What Kills Us This Week!

As you know, Hong Kong is fond of bouts of mad panic! And every week it is over something new. Usually, yes, it's over something stupid, but every now and then they have something real to panic over.

This week? Well, get prepared to gasp in shock and horror!

This week, Hong Kong is in a mad panic because the Red Cap Sifu at Sik Yueng Sin Temple, at the stroke of midnight, in an ancient and revered New Year tradition, drew the fortune stick for the year 2009! Or, indeed, Year 2551 as it is in the Chinese calender ...

... and that stick was ... #27!

Yes, #27!

Do I hear sounds of horrified gasps?

Yes, folks, this is terrible, terrible news. Red Cap Sifu put the sacred windmill on his head and drew Hong Kong's fortune for 2009, and it was #27.

This is bad because the #27 fortune stick means "enormous financial crisis resulting in a clash between people and government".

Actually, I shouldn't be joking about this because, well, I already see it on the cards. Stuff is happening and people are grumbling because Our Donald is currently reneging on his promise to give us Democracy by 2017. He's already cancelled out on his promise for 2012 and we took it in fairly good spirit, but this time he's gone too far, and I feel, yes, there's a big clash coming on.

Of course, if it means a clash between The People and Hong Kong Legco, that's all good. Love Our Legco. We have Long Hair Leung in there representing us, The People, and he's forever throwing bananas at Beijing types, and yelling through his bullhorn and being all madcap and trouble-making and doing just the sort of things he should be doing since he's the only one in there speaking up for The People.

However, if it means a clash with Beijing!!! Mmmmhhhh! That's an entirely different kettle of sturgeons! In fact, it's so unpleasant, I don't even want to think about it!

So that's my choice for this week:

THREATDOWN

Sticking windmills on your head!