Today, pop idol Michael Jackson died, from heart complications. Maybe (s)he looked in the mirror?

Long live the king.

In a petition by the SFC to disqualify a director for a period of time due to misfeasance in office under e.g. s.214 SFO, the respondent might want to settle the case with the SFC to dispense with time and legal costs. Further, the respondent might not even want to admit to any fault that might give rise to later litigation by other parties. The common way to resolve such cases is through the “Carecraft procedure”. The procedure itself arose from the UK case of Re Carecraft Construction Co. Ltd. [1993] BCLC 1259; [1994] 1 WLR 172 where Ferris J. was deliberating whether he could order a disqualification in the form of a consent order or undertaking. ……

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“In her opinion, the deceased was … virtually a vegetable even before he was returned to Guangzhou…”

Results are directly correlated with effort. However, the vehicle through which effort is exerted upon should be carefully chosen lest it lead to undesired results. For example, you can make effort to smoke twenty joints a day, however, because such a vehicle is chosen, it leads to hospital. Above-average results require above-average effort.

Which is more important: the process or the result?

I can fathom another analogy. Imagine you are in a train station and you want to go to Beijing. With that being the limit of the analogy, which train would you choose? Would you choose the green train? The yellow train? The blue train? Would you choose the faster train? The slower train? Would you choose the train with comfortable cabins or hard seaters? Maybe you want to take the train that’s fast, sleek and comfortable. Maybe you’ll find out, after riding it for a few stops, that it doesn’t actually go to Beijing. Do you still want to go to Beijing even if the trains going there are uncomfortable?

The Mong Kok acid attacks are three incidents in 2008 and 2009 where plastic bottles filled with unknown corrosive liquid were thrown onto shoppers on Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Hong Kong, a popular pedestrian shopping area. The statutory offence is called “throwin’ corrosive fluid with intent to do grievous bodily harm”, s.29 CAP.212 and is punishable by life imprisonment.

Here is a map of the incidents.

80 global offices
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Many people, all over the world consider form over substance. For example, CEOs are often highly regarded, whereas servicemen, such as street sweepers, are lowly regarded. I think that what one actually does or represents is more important. For example, street sweepers can be kind and benign; yet CEOs can represent industries such as guns, junk food and tobacco.

Is there justice?

There is no way on this world I am going to believe that most parents raise us so that we become quiet, obedient employees fit only to work under the ominous umbrella of some large corporation.

I hope you have not yet made up your mind.

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1 June 2009: General Motors files for bankruptcy protection, ending an empire spanning since 1908. The filing reported US$82.29 billion in assets and US$172.81 billion in debt.

GM is expected to rise from the ashes within 2 months as a leaner, less loss making machine.