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Facebook Flooded with Gangsters in Hong Kong?

by NGT

In Gangster Online on Facebook, gamers need to save up for “weapons”  to commit virtual heists.

At certain moments in your life, you may want to break the rules and do something crazy–rob a bank, shoot people, and launder money.
Don’t. But you can go on Facebook and do it virtually, like many young people in Hong [...]

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The Cartoon Wears Prada: Reviving a Youth Icon in Hong Kong

by NGT

Mr. Q and his friend ‘Mr. Chin’ abandoned their traditional Chinese costume and dressed up in their couture suits.

Cartoons are a lot like supermodels. They don’t eat much, they never appear to age, and now, they both wear Prada.
Well, at least one does. “Old Master Q” (老夫子; Lao fu zi), a 45-year-old Hong Kong cartoon, [...]

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