Tuesday, 30 October 2018

Adi Lau 2152 Notable Name of the Day

Adi Lau Tin-shing (Mr), director, operations, MTR Corporation, Hong Kong (reference)

-->The name is of Teutonic origin, and the meaning of Adi is "awe-inspiring; noble".

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Sunday, 28 October 2018

Lincoln Leong 2151 Notable Name of the Day

Lincoln Leong Kwok-kuen, 58, CEO, MTR Corporation who will "depart early" after the HKSAR government demanded heads roll for the scandals plaguing the Sha Tin-Central rail link, the city’s most expensive rail project at HK$97.1 billion (US$12 billion).

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Lincoln Leung (L) and Philco Wong

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The name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Lincoln is "lake colony".
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Friday, 26 October 2018

Holmes Chan 2150 Notable Name of the Day

Holmes Chan, reporter, Hong Kong FreePress, Hong Kong

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Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Alick Ho 2149 Notable Name of the Day

Alick Ho (Mr), recruiter, Hong Kong 
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The name has its root in Greek, and the meaning of Alick is "man's defender, warrior".

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Tuesday, 23 October 2018

Hera Chan 2148 Notable Name of the Day

Hera Chan (Ms), 23, winner, Miss Hong Kong 2018.

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Beauty queen Hera Chan

Hera is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Hera is "queen".

Nominative Determinism successfully at work!

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Monday, 22 October 2018

Florrie Ng 2147 Notable Name of the Day

Florrie Ng, child psychologist, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Sunday, 21 October 2018

Hectar Pun 2146 Notable Name of the Day

Hectar Pun, human rights lawyer who was barred from teaching a course by Peking University, Hong Kong 

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Saturday, 20 October 2018

Linna Huynh 2145 Notable Name of the Day

Linna Huynh (Ms), presenter, Dolce Vita (lifestyle programme), Hong Kong
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The name Linna has its root in Scandinavian, and its meaning is "lime or linden tree".

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