Hong Kong's housing costs baselined to the CCPI tells quite a story.
These are unit prices of comparable units in one particular building. Lighter dots are lower floors.
In "purchasing-power-per-dollar" (housing priced in hamburgers) these apartments are the cheapest since 2010.
These are unit prices of comparable units in one particular building. Lighter dots are lower floors.
In "purchasing-power-per-dollar" (housing priced in hamburgers) these apartments are the cheapest since 2010.
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Hong Kong's housing costs baselined to the CCPI tells quite a story.
These are unit prices of comparable units in one particular building. Lighter dots are lower floors.
In "purchasing-power-per-dollar" (housing priced in hamburgers) these apartments are the cheapest since 2010.
These are unit prices of comparable units in one particular building. Lighter dots are lower floors.
In "purchasing-power-per-dollar" (housing priced in hamburgers) these apartments are the cheapest since 2010.
I made a milk tea cup Lego creation out of the Lego Classic box I … got for my kids?
You believe me, right?
You believe me, right?
November 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I made a milk tea cup Lego creation out of the Lego Classic box I … got for my kids?
You believe me, right?
You believe me, right?
I have my study materials!
October 31, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I have my study materials!
The Hong Kong Information Services department has a rotating ad insertion tool. It's hosted here: promotion.isd.gov.hk
What caught my attention was this advertisement: psd-promotion.isd.gov.hk/system/files...
The campaign links to: www.nsed.gov.hk/hkp/#%E9%82%...
What caught my attention was this advertisement: psd-promotion.isd.gov.hk/system/files...
The campaign links to: www.nsed.gov.hk/hkp/#%E9%82%...
September 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
The Hong Kong Information Services department has a rotating ad insertion tool. It's hosted here: promotion.isd.gov.hk
What caught my attention was this advertisement: psd-promotion.isd.gov.hk/system/files...
The campaign links to: www.nsed.gov.hk/hkp/#%E9%82%...
What caught my attention was this advertisement: psd-promotion.isd.gov.hk/system/files...
The campaign links to: www.nsed.gov.hk/hkp/#%E9%82%...
To benefit from this a household must be earning more than HK$394,000 annually. The median Hong Kong household earns HK$480,000 annually. To maximize the benefit from this, a household must be earning at least HK$724,000.
This is a tax break for rich parents.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
This is a tax break for rich parents.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
September 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
To benefit from this a household must be earning more than HK$394,000 annually. The median Hong Kong household earns HK$480,000 annually. To maximize the benefit from this, a household must be earning at least HK$724,000.
This is a tax break for rich parents.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
This is a tax break for rich parents.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Also, if you squint, we might be seeing generational harmonics in the graph from the baby boomer generation.
If so, we're in a briefly stable period before the bottom falls out.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
If so, we're in a briefly stable period before the bottom falls out.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
September 2, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Also, if you squint, we might be seeing generational harmonics in the graph from the baby boomer generation.
If so, we're in a briefly stable period before the bottom falls out.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
If so, we're in a briefly stable period before the bottom falls out.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
The 2025-2026 class count reduction is in line with what we would expect from Hong Kong child population trends.
Next year's 2026-2027 application counts are mostly a continuation of the current slow decline.
The 2027-2028 School Year will be apocalyptic for schools.
Next year's 2026-2027 application counts are mostly a continuation of the current slow decline.
The 2027-2028 School Year will be apocalyptic for schools.
September 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The 2025-2026 class count reduction is in line with what we would expect from Hong Kong child population trends.
Next year's 2026-2027 application counts are mostly a continuation of the current slow decline.
The 2027-2028 School Year will be apocalyptic for schools.
Next year's 2026-2027 application counts are mostly a continuation of the current slow decline.
The 2027-2028 School Year will be apocalyptic for schools.
Hong Kong tends to have immigrant children most years, but something strange is going on for kids born between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
Did our early Year of the Dragon babies (February 10, 2024 – June 30, 2024) all ... leave? Is this expiring Top Talent Pass visas with kids leaving?
Did our early Year of the Dragon babies (February 10, 2024 – June 30, 2024) all ... leave? Is this expiring Top Talent Pass visas with kids leaving?
August 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Hong Kong tends to have immigrant children most years, but something strange is going on for kids born between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
Did our early Year of the Dragon babies (February 10, 2024 – June 30, 2024) all ... leave? Is this expiring Top Talent Pass visas with kids leaving?
Did our early Year of the Dragon babies (February 10, 2024 – June 30, 2024) all ... leave? Is this expiring Top Talent Pass visas with kids leaving?
For when I eventually get blocked.
August 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
For when I eventually get blocked.
But check out this beautiful 1/64 minibus from Tomytec.
August 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
But check out this beautiful 1/64 minibus from Tomytec.
Tiny HK‘s diecast vehicles do not come in a consistent scale and it is annoying.
Buses? 1/110
Trucks and minibuses? 1/76
Cars? 1/64
Buses? 1/110
Trucks and minibuses? 1/76
Cars? 1/64
August 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Tiny HK‘s diecast vehicles do not come in a consistent scale and it is annoying.
Buses? 1/110
Trucks and minibuses? 1/76
Cars? 1/64
Buses? 1/110
Trucks and minibuses? 1/76
Cars? 1/64
I don’t really need handwriting as a skill but it’s still the best way to practice character recognition.
I have a custom flash card system that forces me to write characters but it doesn’t translate to outcomes in the same way.
(I displayed the character for this video. It’s usually transparent.)
I have a custom flash card system that forces me to write characters but it doesn’t translate to outcomes in the same way.
(I displayed the character for this video. It’s usually transparent.)
July 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I don’t really need handwriting as a skill but it’s still the best way to practice character recognition.
I have a custom flash card system that forces me to write characters but it doesn’t translate to outcomes in the same way.
(I displayed the character for this video. It’s usually transparent.)
I have a custom flash card system that forces me to write characters but it doesn’t translate to outcomes in the same way.
(I displayed the character for this video. It’s usually transparent.)
When you promise to do your kid’s homework with them. Copybooks, as far as the eye can see.
July 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
When you promise to do your kid’s homework with them. Copybooks, as far as the eye can see.
Every…
Wait, what the fuck? Why are there so many fake boats?
Wait, what the fuck? Why are there so many fake boats?
July 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Every…
Wait, what the fuck? Why are there so many fake boats?
Wait, what the fuck? Why are there so many fake boats?
Toy from today’s birthday party is … interesting.
June 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Toy from today’s birthday party is … interesting.
The second thing I looked for is "combining bus stations." The surface lot is for "local" routes, or if you go to the Cross-Harbour Terminal you can hop on any of ~20 buses southbound to get to different places on the island, or get on northbound to go to places in Kowloon.
June 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The second thing I looked for is "combining bus stations." The surface lot is for "local" routes, or if you go to the Cross-Harbour Terminal you can hop on any of ~20 buses southbound to get to different places on the island, or get on northbound to go to places in Kowloon.
This proposal does very little for pedestrians, the only significant new addition would automatically be added by any developer building a high-dollar building at the waterfront.
June 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
This proposal does very little for pedestrians, the only significant new addition would automatically be added by any developer building a high-dollar building at the waterfront.
And the last pedestrian accommodation pitched is a waterfront boardwalk which would look out onto the harbor, except that the view is obscured by the proposed marina. It runs parallel to the existing walkway attached to the Hung Hom Bypass, so it doesn't introduce any new connectivity.
June 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
And the last pedestrian accommodation pitched is a waterfront boardwalk which would look out onto the harbor, except that the view is obscured by the proposed marina. It runs parallel to the existing walkway attached to the Hung Hom Bypass, so it doesn't introduce any new connectivity.
I have to point out that the two distinct renderings of the bridge over Hung Hom Bypass are presented on the same slide.
June 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I have to point out that the two distinct renderings of the bridge over Hung Hom Bypass are presented on the same slide.
"Proposed Pedestrian Link to Waterfront"
This is new, and I'm 100% on board with doing this. However, it has to cross a highway and they clearly have no idea what they want that to look like.
(Would love to remove Hung Hom Bypass entirely, but I'm trying to scope comments to in-plan items.)
This is new, and I'm 100% on board with doing this. However, it has to cross a highway and they clearly have no idea what they want that to look like.
(Would love to remove Hung Hom Bypass entirely, but I'm trying to scope comments to in-plan items.)
June 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
"Proposed Pedestrian Link to Waterfront"
This is new, and I'm 100% on board with doing this. However, it has to cross a highway and they clearly have no idea what they want that to look like.
(Would love to remove Hung Hom Bypass entirely, but I'm trying to scope comments to in-plan items.)
This is new, and I'm 100% on board with doing this. However, it has to cross a highway and they clearly have no idea what they want that to look like.
(Would love to remove Hung Hom Bypass entirely, but I'm trying to scope comments to in-plan items.)
Compare reality to the bullshit artist rendering.
1. You can't interface a bridge with the coliseum's shape, so people still can't get to their seat fully-covered.
2. The only place where you could install a straight footbridge from the MTR side isn't actually the station.
1. You can't interface a bridge with the coliseum's shape, so people still can't get to their seat fully-covered.
2. The only place where you could install a straight footbridge from the MTR side isn't actually the station.
June 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Compare reality to the bullshit artist rendering.
1. You can't interface a bridge with the coliseum's shape, so people still can't get to their seat fully-covered.
2. The only place where you could install a straight footbridge from the MTR side isn't actually the station.
1. You can't interface a bridge with the coliseum's shape, so people still can't get to their seat fully-covered.
2. The only place where you could install a straight footbridge from the MTR side isn't actually the station.
"New Footbridge"
The artist rendering here is nonsense, they photoshopped out the building on the left and didn't attach the bridge to anything.
This bridge is supposed to get access to the Coliseum, but there is already a covered route to the coliseum through the Mid-level walkway.
The artist rendering here is nonsense, they photoshopped out the building on the left and didn't attach the bridge to anything.
This bridge is supposed to get access to the Coliseum, but there is already a covered route to the coliseum through the Mid-level walkway.
June 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
"New Footbridge"
The artist rendering here is nonsense, they photoshopped out the building on the left and didn't attach the bridge to anything.
This bridge is supposed to get access to the Coliseum, but there is already a covered route to the coliseum through the Mid-level walkway.
The artist rendering here is nonsense, they photoshopped out the building on the left and didn't attach the bridge to anything.
This bridge is supposed to get access to the Coliseum, but there is already a covered route to the coliseum through the Mid-level walkway.
The second pitch is "Upgrade Existing Mid-level Walkway."
There's even less ability to influence this than the walkways. The ceiling is a road, or a bus station. Height is fixed, at about 8 feet.
The artist rendering here is egregious, inserting windows into the road-ceiling.
There's even less ability to influence this than the walkways. The ceiling is a road, or a bus station. Height is fixed, at about 8 feet.
The artist rendering here is egregious, inserting windows into the road-ceiling.
June 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The second pitch is "Upgrade Existing Mid-level Walkway."
There's even less ability to influence this than the walkways. The ceiling is a road, or a bus station. Height is fixed, at about 8 feet.
The artist rendering here is egregious, inserting windows into the road-ceiling.
There's even less ability to influence this than the walkways. The ceiling is a road, or a bus station. Height is fixed, at about 8 feet.
The artist rendering here is egregious, inserting windows into the road-ceiling.
The first pitch is "Upgrading Existing Footbridges to PolyU and TST."
Because of their length and how they're integrated into the surrounding area (the ceiling of one of these is a road) it is functionally limited to cosmetic changes.
Because of their length and how they're integrated into the surrounding area (the ceiling of one of these is a road) it is functionally limited to cosmetic changes.
June 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The first pitch is "Upgrading Existing Footbridges to PolyU and TST."
Because of their length and how they're integrated into the surrounding area (the ceiling of one of these is a road) it is functionally limited to cosmetic changes.
Because of their length and how they're integrated into the surrounding area (the ceiling of one of these is a road) it is functionally limited to cosmetic changes.
The first thing I looked for was, "how will the changes impact walking around in the area?"
In the site plan for pedestrian connectivity, the only actually new affordance for walking is to the waterfront from Hung Hom Station. Let's look at each of them.
In the site plan for pedestrian connectivity, the only actually new affordance for walking is to the waterfront from Hung Hom Station. Let's look at each of them.
June 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The first thing I looked for was, "how will the changes impact walking around in the area?"
In the site plan for pedestrian connectivity, the only actually new affordance for walking is to the waterfront from Hung Hom Station. Let's look at each of them.
In the site plan for pedestrian connectivity, the only actually new affordance for walking is to the waterfront from Hung Hom Station. Let's look at each of them.