The ups and downs of HK office life

Nice teeth and hair.  What was that about dollar/yen?

One of the drawbacks to high-rise offices in HK is being captive for a couple of minutes a day in a lift in front of a Bl0omberg TV screen.

BTV is a depressing triumph of form over substance.  A typical start to the day might include an admittedly decorative female spouting: "Bur-reak-king news... China Consolidated down 3 on US trade numbers!  So, Jim, what's going on?", with smirking Jim drawling, "Well Susan, just take a look at this, er, chart, it spiked on October 14th, and what the market, er, seems to be saying is, 'heh, you know, are these numbers actually for, er, real given where we are in, er, Asia-Pacific at this time in the current cycle'...".

They could scrap all this and show a potter's wheel for 1% of the cost.  Or photos of their presenters modelling swimwear for not much more.