11-06-2014, 03:33 PM
Actually, for nostalgic reasons, I prefer Helen’s name-dropping. It’s interesting that the Kasparov team has reached as far as Macau. (Presumably, the major event taking place there is the 15th ASEAN + Age Group Championships 2014.)
Macau is famous for its Casinos - and always has been for as long as I can remember. Hong Kong residents decamped in their droves to Macau for ‘Rest and Recreation’, leading to a thriving ferry service between the two.
It’s well known that Hong Kong built a second airport to replace it’s ‘ribbon on a strip’ at Kai Tak. But, before I left Hong Kong in 1995, there had been talk of an international airport being built in the hinterland of Macau, and even - if memory serves - talk of a new road system linking Hong Kong and Macau, incorporating some island hopping and bridge building. I wonder if any of this ever materialised?
No, if the Kasparov team has tried its luck and been successful at the gaming tables, cash-sniffing dogs might have a role to play - though not of course to combat bribery. I can’t think chess players would stoop to that.
George Murphy
Macau is famous for its Casinos - and always has been for as long as I can remember. Hong Kong residents decamped in their droves to Macau for ‘Rest and Recreation’, leading to a thriving ferry service between the two.
It’s well known that Hong Kong built a second airport to replace it’s ‘ribbon on a strip’ at Kai Tak. But, before I left Hong Kong in 1995, there had been talk of an international airport being built in the hinterland of Macau, and even - if memory serves - talk of a new road system linking Hong Kong and Macau, incorporating some island hopping and bridge building. I wonder if any of this ever materialised?
No, if the Kasparov team has tried its luck and been successful at the gaming tables, cash-sniffing dogs might have a role to play - though not of course to combat bribery. I can’t think chess players would stoop to that.
George Murphy