HONG KONG CHRONICLES — Tuesday, 21st November 2023
𝗠𝗬 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗘 — 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟭 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯
Apologies to regular readers, but two shifts of seven-day working weeks over the past fortnight meant I had to forgo my regular weekly update of local news. Normal service will be resumed this weekend.
𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧
Earlier in November, organisers of the 𝗔𝗽𝗲𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗙𝗧 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal. said at least 22 people complained of eye problems after the event. Eye specialist Chow Pak-chin says he suspects the problem was photokeratitis, caused by overexposure to UV light
A number of party-goers at a non-fungible token (NFT) event in Hong Kong complained of eye problems or even temporary blindness, with people waking up in the night with severe eye pain. Doctors suspect the condition was due to excessive exposure to UV light.
Organiser Yuga Labs, based in the United States, said it was in contact with the affected attendees and was looking into the cause of complaints.
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥
Mount Santa Paws opened at LANDMARK Atrium this week, as part of Hongkong Land’s annual Christmas festivities, The installation and Christmas Trees of Hope were in support of its CSR efforts, Hongkong Land Limited 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗 which supports the upward mobility of underprivileged youth and families living in poor housing and sub-divided units.
LANDMARK’s Christmas extravaganza was themed “Celebrates the Gift of Each Other” and saw LANDMARK Atrium transformed into Mount Santa Paws, a giant Polar Bear snowy mountain where a happy band of over 115 festive friends gather together with Santa Paws the Polar Bear, eagerly anticipating the opportunity to capture the Wishing Star that grants special Christmas wishes.
The LANDMARK was packed out with visitors and KOLs (who could be identified by their weird and wonderful clothing) all keen to touch the Christmas wishing star.
𝗖𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗟 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦
Fancy a new job? No, I don’t mean at AI or Microsoft, but maybe the Civil Service is the place for you? 10,100 officers left the service over the past year, accounting for 5.7 percent of the 190,000-strong service. Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan said the rate this year is similar to the 2.1 percent last year.
But according to government figures, the resignation rate hit a record high this year of 2.2 percent, up 0.1 percent year on year, with the rate staying under 1 percent in the past decade.
Apart from resignations, around 5,800 civil servants retired, according to Yeung, making it the main reason for civil servants leaving the service at 58 percent.
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Coming up later this week, there will be dog meat scams and the opening of Frozen at Disneyland …
