Soybean man on CNN

From CNN. Follow the link for full story and pics.
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Mok Kau Moon came to Hong Kong from Dongguang nearly 60 years ago, dreaming of a better life. He settled in the island village of Mui Wo where he eventually began to farm his own soybeans to make tofu to sell for a modest income. Today, Mok still makes fresh tofu each morning to sell as the sweet Cantonese dessert known as doufu fa. Each morning he picks soybeans from his small backyard farm. Mok insists on cooking over a wood fire and making his own ginger syrup, not just for the authentic flavors produced, but also for economical reasons.

A mouthful of Mok's silken, nutty doufu fa is a taste of the fat of Mui Wo's land. This is the story of a locavore born out of neccessity; an accidental advocate of local eating.

Read more: In pictures: Mui Wo's tofu man takes us from farm to spoon | CNNGo.com http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/tofu-man-140691#ixzz10iTA2zD9

On the bus today....

香港旅游巴士疑似自燃 50名乘客紧急疏散(图)

香港大屿山发生惊险火烧旅游巴士意外。图片来源：香港明报

中新网9月20日电 据香港明报报道，香港大屿山19日下午发生惊险火烧旅游巴士意外。一辆载有50名本地团友的旅游巴，沿路上山落斜，途经塘福与石壁水塘之间的水口村附近，疑机件过热冒烟。男司机许×荣(47岁)立即将车停在路边，并疏散车内乘客再报警。

　　消防到场前旅游巴车尾已起火焚烧，消防员驰至，迅即开喉将火救熄，惟旅游巴车尾部分，约三分之一车厢严重焚毁，烧剩车架。现场消息称，该本地团接待居民到大澳旅游，幸旅游巴起火时，团友已下车并到达安全位置，他们事后乘坐其它车辆继续行程，意外中无人受伤。

Chinese to English translation

Hong Kong's Lantau Island adventure tour bus fire accident. Source: Ming Pao

BEIJING, Sept. 20 Xinhua, according to Ming Pao, a Hong Kong Lantau Island fire 19 in the afternoon of adventure tour bus accident. A set of 50 local groups Friends of the coaches, along the road down the mountain slope, passing between Tong Fuk and the outlet village, Shek Pik Reservoir near the suspect parts hot smoke. Rong Xu × male drivers (47 years) to immediately pull over, and the evacuation of passengers in the car and then alarm.


Rear of the fire scene before the coach has been on fire burning, firefighters Chizhi, immediately opened fire hose to put out, but the rear part of the coach, about one third of the car was severely damaged, burnt frame. Sources at the scene said the local group to Tai O residents received Fortunately, the coach caught fire, the group Friends had got off and arrived safe location, they subsequently take other vehicles continue their journey No one is injured.

Stampede in Mui Wo

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Can you help?

Appeal for information on missing man in Lantau (with photo)
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Police today (September 20) appealed to the public for information on a man missing in Lantau.

Terry Ridgley, aged 45, who lives at Tai Tei Tong in Mui Wo, went missing after being reached by his family by phone on May 8. His younger brother made a report to the Police on July 22.

He is about 1.83 metres tall and 86 kg in weight. He is of medium build with white complexion, a long and pointed face with short straight black hair.

Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing man or who may have seen him is urged to contact the Regional Missing Person Unit of New Territories South on 3661 1172-6 or any police station.

Police Report No. 11
Issued by PPRB

Ends/Monday, September 20, 2010
Issued at HKT 15:53

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Impressions of the Buddha

Impressions of the Tiantan Buddha Statue, Lantau Island, Hong Kong

by Anita Revel on Saturday, 18 September 2010 at 08:36

Looking at our feet, watching the asphalt drop away from under us, the murky river below, a lone fisherman on his boat under a rainbow umbrella, lush jungle, a patch of ferns, a smattering of shacks huddled under a mountain, soaring over a rough path and crystal clear waterfalls, up and over the first peak, the second, too scared to move from my seat in case I fall through the glass-bottomed cabin, and suddenly, there he is. Buddha. On the horizon, backlit by an azure blue sky - unusual for Hong Kong, I'm told. Stepping out of the cable car with some relief to be back on terra firma, braving the exit via the souvenir shop, head down through the tourist zone, onwards towards my main man.

There he is, above me, all 22m of him, bronzed and shining, calming and awesome at the same time. Only a couple of hundred steps to climb, or so it seems. Puff puff, pause, wipe the sweat from my brow, rally my strength, and just one more flight of 16 steps. Puff puff. Finally, we are there, taking respite in the shadow of our Buddha, walking around the base on wobbly knees, still wiping the sweat from my face, taking in the views, loving the calm between each of my puff puff breaths, feeling myself smile in the face of such divine love and brilliance. Ommmmmmm.

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South Lantau Buffaloes

South Lantau Buffaloes
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

In just under a month, mini rugby kicks off again in South Lantau! We have two new age groups ~ Under 9 and Under 10 ~ and continuing groups for Under 6, Under 7 and Under 8. And, we have a brand new South Lantau Buffaloes kit for Season 2 which will be available for collection this Saturday, 18 September as follows:
9:30am - 11:00am @ Caffe Paradiso in Mui Wo and 3:30pm - 5:00pm @ The Gallery in Tong Fuk

We are thrilled that Caffe Paradiso and The Gallery are continuing their valued sponsorship and will be open to serve refreshments on Saturday as you register your membership and collect the kit for your child.

If you have not yet registered for Season 2, please come along and do so at these times. Membership costs just $50 for a required parent and $300 for each child.

Please share this message with friends and neighbours who have children aged between 4 and 10 who would like to be involved in the growing popularity of mini rugby on South Lantau.
Posted by Katie Norman at 5:08 PM

Aliens invade Lantau

Space Aliens or Streetlights? UFOs Reported in Hong Kong Lightning Storm

Lee Speigel Contributor

AOL News

(Sept. 10) -- Were they UFOs or ordinary street lamps? That's the question being raised after Wednesday night's spectacular, record-breaking lightning storm over Hong Kong.

Just within the first hour after midnight on Thursday, the Hong Kong Observatory recorded 13,102 lightning strikes around Hong Kong.

According to Radio Television Hong Kong, or RTHK, the observatory received many calls from people claiming to see UFOs during the fierce storm near the Tai Lam Tunnel and in the Wanchai and Happy Valley districts of the city.

The observatory said the UFO reports were most likely street lamps. Meanwhile, the chairwoman of the Hong Kong UFO Club, Moon Fong, confirmed that UFO sightings were reported on their website.
The Observatory assumed the UFOs were misidentified street lamps, according to an observatory scientific officer, W.C. Woo.

Whether they were street lights or not, it's not the first time UFOs have been reported or even photographed during intense storms. Maybe they need a free burst of electrical energy provided by the lightning bolts.

Or maybe they're just street lamps.

http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/hong-kong-lightning-storm-ufos-probably-street-lamps/19628456

Rehab

Rehab school renews push for Mui Wo The principal of Christian Zheng Sheng College has renewed his call for the government to speed up the school's relocation to Mui Wo. Friday, September 03, 2010 The principal of Christian Zheng Sheng College has renewed his call for the government to speed up the school's relocation to Mui Wo. Alman Chan Siu-cheuk said there is great demand for the drug rehabilitation school, with at least 20 inquiries from parents each week. Several employers have also offered jobs to graduates. However, the relocation is being opposed by Mui Wo residents and the Education Bureau has been sitting on the school's application to join the 3-3-4 secondary education stream. "The government says it has been bargaining with Mui Wo residents but still needs more time," Chan said. In addition, he said plans to temporarily expand the current site are still being put on hold. A spokesman from the Narcotics Division of the Security Bureau said it has been actively exchanging views on temporary improvement measures, long-term reprovisioning arrangements and other related matters with the Christian Zheng Sheng Association. "We have all along supported the proposal in principle, which isin line with the government's anti-drug policy," the spokesman said. "The Legislative Council education panel is following up the matter. The administration will respond to members' suggestions and provide a progress report later this month," the spokesman said. An Education Bureau spokeswoman said the Education Ordinance would be strictly followed when processing the application to join the secondary stream. SERINAH HO