Paper Sculpture in East Point City
There is an exhibition on paper sculpture to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
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The Kitchen God of Chinese
The Chinese New Year is on 23 Jan 2012. It is one of the traditional Chinese festivals that most of Chinese still treasure it. They would clean up and tidy up their house on the 28th day of 12th month in the lunar calendar (21 Jan 2012). It is believed the cleaning sweeps away the bad luck of the preceding year and makes their homes ready for good luck. The Buddhist or Taoist families would clean the home altars and statues thoroughly. Before the cleaning, on 24th day of 12th month, they also hold a ceremony for gratitude to the kitchen god who is the recorder of family functions, reporting to the Jade Emperor. They often offer sweet foods to bride the kitchen god.
Two Fires in 9 Days in front of the Same Mansion
(on.cc) There were two cars being set on fire within 9 days at the front gate of a mansion at 281 Clear Water Bay Road. The mansion belongs to the daughter of director of Carrian Group. Source: http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/news/20120105/00407_045.html?pubdate=20120105
2 bombs found by HKP
On 25 Dec 2011, Hong Kong police disposed of a mortor bomb of 45cm long in Port Shelter Firing Range , Sai Kung. 3 days ago, HKP had disposed of a suspected World War II bomb Thursday after it was found near a popular hiking trail days ahead of the 70th anniversary of the fall of the city to the Japanese. A spokeswoman said the bomb was found Wednesday near the Wilson Trail between Stanley and Repulse Bay on the south of Hong Kong island, where allied forces fought the Japanese in the Battle of Hong Kong. "Based on our initial investigations, it's a bomb but we can't confirm if it's from the World War II era," she told AFP, adding it had been "disposed of". Allied forces defending the former British colony surrendered to the Japanese on Christmas Day, 1941 after more than two weeks of fierce fighting. -AFP/ac