HK News - reflective of things

There is a bit in the news that is indicative of just how Hong Kong just can't get the simplest of things right.

There are a few things that work here - and they work well. Here's a list (links go to wikipedia)

• The public transportation system
• and it's younger yet equally capable brother the KCR,
• the Hong Kong airport (yes, they built an island for it),
• Octopus card (yes, the cashless society is here!)

That's about it.
The rest takes a lot of getting used to or just plain patience or a dose of apathy. You know all those Chinese herbal stores you see in China town? They have them-a-plenty here too. They're to help people deal with the stress of Hong Kong. The Chinese here have been dealing with the situation here for a long time - which explains the age-old recipes you need to use all the sorcery ingredients there.

Well, I am a fan of irony, and the latest bit gave me a chuckle.
Now the Hong Kong people try - they try to get things right. My internet service provider did set up on-line customer service - but it's to deal with problems you may have with getting on the Internet. (how do I contact on-line customer service if I can't get on-line?) They try, oh they try. But they miss.

The latest bit of news involves an independent council that deals with complaints against the Hong Kong Police (called the HKIPCC: HK Independent Police Complaints Commission). They screwed up, and boy did they screw up - they leaked the identities of 20,000 people who have submitted complaints. Yeah, that's right. Personal information of 20,000 people who have submitted complaints with the HKIPCC is on the net. Still.

The hilarity of all this is that, heh, now the police is investigating this, and the people who have had their information public, are repeatedly being contacted by the media, and the HKIPP & the police as part of the investigation.

If you want to read more:

• A basic mention from the State-controlled media of China
  

I wonder if an independent commission will be set up to deal with complaints against the IPCC. If so, the IPCC acronym would definitely be shortened to I, being the IICC: Independent IPCC Complaints Commission.

Latest news about the situation is that they still have no idea how the data went up on the net. And they've resorted to pleading with the public not to download the data. They try, don't they?