Mink

13 Dec 2009

In these days of eco-consciousness, animal-rights activism and ostentatious shows of largesse, fur looks anachronistic. But faux fur? That's another story.

3:02PM

Police seize smuggled furs and computer disks worth HK$20m

7 Mar 2009

Marine police made the largest seizure to date of smuggled mink furs yesterday in Yau Tong.

Officers from the Marine East division had been staking out the area as part of a week-...

5:53AM

Forget the fluff ... these sisters of soul are in Mink condition

5 Jul 2007

It's a common complaint that Hong Kong's still-fledgling live music scene lacks stylistic consistency.

1:35PM

Fur flies - off the shelves

4 Mar 2003

Gone are the days when wearing fur was deemed politically incorrect - at least judging from the response to the three-day Hong Kong International Fur and Fashion Fair, which ended yesterday.

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Fear of fur 'terrorism'

22 Sep 1998

Many of them were destined for Hong Kong but now they are roaming the English countryside, reported to be preying on babies and attacking farm animals.

1:35AM

Social set just wild about fur

16 Mar 1998

Despite protests from some demonstrators, the 1998 Hong Kong International Fur and Fashion Fair went smoothly, featuring a gala dinner and fashion show.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

Updated 4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

Updated 4:27AM

Fur flies as flier cold shouldered

AS autumnal breezes gently blow and the tai-tais bring out their furs from freeze-dried hibernation, here's a cautionary tale for whom it may concern.

12:53AM

Animals are the fashion victims at fur show

I REFER to Zelda Cawthorne's article ''Surprise winner in the mink'' (South China Morning Post, January 12). In it she criticises the methods used by the fashion design competition to number the...

3:24AM

Surprise winner in the mink

HAVE the anti-fur people put a curse on the Hong Kong Fur Design Competition? This is a tempting theory because year after year you can safely bet a couple of prizes in the evening-wear section...

12:32AM

Mink theft

DETECTIVES are investigating whether insiders were responsible for the theft of $13 million worth of mink from a Sheung Shui godown yesterday.

They believe a gang used a truck to...

2:48PM

Sentiment has gone too far

THERE are some serious flaws in the arguments put forward by the anti-fur trade lobby, one of which is the allegation that it is a ''cruel trade'' (South China Morning Post, January 21).

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