In a recent Talking Points column in the racing page of the SCMP, racing reporter Sam Agars wrote, “There is the thinking that Hongkongers need horse racing more than ever during periods of severe restrictions”. “Need?” “More than ever?” Horse racing? In a Hong Kong that’s suddenly gone and changed forever right in front of our eyes? This came after some flaccid horse racing news with Hong Kong Jockey Club executive supremo “Capitan” Bill Nader, below, under the headline, “C

What has been noticeably “missing in action” these days in Hong Kong, where the government has been busy with their various and confusing foxtrots and tangos creating citywide panic as those at the bottom of the totem pole prepare for the worst is this: mental health issues that are affecting many. Mental health issues are the silent enemy. It’s a very different kind of pandemic where suppression is not the answer. I should know. As we should all know by now, depression does