Issue: June 15, 2012 (Archive)

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Wanted: a housekeeper who breaks in to clean my dishes
Oh no! The Phantom House Cleaner has been caught.

Lam answers higher calling
Outgoing Chief Secretary for Administration Stephen Lam Sui-lung held a cocktail party recently to bid farewell to his friends in political circles before going to study at Oxford University.

Tsang apologies fail to pacify public
Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen recently appeared on TV to make an apology. It was the second time for him to apologize over his extravagant overseas trips as leader.

New TV show talk of the town
Well-known radio talk show host Robert Chow Yung will partner another media veteran, Rachel Miu Mei-sze, in an innovative evening prime time public affairs program on ATV.

Yunnan peasants are such great catches their wives come in bulk
My wife and her girlfriends had to buy loads of new clothes during a holiday jaunt in Yunnan province last month because, she explained, "we checked weather details on Google and the information was all wrong."

Brolly good idea for souvenirs
I was recently browsing a Design Gallery shop run by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council when I noticed a special umbrella on sale.

More rules won't help road knights
A few weeks ago the press carried a report about the police giving chase to illegal racers, which resulted in one of the cars crashing and the driver being apprehended.

Timing is crucial in hot seat
As the new government will be taking office on July 1, the local media are closely watching for changes in the lineup of top officials.

Come fly with me, supersized buddy, just watch the whiskey
Ever sat next to a really annoying person on a long-haul flight? (If the supersized whiskey-drinker who sat next to me on a recent Singapore- Hong Kong flight is reading this, no need to respond.)

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