Friday 31 October 2014

1464 HKSAR Name of the Day

Kosa Law Wing-yi, 21, a member group of students from Baptist University's Academy of Visual Arts who put 200 broken umbrellas to good use by hanging a giant colourful canopy of them across a footbridge leading to the government headquarters in Admiralty, Occupy Central 2014, Hong Kong

About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation

Wednesday 29 October 2014

1463 HKSAR Name of the Day

Popsy Gu, 22, a  private English tutor and year four finance student at the University of Hong Kong, volunteering to teach English classes for free, Occupy Central 2014, Hong Kong

About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation

Monday 27 October 2014

1462 HKSAR Name of the Day

Sunny Cheung Kwan-yang, 18, protestor and a university student, Occupy Central 2014, Hong Kong

About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare

Saturday 25 October 2014

1461 HKSAR Name of the Day

Winsome Ng, protestor, third-year student from Baptist University, Occupy Central 2014, Hong Kong

meaning is "agreeable"

About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare for females

Thursday 23 October 2014

1460 HKSAR Name of the Day

Kitty Choi Kit-yu, Director of Administration, HKSAR government

see 1170 and 0083 HKSAR Names of the Day

About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Brand-based; Phonetic-based?; somewhat common in Hong Kong

Tuesday 21 October 2014

Sunday 19 October 2014

1458 HKSAR Name of the Day

Nason Law Kwun-chung, representative, Hong Kong Federation of Students (October 2014)

 Eason Chung, Lester Shum and Nason Law, HK Federation of Students. Pic HK Standard.

About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation; Substitution

Friday 17 October 2014

1457 HKSAR Name of the Day

Kerby Kuek, Feng Shui practitioner, columnist, The Standard

the meaning of Kerby is "settlement by a church" ... that's very bad feng shui because it means the name is right next to a graveyard. Nice one Kerby!!

see It's all down to appearance and application


Here's what I think of Fung Shui (or Feng Shui): see Mumbo Jumbo; HailstonesTony Chan; Contemptible Chinese Charlatans.

About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare

Wednesday 15 October 2014

1456 HKSAR Name of the Day

Imogene Wong, reporter, The Standard, Hong Kong  imogene.wong@singtaonewscorp.com

About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare

Monday 13 October 2014

1455 HKSAR Name of the Day

Eason Chung Yiu-wa, representative, Hong Kong Federation of Students (October 2014)

see 0041 HKSAR Name of the Day

 Eason Chung, Lester Shum, Nason Law, HK Federation of Students. Pic Standard

About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation; Substitution; Son-suffix

Saturday 11 October 2014

Thursday 9 October 2014

1453 HKSAR Name of the Day

Nicola Lu Min (Mr), 36 years old, Hong Kong fencing team (competing at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea)

NOTE: Lu has an Italian father and Hong Kong mother which likely explains his name. Had this important piece of information been missed, then it is easy to see why we can fall into our "lazy way of thinking" and believe that this novel name was derived from a lack of good English. We now have two good examples of where apparently "novel" names are derived (and both are derived by the individuals' parents). The other example is Ines Kwai-pun (see his comments here).

 Nicola Lu Min trains with teammate Leung Ka-ming at Goyang Gymnasium. Pic by Nora Tam

About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare

Tuesday 7 October 2014

1452 HKSAR Name of the Day

Joy's Sin Kam-ying, , notice of Bankruptcy Order (11 April 2014), Hong Kong 

Oh the irony … a bankruptcy order for Joy's Sin …

About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation

Sunday 5 October 2014

1451 HKSAR Name of the Day

Vernée Ho, co-founder of Playto, an 18 month old video game development company with a product that can help children improve their concentration skills, Hong Kong

About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Creation

Saturday 4 October 2014

Praise the Lord, a Conflict of Interest

The Equal Opportunities Commission has disciplined an employee for damaging the credibility of the organization. Josiah Chok Kin-ming has clearly been indoctrinated by his faith and can no longer be trusted to think and act critically. There are religious-based names and then there are religious-based names (for instance this Josiah and this Moses appear to be really religious).



Josiah Chok (inset) was stripped of his role in a review of the laws while Equal Opportunities Commission head Dr York Chow said the public consultation on reform of the laws will not be affected. Photos: David Wong, EOC


Reference

Equality official harmed credibility of watchdog with church comments, says EOC chief (SCMP; paywall)

Official was stripped of role in anti-discrimination review after helping church group oppose reform of laws
PUBLISHED : Friday, 29 August, 2014, 2:58pm

Jennifer Ngo jennifer.ngo@scmp.com

A top official at the equality watchdog who helped members of his church to oppose reform of anti-discrimination laws has damaged the credibility of the body, its chairman said.

Josiah Chok Kin-ming was stripped of his role in a review of the laws after it was reported that he organised members of his church to make submissions to the consultation to counter those by gay-rights supporters.

The consultation is being conducted by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC).

“The credibility of the EOC will more or less be affected,” said its chairperson Dr York Chow Yat-ngok on Friday.

Chok has not been fired and an internal EOC investigation is ongoing.

“[Chok’s] responsibility was to explain and answer questions at consultation sessions and not to analyse collected suggestions. Other colleagues have taken over his work,” said Chow.

The public consultation will not be affected, he said. EOC officials should refrain from actions which are against the commission’s principles and might adversely affect public perception of the watchdog, Chow added.

Earlier this week Apple Daily revealed that Chok had spoken at a church forum and handed out sample letters of opposition to reform.

The reports left gay rights groups outraged, and one called on Chok to quit.

The EOC last month launched a three-month consultation on proposals to outlaw discrimination on the grounds of marital and residency status.

It did not include legislation against discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation – subject to a separate study in which Chok is not involved – though gay rights groups had made submissions in support of some of the proposals.

Chok reportedly told churchgoers that the draft laws discriminated against church groups. He later told reporters his comments were his own opinion and did not conflict with his role at the EOC.

Commission convenor Dr John Tse Wing-ling said Chok’s behaviour was “inappropriate” and that there was an obvious conflict of interest.

“A top official’s job is to collect public opinion, not to create and to organise opinions,” Tse said.

Lawmaker Cyd Ho Sau-lan said she would raise the matter at the Legislative Council’s constitutional affairs committee.



Friday 3 October 2014

1450 HKSAR Name of the Day

Josiah Chok Kin-ming, official involved in anti-discrimination consultation review, Equal Opportunities Commission, Hong Kong

(disciplined for helping members of his church to oppose the reform of Hong Kong's anti-discrimination laws; August 2014)

About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare



Wednesday 1 October 2014

1449 HKSAR Name of the Day

Mavis Pan, local celebrity (with large breasts, apparently), Hong Kong

see Hongkie Town posting (and here)

About Novel HKSAR Names
Name Category: Rare