Simon Cartledge

Exactly the sort of thing governments should be doing. Free lunchtime concerts for their citizens. Far better than bombing people or locking them up.

A Hong Kong Classic: How to Make the Perfect Breakfast Sandwich This classic Hong Kong sandwich consists of a pile of velvety scrambled eggs and savory Spam between two slices of toasted white bread.

Hong Kong super classic!!!!
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A year in prison for online comments.

Chow Kim-ho posts on Facebook, Threads and Instagram ”involved a large amount of smearing and slandering, centring on the theme of toppling the central government [in Beijing],” Chief Magistrate Victor So said. hongkongfp.com/2025/04/09/a...

South China Morning Post on top of things with its lead story on its website this morning.

Seems like the HK government is on top of things.

Never ask ‘what’s for dinner’ and hide food from teenagers - my essential rules for happy home dining | Emma Beddington As a controversial list of rules for eating out does the rounds, here is my unsparing list of commandments for eating in, writes Emma Beddington

Food rules:

"Hiding food is acceptable only if: ... You live with teenagers."

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Opinion | A Surprising Route to the Best Life Possible Why people do things that are unpleasantly hard.

I liked this David Brooks essay a lot. It's about doing what you think is important and the effort that will likely involve.

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@vawongsir on this week's big dilemma.

A List of Foreigners Barred from Hong Kong #12 in the Hong Kong Repression Monitor series

List of foreigners barred from entering Hong Kong.

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Nifty piece of cross-branding by Marmite. Can't say it made me buy my jar, but it certainly made me feel better about my purchase.

Why Hong Kong has become the art world’s enigma Local gallerists, advisers and collectors urge a more nuanced look at a city in transition

'Historically, #HongKong artists are rarely overtly political,' says Enid Tsui 'but the protest movements, aided by social media, churned out seas of protest art (and) contemporary art is important space for recent traumas to be processed and a shattered community to be rebuilt' on.ft.com/4bOaH2j

It’s a family affair: inside Hong Kong’s quest to lure world’s wealthiest clans Two years ago, the government unveiled eight measures with the aim of attracting affluent families so they could set up family offices.

Funny really - seeing it's now trying to push out the Li Ka-shing clan.

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PLA Watch from Center for China Analysis | PLA Watch from CCA | Substack PLA Watch is a monthly newsletter from the Center for China Analysis, delivering insights into the latest developments in Chinese military affairs through primary sources. Click to read PLA Watch from...

Looks worth subscribing to.

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Trump fails to pressure Putin into accepting unconditional 30-day ceasefire | Trudy Rubin Trump's use of sticks for Ukraine and only carrots for Russia, means Kremlin will hold to demands for Kyiv surrender.

Trudy Rubin at the Philadelphia Inquirer gets to the point.
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Capitalism of finitude: pessimism and bellicosity Review of Arnaud Orain’s "Le Monde Confisqué"

Branko Milanovic reviews Arnaud Orain’s very different take on world trade during the the last four centuries. Great read.

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Go for it.

Hong Kong police take away pollster for investigation over aiding absconder Research institute president Robert Chung was taken away from his home by national security police.

Hong Kong’s national security police have taken Public Opinion Research Institute (PORI) president Robert Chung for questioning in relation to former deputy executive director Chung Kim-wah, an “absconder” with a HK$1 million bounty

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88% of submissions about HK flower market redevelopment oppose plan Almost 90 per cent of submissions received about the proposed redevelopment of Hong Kong's historic flower market opposed the scheme.

Almost 90 per cent of submissions received about the proposed redevelopment of Hong Kong's historic flower market opposed the scheme.

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He said that last time.

“To the Finland Station” Trump as a tool of history

Branko Milanovic with the clearest (and shortest) statement of where things are as Trump arrives - certainly that I've seen.

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Gov’t strips Hong Kong’s ‘Father of Democracy’ Martin Lee of Justice of the Peace title Founding member of the Democratic Party Martin Lee has been stripped of his title as Justice of the Peace. Martin Lee. File photo: Supplied. Lee’s appointment was revoked by Chief Executive John Le…

And so it goes.

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The 2024 complete list of Hong Kong hubs (that it claims or aspires to be), seen in GovHK releases and English news sources 🧵

Air/aviation cargo hub
Global/regional art hub
- Art and culture hub
- International hub for Chinese art collections and exhibitions
- Thriving arts hub

Hong Kong 47: Activist ‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung seeks to overturn conviction, sentence in national security case Veteran activist “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung has filed an appeal against his conviction and sentence in Hong Kong’s largest national security case. Leung, 68, was jailed for six years and nine…

Yes - you're right. My silly mistake. Still, it is 14 who are appealing. The 12 listed in this piece plus Wong and Tam.

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Hong Kong activist Wong Ji-yuet seeks to overturn sentence in landmark subversion case involving 47 democrats Hong Kong activist Wong Ji-yuet has filed an appeal against her sentence in a landmark subversion case involving 47 prominent pro-democracy figures. Wong, 27, was jailed for four years and five mon…

All 14 who pleaded not guilty in HK's trial of 47 opposition figures now appealing their sentencing.

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'Grandpa Chan' cleared of unauthorised banner display, as judge says broad reading of offence hurts free expression | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP Elderly Hong Kong activist “Grandpa Chan” has been acquitted of displaying banners without a permit, after a judge ruled that a broad interpretation of the offence would infringe upon the the right...

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Grandpa Chan - Big Lychee says all that needs saying.

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My excellent Conversation with Stephen Kotkin - Marginal REVOLUTION It was so much fun we ran over and did about ninety minutes instead of the usual hour.  Here is the audio, video, and transcript.  Here is part of the episode summary: Tyler sat down with Stephen to d...

great description of what it was like to hang out with Foucault as a PhD student at Berkeley in the early 1980s.

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Ticketing arrangements for the EAFF qualifiers have been announced. While the games without HK involvement will be free of charge, the FA sticks with “tough sell” approach: a whopping HK$ 200 for regular tickets + no on-site sales (can only buy via ticketflap.com)