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給 訪 客 的 話
Hong Kong blogs in English are predominately penned by expats, Westerners living in Hong Kong, though not exclusively. The range, characteristics, and quality of these bloggers' writing vary greatly. Some bloggers are scholarly; some are lighthearted; some are condescending and disrespectful; some write in obscure slang or regional English; and some are even literary. Over all, many HK blogs are well-written and impressive; the bloggers are thoughtful and well-meaning.
Things we like you to know: Hong Kong Blogs Review takes a cross-cultural approach on reviewing HK blogs; its opinions are from multiple perspectives, including the natives' and Westerners'. A reviewer, more than anything else, is a critic. Some of our reviews are critical of a small number of bloggers. But we believe, to do anything otherwise would not be doing our job faithfully. The criticism is based on our honest opinions, not malice; it is in the interest of revealing the facts.
Between our reviewers, we have read hundreds of HK blogs thus far. The majority of HK blogs we choose to review are given a favorable or neutral rating. In general, most HK blogs presented here are worthy of your time; the bloggers have interesting things to say and their blogs are enjoyable or fun to read.
Moreover, we are non-profit and non-commercial. This is our third year online. Hong Kong Blogs Review is featured on the top result-pages of countless key-word searches by all search engines. Thanks to our loyal readers and supporters over the years, Hong Kong Blogs Review has become the most familiar fixture in Hong Kong's blogging world.
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Our Thanks ...
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Living in Hong Kong is now in Asian Correspondent.
Elmer Cagape, the blogger of a popular HK blog, Living in Hong Kong, is now writing his blog in Asian Correspondent. We wish him continued success and thank him for a link from his new host to Hong Kong Blogs Review.
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Things Asian Press.
We are delighted and appreciative for a link from Things Asian Press, a publisher and seller of unique travel books and other things on Asia. They are inclusive, various voices from different backgrounds can be heard in their travel website and publications. We encourage this type of perspective and we recommend Things Asian Press highly.
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Joyceyland.
A bit of news, the blogger, Joyce Lau, a former editor of HK Magazine, now a writer for The New York Times, has informed us that she moved her blog to Blogspot. Here, we thank her for a link to our site from her new home.
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Alice Poon.
We would like to give our thanks to Alice Poon (not to be confused with an actress of the same name), an outstanding writer and translator, for a link from her blog to ours.
* Earlier, we made a mistake of stating that the online newspaper Ms. Poon writes for has a print version, which is not true. We apologize for the misstatement.
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The Baroness of Tao.
We'd like to convey our thanks for a new link from THE BARONESS OF TAO. The baroness loves many things Chinese. This blogger's literary taste is similar to that of Sham-Shui-Po Boy's. Go read this blog, especially the book lovers.
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Your Links.
Our thanks go to many of you for putting links in your blogs, websites, and social networking sites to Hong Kong Blogs Review; we are grateful for your endorsement. The list is long and growing; we regret that we cannot thank you individually here. We know who you are; your support is heartfelt. We have to plan meeting together with some of you more than just once or twice a year.
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Ang Tuk.
This is one of our favorite blogs. It is a blog of love and joy; we wish it would have more updates. The little princess of this blog is absolutely adorable, a possible top HK blogger in the future.
Thank you for the link, Ang Tuk.
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Samples of Some Reviews by Category ( not a complete list of our reviews ) :
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Breath of Fresh Air
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Humor
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Rothwell-Gornt
- it's done and gone, but the humor is still there.
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Kung Fu Chewy
- a fan of Carl Hiassen, the blogger writes like him. This is one
of the most entertaining HK blogs.
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Writers & Artists
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Business
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Global Property Guide
We recommend this business website. It's informative on HK's property market,
though it's not a blog per se.
Mr. Matthew Montagu-Pollack of GLOBAL PROPERTY GUIDE has been generous to us by providing a link from his business website to Hong Kong Blogs Review. We appreciate it and here we reciprocate.
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Sun Bin
- an articulate HK businessman with an analytical mind.
Beneath the Peak
- an savvy Canadian guerrilla businessman on the home turf of the Asian business world.
China Oyster
- we don't know how reliable his investment advices are. "Do not bet the farm", as the Americans would say.
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Fun to Read
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HK Living & HK Life
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Politics & Society
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See HK through Their Eyes
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Reverse Immigration
- a stranger in a strange land. An unprepared sensitive soul newly landed here from the US.
Nury Vittachi
- a different view of Hong Kong.
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Big White Guy
- a for-profit website for people outside of Hong Kong.
China Droll
- a Norwegian expat with the usual perspective.
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Something Different
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Visiting or Moving to HK
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Food Blogs Etc. - more coming
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The Bottom Few - beyond the pale
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The expression, "beyond the pale" means a behavior that is considered as outside the bounds of being proper, which is improper or unacceptable. This saying appeared in The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, dated 1837. Sham-Shui-Po Boy would have kept his opinion to himself if he was ...
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A Review on Us
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We asked Dr. Paul Hanstedt, a professor of English
and Fulbright scholar, presently teaching in Hong Kong, for
some advice. He sent us the following reply. We'll heed his
suggestions and make some changes in the next few weeks.
Dear Sham-Shui-Po Boy:
I have to say, I scoured this thing looking for something to criticize--that's how we operate, you know, us English teachers: we're in it to make people feel bad.
But I've failed. I think the level of writing here is consistently eloquent, complex, and (98% of the time) grammatically correct. Seriously, as I read this, I kept thinking, "They must have an anglo editor, they must have a native English speaker on their staff." Honestly, it's really quite good.
If I were to make any suggestion, it would be to follow those impulses to lighten up just a bit more. I know you have those urges to be sarcastic: your use of "On your own," and "bottom of the barrel" as rating categories prove it.
But even if you do follow those impulses, don't overdo it: as a whole this site reads as very professional, very thoughtful, very sincere without being self-absorbed or earnest. This is a delicate balance, and one I think--having found it--you'd do well to maintain.
Sorry I couldn't be more useful. I'm known as that professor who only gives two As a YEAR amongst ALL of his classes--but clearly I think you folks would receive one of those As.
Hope this helps.
Paul.
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To Tsing-Yi Girl and Sham-Shui-Po Boy,
This is Michael Rivera, from Do you hate it too? I have only recently come across
the review you wrote for my blog, and I want to thank you for the support (and blog traffic) you have provided me. The words you chose were highly flattering, and I could not believe somebody would appreciate my work so much to actually write a review complimenting it. I smiled as I read it, then showed it to my mother. Unsurprisingly, she was so happy and proud, and she is now pushing me to publish a book. It's another idea for a blog post, if I had to look at it in a positive light, I suppose.
Why did nobody tell me the review had been written? I would have thanked you earlier if I had known.
If there is anything that I could do to help out with your organization (which I think is a brilliant one, by the way), please feel free to contact me via this e-mail. I am not sure how exactly, but the best I can do is to offer. And perhaps urge you to read
my latest entry that mentions Hong Kong Blogs Review.
Thanks again,
Best regards,
Kwun-Tong Boy, now studying in the UK.
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