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Bon Bong is a philosophy, mathematics, and Cantonese enthusiast. As a Laidlaw Scholar, Bon researched the philosophy of logic and language. He is founder of CBPDO, the first Cantonese British Parliament-style debate tournament in Hong Kong.

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In defence of hotpot: Why Chinese cookbook author Chua Lam is wrong to dismiss the historic delicacy

by Bon Bong21:32, 13 January 201922:41, 31 March 2020

A few days ago, Mr Chua Lam, long-time author of a number of Chinese cookbooks and TV-host of Chinese cuisine appreciation shows, made the astounding remark that “hotpot is a cultureless form of food, and it should disappear.” Mr Chua made the comments in an appearance on the Chinese talk show Day Day Up, when […]

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