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South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong pastry chef finds sweet success in Australia with her Chinese-style desserts
In November 2024, Australian newspaper The Age's Good Food Guide 2025 – seen as the equivalent of the Michelin Guide in the country – named a dessert in its Top 20 Snacks list for Melbourne that looked just like a mango pudding you would see on a Hong Kong dim sum trolley, except it was red and white. 'Equal parts strawberry jelly and vanilla-spiked milk, the heart-shaped textural delight is constructed with just enough gelatin to hold the whole thing together … this hypnotically jiggly sweet treat is worthy of a dedicated trip,' read the blurb. The strawberry panna cotta is the creation of Hong Kong-born pastry chef Joey Leung Ka-lee, owner-operator of the Melbourne-based artisan dessert shop Joy Jaune, who intended it to be a one-day special for International Women's Day and to take advantage of end-of-season strawberries It was picked up by a journalist from Broadsheet, a popular Australian publication, who declared it the best dessert she had eaten all year. Soon, Leung had people coming from over 100km away to try it. Various puddings by Joy Jaune, including Leung's signature strawberry panna cotta (bottom left). Photo: Joy Jaune Leung's path to patisserie stardom was not straightforward. Ten years ago, she was working at a Hong Kong advertising firm. But like many young people, she wanted to see the world. 'I decided to apply for a working holiday visa for Australia before I got too old to qualify,' she says.
South China Morning Post
4 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Typhoon Wipha: how did 4 Hong Kong Airlines planes manage to land amid T10?
Four Hong Kong Airlines passenger flights touched down at the city's airport while the highest typhoon signal was still in force on Sunday, with experts saying such landings were possible under the right wind and operational conditions. The four flights, which came from Chongqing, Tokyo, Beijing and Denpasar, landed between 2.25pm and 4.04pm. The average maximum sustained wind speed near the centre of Typhoon Wipha stood at around 140km/h (87mph) at the time. They were the only flights to travel to Hong Kong airport amid the seven-hour window when the No 10 warning was in force. About 500 flights were cancelled on Sunday due to the typhoon. Steven Dominique Cheung, chairman of the Hong Kong Professional Airline Pilots Association, said the No 10 signal itself had not factored into the landings. Pilots instead looked at factors such as wind direction, wind speed and 'crosswind limit', which refers to the maximum side-on wind speed an aircraft can safely tolerate during take-off or landing, in addition to international and Hong Kong aviation regulations, he said. 'A large aircraft will have a higher crosswind limit, often at 40 knots, or about 80km/h,' he said.
South China Morning Post
14-07-2025
- South China Morning Post
Aviation officials should balance safety efforts with passenger needs
Safety is paramount in air travel, so it is not surprising that airline passengers have tended to back recent crackdowns on in-flight use of power banks after some were linked to fires. Traveller support was understandably in short supply, however, after a ban was suddenly imposed on flights in China, causing chaos and confusion. The incident should serve as a reminder to aviation officials in the country and around the world that safety measures must be balanced with passenger needs. Many travellers were caught off guard by the strict emergency ban announced by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. It was announced two days before it was imposed on June 28. Notices at airports indicated the ban applied to all lithium-based power banks without China Compulsory Certification (3C), safety and quality standards first issued in August 2023 and made mandatory a year later. Certifications from other jurisdictions were not acceptable. The ban also covered items made by several portable battery manufacturers that have recalled devices because of safety risks. While international flights were reportedly not affected, domestic passengers said security staff were checking devices for 3C labels or for brands on a recall list. Several passengers complained on social media about power banks being taken away. Some posted photos of piles of banned devices discarded at checkpoints. There is understandable concern about power banks. Airlines have long prohibited them from checked baggage but allowed them in carry-on bags. Many carriers in the region prohibited their use during flights after a fire before take-off on a Hong Kong-bound Air Busan plane in January believed to have been caused by a power bank. Hong Kong banned their use on flights from April 7 after a power bank was suspected to have caused a fire on a flight to the city from Hangzhou. The nationwide crackdown could have been smoother with an earlier notice and a wider range of certifications. This approach could have avoided upsetting travellers, especially those from overseas, and prevented the accumulation of electronic waste which poses its own risks. Efforts to ensure safety are to be welcomed, but they will have more public support if balanced against passengers' needs.
