Letter from the Editor

I composed my monthly Letter from the Editor for my publication, which I'm sure no one ever reads apart from my authors - only because I sometimes mention them in my letter - Personally, I do read other editors' letters, usually in fashion magazines and news magazines and I've come to the conclusion that my letters are boring because of the subject matter I have to deal with. I mean, how can I make new measures on outward foreign investments and resumption of initial public offerings sound gay and colourful?

Anyway, I couldn't help myself and had to add one line in about the World Cup even though it has got nothing whatsoever to do with the practice of law in China and the fact that they didn't even qualify. Did I say I'm not going to talk about soccer anymore? Well okay then, moving on to the football. I turned to the side and did the one-eye-squint-cringe thing as I opened the AFL website, scrolling down..down..down..down. Yep. Still at the bottom of the ladder with only one win. Not only that, "Hird Devastated" screams the headline. Injured again! The man has spent more time off the field than on the field. Why is the world so incredulously cruel?

My father has rehabilitated himself from a fall. He returned to Hong Kong yesterday (after spending the last month and a half in Santou, PRC) and is sporting what I call the 'Floridian' look much to my amusement. It's just that I've never seen him wear velcro sneakers before (I suspect because they have better grip) and with his short-sleeved shirt untucked and khakis. Reminds me of Morty Seinfeld. To give you a bit of background, his idea of smart casual is smart but never casual.