Sar
- A Mutant Orchid
I keep hearing scary news from the SAR. That's the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Glorious and Virtuous Shiny People's Republic of China.
In one story, it seems that the chief executive of the Prince of Wales Hospital, was listed in stable condition Monday with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The streets, usually bustling, are quiet, and while it seems that now would be the perfect time to go shopping, many shops are shut.
Latest stats: 842 ill, 22 deaths, 116 recoveries. One fourteen year old boy setting up a fake website declaring Hong Kong 'Infected' and causing widespread panic.
Masks are the new black. The fashion accessory to be seen in, if indeed you're seen at all. The City of Life is, perhaps a little less lively.
Or so I'm told. I reckon they're just using this as an excuse to send me thousands of e-mails!
7 April, 2003
