The continuing adventures of my honorary aunt Joan ‘The Bone’ Byrne, who left Australia with us in 1967 and went on her own journey while we remained in Hong Kong. Political turmoil meant Joan couldn’t follow […]
Naysayers in 1968 gave the Hong Kong Journalists Association two years at most. What would those pessimists have said, I wonder, to the more than 700 people who attended the 50th anniversary gala celebrations on Saturday, […]
Much has changed in Hong Kong since Your Girl Reporter departed this fair city in 1987, but its beating heart is as strong and vibrant as it ever was. It’s good to be home. “Congratulations,” the […]
Hong Kong artist Kristy Lau is taking her inspiration from the street life which surrounded her during childhood and creating a delightful range of t-shirts. Now she’s preparing for her first exhibition – at Hong […]
Who knows the truth about Francis James, one of Australia’s last great characters? My father Jack Spackman, who knew him better than most, said he never got to the heart of the man, best known […]
Behind every great Chairman there’s a hard-working woman. Sometimes she’s vilified, sometimes she’s ignored. When it came to the foundation of the Hong Kong Journalists Association on 1 April 1968, the driving force was my […]
The Year of the Dog came bounding in, knocking over the furniture and turning the world upside down for Your Settled Girl Reporter. The noble hound has offered me a special assignment which I can’t […]
Joan Byrne, my Honorary Aunt, had a few reasons to land in London in December 1969, where we last saw her caring for her aged uncle – fulfilling the promise she made as a child […]
Is it just me or is everyone feeling a tad more optimistic with the pending arrival of the Year of the Dog? And why not? According to Chinese Astrology, Dog brings honesty, courage, generosity – […]
Sally Baxter, Girl Reporter is a fictional character whose persona I adopted when I had the bright idea five years ago of starting a blog. My name is Maria Spackman and it’s time to come […]
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