GUESS WHAT WAS on the menu at the Convention and Exhibition Centre when Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa hosted a lunch for the Hong Kong-Japan Cultural Association last week? Answer: chicken breast stuffed with spinach.
Guests tucked into the repast about the time the Government announced that bird flu had been found at a fourth market and that more poultry would have to be slaughtered.
But Mr Tung handled the situation with aplomb. Once the plates had been cleared, he told guests they had eaten delicious chicken. No chance to switch to the vegetarian menu at that point, was there?
Watch out, there's a dragon about, and it's not the SAR's new mascot. This is the Welsh version, with a sting in its tail.
This year's annual show by the Welsh Male Voice Choir is going to poke fun at some serious topics: the Falun Gong, Richard Li Tzar-kai . . . nothing is sacred, according to those who've seen the script. It will be held on the first two nights in June at the Mariner's Club at Tsim Sha Tsui. No doubt, performers will be 'closely monitored' afterwards.
Financial Secretary Antony Leung Kam-chung, veteran antagonist of workers' unions, seems to be enjoying a honeymoon period with workers' groups since he took office.
Legislator Chan Yuen-han of the Federation of Trade Unions has had a difficult time with Mr Leung in the past, as he was a keen advocate of importing cheap labour to reduce business costs. But Ms Chan was impressed when he decided to have working meals with labour groups. Ms Chan found his approach 'dynamic and interactive'.