Saturday 1 October 2011

The new Tales of Hong Kong blog

Taipei and Hong Kong are so different that it would be easier to say what they have in common, rather than say what the differences are.  Except that I cannot think of anything that they have in common.  Sadly.  Anyway... by "popular" demand, the blog is back up and staggering.

Of course, HK is part of the People's [i.e. no democracy] Republic of China, whereas Taipei is in the Republic of China [election campaign in full swing as we speak].  And one of the benefits of being in the PRC is exposure to PRC advertising.  Here's a cracker - come to Chengdu, where this is a common sight in any public park:


 Who needs J Walter Thompson?  The one on the see-saw is particularly impressive, although I wonder if the picture of the girl might have been superimposed.

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