The Daily Teaser — 23-8-2013: Hong Kong Garden Takeaway

I think we get say it … 

I’ve woken up to mist … !

OK, granted, only a light mist: one that’s rapidly being burnt off the the sunshine.

But none-the-less, a nice light mist.

Personally … ?

I like that: it always gives a nice spin to a summer, when it happens.

Let’s move on, shall we*?

Before I start getting poetic … 

~≈®≈~

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi† putting in her answers: along with letting us know she’s at the Jammy Dodgers, she also bagged four out of five.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s mildly Mandarin Teaser: here it is, along with the ‘How To,’ License and video … 

Q1) 23rd August, 1839, saw Britain capture the port of Hong Kong: at the start of the First Opium War.   Opium is made from which flower … ?

Q2) More to the point, in which year of the 1990s did the UK hand Hong Kong back to China … ?

Q3) Who was the last British Governor of Hong Kong … ?

Q4) Equally to the point, who was the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong … ?

Q5) Finally … what’s Hong Kong’s name … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 22nd August saw the formal founding of the Red Cross.   In which year of the 1860s … ?

A1) 1864.

Q2) How many nations signed the agreement that formed the Red Cross: eleven, twelve or thirteen … ?

A2) Twelve.

Q3) The agreement those nations signed was the very first what … ?

A3) Geneva Convention.

Q4) In Arab — or Muslim — nations, what do local branches of the Red Cross use as a symbol?

A4) A Red Crescent.

Q5) Finally … In which year of the 1960s did the International Committee of the Red Cross last win the Nobel Peace Prize … ?

A5) 1963.

Enjoy those: I’ll leave you with this thought from Nury Vittachi …

“You can leave Hong Kong, but it will never leave you.”

Nury Vittachi.

And with March Of The Volunteers: the song that Hong Kong uses as it’s anthem.

*        Just as a quick thought … ?   The Today programme has just mentioned an Exeter University study of Garden Snails: one’s covered in UV paint and LEDs.   The phrase ‘Super Speedy Disco Snails’ comes to mind … 

†        The Red Crystal’s the Israeli Red Cross, Debbi: the Arabic one is the Red Crescent.   Oh, by the way: this is the link I emailed you, back in July: back when you machine was hit by a macro virus … ?   It tells you how to disable them, in your MS Office software, to make the transient ones less threatening.   The irony is, it sounded like it picked up a macro virus on the way, from what you were saying … !