At a personal level, I can easily imagine Joyce Lau being a friend, and perhaps that may end up being one day. As some of you know, she reads this blog. Her latest article in the New York Times about the recent curriculum protest in Hong Kong over "patriotic" education is tantamount to pushing a British propaganda line. It's misguided. Her article said nothing about the … [Read more...] about Curriculum protest in Hong Kong a sign some still prefer wearing dirty British laundary
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To the Victorian British Empire, Hong Kong was a ‘notch’
Every June 4th, the British press tries to indoctrinate the view that Hong Kong was a grand and benevolent design in "freedom and democracy" under threat from Mainland China. There was never such a design. As perspectivehere points out for us in the book, "Collaborative Colonial Power: The Making of the Hong Kong Chinese," by Law Wing Sang, who teaches at Lingnan University … [Read more...] about To the Victorian British Empire, Hong Kong was a ‘notch’
On Chinese Women Dating / Marrying White Men
I usually don't have much problems with Chinese women dating and marrying white men. Traditionally I typically view them on an individual basis. If the relationship last and works out for both parties, it's a win-win for all - who cares about if two people are of different races? Sure, I don't deny that the phenomenon of Chinese women looking to date and marry white men do … [Read more...] about On Chinese Women Dating / Marrying White Men
(Letter from TonyP4) City of Dreams, or nightmare?
The Boston Globe article on this Sunday. "In 1842, on a British warship anchored off the city of Nanjing, Chinese and British representatives signed a treaty that brought the First Opium War to an end. The British victory had been decisive, and along with the reparations and trade concessions exacted from China was the requirement that Hong Kong, a coastal island sparsely … [Read more...] about (Letter from TonyP4) City of Dreams, or nightmare?
(Letter) Next Generation of Hongkongese More Spoiled Than Ever
香港下一代愈來愈嬌生慣養 Next Generation of Hongkongese More Spoiled Than Ever The next generation of Hongkongese are more spoiled than ever. Survey revealed 8 out of 10 one-year-olds can not eat on their own, had to be fed by parents or nannies. Hong Kong has one of the lowest birth rate in the world, with less than 1 rearing average. Although China's one-child policy does not affect … [Read more...] about (Letter) Next Generation of Hongkongese More Spoiled Than Ever