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6.5.21 | What are HK's little castles?

Good morning.

Today in “Phrasing?” we have this headline from The Standard:

I genuinely (genuinely) hope that that was not done on purpose 🤨

— Jasmine Lee

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News

RTHK English News @rthk_enews

Three people are jailed for at least four years over a riot on October 1, 2019. They didn’t actually take part in it. #HongKong

news.rthk.hkThree jailed over riot they had no actual role in - RTHKThe District Court on Wednesday handed down jail sentences of at least four years to three people convicted of rioting in Tsuen Wan during anti-govern...

Over 1 million people have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose. This makes up about 15% of HK’s population aged 16 and up.

Residents in Kornhill and Pok Fu Lam are being sent to quarantine for 21 days. Two domestic helpers in the two apartment blocks were found with the new and highly infectious COVID-19 strains N501Y and E484K.

Contractor Hip Hing has sued Hong Kong Airlines for $296 million. The contractor is demanding payment for construction costs and overdue interest for the HKA Training Academy.

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Attend

Asia Society Hong Kong Center 亞洲協會香港中心 @AsiaSocietyHK

We're Event Partner of @InvestHK's @StartmeupHK Festival this year! What is ahead for #startups, and what does the future of #investment look like? On May 26, @themillsfabrica's Alexander Chan and @HKEXGroup's Grace Hui chat w/ @blackrock's Henny Sender. bit.ly/3uyifiY

Learn about how the pandemic has affected the latest trends of startups and ESG investors in this upcoming panel.

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Follow

hk_littlecastles

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This Instagram documents the “little castles” around the city that were once used as markers for Water Services Department field staff to locate and identify water pipes that were hidden under trap doors.

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Eat

frenchgourmay

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Hong Kong’s largest French food and wine festival has arrived! Learn and eat your way through French cuisine with the restaurants, workshops, and events featured in this month’s activities.

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