March 13, 2010 | Hong Kong

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Issue #826: Farewell Wing Lee Street
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Features

WTF?! March 12, 2010

March 12th, 2010

Another week, another dumb political appointee - And this week we bring your attention to the Education Bureau’s political assistant Jeremy Young. Young has recently set up a Facebook account, as part of the government’s effort to reach out to the younger population (www.facebook.com/youngchiton).

Word on the Street

March 12th, 2010
Word on the Street

June Ng meets the residents of Wing Lee Street and hears stories from a threatened community.

What the Panda Didn’t Tell You

March 12th, 2010

It took me two years, 43 meals, and a shameless amount of sucking up before the owner of one of my favorite Korean restaurants in Kowloon told me the secret ingredient to her naeung myun. A bowl of perfect cold buckwheat noodles like the kind that’s made here deserves a respectful moment of silence.

There Goes the Neighborhood

March 12th, 2010
There Goes the Neighborhood

HK Magazine bids farewell to Wing Lee Street in Sheung Wan. By Winnie Yeung. Photos by Keith Chan.


The Hurt Locker

March 12th, 2010
The Hurt Locker

Director Kathryn Bigelow has finally fulfilled all the promise she has shown in previous films such as vampire classic “Near Dark” and surf action flick “Point Break” with “The Hurt Locker,” which follows American soldiers who are part of an explosive ordnance disposal team in Iraq.

The Globe

March 12th, 2010
The Globe

The buzz: After 14 years on Hollywood Road, The Globe has moved to a new venue four times bigger. It’s just a three-minute walk away from the previous venue, with a larger menu and a livelier vibe.

The Cheat Sheet, March 12, 2010

March 12th, 2010

“B Team” for the referendum?  - With the pro-Beijing parties, including the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, the Liberal Party and the Federation of Trade Unions, all deciding not to run in the by-election, the League of Social Democrats (LSD) has recently called for a shadow competition—a so-called B Team, intended to prevent uncontes

Stage

March 12th, 2010
Stage

Sounds Great 5 - Jason Lai, Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s Artist Associate, plays “Sounds Great,” a series of classical music masterpieces featured in movies.

Savage Love, March 12, 2010

March 12th, 2010
Savage Love, March 12, 2010

I am a girl who sabotaged my relationship. I was angry; I had complaints. But my real issue was a store of repressed childhood trauma, and I was working it out on the closest person to me, my BF. We had something magical, and I destroyed it. I am now willing to give 110 percent to fix it.

Rem Koolhaas

March 12th, 2010
Rem Koolhaas

Rem Koolhaas, 65, is one of the most important architects of our time. In China, the Dutch master is most famous for his CCTV Headquarters in Beijing. He recently opened an office in Hong Kong, to work on a bid for the West Kowloon Cultural District project. He tells Winnie Yeung why he resents being called a star architect.

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