Of death, ghosts and haunted houses in Hong Kong

Obviously, supernatural is never very far from hongkongese, even if most profess they don’t believe in anything… Hence topics such as death, ghosts, death or haunted houses are quite taboo in Hong Kong. Why talking about this subject? Over the week-end, a crime took place … Continue readingOf death, ghosts and haunted houses in Hong Kong

Montane Mansion: HK architectural claustrophobia

A famous spot for tourists Montane Mansion is located in Quarry Bay, on Hong Kong island. It has become famous for illustrating Hong Kong’s architectural claustrophobia and is a favorite spot for urban explorers. Hong Kong’s paradox For most foreigners, that place is claustrophobic and … Continue readingMontane Mansion: HK architectural claustrophobia

Harrowing rescue on Suicide cliff during Typhoon Pakhar

The past week-end, while typhoon Pakhar was approaching Hong Kong, two hikers had to be rescued on suicide cliff. Suicide cliff: asking for trouble! Contrary to the routes I described in an earlier post, these hikers took it the reverse way, going down through the … Continue readingHarrowing rescue on Suicide cliff during Typhoon Pakhar

A big protest against the jailing of “Occupy” leaders

  Today, Sunday 20 August, a massive protest took place in Hong Kong from Wanchai to Central, before the Court of Final Appeals. The demonstration was organized by several organizations calling to protest against the imprisonment of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. A surprising mobilization … Continue readingA big protest against the jailing of “Occupy” leaders

Howard Lam’s fake aggression or the endless descent of democracy activists into oblivion

After a big mediatic scandal fulled by Western mainstream media (prompt to repeat any allegations without any ounce of critical sense), it seems the police finally confounded the Hong Kong Democrat representative Howard Lam. Self-inflicted injuries In fact, it would appear that Howard Lam self-inflicted … Continue readingHoward Lam’s fake aggression or the endless descent of democracy activists into oblivion

BEPS and the increasing restriction on special tax statuses: Hong Kong’s case

The Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative of the OECD has been influencing a lot of the visible (changes in legislation) and less visible changes in the global tax environment. We already talked about it broadly here. Today, we are addressing the issues in … Continue readingBEPS and the increasing restriction on special tax statuses: Hong Kong’s case

The influence of China on Hong Kong from an unexpected angle: taxation

Hong Kong has a worldwide reputation for being a semi tax heaven.  This reputation hangs mainly on the concept of territoriality for taxes, which in turn gave birth to the very interesting concept of the “offshore status”. More can be learned (from a very technical … Continue readingThe influence of China on Hong Kong from an unexpected angle: taxation