Pap Flap

The longer I live here the more convinced I am that Hong Kongers like to form organisations with bloated titles.

Such as the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, or the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movement in China, but names that wordy are practically expected of political groups.

However, that doesn't excuse a body (formed in a classic overreaction to the acid attacks or people hurling items out the window, such as knives and furniture) calling itself the Objects Falling from a Height Concern Group.

They couldn't come up with a better name than that? Even its acronym is chunky: OFHCG. How do you pronounce that? They should simply call themselves "Safe Pedestrians" and be done with it.

Worse yet, the group claims that 80% of a whopping 852 people polled are 'worried' about being hit when they go outdoors, and somehow that response extrapolates as 80% of all Hong Kongers. Obviously they haven't been to Mong Kok lately; the last time I ventured through that area it was packed, acid or no acid. The one good point the group made was that the penalties need to be tougher, consistent and enforced, but the idea is negated by that silly poll and bulky name-by-committee that just makes them appear hysterical.

Perhaps they should call themselves "Pedestrians Against Pelters" or PAP, which is perfect as pap means an idea lacking substance or real value.

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