Going the distance for a loaf

We may be among the wealthiest people in the world, according to a recent UN global wealth distribution report, but you might have got a different impression if you were in Causeway Bay this week and spotted several long breadlines outside Times Square and on Leighton Road.

While many people refuse to accept advertising handouts in the street these days, it's amazing how they will wait patiently in queues if you give them something extra.

Hong Kong Daily News was promoting a Christmas gift supplement, and people were lining up for it. The reason? Every copy came with a loaf of bread.