Issue: June 27, 2012 (Archive)

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You lot, adopt brace positions for crew insults at 33,000 feet
"As we begin our descent, all passengers should stow their tray tables and shut their stupid mouths."

Opus lowdown on sky-high prices
Swire Properties' newest residential development, Opus Hong Kong, is selling at a record price of between HK$70,000 and HK$80,000 per square foot.

Old foes happy to bury the hatchet
Before speaking to a recent forum organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, I was told I would be the only police officer from the 1967 riots there, and would face many questions.

Home truths for daddy's girl
A reported "coup" at Midland Realty was defused after founder and chairman Freddie Wong Kin-yip carried out a staff reshuffle.

Snakes alive! Terror of happy Buddhists gives me the shivers
Buddhists wishing to gain good karma bought hundreds of live snakes and set them free. The neighbors were not impressed.

The Zen way to quit your job
Secretary for Transport and Housing Eva Cheng Yu-wah cited a line from a Chinese poem when talking about her intention to leave the government to spend more time with her family.

Keep on right side of god unless you are a coffee-swilling robber
After a crime wave swept through their district, police in Vellore, India, launched a unique new crime- fighting method. They smashed a pumpkin on their doorstep. They believed this action, accompanied by suitable chants, would call down the gods to their side.

Bboss eyes new big spenders
The Bboss nightclub in Tsim Sha Tsui East is closing its doors for good next month after being a mainstay of Hong Kong's colorful nightlife scene for 28 years.

Uphill justice fight for convicted rioters
Leftist veterans demanded redress for alleged false arrests and convictions during the 1967 riots at a recent forum organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Asia- Pacific Studies.

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