Snippet from 2005

Busy day today, so I'll just pull a snippet from an old letter:

And to wind up, I'll just tell you a little typical-HK Gem 

that occurred last night.  Coming home from dinner we passed 

XXX (edit that one out) outlet of HK Jockey Club (HK's version of 

TAB). Big drama. Fire alarms ringing, smoke coming out of 

the building, fire truck, firemen ...

... and there, just inside the front door are about 100 

punters all huddled in a bunch watching the horserace on TV. 

Sure, they're evacuating the building but not until the race 

is over. 

And - get this! - the firemen are standing there, firehoses 

in-hand but not turned on, watching with them. 

Doesn't this say everything about HK! Don't you just LOVE it!