Thursday, 31 July 2014

1418 HKSAR Name of the Day

Grovin Wong, store manager for Just Green (an organic convenience chain), Hong Kong

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Name Category: Creation

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

1417 HKSAR Name of the Day

Ricky Wong Wai-kay, founder, Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited;  chairman, Hong Kong Television Network Limited 

see Hacken Lee Hak-kan and other phonetic-based names

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Name Category: Common; Phonetic-based?

Sunday, 27 July 2014

1416 HKSAR Name of the Day

Hartwig Harvey, general manager, Al’s Diner, Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong

German origin and means "courageous in battle"

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Name Category: Rare

Friday, 25 July 2014

Thursday, 24 July 2014

Yellow Fever Fetish

An article about an "old" topic (Yellow Fever) and written by an Asian woman, well, a mainland Chinese journalist who isn't particularly "representative" of the kind of Asian woman she is apparently describing. That is, she is too "girl-next-door" and not particularly "sexy" enough ...

Yuan Ren, a freelance journalist who grew up in London and Beijing



A stereotypical Asian woman or a new breed of Asian female?


Reference

'Yellow fever' fetish: Why do so many white men want to date a Chinese woman? (The Telegraph)


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Wednesday, 23 July 2014

1414 HKSAR Name of the Day

Bally Bang, executive director, Hong Kong Tennis Association

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Name Category: Creation; Substitution

Monday, 21 July 2014

1413 HKSAR Name of the Day

Yonnie Yeung Yuen-yee, marketing and communications director of de Belgie, Elgin Street, Hong Kong

see 0555 HKSAR Name of the Day

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Name Category: Creation; Substitution

Saturday, 19 July 2014

1412 HKSAR Name of the Day

Kinnie Wong (Ms), clerk, Executive Council, Hong Kong Government

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Name Category: Creation; Substitution

Thursday, 17 July 2014

Tuesday, 15 July 2014

1410 HKSAR Name of the Day

Petrina Wong (made up name for reasons of confidentiality), a 32-year-old journalist smoker, who is fit and active regularly taking part in triathlons and playing tennis and golf weekly, Hong Kong feature article in SCMP titled "Light up the track" about athletes who smoke by Sasha Gonzales (healthpost@scmp.com) on 12 June 2012

see also 1400 HKSAR Name of the Day for another example of a smoker who is sporty and active.

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Name Category: Rare

Sunday, 13 July 2014

1409 HKSAR Name of the Day

Ringo Lee Yiu-pui, chairman, Vehicle Repair Merchants Association, Hong Kong

see 0381 HKSAR Name of the Day

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Name Category: Rare

Friday, 11 July 2014

1408 HKSAR Name of the Day

Spencer Foo Tsun-kong, a former senior assistant police commissioner who runs a security firm, Hong Kong

About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

1407 HKSAR Name of the Day

Sae Teo Sze-wing, art teacher, Tai Po Old Market Public School, Hong Kong

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Name Category: Creation

Monday, 7 July 2014

1406 HKSAR Name of the Day

Philic Man Hin-nam, private detective, Global Investigation and Security Consultancy, Hong Kong

 Philic Man. Pic SCMP

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Name Category: Creation; Substitution

Saturday, 5 July 2014

1405 HKSAR Name of the Day

Kendrew Wong, public relations manager (Media), MTR Corporation Ltd, Hong Kong

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Name Category: Rare

Thursday, 3 July 2014

1404 HKSAR Name of the Day

Bonald Chan Suk-hang, an executive in Sun Hung Kai Real Estate Agency, Hong Kong
see story

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Name Category: Creation; Substitution