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Cathay Pacific Airways may delay a global marketing campaign after photos of crew members allegedly engaging in a sexual act on flight were published.
It’s reported that the photos were taken in an airplane cockpit, with the alleged pilot and flight attendant in uniforms. Cathay Pacific couldn’t deny that, but said there’s no evidence to suggest that the incidents happened on any flights while airborne.
The two personnel has “resigned” following the scandal, but they may face civil charges if they are found to be endangering the safety of passengers with their act.
The Hong Kong airliner was supposed to launch the ad campaign in September with the tagline “meet the team who go the extra mile to make you feel special.” The timing couldn’t be much perfect. I guess they have no choice but to change their plan.
The Nicholas Tse & Cecilia Cheung soap opera is coming to an end after weeks of speculations, as divorce seems inevitable for the Hong Kong celebrity couple.
Cecilia on Friday morning accused Nicholas of acting like a good dad but in reality never care much about their children. The actress also claimed that Nicholas is using media to discredit her, spreading false rumours that she’s a gold digger etc.
Nicholas released a statement hours later that he will start to deal with family matters, and thanked Cecilia for her “contribution” in the past five years while wishing her all the best in future – setting the tone that they are finally heading for splitsville.
Nicholas and Cecilia started their on-off relationship in 1999 before getting married in June 2006. Their marriage suffered a turbulence in 2008 with the infamous Edison Chen sex photo scandal, with Cecilia under the spotlight alongside a few other female celebrities. They overcame the ordeal and stayed together.
Ironically Edison is involved again this time. There may be plenty of other factors involved, but it’s generally attributed that the over-friendly encounter between Edison and Cecilia during a flight last month has triggered the breakup. Though from Cecilia’s point of view, it’s probably just a lame excuse for Nicholas to close the curtain.
Hong Kong actress Vivian Chow is featuring on Darizi [Cn] wedding magazine in Vivian Luk gowns. The actress has just made her comeback onto big screen after 13 years of hiatus; while the designer is one of the rising stars in HK fashion world.
One thing that I’ve learnt from my Hong Kong trip… apparently Hong Kong Dollar banknotes are issued by three different commercial banks, each with their own design, but with similar size and colour scheme for the same value note.
The three commercial banks are the Bank of China, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, and the Standard Chartered Bank – all under the governance of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) which also issues banknotes itself.
Banknotes are issued solely by the central bank in most nations – some with the coins handled by another agency. Hong Kong’s system is presumably adapted from UK, with the Pound Sterling being issued by seven banks beside the Bank of England.
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