Articles tagged ‘Critique’
Food Is All in Hong Kong
By ejh | August 23rd, 2006 |
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I recently attended the Hong Kong Food Expo at the Convention Center.
My wife, Pam, and I intended to go on Sunday afternoon, thinking it would be a pleasant way of killing a rainy PM, snacking our way around the hundreds of exhibitor booths.
WRONG! The crush to get anywhere near the entrance was such that we [...]
Back in Hong Kong: Missed the Chaos
By ejh | August 6th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Hong Kong was visited by a typhoon, Prapiroon, which threw the air traffic situation into total chaos. Hundreds of flights were cancelled or diverted. Thousands of people spent the night at the airport.
The Hong Kong Observatory hoisted a number 3 signal instead of a number 8. Their criteria had to do with the wind force [...]
Pollution, Rent and Salaries in Hong Kong
By ejh | June 25th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
In Sunday’s South China Morning Post I was not surprised to read that Western expatriates were asking for a premium to move to Hong Kong. This was particularly true if they were already based in Singapore.
Two reasons were given: pollution and high rents. Now that the SARS crisis has faded into a distant memory and [...]
Shopping and Pollution in Hong Kong
By ejh | June 16th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
At the risk of sounding less than humble, I noticed in today’s South China Morning Post that there has been verification of what I wrote in two of my recent postings.
One headline stated, “Hong Kong the world champion at sport of shopping.” The article went on to point out that an ACNielson study found [...]
Hong Kong Versus Singapore - Summary
By ejh | June 9th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
This is the last entry in the series.
Up to now it’s pretty much been a tie between the two cities. I haven’t said anything about economics because I’ve been retired for a few years. However, Hong Kong does appear to have an edge for businesses, especially manufacturing because of it being so near China. I [...]
Hong Kong Versus Singapore - Shopping and Eating.
By ejh | June 4th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Number three in a continuing series.
Shopping
Hong Kong has a reputation as a shopper’s paradise. I’m not so sure that is still true. The Designer outlets in Hong Kong are as expensive as they are anywhere else I’ve been. The electronics and camera stores offer no real bargains and, especially in Tsim Sha Tsui, are likely [...]
Hong Kong Versus Singapore - Coming and Going
By ejh | June 2nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Two days ago I started to compare Hong Kong and Singapore, and then I got distracted by the Dragon Boat races so I want to continue what I started.
Airports
For years I believed that Changi Airport in Singapore was the best airport in the world. Now that Hong Kong has Chek Lap Kok, Singapore has some [...]
Hong Kong Versus Singapore - Dead Heat
By ejh | May 31st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Five days ago I announced that I was Off to Singapore and promised to draw some comparisons on my return.
Among Westerners who have been in Hong Kong for a while, there’s a phrase used to put down those who live in Singapore, “Singapore is Asia for beginners.” I’ve also heard it referred to as, “Asia [...]
Off to Singapore
By ejh | May 25th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
There was a time when Hong Kong saw Singapore as its main competitor for S.E. Asian Commercial superiority. It now seems to be Shanghai that the Hong Kong boosters are most worried about.
I spent a lot of time in Singapore from 1993 -1996. I’ve only been back two or three times in the last ten [...]
Flunking English At All Levels
By ejh | May 24th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
To no one’s surprise, it was just announced that 2000 or over 12% of English Language teachers have failed their certification tests. They have had 3 years to prepare and are allowed to take the test multiple times but now the final deadline is approaching and many of those teaching English will either have to [...]
