0916 HKSAR Name of the Day

Alnwick Chan Chi-hung, executive director at property consultancy Knight Frank, Hong Kong

pronounced "Ann-nek"

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0915 HKSAR Name of the Day

Saline Lee Siu-ling (Ms), General Registry, Hong Kong Science Museum, Hong Kong

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0914 HKSAR Name of the Day

Woonie Chan Woon-wai (Mr), Assistant Manager (Ticketing & Franchise), Hong Kong Science Museum, Hong Kong

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0913 HKSAR Name of the Day

Alver Li Yiu-kwong (Mr), Designer II (3D Design 2), Hong Kong Science Museum, Hong Kong

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0912 HKSAR Name of the Day

Silvy Pun Yuen-yiu, WWF Hong Kong marketing officer (responsible for WWF's shark's fin campaign), Hong Kong

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0911 HKSAR Name of the Day

Hilton Cheong-Leen, president, Hong Kong Civic Association, Hong Kong

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Verbal Diarrhoea #9

"This [Chinese] meal embodies the idea that every cuisine is in fact a natural fusion of different cultures. What we experienced here is true fusion."

Claims local gourmet William Mark Yiu-tong

The Chinese meal in question is: a stuffed baby tomato appetiser, a consomme with an intricately constructed edible "lover's knot", braised beef presented with coiled and golden-fried dough, salt-baked braised duck, velveted fish dice in bamboo and a delicately layered sweet pastry.

We are also told that these dishes tested the chefs' mastery of Chinese traditional techniques, and their understanding of cutting-edge presentation.

In the words of team leader chef Qu Hao of Beijing:

"[The Chinese theme] inspired us towards the concept of `poetic cuisine' as a way to show the world the depth and creativity of Chinese cuisine."

Nothing to do with different cultures then, apart perhaps that the Chinese chefs stuffed a baby tomato. Everything else sounds like Chinese cuisine; such as, consomme, braised beef, fried dough, salt-baked poultry, and fish with bamboo.

Hence, this is just more superfluous waffle from people labelled as "gourmets" or "food critics" who know very little about describing food in an honest and humble way.

Shi Songxiu, Hou Xinqing, David Lee, Chow Chung, Lee Man Tat, food critic William Mark Yiu-tong, Qu Hao, Charles Lee, Chen Qing and Li Ke.
Pic from SCMP.

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World champion chefs add a touch of poetry to take Chinese cuisine to a whole new level (SCMP; paywall)

CITYSEEN
Yvonne Lai
Aug 29, 2011

In the world of cuisine, good taste is worth replicating. In May, sauce maker Lee Kum Kee's dream team of Chinese chefs wowed judges at the 2011 World Championship of Cookery in Taipei, beating 27 other international teams to take home the champion's cup.

To give Hong Kong food lovers a chance to sample the glory, Lee Kum Kee Group chairman Lee Man Tat and sons David and Charles Lee hosted a banquet on Friday at the company's Tai Po headquarters, and invited the five mainland masters to recreate their award-winning dishes.

"The theme of `Jiangnan painted in spring rains' came from a Chinese dance competition I saw that featured a couple dancing in front of a moving backdrop of a Jiangnan water village," team leader chef Qu Hao of Beijing explained. "It inspired us towards the concept of `poetic cuisine' as a way to show the world the depth and creativity of Chinese cuisine."

The dishes - a stuffed baby tomato appetiser, a consomme with an intricately constructed edible "lover's knot", braised beef presented with coiled and golden-fried dough, salt-baked braised duck, velveted fish dice in bamboo and a delicately layered sweet pastry - not only tested the chefs' mastery of Chinese traditional techniques, but also their understanding of cutting-edge presentation.

Local gourmet William Mark Yiu-tong was just one of the satisfied guests at the three-hour luncheon. The veteran food critic said: "For me, this meal embodies the idea that every cuisine is in fact a natural fusion of different cultures. What we experienced here is true fusion."

0910 HKSAR Name of the Day

Skye Chan Sin-yeung, TVB artist (or Hong Kong celebrity), Hong Kong

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0909 HKSAR Name of the Day

Tavia Yeung Yi, TVB artist (or Hong Kong celebrity), Hong Kong

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Amended post to include pic

Pic from here

0908 HKSAR Name of the Day

Wilco Chan (Dr), assistant professor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

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0907 HKSAR Name of the Day

Canace Wong, reporter, SCMP, Hong Kong

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0906 HKSAR Name of the Day

Kirindi Chan Man-kuen, head, corporate communications unit, RTHK, Hong Kong

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0905 HKSAR Name of the Day

Dickson Lau Wan-shun, founding chairman of the Hong Kong Yoga Association, Hong Kong

see 0824 HKSAR Name of the Day and 0899 HKSAR Name of the Day


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0904 HKSAR Name of the Day

Fala Chen, presenter, Dolce Vita, TVB, Hong Kong

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Clueless About Contraception

It is unsurprising and hardly news when the results of a survey show that people know little about contraception. It may be due to the lack of sex education but it may also be due to the high-profile media attention of celebrities who are caught cheating.

Although the media attempt to make sex scandals glossy, the media never put 2 and 2 together. Sadly, the media gloss over the fact that celebrities caught cheating do not usually use condoms (e.g. Tiger Woods and Boris Becker are examples from the sporting world). If kids are fed an unhealthy diet of celebrity sexual affairs without discussion of the consequences of having unprotected and unsafe sex, then the social perception may be that the use of condoms is the norm.

We can thank the media, and people like Tiger Woods and Boris Becker for this. If these individuals and organizations have any common decency and social responsibility, they should put out messages of remorse and regret about their unsafe sex practices.

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The young and the clueless (The Standard)

Alice Baghdjian
Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Young people across the globe are having more unprotected sex and know less about effective contraception options, a survey revealed.

The "Clueless or Clued Up: Your Right to be informed about contraception" study reports that the number of young people having unsafe sex with a new partner increased by 111 percent in France, 39 percent in the United States and 19 percent in Britain in the past three years.

"No matter where you are in the world, barriers exist which prevent teenagers from receiving trustworthy information about sex and contraception, which is probably why myths and misconceptions remain so widespread," said Denise Keller, a member of the World Contraception Day task force.

"When young people have access to contraceptive information and services, they can make choices that affect every aspect of their lives which is why it's so important that accurate and unbiased information is easily available for young people to obtain."

The survey, commissioned by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals and endorsed by 11 international nongovernment organizations, questioned more than 6,000 young people from 26 countries including Chile, Poland and China, on their attitudes toward sex and contraception.

In Europe, only half of respondents receive sex education from school, compared with three quarters across Latin America, Asia Pacific and the United States. Many respondents also said that they felt too embarrassed to ask a health-care professional for contraception.

"Young people are telling us they are not receiving enough sex education or the wrong type of information," said Jennifer Woodside, spokeswoman for the International Planned Parenthood Federation.

"The results show that too many young people either lack good knowledge about sexual health, do not feel empowered enough to ask for contraception or have not learned the skills to negotiate contraceptive use with their partners to protect themselves from unwanted pregnancies or sexually transmitted infections."

In Egypt, more than a third of respondents in the study, prepared for World Contraception Day on September 26, believe bathing or showering after sex will prevent pregnancy, and more than a quarter in Thailand and India believe having intercourse during menstruation is an effective form of contraception.

But the fact that many young people engage in unprotected sex and the prevalence of harmful myths should not come as a surprise, Woodside said.

"How can young people make decisions that are right for them, if we do not empower them and enable them to acquire the skills they need to make those choices?" she said.

REUTERS

0903 HKSAR Name of the Day

Boron Cheng Cheung-wah, cardiology specialist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong

see 0180 HKSAR Name of the Day

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0902 HKSAR Name of the Day

Chapman Tse Chun-man, Independent comic artist, Hong Kong see Anna Chapman

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Smashing Stereotypes #1

Soccer player Samuel Eto'o from Cameroon clearly does not have bright, sparkling, dazzling white teeth.

Pic from AFP/Getty Images

The "black man with dazzling white teeth" is a stereotype that has been around for a while, and still abounds today in Hong Kong. For example, there is a toothpaste brand called Darlie (see comments in Confessions of an Air Hostess). It was previously called Darkie and had an image of a black man with huge bright shiny teeth.

Interestingly, whilst the English brand name was changed apparently due to political correctness, the Chinese brand name never was. It is still known in Chinese literally as "Black man's toothpaste".

Samuel Eto'o ... Smashing Stereotypes!!