2011 Novel Name of the Day

Natalis “Nat” Chan, actor and local celebrity, Hong Kong

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Name Category: Creation

2010 Novel Name of the Day

Hacken Lee Hak-kan, canto-pop star, actor and local celebrity, Hong Kong

Note: Hacken's children are named Rex Lee Lik-sze and Ryan Lee Lap-yan. The names Rex and Ryan appear to corroborate the truthful stereotype that Chinese cannot pronounce their R's !!

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Name Category: Creation; Phonetic-based

2009 Novel Name of the Day

Dodo Cheng Yee-ling (she saw the light and changed her English name to Carol), actress and local celebrity, Hong Kong

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Name Category: Creation

2008 Novel Name of the Day

Cherry Yau Wing-yan, Sha Tin, Hong Kong (SCMP letters 24 Oct 2012)

see 1357, 1222, 0482 and 0026 Novel Names of the Day

About Novel Names
Name Category: Rare; Somewhat common in Hong Kong

2007 Novel Name of the Day

Bremen Sun, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong (SCMP letters 24 Oct 2012)

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Name Category: Creation

2006 Novel Name of the Day

Yumiko Cheng Hei-yee, wannabe local celebrity, Hong Kong

About Novel Names
Name Category: Rare

2005 Novel Name of the Day

Natural Yip (Ms), apparently not a golfer (!) but a cricket representative in Hong Kong women's squad selected for 2012 Asia Cup

Note: The Hong Kong Women's 2012 Cricket Squad possessed some women with weird and wonderful names! Does this say something odd about female cricketers !?

The Females in question are:
Natural Yip
Godiva Li
Alvina Tam

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Name Category: Rare

2004 Novel Name of the Day

Duffy Wong Chun-nam, chairman, South China Athletic Association, Hong Kong

The name Duffy means "swarthy".

see news article

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Name Category: Rare

2003 Novel Name of the Day

Pull To (Ms), cricket representative in Hong Kong women's squad selected for 2012 Asia Cup

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Name Category: Creation

Do Not Mess With Big Brother

Instead of calming public fears, the Hong Kong government's propaganda, I mean promotion, of its newest and biggest railway station—West Kowloon Station—has only added fire to the controversial project. The carefully crafted and cartooned Big Brother video actually uses a noticeable icon that warns the audience not to mess with the authorities. Check out the face of the train.

The face of the train is clearly Aggressive, Angry and Authoritarian

Don't mess with Big Brother! Do as you are told! The message from the Pro-China authorities is abundantly clear.

Compare this with the friendly approachable face of Thomas

References

Chinese officials to enforce mainland laws in Hong Kong train station (Reuters)

HONG KONG’S PORT AREA IS ‘IN MAINLAND CHINA’ (SCMP)

2002 Novel Name of the Day

Bowser Ku Chun-yin, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong (SCMP letters 9 October 2012)

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Name Category: Creation

2001 Novel Name of the Day

Milton Lam, Lam Tin, Hong Kong (SCMP letters 8 October 2012)

The meaning of Milton is "mill town".

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Name Category: Rare

2000 Novel Name of the Day

Koey Cheung, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong (SCMP letters 6 October 2012)

See other Koey individuals at 0618 and 1055 Novel Name of the Day

About Novel Names
Name Category: Creation; Substitution

1999 Novel Name of the Day

Kico Chan, Aberdeen, Hong Kong (SCMP letters 6 October 2012)

About Novel Names
Name Category: Creation; Substitution

1998 Novel Name of the Day

Yumi Au (Miss), 20, a student from Hong Kong (among the 39 victims of the Lamma Ferry Disaster on 1 October 2012, Hong Kong's worst maritime accident in 40 years)

R.I.P.


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Name Category: Creation

1997 Novel Name of the Day

Pieta Leung Ka-kit (Mr), 23, a Hong Kong Electric trainee from HKU (among the 39 victims of the Lamma Ferry Disaster on 1 October 2012, Hong Kong's worst maritime accident in 40 years)

R.I.P.


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Name Category: Creation

1996 Novel Name of the Day

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Pales Lam Ka-man and wife Mani Lau Man-lai, 26, newlyweds who married on September 17 (among the 39 victims of the Lamma Ferry Disaster on 1 October 2012, Hong Kong's worst maritime accident in 40 years)

R.I.P.


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Name Category: Pales is a Creation; Deletion (from Palles). Mani is a Creation