top of page
Search


*
For his birthday today, Ringo Starr asked the world to wish each other Peace and Love at noon from wherever they were. Today is Ringo’s...

Hans Ebert
Jul 8, 20221 min read


China’s President Xi Jinping and telling Hong Kong like it is. Enough said.
July 1 was a day to remember for many reasons. Mainly, that memorable day last week with even a typhoon blown in for the occasion, which...

Hans Ebert
Jul 4, 20224 min read


Reunification Day, President Xi, Hong Kong and...horse racing?
It wasn’t planned, but I won’t be in my home in Hong Kong for today’s 25th Anniversary of Reunification Day when the city was handed back...

Hans Ebert
Jul 1, 20223 min read


The Beatles and continuing to peel off layers and layers of that Glass Onion...
“They were so talented and funny and wonderful-looking, these beautiful young faces,” Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who directed this promo,...

Hans Ebert
Jun 15, 20222 min read


9 June 2022
Sometimes, something happens out of nowhere, or for a reason that’s never made clear, and an idea somehow grows beyond one’s initial...

Hans Ebert
Jun 9, 20222 min read
8 June 2022
While speaking to someone in Hong Kong last night as to why the city has become so void of creativity and overflowing with news blasts...

Hans Ebert
Jun 9, 20224 min read


Where to next for E.B.? Horse racing, vision, being a Soul Man and the Octopus Dance...
His son Kai probably said it best a few years ago when asked if his father would retire: “He never will retire. They’ll have to...

Hans Ebert
Jun 7, 20227 min read


Tea with Her Majesty and Paddington Bear. Everything else is toast.
It’s not just the idea, or how they pulled it off, but it’s everything about it- Paddington Bear having tea with at the Palace with the...

Hans Ebert
Jun 6, 20222 min read


3 June 2022
In the middle of a crossfire hurricane, she brings a calmness. In a world becoming unhinged way too often, she shows empathy and kindness...

Hans Ebert
Jun 3, 20222 min read


What if we’ve got it all completely wrong?
Like every other industry is, horse racing is at a crossroads. There must be a changing of the guard, because nothing and no one lasts...

Hans Ebert
May 24, 20226 min read


HONG KONG: Of Mice And Men and Running Dogs
Once upon a dim sum, we accepted no substitute. We demanded the best and, most times, we got the best. It wasn’t being arrogant or...

Hans Ebert
May 22, 20224 min read


The Beatles and whispering words of wisdom...
It was definitely the count in to “I Saw Her Standing There”, especially the way Paul yelled out “FAH!”, and that memorable opening chord...

Hans Ebert
May 22, 20224 min read


Hans Ebert writes a kinda Dear John Lee letter...
The question is whether those managing Hong Kong want people to be creative, and, if there are still genuinely creative talent left in...

Hans Ebert
May 17, 20223 min read


Love's Theme and when Hong Kong was flying high...
Whoever picked “Love’s Theme” to be the music for Cathay Pacific Airways commercials was a genius. Though used in the States as the music...

Hans Ebert
May 17, 20223 min read
15 May 2022
One just knew. There was no need to overthink anything to death. There was no need for analytics and algorithms and needing the proof of...

Hans Ebert
May 15, 20222 min read


Wherefore art thou Creativity, Hong Kong?
The photo above with its come together influenced slogan is, at least on the surface, an ungrammatical confusing piece of communications-...

Hans Ebert
May 12, 20225 min read


Could Hong Kong have finally turned the corner towards a brighter future?
It was good to hear from friends over the weekend that they had a great time having lunch on Lamma Island whereas others visited one of...

Hans Ebert
May 9, 20223 min read


Robbie Dolan and The Voice: Why Irish eyes are smiling...
https://www.balls.ie/horse-racing/robbie-dolan-voice-australia-508787 It was quite interesting to sit back and listen to Ric McIntosh,...

Hans Ebert
May 6, 20223 min read


Hans Ebert Poetry | 3 May 2022
Stranger in an even stranger land Trying his best to find his way “It’s not going to be easy”, they said “Some are gonna play with your...

Hans Ebert
May 4, 20223 min read


Hong Kong and getting rid of the fear within...
Looking back over the years, at nearly every Pop/Rock concert held in Hong Kong, especially at the Coliseum, over-zealous, and usually...

Hans Ebert
May 2, 20223 min read
bottom of page