How long until we get a police party probe?
How long has it been since those 29 senior marine police officers were caught partying on scenic Po Toi Island while on duty? Exactly two weeks. How much longer will it be before the police complete their 'investigation' into the behaviour of the officers? No one knows. But we all know this: the facts are simple and clear. The officers took a two-hour lunch break to feast on seafood and alcohol. They used a HK$10 million marine police launch to get to the party. They drank while on duty. To Public Eye it's an open-and-shut case. But maybe the 'investigators' are waiting for the partygoers' hangovers to go.
Heritage snub leaves auntie baffled
Our Auntie Ah Chun down at the Tin Shui Wai housing estate still can't understand why she wasn't invited to the grand opening of 1881 Heritage. She thought the former marine police headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui would be preserved as a heritage haven for all to enjoy. That's what the government had led her to believe when it sold the historic building to the highest bidder. But now she's seeing promotional ads touting the heritage treasure as an upscale haunt for the 'high life' and 'clubbing'. She stared back puzzled when Public Eye gently explained to her that our bureaucrats understand heritage differently from the people. She wanted to know if that was why the government let the developers make the historic building resemble a Macau casino. But she still can't understand why she was snubbed. Such opening parties are only for those who strut around in Armani outfits, we explained. She had one, too, she declared, digging out her amah outfit from her younger days. We couldn't make her understand that while some Armani outfits do, indeed, resemble amah outfits, they're not quite the same thing. Dejected, she wondered if it would take long for her to save up enough from her old-age allowance so she, too, could enjoy Hong Kong's heritage by joining the 'high life' and 'clubbing' in an Armani outfit. Not too long, we lied.
Why is Joseph Yam so happy? Do the maths
Joseph Yam Chi-kwong says he's enjoying life in retirement. It's easy to understand why if you just multiply a few simple numbers. When Yam retired last month, after 16 years, he became Hong Kong's longest-serving monetary affairs chief. He hit the record books as the world's highest-paid central banker. He was making more than HK$10 million a year when he retired, plus generous bonuses. Now simply multiply all those millions into 16 years. It adds up to why Yam finds life in retirement so enjoyable.
