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Jul 28, 20185 min read
THE TIFFIN LOUNGE: IT’S BACK AND IN FASHION
By Hans Ebert Visit Hans-Ebert.com Unlike high tea at the Peninsula Hotel, it’s not about sitting around people watching and just to say...
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Jul 25, 20183 min read
IF MUSIC IS ENTERTAINMENT, CAN IMMIGRATION IN HONG KONG EXPLAIN “WORK” VISAS?
By Hans Ebert Visit Hans-Ebert.com Every day people are allowed into Hong Kong under what’s known as a Refugee Status. Nothing really...
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Dec 9, 20162 min read
WHY THE GRAND HYATT HONG KONG IS NO LONGER GRAND
Back in the day, the Grand Hyatt was THE hotel to frequent in Hong Kong with its extremely popular Champagne Bar, the upmarket club JJ’s...
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Nov 6, 20163 min read
THE LKF CHANNEL STARRING DUMB AND DUMBER
By Hans Ebert Video killed the radio star and looking at the number of “lifestyle” channels coming on stream in Hong Kong shows that the...
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Oct 30, 20162 min read
THE CONTINUING ADVENTURES OF HARLAN GOLDSTEIN
By Hans Ebert They seek him here, they seek him there, they seek him everywhere. They’re all seeking that darned elusive Scarlet...
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Oct 19, 20163 min read
BLACKSALT: IT’S WHERE VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE
By Hans Ebert @hanseberthk While the latest Harlan Goldstein soap opera and fatuous business buffet plays out in public with talk of this...
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Oct 1, 20164 min read
THE KA-CHING AFFLICTING HONG KONG
By Hans Ebert Simply Red once sang that “Money’s Too Tight To Mention”, and which can be the new theme song for anyone in Hong Kong...
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Sep 5, 20163 min read
LIVING THE HONG KONG LIE
By Hans Ebert The problem with going out in Hong Kong these days is being enveloped and then bludgeoned by the tedious mantra about “He’s...
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Aug 25, 20163 min read
IS MELBOURNE SET TO BE THE NEW HONG KONG?
By Hans Ebert It takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry, and for those who have always thought of Hong Kong as home, it’s a huge...
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Aug 13, 20163 min read
LISTEN UP AND CHANGE, HONG KONG’S FIVE STAR HOTEL LOUNGES! AND GET REAL!
By Hans Ebert We have all known how it’s worked for decades. Forget about the con that’s always been Canto Pop, which has nothing to do...
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Jul 6, 20163 min read
THE WHACKED OUT WEIRDNESS OF HONG KONG
By Hans Ebert It’s become impossible to figure out what works in Hong Kong. Knowing what didn’t work used to be easy, but, these days,...
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Jul 4, 20164 min read
IS IT PAYBACK TIME FOR HONG KONG’S DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS LED BY THE CUNNING INDIAN GOOD SAMA
By Patrick Daltrey Scammers of the world are uniting as the world prepares for everything from a Brexit to an Exit, and, more and more,...
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Jun 28, 20166 min read
YOU’RE CREATING MUSIC IN ENGLISH IN HONG KONG? UNLESS YOU KNOW SIMON COWELL, WHAT FOR?
By Hans Ebert Hong Kong must have the most number of fortysomething “indie” bands per capita in the world, each one thinking they’re...
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Jun 20, 20166 min read
WHY LIKE AIR SUPPLY, HONG KONG IS ALL OUT OF…
By Hans Ebert Air Supply performed in Hong Kong last night, and it was quite interesting to see the unbridled enthusiasm of so many who...
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Jun 8, 20165 min read
WHO IS HONG KONG’S MOST CUNNING INDIAN GIVER?
By Hans Ebert To those who know him casually, he’s a pleasant enough Indian businessman who’s lived in Hong Kong for around two decades....
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May 28, 20165 min read
THE IDENTITY CRISIS AND SAD PRETENTIOUSNESS AFFLICTING HONG KONG’S NIGHTLIFE
“Everywhere it’s the same. Business is bad except maybe for Friday”. It’s a familiar whine from many in Hong Kong running restaurant,...
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May 26, 20164 min read
HOW CRICKET CAN MAKE HONG KONG ASIA’S WORLD CITY AGAIN
By Hans Ebert The news that a 16-year-old player from Nepal-Sandeep Lamichane will join the Kowloon Cantons at this weekend’s DTC Mobile...
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May 14, 20164 min read
IF HONG KONG IS GOTHAM CITY, WHERE IS OUR BATMAN?
By Hans Ebert The recent news that one of the most polarising figures in Hong Kong’s F&B community has managed to stage a comeback after...
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May 7, 20168 min read
WHO’S GOING TO GIVE HONG KONG A FUTURE?
By Hans Ebert What has happened to Hong Kong, arguably the greatest city on the planet? – SCMP Oh no, the city’s overnight do-gooders are...
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Apr 30, 201610 min read
CAN HONG KONG GET ITS MOJO BACK? AND HOW ARE YOU GOING TO HELP?
By Hans Ebert FOR STARTERS Before one moves forward, there’s a need to revisit the past. It humbles you. Speaking recently with...
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