Nobody it seems. As long as the events won’t congest our traffic even more, we’ll just accept it and get on with our lives. As usual, things go wrong though. Take for example the Tourism Board chair and the Games planning committee chair accusing each other for screwing up the ticket sales and overseas promotion of the event. Mismanagement and failure in communication are no news for local officials; in fact, you would suspect something’s wrong if any public project runs smoothly in Hong Kong.

One thing does deserve attention though. There are 170 Victory Ceremony Assistants, selected out of the 2,500 local female volunteers of the Games. Officials claimed that the selection criteria were more than about physical appearance. And all selected assistants underwent months of training in different aspects including “team spirit”… (And other bullshits similar in kind)

Interestingly, Apple Daily revealed recently that four out of the nine ladies who are selected to lead the parade of athletes into the ceremony come from mainland China. Two of them worked in similar positions during the Beijing Olympics while the other two led parades during the recent National Day festivities. Why do we need to import chicks from the north when we have 170 local ones to choose from? Here is the sad reason why. Now compare that with these mainland hotties and you have your answer.

What will the winning athletes get apart from the valuable chance to take a close look at those beautiful Victory Ceremony Assistants? A creatively shaped donut medal with a big hole in the middle. Ey, gold prices are at a record high.

See you all at the Games!