Egg and Lamb is dish of the day

Every civil movement needs a theme song. A couple of hits by local rock-band legend Beyond have dominated demonstrations for a decade, and now it seems Kay Tse On-kei's new Canto-pop song, Egg and Lamb, has taken over the baton, blasting from the speakers at Victoria Park and Chater Road during the annual July 1 march that, according to the organisers, drew 510,000 protesters. The song, uploaded the night before, was viewed more than 396,000 times on YouTube in two days. The official song description says it is a melody inspired by 12 Years a Slave, a movie about a free black man from 19th-century New York sold into slavery. Never mind that it does not exactly mirror the plight of Hongkongers, protesters chanted the lyrics with gusto to keep up their spirits in the pursuit of genuine universal suffrage: "Eggs crashing into walls, refusing to yield despite a traumatic end." The songwriter, Adrian Chow Bok-yin, left the meaning of his words open-ended, saying on his Facebook page: "New song. I'm not gonna explain …" He might be wanting to play safe, but, still, the song is nowhere to be found on the mainland's largest video-sharing websites, Tudou and Youku.

The death of new mother and dance teacher Lee Ka-ying following liposuction has stopped lawmaker Christopher Cheung Wah-fung, of the financial services sector, from considering using the same fat-removal method to achieve his dream of a slim silhouette. Cheung, who is understood to weigh at least 104kg, told reporters that the tragedy meant he would not pursue the idea. "I viewed computer-generated images of what I'd look like after those treatments, and I looked very handsome!" he said. "But I won't try it." He also said he would not be sacrificing his favourite snack - fried chicken. He has a long way to go.