Musings on Life in Hong Kong

Around the time of Jesus, a Jewish sectarian group of about 200 lived at Qumran near the north-west shore of Dead Sea.  They started settlin...

The facts of the incident is now well-known.  The police certainly used excessive force to prevent some slogan-bearing students from getting...

Let me now return to our tour of Israel.  After dipping in the Jordan River, we drove down to the Dead Sea.  Along the way, we could see Mo...

On Sunday morning, I was running by the Hung Hom Pier when a small crowd piqued my curiosity.  It appeared to be a nun leading several peop...

The Japanese Buddhist temples are rather distinctive.  The torii (鳥居, literally bird perch) is a gate that is simple, elegant, and ubiquito...

The debate about the subsidy for English Foundation Schools has flared up again. Other than the question of subsidy, shall we ponder, for a ...

Should foreign domestic workers (mainly Filipino and Indonesian maids) be allowed to apply for permanent residency in Hong Kong after workin...