small shareholders run gauntlet as city goes into lockdown
Judging by the scenes in Wan Chai yesterday it seemed that Lunar New Year holidays had arrived early. We're not talking about heaving hordes of the faithful at Wong Tai Sin temple but the empty streets and complete absence of traffic that descends over the city at that time of year. So it was yesterday, as the general public, almost to a man, heeded official calls to stay home.
But across the harbour we were pleased to find a hardier group, in the form of 200-plus small shareholders attending annual meetings for Li Ka-shing's Hongkong Electric and Cheung Kong Infrastructure. Despite having to run a gauntlet of roadblocks and electronic screening, the mostly senior citizens voted with their feet and of course scooped the customary free lunchbox afterwards.
magic kingdom's gates slam shut
Hong Kong Disneyland announced yesterday that tickets are no longer available for walk-in purchase - the first such stipulation made since the Magic Kingdom threw open its doors.
What a nice and subtle way to say that Mickey Mouse does not really welcome WTO protests.
