#Michael Ho Lam

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My interview in Chef & Restaurant Magazine

My interview in Chef & Restaurant Magazine

My interview with the UK pastry team was published in October’s 2022 copy of Chef and Restaurant magazine.  It was part of an eight page article on the upcoming Pastry World Cup that happens in Lyon, in January 2023. You can also see a flick through of the magazine on Instagram If you wished to read the whole interview you can read it here.

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Jiang-Shi from the 1985 Hong Kong Action Comedy "Mr. Vampire" directed by Ricky Lau.

"If you meet a vampire, don't breathe." This is the sage advice that Master Kau, the Taoist priest played by Lam Ching-ying, gives to his bumbling apprentices, Man-choi (Ricky Hui) and Chau-sang (Chin Siu-ho), in the 1985 Hong Kong action comedy "Mr. Vampire."

Forget everything you know about bloodsuckers; the undead specimens in "Mr. Vampire" are breath-suckers. They have a very deliberate way of hopping with their arms stretched out in front of them, legs also stiff and straight from rigor mortis. In Chinese, these zombie-like revenants are known as the jiangshi; in Japanese, it's kyonshi, while in English, they're sometimes referred to as "Chinese hopping vampires."

Stirred up by the disinterment of a parent who was buried with bad feng shui, the jiangshi of "Mr. Vampire" are a comedic answer to the unsettled ghosts of subsequent Asian horror films like "Ringu" and "The Eye." They're the reanimated corpses of people who died "with grievances or stress," suffocating to death yet holding one last breath in their throat, which enables them to come back and prolong their existence by sinking their sharp blue nails into humans and sucking the breath out of them.

At a certain point, the tropes of Western vampire films lose their power and become cliches we've all seen done to death on celluloid. If you enjoyed the Asian zom-com flavor of "One Cut of the Dead" and are looking for something a little more off the beaten film path, "Mr. Vampire" draws from Chinese folklore to offer a fresh, hilarious take on vampires, one that jumpstarted a whole franchise and jiangshi genre, complete with four sequels and an 8-bit Nintendo video game ("Reigen Doushi," which became "Phantom Fighter" in the U.S.)

Directed by Ricky Lau, "Mr. Vampire" found a way to uproot the undead from European folklore and Eurocentric cinema and make them work within the context of Eastern religions and Asian cultures. How do you make bloodsuckers scary and/or funny for audiences with a background in reincarnation traditions, ancestor worship, and hungry ghosts? For a Buddhist or Taoist, death and rebirth (or "undeath") would be part of a natural cycle, and for a Shintoist, a vampire might elicit sympathy as a tragic figure, trapped between worlds like the spirit of a family member who couldn't find their way back down the lantern river to heaven.

This goes back to Richard Matheson's idea of vampires not fearing crosses if they weren't Christian in life. Drawing from legends known and recognized by other names across East Asia, "Mr. Vampire" and its jiangshi enjoyed further regional popularity outside Hong Kong. Taiwan quickly followed suit with its own kid-friendly hopping vampire film "Hello Dracula," and Japan embraced both movies, making "Mr. Vampire" board games and televising "Hello Dracula" as a popular miniseries, "Yugen Doshi Kyonshizu."

In his essay, "Enter the Dracula: The Silent Screams and Cultural Crossroads of Japanese and Hong Kong Cinema" (collected in the book "Dracula, Vampires, and Other Undead Forms," edited by Caroline Joan Picart and John Edgar Browning), Wayne Stein wrote of how kids in Asia "found themselves with a new likeness to imitate by copying the hopping movements of these zany vampires," the jiangshi. I can confirm that my own spouse and her classmates were among those kids. To them, the hopping vampires of the 1980s were as much fun to emulate as the dancing zombies of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video.

To appreciate the full significance of "Mr. Vampire" and its unprecedented local popularity as a homegrown Asian vampire movie, it's helpful to understand that it was not the first eastward voyage of the Demeter, so to speak. An early attempt at combining vampires with martial arts came in 1974 with "The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires," which marked Peter Cushing's final outing as a vampire hunter (and now, guest lecturer in China) Van Helsing in Hammer Horror's Dracula series. The film was an international co-production between Hammer and Hong Kong's biggest production company, Shaw Brothers Studio, which was ready to capitalize on the kung fu success of the late Bruce Lee, whose posthumous hit, "Enter the Dragon," had overtaken theaters the year before.

"The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires" proved to be a financial failure, perhaps in part because — beneath the foreign-market masquerade — its inner workings were still Western and imperialist. At the time, Hong Kong was a crown colony, and the film's opening scene sees Kah (Chan Shen), the Chinese "High Priest of the 7 Golden Vampires," kneel before the very British Dracula (John Forbes-Robertson), asking for his help back home. Dracula tells his "minion" that he doesn't roll like that; he then proceeds to spell out in no uncertain terms how he plans to appropriate Kah's culture. "I need your vile image," he says. "I will take on your mantle, your appearance."

Before the title card comes up, Dracula turns Chinese, using Kah as his host body, cackling at how "beneath the image, the immortal power of Count Dracula" still lurks. "The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires" wore the cape of a Hong Kong vampire film, but "Mr. Vampire" tossed the cape in favor of authentic Chinese burial clothes.

"Mr. Vampire" imparts useful skills for what to do when you're beset by hopping vampires. Forget holy water; you need sticky rice to deal with these things. Just make sure local merchants aren't cheating you by mixing in long-grain rice with the sticky rice. That will render it less effective in preventing the "vampirification" of friends who are wounded and poisoned in the acrobatic scuffle with hopping vampires.

One surefire method of stopping a hopping vampire is to pin a Taoist talisman to its forehead. They can even be controlled and sicced on other vampires this way. Be careful not to sneeze, as this could blow the talisman off, and then you'll be s*** out of luck, as the French say.

If you yourself begin turning into a stiff-legged hopping vampire, keep active! Dance it out the way you would if you suspected you had restless leg syndrome but had never been officially diagnosed.

Mirrors, as we see in "Mr. Vampire," do repel the jiangshi, more forcefully than their Western counterparts even, so you've got that going for you, at least, if you've been weaned on the rules of Western vampire films. It is possible to plug up the nostrils of hopping vampires so they lose the scent of your breathing.

A separate peril of places in the countryside overrun by hopping vampires is the possibility of ghosts with the face of "Pauline" Wong Siu-fung enchanting you and leaving you with "love bites." As vampire attacks mount, the last resort is to try warding them off with raw poultry, saying, "Big brother, eat the chicken!" Good luck, and remember the most important rule of vampire hunting: just have fun with it.

Read More: https://www.slashfilm.com/976576/year-of-the-vampire-hold-your-breath-for-the-hopping-undead-in-mr-vampire/

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Ip Man’s peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family’s honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Ip Man: Tony Leung Chiu-wai Gong Er: Zhang Ziyi Razor: Chang Chen Ding Lianshan: Zhao Benshan San Jiang Shui: Xiao Shenyang Zhang Yongcheng: Song Hye-kyo Master Gong Yutian: Wang Qingxiang Ma San: Jin Zhang Jiang: Shang Tielong Gong Er Di Zi: Song Tao Uncle Deng: Lo Hoi-pang Iron Shoes: Cung Le Gong Clan Elder: King Shih-Chieh Chan Wah-shun: Yuen Woo-ping Master Yong: Lau Ga-Yung Master Rui: Shun Lau Primo: Julian Cheung Sister San: Zhou Xiaofei Brother Sau: Berg Ng Dark Spirit: Lo Meng Gong Er Stand-in: Fang Chengcheng Women of the Gold Pavilion: Jeana Ho Young Gong Er: Wu Yixuan Gong Clan Elder: George Wang Mr. Hung: Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong Master Ba: Wang Man-Cheng Cho Man: Cho Man-Keung Brother Ping: Siu Ping-lam Foshan Martial Artist: Tony Ling Chi-Wah Peking Opera Singer: Li Jing Brother Shui: Water Hung Funeral Procession Leader: Tong Han Ma San’s Disciple: Ni Haifeng Gold Pavilion Client: Yuen Cheung-Yan Razor’s Disciple: Yin Chunxiong Zhang Yongcheng (voice): Charlie Yeung …: Benz Kong To-Hoi Film Crew: Screenplay: Wong Kar-wai Director of Photography: Philippe Le Sourd Original Music Composer: Shigeru Umebayashi Producer: Jacky Pang Music: Nathaniel Méchaly Compositors: Erik Classen Screenplay: Xu Haofeng Executive Producer: Dai Song Executive Producer: Chan Ye-cheng Martial Arts Choreographer: Yuen Woo-ping Executive Producer: Megan Ellison Co-Producer: Cheung Hong-Tat Co-Producer: Ng See-Yuen Story Consultant: Ip Chun Co-Producer: Ren Yue Music Consultant: Steve Macklam Co-Producer: Michael J. Werner Screenplay: Zou Jingzhi Makeup Artist: Kwan Lee-na Associate Producer: Johnnie Kong Art Direction: William Chang Suk-Ping Art Direction: Alfred Yau Wai-Ming Costume Design: Shandy Lui Fung-Shan Movie Reviews: CinemaSerf: I’m a fan of Wong Kar-Wai’s films but I reckon that I still prefer Wilson Yip’s 2008 version of the Ip Man story. Set amidst the turbulent times in China that saw the end of the rule of Manchu dynasty, the embryonic republic established and then the Japanese invasion, we meet a man (Tony Leung) who lives peacefully in the small town of Foshan until he meets Wing Chun grand master Gong Yutian (Qingxiang Wang) who is looking for a successor. That is the beginning of a journey that will see him become a grand master of the martial art himself, whilst meeting, marrying and surviving! It’s a superb looking film but for me just a little too over-stylised. The combat scenes are creatively choreographed but the use of the slowed-down visual effects didn’t always work. Leung and the director are clearly on the same wavelength, and the story itself is a fascinating look at the rise of one culture through the wreckage of an ancient one. It’s also clear that women too had their place in this society – and it wasn’t always where stereotype might assume. A strong contribution from the adept and nimble Ziyi Zhang (Gong Er) demonstrates that well as battle lines between the old and new, the powerful and the aspirational are drawn and a good old dose of ancient tribal warfare sets up a proud story of heritage, loyalty and skill. Though a little soporifically scored at times, this is an enjoyable mix of history with touch of romance and plenty of action, and is well worth a couple of hours.

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 6 / 10

Título Original:  Revenge of the Green Dragons

Año: 2014

Duración: 94 min.

País:  Estados Unidos

Dirección: Andrew Lau, Andrew Loo

Guion: Michael Di Jiacomo, Andrew Loo

Música: Mark Kilian

Fotografía: Martin Ahlgren

Reparto: Justin Chon, Kevin Wu, Harry Shum Jr., Ray Liotta, Billy Magnussen, Eugenia Yuan, Jin Auyeung, Shuya Chang, Carl Li, Leonard Wu, Jo Mei, Jon Kit Lee, Alex Fox, Michael Gregory Fung, Celia Au, Ron Yuan, Geoff Pierson, Shing Ka, Carlos Long, Linda Wang, Huang Shang-Ho, Nick Sullivan, Si Han Wang, Tak Wah Eng, Phil Nee, Nahanni Johnstone, Joe Starr, Richard Lam, Manny Siverio, Alan Zhang, Jung Ling, Geoff Lee, Lil Rhee, Joanna Choy, Jim Ford, Hudson Cooper, Joanna Adler, Lauren Schaffel, Richard Dennis Holland, Alysia Reiner, Tracy Tsang, Fala Chen, Cliff Moylan, Michelle Guo, Marco Palou, Victor Fang, Carlos Tin-Cheung Koo

Productora: Coproducción Estados Unidos-Hong Kong; Artfire Films, Initial A Entertainment, IM Global, The 7th Floor. Productor: Martin Scorsese

Género: Action; Crime; Drama

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1396523/

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Ending & Thoughts: Line Walker: Bull Fight

This is my most highly anticipated drama of the year. I’ve always loved the Line Walker series and Raymond Lam returning was just the cherry on top. It wasn’t bad but something was just missing. Line Walker is known for polices going undercover to solve cases. And one of the most prominent aspect was “figuring” out who is the hidden undercover. This aspect was missing in this sequel. I understand it in a way cause how many series can you make focusing on finding a UC? But the mystery of it was what made it fun. So I thought alternatively they could focus the mystery on finding who is the “black” cop. They didn’t do that either though. This is probably gonna turn into a very long post.

The Characters

In this sequel we see the return of Bao Seed (Raymond Lam), Cheuk Sir (Michael Miu), Tin Tong (Benjamin Yuen), Shuk Mui (Priscilla Wong), Foon Hei (Benz Hui), and guest appearances from Sin Ching (Elena King), Yuk Huen (Shiga Lin) & Wing Cheung (Tony Hung). And then there’s the new cast joining this sequel in Madam G (Mandy Wong), Lam Lam (Serene Lim), Ah Dou (Sisley Choi), Ho Yeung (Owen Cheung) and of course Ngai Tak Lai (Kenneth Ma). Wow this is a huge star- studded cast and I didn’t even include the numerous special guest stars that appeared in this series. It’s an attractive cast for sure but due to it being such a huge cast a lot of characters ended up getting sidelined.

Foon Hei was a huge character in the first and second, but for this one he was just there. He helped Cheuk sir and the others to solve cases but he doesn’t offer much other than that. The only thing that would’ve made him interesting is if we saw the return of Lok Siu (Pakho Chau), who he saved in the prequel. Unfortunately we don’t find out what happens to him in this version. I’m hoping that the TVB version that airs on tv will show him cause until then it’s up to our imagination.

Another pointless character was Ah Dou. Which is such a pity cause she was soo exciting to watch in the beginning. From episodes 1-10 she was interesting but after that it just went bad. It started focusing on her going undercover and falling for Ho Yeung one of the triad leaders. Boy, that was sooooo boring. It was love at first sight for him while Ah Dou just fell in love with gentleness I guess? After that it was just Ah Dou moping cause she feels extreme guilt & wants to quit. And goodness that bothered me so much. Cause love was all it took for her to want to stop pursuing justice that she wanted when she first joined the police force. After that she was mostly in the background. She didn’t help solve anymore cases and just talked when spoken to. At the end she helped find a chip that incriminated Tak Lei but even then he got away with it. I have no idea why the writers didn’t do more with her character. She wasn’t even there for the final villian gun shooting show down. Her potential was literally wasted in this. Also off topic, but she’s always wearing short-shorts in this series whether undercover or not and that’s how she dresses. I have no problem but yet when Rachel Koo from Al Cappucino dresses formally everyone disses her saying how she shouldn’t be dressing like that cause she’s a cop. Yet here Ah Dou is always dressed in that and no one says anything? I guess when you hate someone, you’ll also hate them over the dumbest thing.

Ho Yeung is literally a supporting character yet he managed to get more screentime then Bao Seed and Tin Tong. WTH?? Another unfair tactic used by TVB to promote Owen. Now this character isn’t bad but he’s pretty bland. And I’m not gonna lie, when he found out that Ah Dou was actually a UC and he had a standoff with her. That scene was pretty touching, he was so hurt but at the same time he couldn’t hurt her. It felt sad but too bad I just wasn’t invested in their love story. His performance here wasn’t that special. He was just mono-toned the entire time- so I don’t get where the praises is coming from? He was waaaay better in Al Cappuccino.

Tin Tong. One word WHY?? What happened to you? I loved you in the prequel. You were that comic relief playboy. You were hilarious and full on flirtatious. But in this sequel you were way too bland and wooden. I don’t even get what happened. This was a horrible character development. And before you say “he was only flirty cause he was undercover”. That ain’t true when he met up with Cheuk Sir and the rest he would show his true form and there he was still playful! Also there were flashbacks from before he went undercover and he was suuuper serious there too. So he went from serious to playful to back to serious. And it’s a pity cause Benjamin only excels in fun roles and becomes wooden with other ones.

Madam G was a failure. And even more of a disappointment then Ah Dou. She starts off amazing too! A cop with a great sense of justice, and quick witted. Yet, the writers messed up her character as well. Her character is literally a rehash of Madam Yuen from Brutally Young. Where she gets used by people around her and her being so dumb to not figure it out. It’s worse here because once she realized her sister is evil, she does nothing. She leaves the police force and huddles herself alone. While more crimes are committed, & more people are dying. She criticized Cheuk sir so hard when he betrayed the force to save his wife. Yet she’s doing the same thing with her sister but worse cause she chooses to keep this information to herself. If she had revealed what she knew, more people could’ve been saved & honestly her sister could’ve survived too. In the end the only reason she got evidence to arrest Tak Lei is because HE CHOSE to let her go or else she would’ve been dead. Another waste of a potential smart character. Another bland performance by Mandy but it could also be because the character faltered in the end.

Ngai Tak Lei, why are you so indecisive? You’re like evil and then you’re not. You’re just like going back and forth before going fully on evil mastermind. It took him way to long to even begin to avenge his brothers death. Kenneths protrayal was pretty bad and uninteresting. I was never scared of his character in the show. When I watched Death By Zero I was literally terrified of Brian Tse. To be a good villain you would have to be able to invoke fear from the audience. I never felt that way with this character. He was just annoying but at the same time he was only annoying cause the other characters were too slow to realize how evil he is.

The Plot

Episodes 1 - 10 were AMAZING. This arc featured selling organs in the black market. And wow it was great. Bao Seed became a handler for Chu Sin (Mayanne Mak) and worked together to find the mastermind behind this trade. In the process Chu Sin dies while saving someone else. Bao Seed is overcome with extreme guilt as she died under his watch. The sadness I felt was no joke. Chu Sin only appeared in the first episode and dies yet I felt such huge anguish & pain when she died. She died a hero and when Bao Seed avenged her death it was done with great justice. Along with this arc Cheuk Sir opens a coffee shop with his wife Sin Ching but she is later diagnosed with liver cirrhosis. Cheuk sir in order to save his wife betrays the police in order to get a liver transplant for her. Unfortunately after going through all that Sin Ching passes away anyways. It was so touching to see them go on one last date together, and they danced together and then she finally passes away in his arms. I was almost in tears cause they went through so much together. I just wanted them to be happy. The flashbacks and the songs they played were perfectly in sync. And then that’s it. After this amazing black market arc it goes downhill.

From episodes 11- 20 it focused heavily on Ah Dou & Ho Yeungs love story. It got to the point that we barely saw Bao Seed, Madam G and well basically any other characters. All the other characters were like just in the background going through the motions. It was so slow paced and boring. I kid you not, you can watch episode 10 & 11 then skip to episode 20 and you would still get what’s going on. That’s how uninteresting and useless those episodes were. And even now I still don’t get the point of this arc. It was about them duking it out to become the top official leader of the triad. Yet I was not invested at all. The sad part is even after Ho Yeung gets arrested and was no longer part of the main story, it was still boring.

Episodes 21- 30 focused more on flashback scenes of two undercover cops that died in the prequel. Along with Bao Seeds secret son that they focused way too much on. With a side story of Shuk Mui and Tin Tong finally getting together. These episodes here were pretty much all over the place. The flashback scenes were not needed at all & I’m pretty sure it was only there cause TVB really wanted to give Shiga & Tony more screentime. I would rather have TVB write a different prequel with them starring in it, then to see them act as filler in this drama. And seriously Tin Tong ends up having 2 girlfriends that worked undercover dead? It’s like he’s cursed. The writers could’ve done so much more with Bao Seed but writing in a secret son is just lazy writing. It didn’t help advance the plot & in the end his son still doesn’t even know that he’s the real Dad. I thought it would end with his sons fake father (whose also a cop) turns evil and uses the son against Bao Seed. But that does not happen so it just ended up being more filler than anything. One thing I did really like is how they written the relationship between Bao Seed and Lam Lam. It wasn’t romantic and never got romantic as Bao Seed still loves Ah Deng (Charmaine Sheh) and Lam Lam only had a one sided crush. But I really appreciate the “platonic -esq” of it. It didn’t turn into anything more but I really liked how they have an understanding of one another. Lam Lam knows he won’t love her but is so kind and still willing to help him instead of being bitter & jealous! I also liked the mentorship that developed between Bao Seed and Ah Dou. I’d rather have them write more about that then the stupid love line she got instead.

The story started to pick up in episodes 31 - till the end. But it really aggravated me that no one suspected Tak Lei as the mastermind. It would’ve been interesting to see someone go undercover to capture him but that didn’t happen. I thought Cheuk sir would realize it quicker. He already knew about him orchestrating to have someone stab Wai Kit (Tak Lei supposed Father). So I thought Cheuk sir would look into him more. Cause wouldn’t he find it weird he was willing to kill his own “father”? Madam G is literally his girlfriend at this point and was able to suspect her own sister but not him? Are you serious? It just seemed like everyone was blind to his actions. I still don’t get why Madam Gs sister didn’t expose Tak Lei as evil. Like why is she helping him? I don’t understand? Was she evil all along? But if she was, why did she plan to expose him but then chose against it when he decided to not kill her? Was she touched cause he did love his sister? I just don’t understand. Bao Seed is a sharp character he should’ve been able to find out sooner. The writing just got sloppy with this part. The ending was nice, justice was served. Madam G is confined to a wheelchair which I’m glad cause she literally indirectly caused a lot of the unnecessary deaths and drama. Cheuk sir is reinstated as a police. Bao Seed decides to go look for Ah Deng. And ends in a good old fashioned cliffhanger. This one I can get behind as most of the main points were resolved.

The Surprise Ending

Tak Lei is killed by another mysterious figure played by Michael Tse. That’s a nice surprise! A pity that he isn’t reprising his role of Laughing Gor though. Madman (Joseph Zheng) who we thought died earlier turns out to be alive and held captive by another mysterious figure portrayed by Philip Keung. This was also a nice touch! Especially when it was revealed that Madman is not who he says he is. I would definitely watch a fourth sequel. Madman was on the way to becoming my favourite character but he had so little screentime I couldn’t really write much about him. He’s a good fighter, smart and he’s able to adapt in situations. So I was pretty sad when he died. But good thing that was not the case. I wonder how they’re gonna write how he survived though in the sequel. One part that annoyed me is that after this whole drama we still don’t know what happened to Ah Deng. They strung us along with saying “she died” to “oh she didn’t die” to having her go MIA. I get why though, TVB wants to leave it open ended should Charmaine ever choose to reprise her iconic role.

My Prediction for the Sequel

If there is one, I don’t see Bao Seed coming back. Mainly cause Raymond doesn’t seem to be interested especially with how his screentime got reduced for Owen. I can see that the fourth one would continue on with Tin Tong and Cheuk sir moving on to a different case. But of course Michael & Phillip would disrupt it. Madman will show up and throw them off. They’ll probably say Bao Seed left to go look for Ah Deng and write him off. I’d rather not see Madam G. Ah Dou would be pointless to bring back unless they kill off Ho Yeung so she gets a new love interest. I hope for the fourth one they bring back the who dunnit concept.

Final Thoughts

I remember on my post on Al Cappucino, I talked about how unrealistic it was with how they portrayed handlers and undercover cops. And that if you wanted to watch a realistic one watch Line Walker... well I take that back. Well for this sequel anyways since it’s super unrealistic how everyone knew Bao Seed was a UC and how they also knew Ah Dou was undercover as well.

This drama had so much guest stars that I lost count of how many appeared. But I was severely disappointed they didn’t bring Sharon Chan in to guest star. She literally played Sin Yan aka Sin Chings younger sister. It makes no sense that when her sister died she didn’t come back to see her one last time! It would’ve been fine to have her cameo or something. It’s like the writers forgot her character existed. But then again they brought back Owen when he already played a different character (Ah Fo) in the first one and ignored it. Also Pakho scenes getting deleted greatly upset me. In the prequel we were left wondering what happened to him and yet we still don’t know right now.

One of the flashback scene that I really enjoyed was Muk Sat (Oscar Leung) meeting Tak Q (Brian Tse). They both were basically the obligatory best friend to the male lead who dies tragically. So having these 2 meet and since they both were goofballs it was super hilarious and intriguing to watch!

I like how they kept the story interconnected with Bao Seed taking over Ah Dengs massage parlour while he waited for her to come back. A pity they couldn’t replicate how the parlour looked in the first one. But it has been 6 years so it would be fairly difficult. Ah Mui dying was sad especially since Tin Tong waited 10 years to be with her. I still feel that 37 episodes made the drama too draggy. And they added subplots that weren’t crucial to the plot.

All in all. It wasn’t terrible but wasn’t great either. There was too much filler & useless flashback scenes. The first ten episodes were perfectly top notch! The middle part was a downer but the ending was thrilling to watch. But my top series of the year would still be Brutally Young, Death by Zero & Al Cappuccino.

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Fantasia Film Festival 2021: Hand Rolled Cigarette (2020)

Fantasia Film Festival 2021: Hand Rolled Cigarette (2020) #HandRolledCigarette #HKFilm #DirectorialDebut #CrimeThriller #Film #Movie #Review #Fantasia2021 #FantasiaFest

Hand Rolled Cigarettes (2020) Director (and co-writer): Kin Long Chan Cast: Ka Tung Lam, Bipin Karma, Michael Ning, Ben Yuen, Tai Bo, Siu-Ho Chin, Tony Ho, Pak-Hong Chu, Aaron Chow, Bitto Singh Hartihan, Yin-Gor To Hand-Rolled Cigarette is a 2020 Hong Kong drama filmed entirely during the pandemic and tells the story of a retired British-Chinese soldier Kwan Chiu and an East Indian local Mani…

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2020 Olympics Hong Kong Roster

Cycling

Fung Choy

Jessica Hoi-Yan

Sarah Wai-Sze

Yao Pang

Leung Yee

Equestrian

Thomas Ho

Gymnastics

Hung Shek

Karate

Grace Mo-Sheung

Swimming

Ian Ho

William Thorley

Stephanie Hoi-Shun

Siobhán Haughey

Camille Lily-Mei

Tinky Wai

Tam Lam

Toto Kwang-To

Jamie Zhen-Mei

Athletics

Chan Wang

Jessica Nga

Badminton

Angus Ng

Jordan Tang

Yi Cheung

Suet Tse

Fencing

Edgar Ka-Long

Cheung Lun

Ryan Chun-Yin

Lawrence Lok-Wang

Kaylin Sin-Yan

Vivian Wai

Coco Yik-Hei

Chu Mong

Golf

Tiffany Chan

Rowing

Winne Wing-Yan

Sailing

Michael Chun-Leung

Hayley Hei-Man

Stephanie Norton

Shooting

Chen Haohui

Table Tennis

Siu-Hang Lam

Chun-Ting Wong

Kwan-Kit Ho

Kem Doo

Minnie Yam

Lee Ching

Triathlon

Oscar Coggins

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Interview with the European Pastry Champions

Interview with the European Pastry Champions

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Forår i Uppsala

Nu er det jo et stykke tid siden min sidste opdatering her, så for lige hurtigt at genopfriske, så har vi i løbet af april været til min kollega, Dirk’s, PhD forsvar og fest (foto 1 + 2), vi har været til brætspil aften med mine kollegaer (foto 3), vi har været i sommerhuset i Hyngarp for at gøre rent og klargøre det til salg (foto 4+5+6), vi har fejret Mads’ fødselsdag på vores yndlingsrestaurant, Jay Fu’s (foto 7), og denne weekend har vi nydt en masse sol og varme og fået gået lidt ture rundt i Uppsala.

Derudover så arbejder vi rigtig meget for tiden, og hygger os også en masse. Vi synes måske, at vi har lidt for travlt for tiden, men sådan er det jo at lave en PhD. Nu er vi bare glade for, at forår (ja, næsten sommer!) er kommet til Uppsala.

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A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote island to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative Jack Chen follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, Jack suspects that Madame M is back in business. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Katherine: Anya Charlene Ching: Maggie Q Jack Chen: Daniel Wu Jing: Jewel Lee Faye Ching: Cheng Pei-pei Madam M: Almen Wong Pui-Ha Ryuichi: Andrew Lin Student murdered in Cage: Monica Lo Tattooed Yakuza boss: Benny Lai Chun Mr. Chan: Dennis Chan Kwok-San Drillmaster: Augustin Aguerreberry Little Jing: Chia-Li Mo Young Charlene Ching: Renee Nichole Rommeswinkel Little Katherine: Karine Kwok Fiona Birch: Marit Thoresen Crime Boss (uncredited): Mark Aldred CIA Agent (uncredited): Brian Banowetz CIA Agent (uncredited): Michael Clements Yakuza boss’s bodyguard: Marc Redmond VIP assasinated at Dragon Boat Rac: Johnnie Guy VIP Bodyguard #1: Matthew Sturgess VIP Bodyguard #2: David John Saunders VIP Bodyguard #3: Carl Ng VIP Bodyguard: Ho Chung-Wai VIP Bodyguard: Eddie Che Wai-Yin VIP Bodyguard: Vincent Chi Mo-Chun Fighter (uncredited): Jude Poyer Crime Boss (uncredited): Tullio Antiga Film Crew: Editor: Angie Lam Original Music Composer: Comfort Chan Kwong-Wing Fight Choreographer: Tony Ching Siu-Tung Costume Designer: Lee Pik-Kwan Executive Producer: John Chong Original Music Composer: Ken Chan Ka-Yip Director of Photography: Choi Sung-Fai Writer: Wong Jing Martial Arts Choreographer: Lau Chi-Ho Movie Reviews:

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“What’s At Stake In St. Louis ?” The UFC Division Breakdown

(Gonna try this for a month or so. See how it goes)

Joey

Jan 11th

Middleweight Fights Booked: 1 (Vitor Belfort vs Uriah Hall) Fights This Year: N/A

What's At Stake? A torch passing.

Vitor Belfort has spent plenty of time in the UFC and while his value has dipped from being a potential title contender and bonafide numbers maker to being a guy who makes his bread as a dude who fights frequently and more often than not puts over the next generation of talent at the 185 lb division. Vitor is planning his retirement which is a big deal until you realize that he's basically retired about eight times now. Vitor is more than likely "retiring" to head elsewhere but in his place, he potentially could pass the torch to a new Vitor Belfort. If one truly wishes to think about it, Uriah Hall is basically what Vitor Belfort is. He's the ultra fast athletic striker who looks awesome in a highlight reel but has all of those dead spots in between Point A and Point B. Hall's best value to the UFC is what Vitor's value is; he fights frequently and is a name who more than not drags in viewers because of what MIGHT happen. There really isn't anything pertaining to relevance inside the division but there's a good shot that Uriah Hall is basically taking a good glimpse into his future when he faces Vitor.

Welterweight Fights This Week: 2 (Emil Meek/Kamaru Usman, Thiago Alves/Zak Cummings) Fights This Year: N/A

What's At Stake? Keeping Pace

There's something to be said for keeping pace with your cohorts as opposed to waiting for the perfect opportunity. For Thiago Alves, he's taking a serious step down in name value from the likes of Patrick Cote, Carlos Condit and Jordan Mein but at this point, he was losing steam compared to the other veterans in the division. After two straight losses, the popular Alves probably needed to get back in there ASAP or run the risk of being forgotten for good as this WW division develops and matures. This though is mostly about Kamaru Usman. The one major component to Usman's game that's prevented him from really having top 5 potential in my opinion were his hands. He took a big step forward in that regard vs Sergio Moraes en route to a decisive violent finish. Since then, Mike Perry has fought twice (once on Fox), Darren Till ruined Donald Cerrone, Yancy Medeiros had a war for the ages which has vaulted HIM into a main event spot, Stephen Thompson made Jorge Masvidal look as bad as he's ever looked in the UFC, Colby Covington has set the world on fire with his words and Tyron Woodley has flirted with big fights. I would probably pick Usman to beat most of those guys if not all of them but he sort of needs to force the issue and make this happen because otherwise he's not going to be getting many call to arms when it comes to getting those fights.

Lightweight Fight This Week: 2 (Matt Frevola/Marco Polo Reyes, James Krause/Alex White) Fights This Year: N/A

What's At Stake: Staying On The Track

If 2018 is anything like 2017 then at least once a month we're all going to have a brand new lightweight prospect to go crazy over. MMA's gone from being big and bulky to where 135 to 155 lbs produces prospects by the bushel and so chances are, these four guys are all competing just to stay in the conversation. James Krause is a local guy who has been in the UFC a good spell while Alex White is a top prospect from yesteryear who has sort of lost his way. He's from "the area" so it's basically Missouri vs Missouri for the fans. Matt Frevola vs Marco Polo Reyes is the battle between two dudes pitted through some UFC gimmickery. Frevola was  the final DWTCS signing and he's an ultra exciting prospect out of Serra-Longo while Marco Polo Reyes is a TUF LAM brawler who will forever have a gig in the UFC by virtue of the fact that dude throws hands consistently.  The likelihood is none of these guys have big money futures in the UFC as major stars but the key is to stay on the track the entire time.

Featherweight Fights This Week: 3 (Doo Ho Choi/Jeremy Stephens, Darren Elkins/Michael Johnson and Mike Santiago/Mads Burnell) Fights This Year: N/A

What's At Stake: The potential for a shake up.

Any division with the headliner on a card is in line for something big to change but this could be a much different scenario. Doo Ho Choi had the FOTY (and maybe top 10 fights ever) vs Cub Swanson, was booked for Renan Barao and pulled out due to injury. He spent the entire year rehabbing and recovering but he's back----just in time for his mandated military service to creep into the scene. It's worth pointing out that Choi's rising star power once rivaled the likes of the Korean Zombie and Brian Ortega prior to dipping out. Now we'll see if the fans still love him the way they did before he lost and took a year off. If Choi beats Stephens then it wouldn't surprise me to see him fast tracked just behind the likes of Ortega and Emmett as a potential title challenger. I don't think he'd GET a title shot but he'd at least have some weight to challenge for it. Another potential shake up? The arrival of Michael Johnson to 145 lbs. If he can make the weight and if his power carries then Johnson has the ability to really stick at the weight. With 145 losing some talent to surrounding weight classes then Johnson might be a bit of a mid level cure in the division. One last shake up could be Mads Burnell as an arrival at 145 lbs. Burnell is moving to his more natural weight class after pinch hitting at 155 lbs on short notice. The Dane is just 23 years old and is flush with athletic potential so you'd imagine he's got a great chance to stick if he can pick up some wins.

Bantamweight Fights This Week: 1 (Kyung Ho Kang vs Guido Cannetti) Fights This Year: N/A

What's At Stake: A dark horse returns at 135 lbs.

Kyung Ho Kang has a 2-1-1 UFC record which isn't overly impressive but it's not about the record its about how we get there. Kang took on Alex Caceres and give him fits en route to a split decision turned no contest. He gave Chico Camus fits in a frustrated/infuriating fight he lost by razor thin decision. From there, Kyung Ho Kang subbed  Shunichi Shimizu in Singapore and then beat Michinori Tanaka in a fantastic fight in Japan. From there? He also got hit with the mandatory military commitment. He's been gone for OVER three years now but he's still just 30, he's a frenetic grappler and he's got some upside as a pesky gnat at 135 lbs. Guido Cannetti is a TUF LAM-er who hits really hard.

Women's Bantamweight Fights Booked: 1 (Talita Bernado vs Irene Aldana) Fights  This Year: N/A

What's At Stake: "The Future Of WMMA"

That ill fated photo of Irene Aldana, Dana White and Alexa Grasso paints a picture of being a bit too overenthusiastic with some insanely talented women. Alexa Grasso for the most part has lived up to the hype with a 2-1 record in the UFC that could've/should've been 3-1 had she ramped up the tempo vs Felice Herrig. It's Irene Aldana who stumbled hard. She was overwhelmed by Tanya Evinger in Invicta and then eventually got to the UFC where she's amassed an 0-2 record. She's been game and put on great efforts in those losses BUT in both losses, she's either not done enough offensively or been too lax defensively. She's got a third shot against Talita Bernardo in what is, in my estimation, a more favorable matchup for her. A loss here and I don't think they'll be any rope left for her.

Women's Flyweight Fights Booked: 2 (Paige Van Zant/Jessica Rose Clark, Jessica Eye/Kalinda Faria) Fights This Year: N/A

What's At Stake: A Title Shot?

So this MAY burn a few asses but here's an inconvenient truth; this division probably benefits more from PVZ fighting for the title ASAP. She brings notoriety and attention to this division that the likes of Valentina Shevchenko or even Joanna Champion couldn't bring to the discussion. It makes sense for the UFC to want to see Paige win and yes, as much as it might burn our collective asses, the division is better off with Paige fighting for the belt on free TV than it is with a more accomplished 125er or a bigger named 135er popping up to handle business. The problem is getting there and Paige Van Zant is no lock to win this fight. Jessica Rose Clark is the sort of fighter that Paige CVan Zant normally beats comfortably----but we haven't seen Paige in a year. She's changed camps during that time period and undergone shoulder surgery. She has squabbled with the battle to balance her entertainment career with her fighting career and at times squabbled with the UFC itself. Who knows where her head is at, if she's made any improvements and if she's just here to kill time until something better comes along.

Women's Strawweight Fights Booked: 1 (JJ Aldrich vs Danielle Taylor) Fights This Year: N/A

What's At Stake?  A streaker.

115 lbs is in a weird spot. The division seems to be a somewhat morphed version of the 135 lb division where there's a ton of fighters who can all beat one another but no definite dominant person to reign above all. Joanna may not be long for this division and even so, the problems she's suggesting about the weight class leave me no comfort in believing she can come back and beat Rose Namajunas in a rematch. As such, it's a collection of fighters who can all beat one another on any given week which in turn paints the picture where instability and chaos will reign until one rises to rule them all. That means that accumulation of wins is probably as important as the quality of competition. JJ Aldrich is coming off a win over Chin Mi Jeon while Danielle Taylor is living well after decision wins over Jessica Penne and Seo Hee Ham. In a division where I think a grand total of three women are on winning streaks, you'd assume Taylor going to three in a row could open up her up for potential big fight opportunities.

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Heavyweight Fights Booked: N/A Fights This Year: N/A

Light Heavyweight Fights Booked: N/A Fights This Year: N/A

Flyweight Fights Booked: N/A Fights This Year: N/A

Women's Featherweight Fights Booked: N/A Fights This Year: N/A

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[LABEL CANNES 2020] La sélection des 56 films recevant le label du Festival de Cannes a été annoncée. La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs et la Semaine de la Critique ont également annoncé leur sélection respective. LABEL CANNES Films datés : 14/07 : ‘Eté 85’ de François Ozon 16/09 : ‘Les Choses qu’on dit, les choses qu’on fait’ d’Emmanuel Mouret             ‘Antoinette dans les Cévennes’ de Caroline Vignal 30/09 : ‘Josep’ d’Aurel 14/10 : ‘Drunk’ de Thomas Vinterberg 21/10 : ‘Last Words’ de Jonathan Nossiter             ‘Peninsula’ de Sang-Ho Yeon 28/10 : ‘Garçon chiffon’ de Nicolas Maury             ‘ADN’ de Maïwenn 22/11 : ‘Mangrove’ de Steve McQueen (Apple TV) 29/11 : ‘Lovers Rock’ de Steve McQueen (Apple TV) 25/12 : ‘Soul’ de Pete Docter (Disney+) 19/05/21 : ‘Slalom’ de Charlène Favier                   ‘Falling’ de Viggo Mortensen 26/05/21 : ‘Si le vent tombe’ de Nora Martirosyan 02/06/21 : ‘Des Hommes’ de Lucas Belvaux 09/06/21 : ‘Le Discours’ de Laurent Tirard                   ‘L’Oubli que nous serons’ de Fernando Trueba                   ‘Vaurien’ de Peter Dourountzis 16/06/21 : ‘Les 2 Alfred’ de Bruno Podalydès                   ‘Médecin de nuit’ d’Elie Wajeman                   ‘Seize Printemps’ de Suzanne Lindon 23/06/21 : ‘Gagarine’ de Fanny Liatard et Jérémy Trouilh                   ‘Ibrahim’ de Samir Guesmi 30/06/21 : ‘Teddy’ de Ludovic et Zoran Boukhema                   ‘Février’ de Kamen Kalev 07/01/21 : ‘Ammonite’ de Francis Lee (Canal+) 21/07/21 : ‘Nadia, Butterfly’ de Pascal Plante                   ‘Chasseurs de truffes’ de Michael Dweck et Gregory Kershaw 28/07/21 : ‘True Mothers’ de Naomi Kawase 04/08/21 : ‘La Mort du cinéma et de mon père aussi’ de Dani Rosenberg 11/08/21 : ‘Passion simple’ de Danielle Arbid                   ‘Rouge’ de Farid Bentoumi 01/09/21 : ‘Un triomphe’ d’Emmanuel Courcol 08/09/21 : ‘9 jours à Raqqa’ de Xavier de Lauzanne 15/09/21 : ‘L’Origine du monde’ de Vincent Lafitte 29/09/21 : ‘En route pour le milliard’ de Dieudo Hamadi 20/10/21 : ‘Pleasure’ de Ninja Thyberg 27/10/21 : ‘The French Dispatch’ de Wes Anderson 10/11/21 : ‘A Good Man’ de Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar 18/11/21 : ‘Aya et la sorcière’ de Goro Miyazaki (Netflix) 24/11/21 : ‘Au crépuscule’ de Sharunas Bartas 01/12/21 : ‘Au commencement’ de Dea Kulumbegashvili 22/12/21 : ‘My Kid’ de Nir Bergman 13/04/22 : ‘Le Dernier Piano’ de Jimmy Keyrouz 04/05/22 : ‘Limbo’ de Ben Sharrock 11/05/22 : ‘Suis-moi, je te fuis’ de Kôji Fukada 18/05/22 : ‘Fuis-moi, je te suis’ de Kôji Fukada 15/06/22 : ‘Sweat’ de Magnus Von Horn 31/08/22 : ‘Flee’ de Jonas Poher Rasmussen                  ‘Memory House’ de João Paulo Miranda Maria 07/04/22 : ‘Le Monde de John’ de Pascual Sisto (VOD) 10/10/22 : ‘Enfant terrible’ d’Oskar Roehler (Arte) Films non datés : ‘Septet: The Story of Hong Kong’ d’Ann Heu, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Ringo Lam, Patrick Tam, Johnnie To, Hark Tsui, John Woo, Woo-Ping Yuen ‘Heaven: To the Land of Happiness’ d’Im Sang-soo ‘Courir au gré du vent’ de Wei Shujun ‘Souad’ d'Ayten Amin QUINZAINE DES RÉALISATEURS 14/09 : ‘We Are Who We Are’ de Luca Guadagnino (série diffusée sur HBO) 30/09 : ‘Kajillionaire’ de Miranda July              ‘Un pays qui se tient sage’ de David Dufresne SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE 16/06/21 : ‘La Nuée’ de Just Philippot 30/06/21 : ‘Sous le ciel d’Alice’ de Chloé Mazio                   ‘De l’or pour les chiens’ d’Anna Cazenave Cambet 25/08/21 : ‘La Terre des hommes’ de Noël Marandin 29/09/21 : ‘After Love’ d’Aleem Khan A&B

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Bbc news Elecciones en Hong Kong: los jóvenes ganadores que derrocaron a los pesos pesados ​​políticos

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Image caption A file breaking collection of people turned out to vote

Hong Kong's district elections contain delivered an out of the ordinary landslide victory for town's pro-democracy movement, leaving the executive reeling.

For months, teens contain visibly been on the helm of demonstrations, protests and clashes, sparked by a now-withdrawn extradition invoice which morphed into a broader bawl for democracy and police accountability.

These elections noticed many young and newbie candidates decide on political heavyweights - within the determine of Hong Kong's democracy movement - and emerge victorious.

Listed below are four of their reviews.

Bbc news The activist: Jimmy Sham

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Image caption Jimmy Sham has been attacked twice this three hundred and sixty five days

In the months because the recount movement started, Jimmy Sham has been overwhelmed up twice - by unknown hammer and bat-wielding assailants for causes that also remain unclear.

However the 32-three hundred and sixty five days-extinct chief of the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), one in all Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy teams which has organised several fundamental rallies, has emerged one in all essentially the most entertaining winners.

He won his seat within the Lek Yuen constituency by virtually 1,000 votes over the incumbent Michael Wong of the educated-Beijing Civil Force.

Mr Sham would perhaps well need risen to prominence as chief of the CHRF nonetheless he has been an though-provoking LGBT rights campaigner for years and even within the last few months his homosexual identity turned the level of ardour of assaults on him on social media.

Potentially the most most modern bodily assault on Mr Sham in Octoberleft him lying within the aspect toll road and lined in blood. The CHRF linked that assault to executive supporters.

He endured with his vocal marketing campaign and is quoted as announcing after his victory: "No matter how stable Carrie Lam is I hope she will be able to follow the needs of the participants, fulfil the 5 demands [and] give the early life an different."

Bbc news The graduate: Karrine Fu

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Karrine Fu won her Citadel Avenue constituency by the smallest of margins - factual 59 votes.

The 23-three hundred and sixty five days-extinct was as soon as born and bred within the Fortress Hill design. She is a third-abilities Fujianese Hong Konger - so is section of a neighborhood who came visiting from China's Fujian province and which is identified to be extra conservative and pro-Beijing.

It makes her victory all the extra excellent.

She defeated the incumbent, 45-three hundred and sixty five days-extinct Hung Lin Cham, a secondary college trainer representing the fundamental pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Development of Hong Kong (DAB), who won the past three elections without contest.

He's also of Fujianese descent and has held sway over this relatively conservative pro-Beijing stronghold since 2007.

In step with files outlet HK01, Ms Fu, an arts graduate from the University of Hong Kong, decided to bustle within the district elections precisely attributable to the anti-executive protests.

She informed the files outlet that she felt "inspired" to create extra for Hong Kong because the movement. Experiences utter she was as soon as supplied a job in a college nonetheless turned it down attributable to the protests.

Bbc news The student: Jordan Pang

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Image caption The college chief beat "triple councillor" Horace Cheung

By worthwhile the Sai Wan constituency final evening, a fourth-three hundred and sixty five days politics and public administration student took out one in all essentially the most entertaining political scalps of the election: Horace Cheung.

Mr Cheung is the vice-chairman of the DAB - Hong Kong's largest pro-Beijing party.

Jordan Pang made his determine with his articulacy and passionate advocacy of the protesters' trigger as chief of the Hong Kong University Students' Union.

He defeated Mr Cheung, a 45-three hundred and sixty five days-extinct solicitor who had represented Sai Wan since 2011, by virtually 800 votes: a man who was as soon as identified as a "triple councillor" having held positions within the district council, Legislative Council and Executive Council.

His opponent said the outcomes of the elections were "no longer worthy to create with local district work".

In an announcement on Fb, Mr Pang said he was as soon as "humbled" by the victory nonetheless added that there was as soon as "aloof a long aspect toll road ahead".

The 21-three hundred and sixty five days-extinct is one in all several high-profile student leaders who contain received threatening nameless messages. Mr Pang said he was as soon as informed to quit to the police, or face death - nonetheless he continued with his marketing campaign.

"The victory on the present time and file-shattering turnout charge displays precisely the articulate of the participants amidst this serious predicament," he informed supporters.

Bbc news The compliance officer: Cary Lo

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Image caption Cary Lo of the Democratic Birthday celebration won by around 1,200 votes

In what is being mighty as presumably essentially the most sudden victory by pro-democracy activists, Cary Lo of the Democratic Birthday celebration unseated pro-Beijing flesh presser Junius Ho.

The 37-three hundred and sixty five days-extinct compliance officer beat Mr Ho - one in all town's most controversial politicians - by around 1,200 votes within the Lok Tsui constituency.

Mr Ho, a 57-three hundred and sixty five days-extinct prison educated, turned a member of Hong Kong's Legislative Council in 2016 and so he remains a lawmaker.

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Media captionA winner and a loser in Hong Kong's historic pollresult

But he has as we disclose turn into a abhor-figure among pro-democracy activists, who accused him of helping orchestrate an assault on activists and passers-by within the district of Yuen Prolonged.

He denies such hyperlinks nonetheless the infuriate endured and earlier this month he was as soon as stabbed whereas campaigning by a man who pretended to be one in all his supporters.

After the outcomes came out, footage of crowds it sounds as if cheering his defeat were circulated on social media.

"I am moved, the opposition overwhelmed me with congratulations," said Mr Ho on social media. "It will not be any longer a inappropriate things to remodel their brutality to team spirit."

As far because the man who defeated him goes, his Fb marketing campaign internet page aspects footage of him jogging along Hong Kong's waterfront amid pleasant exchanges with residents.

For all his marketing campaign crafty, many analysts would argue that simply being another option to Junius Ho was as soon as Cary Lo's fundamental relieve.

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UK win the European Pastry Cup 2022!

UK win the European Pastry Cup 2022!

UK Frozen Dessert (above)A tropical flavour cake with a touch of tea and acidity from the yoghurt. Fresh and tender, with a sorbet topping shaped mini mango and a butterfly insert running the length of cake. After a tense 5 hours of nail biting competition in Paris, the two man UK pastry team of Nicolas Houchet and Michael Ho Lam Kwan were crowned champions of Europe. In that 5 hours of supreme…

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Cloud Pavilion from Jason Dembski on Vimeo.

Cloud Pavilion

25 May–3 June 2016

Plaza Sai Van Lake

Macau SAR China

A collaboration between architecture students from the University of Saint Joseph and media students

from City University of Hong Kong, the Cloud Pavilion was a temporary structure located at the edge of

Sai Van Lake, Macau. It used a tensegrity structure constructed from bamboo rods, steel cables, and fabric

panels, which acted as dispersed screen for a video mapping installation. The structure comprised 174 one-

meter-long bamboo rods, 250 meters of galvanized steel cable, 1000 steel-wire cable clips, 100 stainless

steel turnbuckles, and 18 meters of white stretch fabric. The opening night featured live performances by a

number of Macau-based dancers. By applying advanced digital techniques to vernacular construction

methods, the pavilion is intended to be small-scale reinterpretation of Macau’s historical building culture

while simultaneously responding to the iconic architectural forms and dynamic lighting effects that define

the city’s contemporary visual identity.

CREDITS

Bamboo Structure (Department of Architecture and Design, University of Saint Joseph)

Professors

Jason Dembski

Diogo Teixeira

Students

Bryan Qingrong Zeng

Delia Fong Ian Wong

Cynthia Iao Hio Sin

Sam Sou Hou Wan

Gloria Ao Ieong

Kyle Cheong Hoi Kei

Michael Stanly Loyola Zapanta

Wong Pui I Anna

Gui Jesus Carvalho Freitas Da Silva

Rosita Ka In Pang

Eugenio Fiumi

Andrea Bonizzato

Video Mapping Installation (School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong)

Professor

Tobias Klein

Students

Ahamed Junaid Ibrahim

Vanetta Law Chung Yan

Kelvin Ma Chun Yu

Kwan Kin Wai

Chan Sui Ling

Chan Chun Kit

Chung Hiu Lam

Tsang Ka Wai

Angus Wing-chung Chan

Ronald Ng Pak Kei

Pauline Cheng Pui Lam

Venus Ng

Carol Tse Oi Ping

Chow Wing Nam

Lau Nga Fong

Tsui Ka Wai

Ho Ka Yee

Camellia Wong

Kai Cheuk Hei

Ko Yee Ki Kelly

Agnes Tang Hio Tong

Kwan Siu Yin Marvin

Wong Wai Yin

Henry Kwok

Iki Leung

Timothy Lam

Jesse Ma

Bill Yau

Kelvin Lee

Kelvin Li

Wun Hei Dominique Leung

Shin Jaekyung

Chow Yun Fu

To Tsz Sum Janice

WanYu Chun

Chan Ling Chi

Chan Wai Sze

Yuen Wing Tung

Ho Ngan Ping

Tina Yam Tin Yan

Opening Night Performances

Shape Shifter (Performer: Neil Sweeney)

Untitled Duet (Performers: Halfan Saddi & Stanley Martin)

Fabric of Desires (Performer: Heather Spilka)

Capoeira Trio (Performers: Neil Sweeny, Isaac Braga, Janusz Ciechowski)

Support

University of Saint Joseph

City University of Hong Kong

Macau Foundation

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Công ty Bảo vệ Tây Hồ

Nhu cầu sử dụng các dịch vụ tại quận Tây Hồ của cá nhân, doanh nghiệp, trường học, bệnh viện,… đang tăng cao. Công ty Bảo vệ Tây Hồ của Phúc tâm là một trong những đơn vị hàng đầu cung cấp dịch vụ chất lượng cao. Đơn vị hội tụ đầy đủ các yếu tố cần và đủ, đem đến cho khách hàng dịch vụ bảo vệ tốt nhất trên thị trường.

I. Quận Tây Hồ và nhu cầu thuê bảo vệ tại Tây Hồ

Quận Tây Hồ nằm ở phía Bắc thủ đô Hà Nội. Quận sở hữu vị trí địa lý thuận lợi, nhiều danh lam thắng cảnh. Sự phát triển nhanh về cơ sở hạ tầng, giao thông đường bộ kéo theo nền kinh tế, đời sống, văn hóa của Tây Hồ tăng tiến.

Tây Hồ tiếp giáp với các quận trung t��m của Hà Nội là Long Biên, Bắc Từ Liêm, Ba Đình, Cầu Giấy, Đông Anh. Thống kê dân số năm 2018 là 168.300 người.

Được thành lập vào năm 1995, tuy nhiên Tây Hồ có sự phát triển vượt trội không thua kém các quận khác trong nội thành Hà Nội. Quận thu hút sự đầu tư của nhà nước, nhiều doanh nghiệp tư nhân và tập đoàn nước ngoài.

Nhu cầu hợp tác với các Công ty Bảo vệ Tây Hồ cũng tăng cao vài năm gần đây. Điều này giúp nâng cao đời sống dân sinh, môi trường văn minh, phát triển thuận lợi. Đối với các doanh nghiệp, một đội ngũ bảo vệ chuyên nghiệp là vô cùng cần thiết.

II. Công ty Bảo vệ Tây Hồ cần có phẩm chất đặc trưng gì?

Quận Tây Hồ được thành lập 25 năm, đã định vị được bản sắc đặc trưng riêng biệt. Các công ty cung cấp dịch vụ bảo vệ cần phải là những đơn vị am hiểu sâu rộng thị trường này. Từ đó, đem đến dịch vụ tốt nhất dành cho khách hàng.

Tây Hồ có bản sắc văn hóa, kinh tế hài hòa giữa truyền thống và hiện đại. Sự phát triển đồng điệu mọi mặt nhưng vẫn giữ được những giá trị truyền thống. Điều này đủ để hình thành nên nét đặc trưng riêng của quận.

Các công ty Bảo vệ hoạt động tại khu vực cần am hiểu tốt nhu cầu của khách hàng. Việc đáp ứng dịch vụ cần dựa trên nhu cầu chính xác. Dịch vụ bảo vệ càng tiệm cận với nhu cầu từ khách hàng, càng có chất lượng và thành công.

Hiện nay, khách hàng cần hợp tác với Công ty bảo vệ Tây Hồ đa số là doanh nghiệp. Với quy mô đa dạng, nhu cầu phong phú, từ bảo vệ trường học, bảo vệ tòa nhà chung cư cho đến bảo vệ ngân hàng, trung tâm thương mại,..

Như vậy, công ty bảo vệ cần phải là đơn vị có kinh nghiệm hoạt động nhiều năm tại khu vực. Kỹ năng phân tích chuyên nghiệp, đúng định hướng phát triển thị trường. Dịch vụ bảo vệ chuyên sâu, toàn diện và chất lượng tốt.

III. Công ty Bảo vệ Tây Hồ của Phúc Tâm – Thương hiệu đứng đầu nhiều năm liền tại Hà nội

Công ty Bảo vệ Phúc Tâm hoạt động chuyên nghiệp với mảng cung cấp các dịch vụ vệ sĩ bảo vệ. Kinh nghiệm hoạt động sâu rộng nhiều năm tại khu vực Hà Nội nói chung, quận Tây Hồ nói riêng. Tham gia hợp tác với gần 200 khách hàng tại quận Tây Hồ. Đối tác khách hàng của Phúc tâm bao gồm cá nhân, doanh nghiệp kinh doanh các loại hình dịch vụ ngân hàng, trường học, khu đô thị, bệnh viện,…

Chúng tôi đem đến cho khách hàng các loại hình dịch vụ bảo vệ thiết thực, có giá trị sử dụng cao. Với kinh nghiệm hoạt động nhiều năm và tác phong kinh doanh nghiêm túc, Phúc Tâm đề cao chất lượng dịch vụ dành cho khách hàng.

Tại quận Tây Hồ, Phúc Tâm luôn có sẵn nguồn nhân lực bảo vệ để đáp ứng kịp thời, nhanh chóng khi khách hàng phát sinh nhu cầu. Bảo vệ viên của chúng tôi là những người nằm trong độ tuổi lao động cho phép, thể trạng sức khỏe tốt, từng rèn luyện trong quân đội, có chứng chỉ bảo vệ.

Đội ngũ bảo vệ của Phúc Tâm còn là những người đã có kinh nghiệm làm việc trên địa bàn quận Tây Hồ. Đảm bảo tác phong chuyên nghiệp, thành thạo, linh hoạt. Chúng tôi cũng trang bị đầy đủ các dụng cụ hỗ trợ, công nghệ thông minh và đồng phục theo yêu cầu cho 100% nhân sự.

Bảo vệ Phúc Tâm hoạt động dưới sự hướng dẫn của Michael Đỗ – Chuyên gia lĩnh vực an ninh bảo an Quốc Tế với hơn 20 năm kinh nghiệm. Các chiến lược phát triển đúng đắn giúp thương hiệu Phúc Tâm phát triển mạnh mẽ. Đến nay, Phúc Tâm đã trở thành đối tác đáng tin cậy của hàng ngàn khách hàng toàn quốc.

Cơ cấu làm việc chặt chẽ giúp Phúc Tâm kiểm soát tốt các vấn đề trong quá trình hợp tác. Chúng tôi thực hiện khảo sát đối tượng mục tiêu bảo vệ để xây dựng kế hoạch bảo vệ tối ưu. Kế hoạch bảo vệ sẽ được trao đổi cụ thể và thống nhất với khách hàng trước khi đưa vào hoạt động.

Mô hình bảo vệ khép kín, cài cắm nhân viên bảo vệ làm việc đúng vị trí và chức năng. Quy mô nhân sự của Phúc Tâm có thể lên đến hàng chục người để đảm bảo thực hiện bảo vệ tốt nhất cho mục tiêu.

Phúc Tâm bảo đảm kết nối toàn diện tất cả các vị trí nhân sự. Sự thông suốt liên lạc giúp chúng tôi kịp thời hướng dẫn, chỉ đạo khi phát sinh các sự cố. Từ đó, giảm thiểu thấp nhất các rủi ro thất thoát tài sản, ảnh hưởng đến mục tiêu bảo vệ.

IV. Chính sách dịch vụ hấp dẫn từ Công ty Bảo vệ Bảo vệ của Phúc Tâm

Đối tác khách hàng của Phúc Tâm được ký kết hợp đồng minh bạch, chi phí dịch vụ bảo vệ rõ ràng. Chúng tôi thực hiện đúng chức trách, vai trò, nhiệm vụ của mình theo các điều khoản ký kết trong hợp đồng.

Khách hàng có quyền trao đổi, góp ý kiến và yêu cầu thay thế nhân sự bảo vệ nếu không phù hợp. Bảo vệ Phúc Tâm chịu trách nhiệm và thực hiện bồi hoàn thỏa đáng cho khách hàng khi vi phạm hợp đồng đã ký kết.

Với dịch vụ thuê bảo vệ Tây Hồ, đối tượng mục tiêu bảo vệ sẽ được bảo vệ tuyệt đối. Khách hàng giảm thiểu rủi ro đáng kể so với phương pháp sử dụng bảo vệ nội bộ. Hơn nữa, trên vị trí của khách hàng, bạn luôn có được những quyền lợi, cam kết thỏa đáng. Từ đó áp lực và khối lượng công việc được giảm tải.

V. Đánh giá của khách hàng về dịch vụ bảo vệ Tây Hồ tại Phúc Tâm

Anh T.N.P (37 tuổi, Tây Hồ, Hà Nội): “Tôi thuê bảo vệ của Phúc Tâm khi phát triển chuỗi kinh doanh tại Hà Nội. Ở Tây Hồ tôi có một nhà hàng thuần chay để phục vụ cho khách hàng có nhu cầu. Phúc Tâm gửi cho tôi nhân viên bảo vệ độ tuổi trung niên. Tác phong của họ chững chạc, nhã nhặn và lịch sự. Rất phù hợp với phong cách của nhà hàng chúng tôi. Khách đến nhà hàng đều được phục vụ chu đáo từ ngoài cửa đến khi vào trong. Tạo cảm giác chuyên nghiệp và sang trọng hẳn”.

Anh N.X.P (28 tuổi, Nghệ An): “Năm nay, tôi có mở một cửa hàng buôn bán đồ công nghệ ở quận Tây Hồ. Thật ra cửa hàng không quá lớn và tôi chỉ cần một nhân viên bảo vệ thôi. Vậy nhưng công ty Phúc Tâm vẫn sẵn sàng cung cấp cho tôi. Công ty Phúc Tâm làm việc chuyên nghiệp, đã có tiếng nhiều năm. Nhờ vậy mà tôi không mất nhiều thời gian để tuyển dụng và không lo lắng về vấn đề chuyên môn và đạo đức của bảo vệ khi thuê bảo vệ của Phúc Tâm”.

Để được tư vấn về loại hình dịch vụ và báo giá thuê cụ thể, bạn hãy liên lạc với Công ty Bảo vệ Tây Hồ của Phúc Tâm qua Hotline/zalo 24/7: 0972.09.5878 và hòm thư bảo vệ Phúc Tâm: baovephuctam@gmail.com. Chúng tôi luôn sẵn sàng tiếp đón tận tâm và nhiệt tình với mọi khách hàng.

Nguồn bài viết: Công ty Bảo vệ Tây Hồ

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