Quotes of the Week

My father beat me. He beat my mother. You just do not do that. I shut these thoughts in the back of my mind for many years.

Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo, the half-brother of US President Barack Obama, speaking of their father

It is a good fund-raising option for some tai-tais. They may not want to sell their handbags, which may be a gift from husbands and mean a lot to them.

Finance company operator Wallace Tung Wai-wa on using expensive Chanel, Gucci, Hermes and Louis Vuitton handbags as collateral for personal loans