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Hong Kong Uncategorized Writing

Lessons from Hong Kong, the Longest-Living Place on Earth

A new article about why Hongkongers live so long. And what Americans can learn from them. https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2021/hong-kong-longevity.html

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Acting Hong Kong

When time permits, I sell mattresses

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Hong Kong

Hedge Fund Fight Nite

Financial stars fought under the stars. Some saw stars. Yup, that’s the best I can do. Photo courtesy of Michael Perini.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong Little League

The conditions don’t exactly match those of Williamsport, but that hasn’t stopped kids here from playing (and loving) the game.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong Rugby Sevens

Severed heads and escaped convicts? It can only be one thing: the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens. My latest radio story for Only a Game.

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Hong Kong

Corinna Chamberlain, aka 陳明恩

Here’s my latest radio story for The World. It’s about Corinna Chamberlain, aka Chan Ming Yan (陳明恩), a Cantopop singer here in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Sedan Chair Race

Here’s my most recent story for NPR’s sports show, Only a Game. It’s about an annual race here in Hong Kong (香港) in which hearty souls race around Mount Kellett road carrying whimsically decorated sedan chairs.

Of interest, sedan chairs were registered in the territory as late as 1962, according to this South China Morning Post article. For a photo of a reposing  Air France crew enjoying the luxuries of a coolie-carried sedan chair, check out gwulo.com, a wonderful online repository of old Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong

Chun Yeung Street Market (at night)

I didn’t know the tram at the end would contain the message it did.

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Hong Kong Radio

RTHK Interview

Interviewed today by Noreen Mir about Man of War. Listen hereimgres

 

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong TV Commercials

Now and then I appear (very briefly) in Hong Kong TV commercials. See if you can spot me in these recent ads.

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