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FOR THOSE of you who believe tai-tais are a self-indulgent lot who never lift a finger other than to try on a new diamond ring, well, you may not be far wrong. The latest tai-tai trend revolves around a little clinic in Quarry Bay which offers weight loss by acupuncture, with no dieting or exercise required. The women pay $10,000 up front, for 100 sessions. Three times a week, they have needles poked in various body parts - particularly the stomach - and are left to lie there for 30 minutes.

The acupuncturist schedules five women at a time, who lie on adjacent tables and compare notes (and squeals of discomfort) about how much weight they have lost. One woman claimed to have lost the nine kilos she had gained since childbirth over the course of a month. Another had shed five pounds in the first week.

The acupuncturist does recommend staying off bread, rice and sweets. Hardly revolutionary advice.

No new clients are being accepted as the acupuncturist is planning to close the clinic while she takes time off to have a baby. And she apparently has her hands full with women desperate to get their $10,000 worth before she shuts up shop. After that, tai-tais may just have to resort to aerobics.

Joyce's New world THE NEW Joyce boutique in New World Tower on Queen's Road Central has been given the thumbs up by tai-tais, with the beauty and fragrance section at the front proving particularly popular. Although some shoppers wish the homeware section was more comprehensive. One tai-tai complained her driver was not able to wait outside, the poor dear, and another said the store was easy to miss because the sign is so discreet.

And the elegant new store has been cleverly designed so that you have to go out the way you came in: in the old Galleria venue, you would hit the back entrance, spot Joyce Cafe, and forget about shopping.

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