Amusing article in today’s SCMP about the results of the four-yearly survey on drug abuse by HK pupils. Turns out 90% of the primary and secondary schools in our little territory have students taking psychotropic drugs. Just to clarify: we’re talking about schools here, not 9 out of 10 of pupils at these schools. In primary schools, 1.6% of pupils have taken drugs at least once, in secondary schools this number jumps to 4.3% and at universities it’s 2.9%.
Forget about primary and secondary schools for a second. Did you seriously read that only 2.9% of university students has experiences with drugs? Yes you did. Before you become fussy about the word ‘psychotropic’, this basically means all types of drugs, including marijuana and even caffeine. We’ll just assume that coffee wasn’t labeled a drug too by our researchers, although you never you know in this town. Anyway, back to our uni students. Of course, despite the anonymous nature of the survey, quite a few might have lied. Nevertheless, wethinks the remaining 97.1% should at least try a joint in this supposedly exciting period of their lives. Even Obama did it and look what he turned out to be.
Further interesting info is revealed when the types of drugs most commonly used are discussed. It seems the most popular drugs in primary school are paint thinners and cough medicine (kudos for our creative youngsters). Our secondary school teens of course like ketamine and cannabis. And our uni boys and girls enjoy weed as well, plus XTC. To put matters into perspective: 47% of Grade 12 students in the U.S. have experience with drugs, mostly of the ’softer’ kind. Regarding hard drugs, well, apparently 16.2% of ALL adults in the U.S. have used cocaine at least once. We still have a long way to go Hong Kong.
Found today in SCMP. And of course nothing new.
Soon you’ll be able to travel from and between Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Macau and Guangzhou by a Canadian built DHC-6 Twin Otter, a.k.a. as a floatieplane:
Cheaper than the helicopter, more expensive than eco-friendlier alternatives like the dull ferry and train. Waterfront Air aims to have at least four of these babies available by the end of this year.
An injustice of biblical proportions has occured! A local pastor/tour guide Li Chi Kwong Boaz (李志光) was arrested and put into jail by the Israeli taxman last December for the smuggling of jewelry worth HK$ 20 million. The Israelis convicted Boaz on the 24th of December 2009 and sentenced him to a three-month term. Apparently Boaz was a good boy and released prematurely on the 10th of this month. Or was it divine intervention?
Mind you, Boaz is not just another pastor. He owns the Holyland Resources Centre, a tour service provider to the “Holy Land.” An 11-day tour to Jordan, Israel and Egypt with this firm costs about HK$ 18,000 per head.
According to the pastor’s testimony, he only smuggled the jewelry to Israel for good deeds, as he was trying to help the poor Palestinian children in the occupied territories. In addition, our brave hero fasted for a whole 10 days and drank only water while in prison. At the time of release, he weighed only 153 lbs. Now did you know that every Hebrew letter is represented by a number? Adding up the numbers representing “I am God” in Hebrew gives 153! In addition, adding up his mobile phone digits gives the number 44. In Hebrew, 40 = M and 4 = D; and MD = Melekh David! HALLELUJA! We’re obviously curious what great blessing would have occured if Boaz measured his weight in kgs instead of lbs.
Anyway, all of you lost and lonely, seeking guidance and help, fear not! God is near. Just splash out HK$ 18,000 and He could be your tour guide.
Henry has a guest post on The Dark Side and is one of the founders of the Libertines Pub.
Girls in Hong Kong luuuuuv doggies. Girls in Hong Kong luuuuuv Louis Vuitton even more. What if you could combine the best of both worlds and make your Pinky, Sweety or Apple really happy and love you long time? Well, we just found you the ultimate combo present: (more…)
Macau is an island where a man’s wildest dreams can be fulfilled. Whether it’s lavish dining, pimping at the roulette table amongst your chain smoking peers or luxurious massages, it’s the place to be away from wife/girlfriend. As if there wasn’t enough temptation already, Playboy Enterprises Inc. is currently in discussions with a local operator for a branded club in Macau.
Didn’t we hear this before you ask? Indeed, but as the previous plans never materialized -something to do with a financial crisis- new ones are being forged. Of course we applaud this initiative, if only because it may add a slightly classier touch to the island’s reputation. And as you know, we’re all about class (thanks @broadchris) when it comes to our team building trips! Have a great week folks.
