Monthly Archives: January 2021

Hong Kong’s archaic English and ‘Litter cum Recyclable Collection Bins’

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Marcus Wong

There is something that seemingly every English speaking tourist snickers about when visiting Hong Kong – the “Litter cum Recyclable Collection Bins” found on every street corner. In this case “cum” is the archaic Latin word which means “combined with” […]

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Television commercials for the MTR Airport Express

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Marcus Wong

The Airport Express line commenced operations in July 1998, linking the brand new Hong Kong International Airport airport at Chek Lap Kok to Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The MTR advertising campaigns emphasised how easy it was to access the […]

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