Issue: April 23, 2012 (Archive)

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Bo scandal reads like a thriller, all it lacks is the dizzy blonde
Emergency! One of my novelist pals called me in a state of panic.

Dream tour to help needy
China Soong Ching Ling Foundation vice chairman Yang Shaoming has been leading a team of photographers with other social activists on a charitable mission to help mainland girls.

Criminal obsession does little to take edge off boring beer
Criminals are obsessed with the internet these days. There's yet another fugitive posting status updates on Facebook - seems to be "the done thing" for villains on the lam.

Exam journey into the unknown
The Liberal Studies examination, considered the most "dangerous" subject in Hong Kong's first Diploma of Secondary Education Examination, is over.

Defending the use of pepper spray
This month I was invited to attend an RTHK challenge program called Come On. There was a discussion on the topic "Are the police given too much power?"

Frequent flier flies through books
Philip Chen Nan-lok is still doing a lot of flying, even though the former deputy chairman of Cathay Pacific left the aviation industry to join Hang Lung Group and Hang Lung Properties as managing director.

King-sized royal not the man to meet on hospital stairs
The king of Tonga died at a hospital I visited one time. No, I didn't move to Tonga. The king preferred to have his medical treatment in Hong Kong, where hospitals have state-of-the art medical technology such as disposable tongue depressors, beds, hacksaws, etc.

Commentators back in vogue
As the dust from the chief executive election settles, the establishment camp is busy repositioning itself, while pan-democrats prepare to deal with a new opponent.

'Insult' law would be a waste of time
In March, there were articles in the media discussing the subject of making "insulting police" a criminal offense.

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