Quotes of the week

Even if you're right, you have to convince people it's the case. You can't [just] say, 'I know better than you, I know this is good for you'

Bernard Chan, former chairman of the Antiquities Advisory Board

Whatever you do in the absence of perfect data is a fake

Archaeologist Luca Olivieri, on restoring a carving of Buddha destroyed by the Taliban in Pakistan

Life in the courts plunges you into an embrace with every aspect of human fortitude and frailty

Mr Justice Michael Hartmann, sitting as a permanent Hong Kong judge for the last time