Monthly Archives: February 2016

Hong Kong shopping centre clones in Mainland China

For tourists to Hong Kong, shopping is usually high on the agenda. However recent developments across the border in Mainland China mean that for many shoppers, the trip across the border to Hong Kong is no longer needed – entire shopping centres have been cloned!

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Post-war Hong Kong and British bank cheques

I’m currently part way through David Graeber’s book ‘Debt: The First 5,000 Years’ and stumbled upon an interesting Hong Kong-related titbit.

Neon lights in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Continue reading

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