The newspaper stories Hong Kong is really talking about Sisters under the skin Best friends Yun-ling, 19, and Ji-lui have given new meaning to the phrase 'sharing each other's pain'. 'When she had appendicitis last year, my stomach hurt until she recovered,' Yun told EastWeek magazine. 'I woke up in bed from a sharp pain in my foot one night to find out the next day that she twisted her ankle at about the same time. We even lost our cash cards to the autoteller on the same day!' A fortune-teller told the girls they were blood sisters in another life and the bond was so strong, it has flowed over to their present lives. 'I am not looking forward to the day she has a baby,' Yun said, 'I won't be able to bear the pain!' Beijing bust up Beijing's King-lun Hotel ordered a topiary sculpture to welcome delegates to the UN Women's Conference. Expecting a politically correct female bust - of the head and shoulders variety - hotel manager Lau Wing-sheng was appalled when the 2.5-metre sculpture arrived with a bosom which had been modelled on the famously well-endowed Cantonese actress, Amy Yip. 'We wanted something that suits the atmosphere of the conference, you know, gender equality and all that,' Lau told EastWeek. 'This is a disgrace, a humiliation to women!' Question time Two Next Magazine reporters who were held for 124 hours in China by the People's Liberation Army were subjected to a lengthy interrogation. The tough questions included: You are already 35, why aren't you married? How much does your editor-in-chief earn? How old is his wife? Which is the best restaurant in Times Square? Is Andy Lau gay? Did Coco win the Miss Asia Beauty pageant? Officials were also suspicious of the transparent watch one of them was wearing and took it to a laboratory to check whether or not it was a spy's tool. 'I was so mad when my new Swatch was taken apart!' said Wat Wing-Yin, one of the journalists who returned last Saturday to a hero's welcome.
Oh, Buddha! Travel agency Hong Thai Citizens Travel Services has come up with a devious solution to avoiding the crowds at Bangkok's famous four-faced Buddha. It simply tells its customers that their prayers are more effective at night, and visits the temple after dark. However, according to EastWeek, the plan misfired when other tourists heard the rumour and asked their agencies to arrange special night-time trips to the sacred spot.
