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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Working late in Hong Kong
On my last visit to Hong Kong I paid a visit to the Sky100 observation deck atop the International Commerce Centre, but I noticed one thing beside the view – how long office workers are chained to their desks.
Boris Johnson in the skies over Hong Kong
The recent Brexit decision has seen the ‘Boris Johnson in a helicopter’ meme crop up again across social media, but for me the view out the door was what caught my eye – I could have sworn it was somewhere in Hong Kong.