March 2021 – Page 2

03/23/202103/23/2021

Day trip Shatin Che Kung Temple – Amah Rock 3-23-21

2:05 车公庙, 4:33 望夫山, 6:11 helicopter passingby, 6:38 retreat for hikers, 8:18 white wagtail, 8:42 wild monkeys

沙田车公庙又称大围车公庙，通常简称为车公庙，是香港新界沙田区大围一座庙宇，其中在现有庙宇建筑物后旧庙为一座香港二级历史建筑，主祀车公。原有的车公庙则位于新建筑之后，建于17世纪，曾于19世纪重建，并不开放给市民入内参拜。

车公，是宋朝末年的一名忠臣，蒙古灭宋，宋帝昺逃到广东，车公一直护驾到香港，途中病逝。故受到当地乡民的纪念与奉祀。

九龙水塘是香港九龙半岛的一组水塘，由九龙水塘（Kowloon Reservoir）、九龙副水塘（Kowloon Byewash Reservoir）及九龙接收水塘（Kowloon Reception Reservoir）三个水塘组成，为香港地理正中心。水塘位于金山郊野公园之内。虽然水塘群以九龙为名，但根据现时的地区行政，三个水塘同样座落于新界沙田区西南部。另一方面，附近的石梨贝水塘有时会被视为九龙水塘群之一员。

03/23/202103/23/2021

China sanctions 10 individuals and 4 entities in EU

Ten individuals sanctioned by the Chinese government include Reinhard Bütikofer, chair of the European Parliament’s delegation for relations with China, and Michael Gahler, chair of European Parliament-Taiwan Friendship Group, in addition to some members of the European Parliament affiliated with the parliaments of EU member countries such as Germany, Belgium, Lithuania and the Netherlands.

German scholar Adrian Zenz, an infamous anti-China pseudo-researcher who has been spreading rumors about Xinjiang and stepping up a disinformation campaign against China, The Political and Security Committee of the Council of the European Union, Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament, the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Germany, and the Alliance of Democracies Foundation in Denmark have also been sanctioned by the Chinese government.

03/22/202103/24/2021

Day visit Central 3-22-21

0:05 Bank of China Tower, 0:47 Charter Garden, 2:30 IFC Roof Garden, 2:42 Central–Mid-Levels escalator and walkway system, 16:57 Jamia Mosque, 17:59 Shelley Street escalator, 18:13 Escalator upgrade, 20:06 Adult store, 20:33 Tai Kwun – Centre for Heritage and Arts, 22:46 Street mural, 23:17 New restaurant opening

Central Government Offices 政府總部, Standard Chartered , Lippo Centre 力宝中心

Bank of China Tower, Cheung Kong Centre, Fairmont House

*Cheung Kong Centre, Bank of Ching Building*, HSBC in behind

*The Court of Final Appeal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region*

香港特別行政區終審法院（The Court of Final Appeal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region），簡稱香港終審法院（Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal）或終院，是香港特別行政區法庭制度內的最高上訴法院[1]，相當於其他國家的最高法院。終審法院聆訊來自香港高等法院（包括上訴法庭及原訟法庭）的民事及刑事上訴案件，對香港司法管轄權範圍內的訴訟有最終審判權，根據香港基本法，全國人大常委會對基本法有最終解釋權，故並無完全的違憲審查權力。

Statue Square 皇后广场 in front, Mandarin Oriental文華東方酒店, Jardine House 怡和大厦, IFC, Hong Kong City Hall

HSBC the rotten Bank that siphoned billions from HK for UK

?, One Exchange Square, IFC, *Jardine House 怡和大厦*

Shelley Street escalator upgrade. The Central–Mid-Levels escalator and walkway system in Hong Kong is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world. The system covers over 800 m (2,600 ft) in distance and traverses an elevation of over 135 m (443 ft) from bottom to top.

Jamia Mosque 些利街清真寺，又稱回教清真禮拜總堂，位於香港島中環半山區些利街30號，些利街和摩羅廟街的交界。該寺為香港最古老的清真寺，反映香港殖民地時代穆斯林的歷史，也象徵了香港宗教文化的多元性。

些利街清真寺建於1849年，當時只是一間簡陋的小石屋。至1870年，清真寺獲地擴建為清真寺，直至1890年才竣工，正式建為一間清真寺。該寺其後於1915年重建(有說是1905年來自印度孟買的富商穆罕默德．哈奇出資重建)，只保留舊寺的尖塔，即是現時所見的外貌。現時該寺旁則興建了一座8層高的文化中心。

*1915 rebuild by Haji Mohamed Essack Elias of Bombay*

Tai Kwun – Centre for Heritage and Arts 大館－古蹟及藝術館

*Tai Kwun – Centre for Heritage and Arts 大館－古蹟及藝術館* Parade Ground, Police Headquarters Block. Hong Kong government just has too much money to burn 人蠢钱多.. The best use should be a public market.

British legacy – Peter Fitzroy Godber ( 葛柏) (born 7 April 1922) was a Chief Superintendent of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force, serving as Deputy District Commander of Kowloon, Hong Kong. Embroiled in a bribery scandal shortly before his retirement in 1973, he fled to the United Kingdom. He was apprehended in 1974 by British police and extradited back to Hong Kong and subsequently convicted for police corruption and bribery. Godber was sentenced to four years in prison with HK$25,000 in restitution.

通善坛位于香港中环威灵顿街75-77号2、3楼，为一间注册庙宇、慈善团体。通善坛属于道教全真派，经忏科仪源出于南海西岸茶山庆云洞。通善坛奉吕纯阳祖师为主神，并供奉慈尊三帝等神明。每年的吕祖诞及正月初七春节联欢暨就职典礼，均为通善坛的主要庆典。通善坛以“通善精神、服务社群”为信念，积极参与公益事业。除设立福利中心外，通善坛又办有安老院及幼儿中心，扶老携幼。此外，通善坛每年均会举行夏赠医药、冬赠寒衣、义工探访等慈善活动，又经常举办书画比赛、儿童嘉年华、敬老慈善晚会等文娱活动，与众同乐；并组织乐龄童军，参与社会事务。为协助国内同胞，通善坛曾出资兴建高明市中医院综合大楼，而于1998年华东水灾中，通善坛亦曾大力输将，捐款赈灾。通善坛还申请兴办学校，以培育人才，贡献社会。

03/22/202103/24/2021

US is not qualified to speak to China from ‘a position of strength’

美国没有资格居高临下同中国说话

03/22/2021

“Spring sprout vaccine” program

China to launch program to inoculate overseas Chinese, introduce heath certificate for global travel.

50 countries have already included Chinese nationals into their vaccination plans, and many Chinese nationals overseas are also getting vaccine jabs in other countries according to law.

China is also planning to set up stations for administering Chinese vaccines in countries “equipped with conditions,” in order to provide inoculation services for Chinese nationals in nearby countries.

03/21/202103/21/2021

Be healthy! Wish you health, Prez! Not just yet, Harris.

弱不禁风

03/21/202103/21/2021

Sanxingdui

Great discoveries! More than 500 important cultural relics have been found in Sanxingdui 三星堆文明 ruins in SW China’s Sichuan province with a history of over 3,000 years. The discoveries include bronze masks and ivory.

New major discoveries :
-6 new sacrificial pits
-over 500 unearthed items dating back to about 3,000 years.

03/20/202103/20/2025

Grass Island + Sai Kung

塔门, 西贡一天遊

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03/19/202103/21/2021

Day visit Grass Island + Sai Kung 3-19-21

0:10 Fast boat 3:41 塔门码头, 4:30 birds, 5:44 塔门渔民新村, 7:24 叠石, 10:54 赤洲, 11:44 弓洲, 16:04 街渡, 19:34 高流湾, 21:00 kayaker, 21:53 大纲仔, 24:49 西贡, 25:20 海鲜买实, 27:24 Golf Island shuttle, 27:47 Black Kite, 29:14 白沙湾