. I suspect Daai Tou Laam may be only other person in Hong Kong to have noticed the games have already begun. This weekend Mrs H and I hiked 2.5 hours from Parkview, over...

hkobs' disturbing obsession with CNN Hong Kong has persisted for longer than I am comfortable with. This post was even noted on a very geeky CNN fan site. Recently, I had the joy of an interview at CNN's studio in Oxford House, Taikoo Place. Ran...

The following HK blogs are worth a read. However, they don't have "feeds" and therefore can't be included in Blogger's auto-blogroll: Director's Blog - from the HK Obersvatory Alex Hofford - photojournalism ESWN - superb HK resource Alice Poon -...

Blog redesign today. Spike’s also doing it - must be cool. Of note, links to mainland China blogs will be deleted. Seeing as no one north of Gin Drinker's Line has reciprocated after 2 years - fare thee well! Opposite End of China -...

It appears there was none of the much despised "self-censorship" - or editing of any kind? – being undertaken at the SCMP's new Causeway Bay offices yesterday as the stories came in for filing. Indeed, reading the title "Resources magnate mines China...