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Iain Lafferty has lived in Hong Kong for the last ten years and is a teacher of mathematics at KGV School. He is a father of two children, both made in China, and a resident and advocate of Sai Kung. In addition, he is a recreational writer and regularly contributes his opinions on everything to anyone who will listen, or not. He occasionally visits Hong Kong Island but often gets lost.

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Syria, Hong Kong and the luxurious problem of a refrigerator delivery

by Iain Lafferty11:00, 26 September 201620:33, 31 March 2020

I spent eight hours today waiting at home for my new fridge to be delivered. My anxiety was compounded by the fact that the Japanese refrigeration unit I had ordered was possibly too big to fit through my front door, up the steps, and shimmy through the slalom course of my kitchen units. I’d measured […]

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Game of Tomes: Hong Kong’s convoluted elections require a bit of swotting

by Iain Lafferty10:20, 3 September 201620:26, 31 March 2020
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Politics, protest, and flat-pack furniture: Our society’s obsession with digital reality

by Iain Lafferty22:00, 15 August 201620:22, 31 March 2020
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The politics of the UEFA Euro 2016 amid Brexit and terror fears

by Iain Lafferty20:00, 9 July 201620:23, 31 March 2020
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Visit Vietnam – for heritage sites, wartime relics and a confusing currency

by Iain Lafferty22:00, 7 May 201620:00, 31 March 2020
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Tabloid excesses as a barometer of media freedom: Did CY Leung eat my hamster?

by Iain Lafferty10:00, 28 March 201619:50, 31 March 2020
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(What’s The Story) Morning Glory? Middle-aged minstrels should make music for mainlanders

by Iain Lafferty21:34, 2 March 201619:41, 31 March 2020
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Anarchy in S.K.? It would be an improvement on the Hong Kong government

by Iain Lafferty00:16, 31 January 201619:23, 31 March 2020
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From the curious to the surreal: The very Hong Kong art of street disco

by Iain Lafferty20:00, 27 December 201519:07, 31 March 2020
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Break-up of Syria is inevitable, which gives every faction something to fight for

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