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Hong Kong's ugliest building
The building in the attached photograph has many things wrong with it, the most obvious of which is that it's a mishmash of different shapes and textures. There's not a Golden Ratio in sight. Looking at it for only a... 860 views | 6 recommendations | 1 comment
Hong Kong's juxtapositions
How many cranes can you see at this construction site in Hong Kong's Central district? I counted 15 in an area no larger than a football pitch. The number could correspond to the amount of economic progress Hong... 840 views | 11 recommendations | 0 comments
Hong Kong pawned
Pawn shops are a common sight in the old parts of Hong Kong. There are at least 170 scattered around town. They are legitimate businesses, with the name of the owner of the shop posted outside the door. They are...
created by Steventhompson38 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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1983 views | 18 recommendations | 1 comment
StevenThompson38's Investment Weekly - PMI mystery
Equity investors have been very alert recently to the readings of surveys of purchasing managers around the world. This has been a curious change in emphasis away from the usual economic indicators such as unemployment, inflation and retail sales. As far as I’m aware,... 840 views | 11 recommendations | 0 comments
Chinese reading barn swallows
A group of barn swallows has built nests on the signs of these blocks of Mayfair Gardens in Tsing Yi. For some reason they have chosen to build their nests on the same Chinese character. Can they read Chinese? or do... 841 views | 13 recommendations | 0 comments
Hong Kong protest timeline
Hong Kong's citizens have a long and proud tradition of taking their grievences onto the streets. Unfortunately, they have been wasting their time. The latest in a series of protests over the years... 979 views | 15 recommendations | 2 comments
