Thursday, September 26, 2013

'YAT CHAU HON'



I am no fan of Next Magazine as I am skeptical of the sensational reporting that is the centerpiece to boost weekly sales.  I am amazed how often some of this 'stuff' end up in dinner conversations, where the power-that-be in town actually quote them as though they are 'reliable information'.  Speaking of making heads turn!

That said, for many years Next Magazine has arrived religiously at our door because other family members (who will remain nameless) are ardent followers of the food and gossip pages.  Ces't la vie!  A man of weak will, and even weaker principles in this instance, I often pick up the seemingly more 'respectable' and less gossipy section and read the columns.

Lo and behold ... while they are always center left, of late I can sense the meeting of minds between these columns and public sentiments. Here is the latest of Donald Tsang's dirty laundry.  I do not know who Mark Simon is, but do read 'Serving God & Communist' ... a grammatically incorrect headline but who cares, the following paragraph is interesting, as the plot thickens.

" ... You cannot separate the Chief Executive from his Catholic faith.  Mr. Tsang's business with the Pope was not the business of Hong Kong, but rather a journey to heal an unsettled spiritual divide that he believes he has with our Church, based on his years as Chief Executive ... "

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