The stabbing of one of China’s richest men outside his home must have jolted not just the Mainland’s growing army of millionaires and billionaires, but also the rich here in Hong Kong.
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- Oct 3, 2013
- Updated: 2:16am
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong is famed for its legendary afternoon teas, which are served with elegance and style in both Clipper Lounge and Café Causette. So gushes the press release.
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Having tea last week with toy industry legend Lam Leung-tim, “LT”, one of the original pioneers of Hong Kong plastics and toy industries, he gazed wistfully out the window at the Royal Hong Kong...
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The posh coffee machines of Discovery Bay are filtering overtime as the employers of live-out domestic helpers anxiously finger their worry beads.
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The FT’s Weekend columnist Tyler Brule held another of his street parties recently, outside his Wan Chai Monocle shop. It rained, but that didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits and none of the weighty...
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It was golfer Tiger Woods who made high intensity exercise trendy. Copied from military boot camp training with relentless gung-ho instructors, this kind of thing has become almost a cult, thanks...
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A tragedy occurred last night. Was I the only devoted TVB Pearl typhoon bulletin watcher to spot the demise of cartoon weatherman Freddie? One minute he was clinging to a lamp post in the gales,...
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A few weeks ago I was back home in Ireland, which, as you may recall, was at the heart of the horse meat scandal.
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The Direct Property Group has aroused my curiosity. Their eye-catching advertisements for overseas property appear on BBC TV channels, in newspapers and in magazines. Some are for bargain USA...
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