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Sham Shui Po, born 1979. Print-worker father, wet-market noodle-stall mother. Two older sisters, both nurses. Band-three secondary school. No university. Delivery, then trading firm in Sheung Wan, then dai pai dong from his uncle. Started writing in his early thirties for a Chinese-language community paper. Met Walter at a panel in 2017 on a smoke balcony. Wang Report 2024. Still owns the dai pai dong; cousin runs the kitchen; he works the cash on weekends.
The next Star Ferry fare increase starts on 25 January 2027. There is no new charge to budget for on this weekend’s crossing. The approval covers the Central-Tsim Sha Tsui and Wan Chai-Tsim Sha Tsui routes.…
Read full filing →Imagine ordering lunch, waiting five months, then hearing the restaurant has expanded its delivery area. You would have a fairly simple question. Where is my food? Hong Kong’s smart fire alarm scheme has reached that stage. The fire service says no installations have been completed. Meanwhile, another 6,000 old buildin…
Read full filing →You've got a hospital appointment. Is it still at Queen Elizabeth? Or has that service moved to Kai Tak? That's the practical question behind the government's outline of phased transfers. Before you work out how to get there, you've got to establish where “there” is.…
Read full filing →You can build a railway towards a future neighbourhood. Paying for it requires money available now. MTR is betting billions on Northern Metropolis rail, with land returns delayed and borrowing risks attached. The people finding the money have the immediate headache. A future development cannot settle a contractor's bil…
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