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Even the No.1 diary brand is involved 2008-09-19 01:23:34 Mengniu is the No.1 diary brand, and also one of the most prominent brands in China. The brand is as famous as Lenovo in the country. Its milk product is not only popular in Mainland China, but also in Hong Kong. Here in Hong Kong, my father drinks its yogurt drink; my company’s pantry has [...]
Culture and behavior are here to stay 2008-09-18 01:53:11 The latest melamine-tainted baby formula scandal on the mainland highlights one thing – the culture and behavior of a country won’t change overnight.
The scandal is reminiscent of how the authorities in China handled the SAR, a daunting public health challenge in 2003, when the officials initially tried to cover up the scale of the SAR [...]
China visa restrictions still in place in Hong Kong 2008-09-16 01:01:22 If you are not a Hong Kong
resident with a HK ID card, and you are not from Europe, you still cannot apply for a China
visa in Hong Kong.
This is the conclusion I can get from my enquiry with the China Travel Services agency in Hong Kong after observing a lot of interest in China [...]
A polluted day of lunar festival goes unnoticed 2008-09-15 09:55:53 Hong Kong experienced the hottest Mid-Autum Festival in 13 years yesterday. And the heat was not the only thing that could have killed you. It was the choking air as well. I was out in the Western District, and I felt eye irritation and hard to breath. When walking home at about 7:30pm, my breathing [...] Read more:unnoticed
Hong Kong-Shenzhen border crossing for night travel 2008-09-10 11:48:15 The Huang Gang (皇崗) (name of the border at Shenzhen
side) / Lok Ma Chau (落馬洲) (name of the border at Hong Kong
side) border crossing is the only 24-hr border crossing between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. So if you will arrive late at either of the cities, you will have to use this border crossing. [...]
Train Transport: Hong Kong to Shenzhen 2008-09-09 08:57:22 The easiest and fastest way to travel to Shenzhen
from Hong Kong
is by taking the train operated by Hong Kong MTR.
There are a few train lines, such as Ma On Shan Line, Island Line, Kwun Tong Line, East Rail Line and West Rail line. The one that goes to Shenzhen is East Rail Line. [...] Read more:Train
Probably the most beautiful hotel in China 2008-08-30 21:00:08 The hotel is dotted with willow trees, like the West Lake side
the West Lake
I’ve been to this hostel, so I am not bluffing here. Also, if it is a hotel that is intended for entertaining state leaders in China
, that must be something. What I am talking about is the Hangzhou Xihu State Guesthouse (杭州西湖國賓館). [...] Read more:Probably
The world’s tallest sightseeing facility 2008-08-29 01:07:21 photo: Assocciated Press
These days China likes to flaunt everything that is big and grand. On 28 August, the world’s third tallest skyscraper Shanghai World Financial Centre (492 meters, 101 storeys), after Burj Dubai and Taipei 101, was open for business. And tomorrow (30 August), the observatory on the 100th floor of the Centre will open, [...]
When is the China visa policy back to normal? 2008-08-23 10:11:05 Since the strict visa policy imposed by China
to limit number of visitors for the security of Beijing Olympics, the question of when the normal visa policy will be resumed is raised by people interested in visiting the country or who have business connection with the country. Here’s the news from Hong Kong Chinese newspaper [...]
Taking taxi in China 2008-08-13 09:33:27 In major China
cities such as Guangzhou and Hangzhou, taxis are equipped with fare meters and machines to print receipts. Ask for a print receipt when you leave the taxi, which usually shows the taxi fare, the taxi number and the license number of the taxi driver. This receipt would be useful if you suspect [...] Read more:Taking
Short-term apartment rental in HK (part 3) - away from the city 2008-08-04 00:14:42 Let me introduce two properties that are located relatively far from the city centre, but yet are in rather nice seaside or countryside living environment, with shuttle bus service or connection to the public transport.
If you don’t mind the distance and want to live in the countryside like environment, they may be your choice.
These two [...] Read more:Short
, apartment
Transport: Hong Kong – Guangzhou Airport 2008-07-27 05:18:11 The covenient and also most expensive way is：If you leave from Hong Kong
, take the Hong Kong (Hung Hom train stration) – Guangzhou
(Guangzhou East train station) through train. When you arrive at the Guangzhou East train station, you head for Tian He Da Sha (天河大廈) on Ti Yu Xi Lu (体育西路 - “Ti Yu” [...]
Five olympic cities stopped issuing business visas 2008-07-24 01:15:40 According to the South China Morning Post report today (24 July), five Olympic cities in China - Shanghai, Beijing, Qingdao, Shengyang and Qinhuangdao - have stopped issuing invitation letters, which are necessary for a foreigner to get a China business visa.
This is confirmed by the local authorities of all five cities. The Shanghai authority was [...]
Free bikes for tourists in Beijing 2008-07-23 10:58:27 Since last week, the Beijing
authority has been placing bikes
in more than 100 hotels for the free use of tourists
. It is intended that a total of 10,000 bikes will be placed in these hotels, with each hotel getting an average of 20 bikes.
This new measure is obviously for welcoming in Olympics. However, the [...]
Ten Highlights of China’s Commercial Sector, 2007-2008 2008-07-16 00:12:27 A special report conducted by Li & Fung Research Centre, and Secretariat of the Expert Committee of China
General Chamber of Commerce, highlights the following. Maybe it is helpful to those wanting to do , or doing business in China.
1. An ever-growing retail sector – retail sales rising at the fastest pace in a decade
2. Growing [...] Read more:Highlights
, Commercial
Shenzhen: Cameras on! 2008-07-13 01:04:18 Shenzhen was being labeled as one of the dangerous Chinese cities because of its large migrant population. In response, the municipal government has been aggressively setting up video cameras in public space to monitor its population to curb the crime wave.
According to the report in South China Morning Post magazine, over the past two years, [...] Read more:Shenzhen
, Cameras
Tip: Hotels in Hong Kong 2008-07-08 01:33:08 The hotels in Hong Kong
are not cheap. Even a very small room in a youth hostel, without window, costs at least HK$300. To find a hotel in a convenient location, with comfort and reasonable price, is no easy task. A tip is to the set sight on the Western District on Hong Kong island.
Western [...] Read more:Hotels
A note about China visa 2008-07-07 10:24:56 From reading reports, comments and experiences on this blog and others, it is obvious that Hong Kong and Macau are no longer havens to get a China
visa – at least not until the Beijing Olympics is finished in October this year.
You must take note that if you are only given a 7-day China visa [...]
Hong Kong’s July 1 Democracy March 2008-07-01 18:57:32 I was glad to join the democracy march yesterday with thousands of people, not only because it was a way to express myself, but also I saw and felt in the march the diversity and independent thinking that Hong Kong
is losing gradually under the post-1997 governments.
I cannot tell you how much disappointment I have [...] Read more:March
Beijing’s New Attraction: Qianmen Dajie 2008-06-28 11:03:23 Beijing’s Qianmen Dajie (Front Door Main Street) was the city’s busiest and most famous business street during the late 19th century and the early 20th century. The street, in decline since the mid 20th century, has recently been restored to its look in its prime, lined with wooden buildings and decorated in “old Beijing” style. [...] Read more:Beijing
, Attraction
You will need this card 2008-10-07 11:14:55 the Octopus Card used in HK
If you plan on staying in Hong Kong for at least a few days, then it may be worth it buying an Octopus Card - a value stored smart card - for riding train, bus, ferry, tram and for payments in supermarkets convenience stores and food chains.
Most of the Hong [...]
Cyberport, a place to chill out 2008-10-06 18:34:25 Cyberport was intended to be the Sicilon Valley in Hong Kong, or a new IT international centre. What has it become today? Just a luxury residential project commanding ocean view, four office blocks, a five star hotel Le Meridien and a retail and entertaiment complex hardly visited by the locals. Over the years since the [...]
The confusion surrounding “Huanggang” and “Lok Ma Chau” 2008-10-05 23:23:13 I think there is some confusion
surrounding the names “Huanggang” and “Lok Ma Chau”, regarding the border crossing between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. So I hope this post can help dispel some of the confusion.
The confusion arises probably because the names all have at least two references.
Firstly, “Huanggang”. It has two references coming to the [...]
Zhuhai and its calmness 2008-10-05 21:04:56 zhuhai waterfront
If you look for a city in Southern China for relaxation, away from the tourist crowd, you may want to come to Zhuhai.
Bordering Macau to the South, Zhuhai was named among the earliest Special Economic Zones in China in the 70s. But its development has been slow compared to Shenzhen, another Southern China city, [...]
Hong Kong’s train transport: update 2008-10-05 08:59:35 This is a brief post updating the scene of Hong Kong
’s major mode of transport
ation – train.
Previously, Hong Kong’s train transport had two systems, that under the KCRC (Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation), which controlled the current East Rail line from Hung Hom to Lo Wu, and that under the MTRC (Mass Transit Railway Corporation), which [...]
Zhuhai accommodation 2008-10-05 02:21:14 Hotels in Zhuhai, a southern China city neighbouring Macau and Hong Kong, are not as expensive as those in Shenzhen or Guangzhou, and you can find quite a few hotels here which have seaviews and yet the charges are reasonable.
If you look for a hotel in Zhuhai to relax, I would like to recommend this [...]
Transport: Hong Kong Airport and Shenzhen 2008-09-27 19:16:08 Since there has been interest in the transport between Hong Kong
International Airport and Shenzhen
, I thought I would post on the topic. So here it goes.
In terms of border corssing bus transport, no service is better than that offered by Hong Kong China Travel Service (CTS). It runs frequent bus service between Hong Kong [...]
This city has seen it all 2008-09-27 04:51:16 The Japanese brand Lotte Koala Buscuits are the favorite of children. My niece often eat them. Now, even they are found contaminated by the industrial chemcial melamine. It is not a small shock to me. It is scary that how much of poisonous chemcials has entered our bodies, without our knowledge. This time it is [...]
China visa restrictions in HK to be lifted from Oct 16 2008-09-21 18:33:12 China visa restrictions on foreigners in HK will be lifted
from Oct 16, 2008, according to the report of South China Morning Post today (Sept 22).
The report quoted a vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Travel Agents, as saying that the central government might have decided to wait until after the National Day holiday [...] Read more:China
The world’s No.1 longevity place is in China 2008-11-18 03:33:00 In the Hechi (河池) city of Guangxi province, there is an autonomous county populated by Ba Ma Yao (巴馬瑤) ethnic group. The county now boasts the highest longevity
rate in the world – every 100,000 residents, 31.7 are 100 years old or older. Now, 81 people are 100 years old or older, of its current [...] Read more:China
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