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'iPhone Girl' Generating Internet Intrigue
Pictures of an Asian factory worker found on a new iPhone sold to a British customer have generated keen discussion on the Internet about her identity - and her fate. Pictures of an Asian factory worker found on a new iPhone sold to a British customer have generated keen discussion on the Internet ab... more
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Hong Kong International Airport - World's Best Airport
Hong Kong International Airport - World's Best Airport - Amazing
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Hong Kong emigrant's death attracts scrutiny of U.S. detention system
Hiu Lui Ng, a computer science engineer who worked in New York for the Empire State Building, died two days after his 34th birthday in custody at Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a Rhode Island hospital. His death was an unexpected final stop after consulting with officials about his green card with immigration officials last summer in New York, although his visa had lapsed years ago, and he was subsequently jailed and held in detention ever since.
Reporter Nina Bernstein, in her contribution to the International Herald Tribune ("Hong Kong emigrant's death attracts scrutiny of U.S. detention system", August 13, 2008) writes about the investigation surrounding Ng's death -- his body "riddled with cancer" untreated and undiagnosed for months, and a spine fracture which he suffered from in July before his death. His attorneys have initialized a criminal investigation in a letter to U.S. and state prosecutors in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont, and the Department of Homeland Security. Court affidavits say, Bernstein writers, that "guards at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island, dragged him from his bed on July 30, carried him in shackles to a car, bruising his arms and legs, and drove him two hours to a U.S. government lockup in Hartford, Connecticut, where an immigration officer pressured him to withdraw all pending appeals of his case and accept deportation."
Photo: Rhode Island Hospital where Hiu Lui Ng died after being diagnosed with cancer and a spinal fracture. Credit: Steven Senne/AP, image courtesy of findingdulcinea.com. Hiu Lui Ng, a computer science engineer who worked in New York for the Empire State Building, died two days after his 34th birthday in... more -
Will Hong Kong ever be democratic?
There's always been disparity here. For first time, I've seen beggars with twisted limbs or no limbs at all here, something you expect in India, not in Hong Kong. There's always been disparity here. For first time, I've seen beggars with twisted limbs or no limbs at all here, something ... more
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Enter The Drag-inn
Searches are up for "Bruce Lee", after the late martial arts star's former home may be turned into a museum.
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Man almost loses penis in the park...
well to be more specific in the park bench.
Police in Hong Kong received a disturbing phone call last night from Xing, a 41 year-old man. Calling from LanTian park in the middle of the night, the lonely man had apparently thought it would be fun to have sex with one of the steel sit-up benches around the park.
4 painful hours later, Doctors finally separated Xian from his bench. well to be more specific in the park bench. ... more -
Co-Hosting Cities of the 2008 Beijing Olympics
In addition to Beijing, six other Chinese cities are hosting Olympic competitions. The Two Chinese Characters (2CC) take you on a special tour of China's Olympic cities. In addition to Beijing, six other Chinese cities are hosting Olympic competitions. The Two Chinese Characters (2CC) take you on a spec... more
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Typhoon winds lash Hong Kong during Olympic preparations
Video: Typhoon winds lash Hong Kong during Olympic preparations
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Largest Origami Mosaic in Hong Kong Guinness World Record
July 2008, an event named ‘origami stars, millions of hearts’ set a new Guinness World Record for the largest origami mosaic in Hong Kong, China. The event was organized by Hong Kong Youth Visual Art Association, Hong Kong Chinese Arts Festival, Lo Fung Art Gallery Ltd. and Hong Kong Union of Visual Artists Limited.
The event started at nine ‘o’ clock in the morning in Hiu Kwong Street Sports Centre, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong ,China. Around 2,000 participants took turns to take part in the relay of making the mosaic which took 9 hours.
For full story : http://www.worldamazingrecords.com July 2008, an event named ‘origami stars, millions of hearts’ set a new Guinness World Record for the largest origami mosaic in Hong K... more -
Olympic Equine Drug Testing
Samples will be tested faster than ever before
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Lots of sex but few orgasms for the Chinese
Really strange results just in from the Durex Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey this year: 78% of the Chinese have sex weekly, but only 24% were able to achieve an orgasm everytime they had sex. Any sexperts out there wanna tell us what insightful analysis one can make based on the above two statistics?
The Chinese might be top global performers when it comes to business, but during sex they appear to be struggling to reach their peak.
Couples from China and Hong Kong are the least likely to reach orgasm during sex, while the Italians and Spanish claim to have no problems climaxing, a global sex survey showed on Tuesday.
Less than a quarter -- 24 percent -- of those surveyed from China and Hong Kong were able to achieve an orgasm every time they had sex.
Italy, Spain and Mexico tied for top place, achieving orgasms 66 percent of the time, said the Durex Sexual Wellbeing survey, which polled 26,000 people in 26 countries.
The French, famous for their romantic overtures, came in at a middling 48 percent of the time -- the global average, the survey said.
Other Asian countries such as Japan and Singapore ranked poorly with those polled saying they only reached orgasm 27 percent and 36 percent of the time respectively.
Of those who manage to climax, the Japanese were the least satisfied with the intensity of the orgasm while Mexicans and Brazilians said they were the most satisfied.
Women climaxed less than men, with 32 percent saying they reached the peak every time they had sex, compared with 63 percent of men.
Factors that enhanced an orgasm included delaying climax, longer foreplay time and having a strong emotional relationship, the survey said.
The survey also found that while men preferred to orgasm with a partner, women achieved an orgasm more easily through masturbation.
"If you want to have an orgasm, it's important that you allow yourself to surrender to the good feelings you are experiencing," said Kevan Wylie, a sexual health expert, in a statement. Really strange results just in from the Durex Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey this year: 78% of the Chinese have sex weekly, but only 2... more -
Group says Chinese internet dissident is arrested
"A Chinese dissident who wrote politically sensitive articles including some criticizing the government's handling of a devastating earthquake was formally arrested Friday on charges of allegedly possessing state secrets, a human rights group said.
Prosecutors in the southwestern city of Chengdu approved the arrest and charges against Huang Qi, founder of the human rights Web site 64Tianwang, said Nicholas Bequelin, a Hong Kong-based researcher for Human Rights Watch.
The move comes as the government is tightening a clampdown on potentially embarrassing protests or complaints before the Beijing Olympics, which begin in less than a month.
There's been "no let up in the repression of rights activists on the eve of the games' opening," Bequelin said.
Possession of state secrets is an ill-defined term often used to clamp down on dissent, and authorities have not released any details on Huang's case.
A man who answered the telephone Friday at the Chengdu prosecutor's office said all the officials had gone home.
Huang has long been one of China's most outspoken activists. Earlier this decade, he served a five-year prison sentence on subversion charges linked to politically sensitive articles posted on his site.
Since his release in 2005, Huang, who is in his mid-40s, has supported a wide range of causes from aiding families of those killed in the 1989 military crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing, to publicizing the complaints of farmers involved in land disputes with authorities.
Rights groups have said Huang was detained June 10 after visiting areas affected by a powerful May 12 earthquake centered in Sichuan and writing about parents who lost their children.
They linked his disappearance to articles he posted criticizing the government's response to the magnitude-7.9 quake that killed almost 70,000 people." "A Chinese dissident who wrote politically sensitive articles including some criticizing the government's handling of a deva... more -
David Marriott's Blog SEX AND SHANGHAI, much more than sexual adventures
I've been reading fragment from Mr David Marriott's Blog SEX AND SHANGHAI / 欲望上海 and I don't have words enough to recommend to everyone visit and read it carefully.
David Marriott gives a very accurate impression of the chinese social and political situation from the point of view of somebody who sees the problem from the inside without blinds of any kind or the brain wash of which the chinese population is victim after year and years of misleading education, political propaganda, threats and repressions from the leaders in Beijing.
Aside of the sexual adventures told in his writings, which in appearance are the most advertised contents of this blog, he explain with accurate details how really works the monster of the Chinese Communist Party to control the minds of the population until transform them in a mass of social zombies incapable of a political opinion, either because they have no resources or references to do so or because they are so afraid of the consequences that they prefer to shut and keep living in the very well sold concept of harmony.
If you ever wandered if the events in the movie "The Matrix" could really happen, then you have to take a deep look to the real situation in this country from the inside and you will be amazed of how powerful is the manipulation of the collective consciousness in a society. I've been reading fragment from Mr David Marriott's Blog SEX AND SHANGHAI / 欲望上海 and I don't have words enough to recom... more -
Tibetan flags banned at Olympic equestrian event
Tibetan flags will be banned from all Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong under rules aimed at heading off political propaganda and protests inside competition venues, organizers said Friday.
The crackdown guidelines apply to flags representing countries and regions without athletes in the events. Demonstrations, as well as any "propaganda" appearing on banners, clothing or other accessories, won't be allowed either.
Organizers said violators will be kicked out.
"I think most people who come to these events would hope nobody is allowed to spoil the fun and the purpose of the games," John Breen, security coordinator for the equestrian events, said at a news conference in Hong Kong.
The territory, which is hosting the equestrian event for the Beijing Olympics, has become a possible magnet for demonstrators as mainland China has tightened visa restrictions ahead of the games.
A former British colony now ruled by China, Hong Kong is supposed to enjoy Western-style civil liberties and grants visa-free access to citizens of many Western countries.
However, Hong Kong has acted to restrict demonstrators in some cases. In May, immigration officials turned back pro-Tibet activists who flew into Hong Kong before its leg of the Olympic torch relay. Tibetan flags will be banned from all Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong under rules aimed at heading off political propaganda and... more -
World's 10 Best Airports
For the seventh year, the Hong Kong International Airport was ranked the best by millions of worldwide passengers.
Judging more than 40 categories, airport customers chose it over 190 others in an annual survey conducted by Skytrax, a privately-owned research company in London, which released the results today.
The company ranked the airports after collecting 8.2 million questionnaires completed by passengers over a 10-month time period from 2007 to 2008. They judged each airport on factors like shopping, dining, staff courtesy, baggage delivery and wait times at security.
In Depth: World's 10 Best Airports
Overall, airports in Asia did well. Hong Kong, with its reputation for efficiency and comfort, bested airports in Singapore and Seoul, South Korea, which ranked second and third. Also in the top 10 were airports in Kansai, Japan, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Airports in Europe-- Munich, Germany; Copenhagen, Denmark; Zurich, Switzerland; and Helsinki, Finland--took most of the remaining top spots. Cape Town, South Africa rounded out the list at No.10.
Missing from the list were any airports in the United States. Though none of them cracked the top 10, international airports in San Francisco, Denver, Dallas and Atlanta had slightly improved positions over last year, coming in between 11 and 25.
Edward Plaisted, CEO of Skytrax, attributes the less-than-world-class rankings to an older airport infrastructure in the U.S.
"The three or four at the top," says Plaisted, "have developed purpose-built, 21st century airports that have every conceivable item of product and service." This includes amenities like free wi-fi and speedy train service from the airport to the city's downtown area.
At the seven-year-old Seoul Incheon, passengers can also take advantage of the on-site hair salon, a children's play room and a business center with overseas shipping. The airport's Web site even maintains a list of activities based on the number of hours a passenger must wait. Within eight hours of a flight, the airport recommends the shower and massage services.
The staff at Munich's airport aims to relax passengers with miniature golf, a 60-seat cinema, and cosmetic and physiotherapy services, among other cutting-edge amenities. The airport also promotes aviation technology and history with educational experiences like behind-the-scenes tours and "kinderterminals," a touchscreen that allows children to learn more about how an airport works.
On the other hand, Plaisted says, 1960s-era airports in the U.S. are largely function-driven and have been slow to adopt a globally competitive approach.
Getting From Here To There
A modern feel is important to consumers, but so is efficiency, says Richard Gritta, an airline industry expert and professor of finance at the University of Portland.
"The reason you don't see U.S. airports [on the list,]" says Gritta, "is because, by and large, our airports have become so crowded. There are security and weather problems and a lack of more sophisticated air traffic control. You're picking up the anger of the entire industry."
What are you flying survival secrets? Weigh in. Post your thoughts in the Reader Comment section below.
Though on-time performance by the major airlines has slightly improved this year, 21% of flights were late as of May. And the current state of the airline industry--under immense pressure with rising oil prices--doesn't bode well for customer satisfaction in the future.
There's bad news and good news, says Gritta. The airlines are "coming apart," but it will force consolidation and result in fewer flights, which, in turn, should address the crowding problem in airports.
To Plaisted, the situation is straightforward.
"The procedural side [to visiting an American airport] is still leaving a fairly bitter taste in customers' minds," he says. "Once they've been bitten by that, they don't want to repeat the process."
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Migrant workers riot in China
Hundreds of migrant workers angry over mistreatment of a fellow worker rioted for three days in eastern China, surrounding a police station and smashing cars and motorbikes, a Hong Kong-based human rights organization said Monday.
The riot began Thursday in Kanmen town in coastal Zhejiang province, said the Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy. Three hundred military police arrived Sunday and 30 migrant workers have been detained, the group said. No injuries were reported.
A woman who answered the telephone at Kanmen's public security bureau denied that workers broke into the police station or burned vehicles, saying they only gathered in the streets and shouted in protest. The woman did not give her name as is common with officials in China.
The Hong Kong-based rights group said the unrest in Kanmen was centered around a migrant worker who was beaten by a security guard while trying to get a temporary residence permit.
The violence comes just weeks after a crowd of 30,000 people in southwest China set fire to a police station, angry over what many believed was a cover-up of the death of a teenage girl by local authorities.
Such incidents are an embarrassment to officials, especially in the run-up to the Aug. 8 Beijing Olympics.
According to the rights group, when the worker went to police with a group of other workers to complain about the man who beat him, he was detained, triggering the protest in which hundreds of workers converged outside the police station, burning police cars and motorcycles and later throwing stones.
The report did not give any other details about the incident, including why the worker was beaten.
A notice posted on the Web site of Yuhuan County, which oversees Kanmen, said the July 10 "incident" was being investigated but did not describe what the incident was.
It "has caused a strong backlash by society, and the public is very concerned about the truth, and about how it was dealt with, and how the local offices have recovered," the notice said.
Thousands of migrant workers have flocked to the area and the situation has put pressure on the government, it said.
Also Monday, the official Xinhua News Agency said police in Guizhou province detained 100 people, including 39 members of local gangs, for involvement in last month's protest over the death of the student.
It quoted Peng Dequan, vice director of provincial public security, as saying they were still looking for other "gangsters" who were in hiding.
Authorities accused local gangs of fomenting the unrest and have urged offenders to surrender, Xinhua said. Hundreds of migrant workers angry over mistreatment of a fellow worker rioted for three days in eastern China, surrounding a police st... more -
Typhoon Fengshen Hits Hong Kong
Hong Kong's stock exchange, schools and public transport were suspended Wednesday morning after severe tropical storm Fengshen brought heavy wind and rainfall to the city.
Hong Kong's observatory issued the first typhoon signal number eight of the year, the third highest of a four-stage storm warning system indicating gales or storm-force winds were expected, on Tuesday night.
But the warning was lowered to strong wind signal number three at 11.15 am (0315 GMT), as wind speeds dropped to 41-62 kilometres per hour.
"The public should remain on the alert as occasional gales continue to affect the western part of the territory and over offshore waters," said a spokesman for the observatory.
Fengshen, literally meaning the God of Wind, has killed more than 1,000 people in the Philippines and took a surprise turn towards the southern Chinese city Tuesday night.
The storm had initially been expected to swing into the South China Sea from the Philippines and track northwards to Taiwan but instead veered northwest, the observatory said.
The storm, at about 60 kilometres northeast of Hong Kong on Wednesday, is forecast to weaken and move north or north-northwest at about 14 kilometres an hour further into China's Guangdong province.
The observatory said it was heading towards Shenzhen, just over the border from Hong Kong, but had not caused any major damage.
Tourists were stranded in Macau last night after ferry services between Hong Kong, Macau and Shenzhen were halted.
Some taxi drivers in Hong Kong took the opportunity to raise fees as people began the after-storm scramble to work.
Hong Kong's stock market was due to reopen at 2.30 pm (0630 GMT). Hong Kong's stock exchange, schools and public transport were suspended Wednesday morning after severe tropical storm Fengshen br... more -
Bird Flu spreads, prompts mass cull
Hong Kong ordered a mass cull of all poultry on Wednesday in a bid to stop the spread of the H5N1 virus between birds in hundreds of markets scattered across the territory. Hong Kong ordered a mass cull of all poultry on Wednesday in a bid to stop the spread of the H5N1 virus between birds in hundreds of m... more
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Not all web domains are equally safe
"Companies that assign addresses for Web sites appear to be cutting corners on security more when they assign names in certain domains than in others, according to a report to be released Wednesday by antivirus software vendor McAfee Inc.
McAfee found the most dangerous domains to navigate to are ".hk" (Hong Kong), ".cn" (China) and ".info" (information).
Of all ".hk" sites McAfee tested, it flagged 19.2 percent as dangerous or potentially dangerous to visitors; it flagged 11.8 percent of ".cn" sites and 11.7 percent of ".info" sites that way." "Companies that assign addresses for Web sites appear to be cutting corners on security more when they assign names in certain do... more -
Hong Kong websites pose big virus threat
Almost one in five Hong Kong-based websites pose a security threat to visitors making the “.hk” internet domain the most dangerous domain on the web, according to McAfee, the internet security company.
A new McAfee report, “Mapping the Mal Web Revisited” released on Wednesday, reveals that the Hong Kong domain has jumped 28 places to take the mantle as the most dangerous web domain from Tokelau, a tiny island of 1,500 inhabitants in the South Pacific. Almost one in five Hong Kong-based websites pose a security threat to visitors making the “.hk” internet domain the most dangerous dom... more
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