Hong Kong The Lion Rock (獅子山): HK urban hike In Hong Kong, in half an hour one can go from a cosmopolitan metropolis surrounded by international shopping malls to a mountain, listening to the sound of bamboo blowing in the breeze, a rich green vista of mountains, lakes, beaches and ocean, with wild monkeys, pigs, birdsong and butterflies.
Hong Kong Taiwan and US politics It was interesting watching the foreign support for the Hong Kong riots three years ago. The riots on the surface were in protest at a new extradition bill that the government was trying to pass, but in practice also speak to the lack of opportunities and progress felt by so
Hong Kong Covid in HK & China, part 2: Where do we go from here? I've had a "taste of Omicron" myself recently: Having been repeatedly exposed to different forms of Covid at work and outside for the last few months, the virus finally took hold and infected me. I had one night with poor sleep perhaps due to a mild fever, a day or
Hong Kong The covid plague in Hong Kong As a resident of Hong Kong, I have to say the territory is having an absolutely rotten time recently. Unlike most of the world which has chosen to live with covid-19, mainland China still continues to run it's "dynamic zero covid" policy. This is quite effective in the mainland and
