15 January 2012
In Part 1 of this on-going saga, I posted about comments attributed to Su Birch, head of the SA Wine Export Marketers (WOSA). In his November 20, 2011 article for TimesLive.co.za, Neil Pendock, who describes himself as ‘South Africa’s leading independent drinks commentator…’ writes about Birch’s war-of-words with Hong Kong businessman and socialite Sir David Tang (formerly [...]
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14 January 2012
(from BlitzBokke.com) The Hong Kong Rugby Football Union (HKRFU) announced that after today’s public ticket sale, the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens is now officially sold out. The world-renowned Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens expects to welcome 120,000 visitors over three days from March 23 – 25, 2012. Remaining 4,000 tickets After an initial pre-sale [...]
Posted in HK 7's 20120 Comments
09 January 2012
(From BlitzBokke.com) The Hong Kong Rugby Football Union (HKRFU) today announced that the public ticket sale for the 2012 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens will be held via local ticketing service Cityline this Saturday, January 14, 2012. To further enhance the ticket purchasing process and convenience for local consumers, tickets for the 2012 Cathay Pacific/HSBC [...]
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08 January 2012
Those of you who have been following my ramblings here on Howzit-HongKong.com will know full well about my bitching about the lack off South African wines on the Hong Kong shelves. Since my first post on this issue I’ve been at a loss of words on this issue but today, on my usual trawl of [...]
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25 January 2012
This is our second and final year in an apartment that undoubtedly has one of the best views for anything that happens in Victoria Harbour. The sea is so close, I can literally throw a stone in the water from my window. Last night was unfortunately also our final Chinese New Year fireworks display from [...]
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14 January 2012
My late father was a huge fan of Nat King Cole’s and often regaled us with his classic Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire) during the Cape Town Christmas holidays. Of course Cape Town temperatures often exceed 30degrees celsius so we had no understanding of that song, other than our dad doing it [...]
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30 December 2011
2011 was indeed a Perfect Year for the family and I, for it was the year that we spent our mid-year, bi-yearly, two months at what we like to call: Our summer home. ‘Summer home‘ because it’s the time of year that we escape the fierce Hong Hong heat and humidity for the cold, wet [...]
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31 October 2011
Blistering half centuries by Abdul Razzaq and Sohail Tanvir guided Pakistan to a 35-run victory over England to be crowned champions at the Karp Group Hong Kong Sixes on Sunday. Captain Razzaq smashed 63 not out, while the left-handed Tanvir battered 58, as Pakistan set an imposing target of 155. It was too much for [...]
Posted in HK Sixes 20110 Comments
30 October 2011
The Currie Cup Final at Delaneys Irish Bar last night, coupled with a WanChai brimming with Halloween revelers meant that Day 3 started rather late for me. Thankfully, I made it to the Kowloon Cricket Club (KCC) just in time for the third match of the day: South Africa vs. Australia. I’m not sure if [...]
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29 October 2011
Day 2 of the Karp Group Hong Kong Sixes here at the Kowloon Cricket Club (KCC) has been blessed with another morning of glorious sunshine. The stands are slowly filling up in anticipation of a full day of exciting cricket. That the host team Hong Kong just beat crowd-favorites Pakistan will certainly do much for [...]
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28 October 2011
The fixtures for Day 2 of the Karp Group Hong Kong Sixes are as follows (time is local Hong Kong): Pool A 29 Oct (10:15 AM) Woodworm All Stars v Scotland 29 Oct (11:45 AM) Sri Lanka v New Zealand 29 Oct (2:00 PM) Woodworm All Stars v Sri Lanka 29 Oct (4:15 PM) Woodworm All Stars [...]
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Added on 22 January 2012
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