Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia's Stepdaughter in Marijuana Bust
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/07/12/1461@248633.htm

Police Love Story Shot in Hong Kong - "Hua Hua Xing Jing" (Flowery Cop)
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/07/12/1301@248912.htm

The Forbidden Kingdom" May Cast Star Liu Yifei's Mum
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/07/11/63@248544.htm

Andy Lau Voted Most Famous Person in HK
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/07/11/63@248563.htm

Chen Hao Most Beautiful Woman in China
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/07/12/63@248863.htm
[strike](Chen Hao is the second wife of Chen Kaige)[/strike]


"Yong Zheng Dynasty" Cameraman Dies
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/07/12/1461@248779.htm


Director Edward Yang Buried in Los Angeles
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/07/12/63@248855.htm


Joey Yung Releases New Album in Beijing
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/07/11/63@248571.htm

Record Ticket Prices for Jane Zhang Concert
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/07/12/63@248871.htm

Eatery Closed for Selling Cardboard-stuffed Buns
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/07/12/1461@248779.htm

'Operation Tripod' delivers arrests for pirating
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/1663/1/

More on the cardboard buns:
http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/235158

Really, though, with the right dipping sauce....





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The best line, "I don't eat them myself." Well, I should hope not.


I don't think I can ever look at another cha siu bao again without thinking about this. Maria's wouldn't do this would they?

More on the cardboard buns:
http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/235158.htm

Hair soy sauce, fake baby milk, recycled mooncake (Brian, beware! )...I got to say I'm always amazed by the mainlander's creativity.

dleedlee wrote:Maria's wouldn't do this would they?

You mean 超群?

Fan wrote:Hair soy sauce, fake baby milk, recycled mooncake (Brian, beware! )...I got to say I'm always amazed by the mainlander's creativity.

And don't forget the chemical toothpastes, Posthumous Kitty pet food and the perennial favourite, Sorta-Kinda-Disneyland!
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=3140039



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I recall reading that Andy Lau is afraid of rats or anything shaped like a rat--

Here is one reference to it:

Andy Lau is terrified of rats, it was revealed recently. So strong was his dislike for the rodents that cute old Mickey Mouse is on his hate list too. And it explains why the Hong Kong superstar never eats at roadside stalls in a likely rat-infested environment.

“I don’t like rats or anything that is shaped like the animal,” he confessed.

Which is from

http://dailydumpling.com/2007/02/23/andy-lau-is-terrified-of-mickey-mouse/

Which I find pretty strange. I am not particularly afraid, at least in the phobic way, of rats although I do like to keep my distance from disease carrying rodents and the fleas that accompany them.

So I would try to avoid eating anything that was prepared and served in a "rat infested environment" whether a Hong Kong food stall or a diner in New York City.

ewaffle wrote:...So I would try to avoid eating anything that was prepared and served in a "rat infested environment" whether a Hong Kong food stall or a diner in New York City.

Like this place?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su0U37w2tws



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I Spy Counterfeits:
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/235366



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Fan wrote:

More on the cardboard buns:
http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/235158.htm

Hair soy sauce, fake baby milk, recycled mooncake (Brian, beware! )...I got to say I'm always amazed by the mainlander's creativity.

dleedlee wrote:Maria's wouldn't do this would they?

You mean 超群?

Yes, that's the one. I never knew the Chinese name, though, thanks.
And lest anyone think Maria has fallen on hard times since 1998 when she lost control of Maria's Bakery. (I wonder who owns the rights now?)

http://www.marialee.com/My%20News.htm (as of 2002, anyway)
http://www.marialee.com/My%20Life.htm