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width="124"> <span style="color: #7c7759; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;"><br /> Newsletter</span><br /> <span style="color: #d49100; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /> December 2015</span></td><td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top" width="1"> <img class="lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201%201%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-orig-src="https://app.streamsend.com/images/templates/1051/spacer.gif" alt="" style="display: block;" height="1" width="1" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top"> <img class="lazyload" 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data-type="block"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" height="24" valign="top"> <span style="color: #dcab39; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><br /> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><font size="4">Hong Kong art: <span style="color: #274e13;"><font face="Arial">Sketches of the Southside</font></span></font></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><font face="Arial"><b><span lang="en-au"><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><b><span lang="en-au"><font size="4"><br /> </font></span><br /> </b></font></font></span></b></font></span></span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" height="10" valign="top"> <img class="lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27534%27%20height%3D%272%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20534%202%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27534%27%20height%3D%272%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-orig-src="https://app.streamsend.com/images/templates/1051/divider.gif" alt="" style="display: block;" height="2" width="534" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;" align="left" valign="top"><div><table class="text-left-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;" width="354"><tr><td valign="top" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px;"> <a href="https://www.blacksmithbooks.com/books/sketches-of-the-southside-aberdeen-harbour-and-repulse-bay-to-stanley-market-and-shek-o/">Sketches of the Southside: Aberdeen Harbour and Repulse Bay to Stanley Market and Shek O</a><br /> by <b>Lorette Roberts</b>Hong Kong’s Southside – the glimmering stretch of coastline from Aberdeen, through Repulse Bay, Stanley and Tai Tam, to Shek O – is a weekend paradise of restaurants, markets and beaches, the destination of choice for sailors, swimmers, hikers and shoppers. These attractions are all captured by Lorette Roberts in this book but, in her familiar style, she has discovered much more.There are vignettes of the old villages, complete with traditional watchtowers, temples and scarecrows; sketches from visits to Ocean Park, two museums and a pristine marine reserve; a sampan trip around Aberdeen Harbour, and a secret tunnel to underground wine cellars. There are rugged shores and stunning mountain views; the elegant architecture of The Repulse Bay and Victorian waterworks at Tai Tam; and riotous dragonboat races at Stanley beach! Whether you are a resident or a first-time tourist, this book will introduce you to new and delightful aspects of the Southside.</td></tr></table><table class="text-right-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;" width="180"><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 1px;"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.blacksmithbooks.com/books/sketches-of-the-southside-aberdeen-harbour-and-repulse-bay-to-stanley-market-and-shek-o/"><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27180%27%20height%3D%27128%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20180%20128%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27180%27%20height%3D%27128%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-orig-src="https://production-streamsend.ezpublishing.netdna-cdn.com/assets/330259/images/sketches_of_the_southside-em-cf6bcb4eb19de9d3b4c669938df9b672.jpg" border="0" class="lazyload " style="display: block;" width="180" height="128" /></a></td></tr></table><div style="clear: both;"></div></div></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="273"> <img class="lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%2729%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201%2029%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%2729%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-orig-src="https://app.streamsend.com/images/templates/1051/spacer.gif" alt="" style="display: block;" height="29" width="1" /></td><td align="left" valign="top" width="277"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="" data-type="block"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" height="24" valign="top"> <span style="color: #dcab39; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><br /> <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><font size="4">Hong Kong short stories</font></span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><font size="4">: <span style="color: #274e13;"><font face="Arial">Kitchen Tiles</font></span></font></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><font face="Arial"><b><span lang="en-au"><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><b><span lang="en-au"><font size="4"><br /> </font></span><br /> </b></font></font></span></b></font></span></span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" height="10" valign="top"> <img class="lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27534%27%20height%3D%272%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20534%202%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27534%27%20height%3D%272%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-orig-src="https://app.streamsend.com/images/templates/1051/divider.gif" alt="" style="display: block;" height="2" width="534" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;" align="left" valign="top"><div><table class="text-left-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;" width="354"><tr><td valign="top" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px;"> <a href="https://www.blacksmithbooks.com/books/kitchen-tiles-collection-salty-wet-stories-bar-rooms-hong-kong/">Kitchen Tiles: A Collection of Salty, Wet Stories from the Bar-Rooms of Hong Kong</a><br /> by <b>Feng Chi-shun</b>The Cantonese call anyone lecherous, and anything salacious, harm sup — literally salty and wet. And the code word for all things harm sup is “kitchen tiles.” Anyone who has stepped into a Chinese kitchen knows it is like a war zone, with broth and condiments spilt all over the place; hence the tiles are deemed salty and wet.<i>Kitchen Tiles</i> looks at the lascivious aspects of Hong Kong society. These 50 stories of gamblers, drinkers, masseuses and millionaires are based on the real-life experiences of Feng Chi-shun, author of <i>Diamond Hill</i>. Names and circumstances may have been changed, but the sentiment and spirit remain authentically Hong Kong.</p><p><b>Look inside this book!</b><br /> Click on the link to read pages from <i>Kitchen Tiles</i>. You will need a pdf reader to view these excerpts. <a href="https://bsb-1729d.kxcdn.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Kitchen-Tiles-contents.pdf">Contents</a></td></tr></table><table class="text-right-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;" width="180"><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 1px;"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.blacksmithbooks.com/books/kitchen-tiles-collection-salty-wet-stories-bar-rooms-hong-kong/"><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27180%27%20height%3D%27276%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20180%20276%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27180%27%20height%3D%27276%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-orig-src="https://production-streamsend.ezpublishing.netdna-cdn.com/assets/330259/images/Kitchen_Tiles-em-46f0dacd42c6386b8d57d27e1bf6cc4e.jpg" border="0" class="lazyload " style="display: block;" width="180" height="276" /></a></td></tr></table><div style="clear: both;"></div></div></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="273"> <img class="lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%2729%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201%2029%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%2729%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-orig-src="https://app.streamsend.com/images/templates/1051/spacer.gif" alt="" style="display: block;" height="29" width="1" /></td><td align="left" valign="top" width="277"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="" data-type="block"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" height="24" valign="top"> <span style="color: #dcab39; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><br /> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><font size="4"><font face="Arial">Hong Kong’s occupy movement in detail: <span style="color: #274e13;">Umbrellas in Bloom</span></font></font></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><font face="Arial"><b><span lang="en-au"><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><b><span lang="en-au"><font size="4"><br /> </font></span><br /> </b></font></font></span></b></font></span></span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" height="10" valign="top"> <img class="lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27534%27%20height%3D%272%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20534%202%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27534%27%20height%3D%272%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-orig-src="https://app.streamsend.com/images/templates/1051/divider.gif" alt="" style="display: block;" height="2" width="534" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;" align="left" valign="top"><div><table class="text-left-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;" width="354"><tr><td valign="top" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px;"> <a href="https://www.blacksmithbooks.com/books/umbrellas-bloom-hong-kongs-occupy-movement-uncovered/">Umbrellas in Bloom: Hong Kong’s occupy movement uncovered</a><br /> by <b>Jason Y. Ng</b><br /> with illustrations by Daniel Ng<br /> and forewords by Joshua Wong and Chip TsaoThe Umbrella Movement put Hong Kong on the world map and elevated this docile, money-minded Asian island to a model for pro-democracy campaigns across the globe. <i>Umbrellas in Bloom</i> is the first book available in English to chronicle this history-making event, written by a bestselling author and columnist based on his firsthand account at the main protest sites.Jason Y. Ng takes a no-holds-barred, fly-on-the-wall approach to covering politics. His latest offering steps through the 79-day struggle, from the firing of the first shot of tear gas by riot police to the evacuation of the last protester from the downtown encampments. It is all you need to know about the occupy movement: who took part in it, why it happened, how it transpired, and what it did and did not achieve.</p><p>Together with <i>HONG KONG State of Mind</i> (2010) and <i>No City for Slow Men</i> (2013), <i>Umbrellas in Bloom</i> forms a Hong Kong trilogy that traces the city’s sociopolitical development since its return to Chinese rule.</p><p><i><b>Available late December</b></i></td></tr></table><table class="text-right-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;" width="180"><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 1px;"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.blacksmithbooks.com/books/umbrellas-bloom-hong-kongs-occupy-movement-uncovered/"><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27180%27%20height%3D%27286%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20180%20286%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27180%27%20height%3D%27286%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-orig-src="https://production-streamsend.ezpublishing.netdna-cdn.com/assets/330259/images/umbrellas-in-bloom_em-745bc0b79468c832b5933eff5179b283.jpg" border="0" class="lazyload " style="display: block;" width="180" height="286" /></a></td></tr></table><div style="clear: both;"></div></div></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="273"> <img class="lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%2729%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201%2029%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%2729%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-orig-src="https://app.streamsend.com/images/templates/1051/spacer.gif" alt="" style="display: block;" height="29" width="1" /></td><td align="left" valign="top" width="277"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="" data-type="block"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" height="24" valign="top"> <span style="color: #dcab39; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><br /> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><font size="4"><font face="Arial">Hong Kong book launch party, tonight: <span style="color: #274e13;">Paul’s Records</span></font></font></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><font face="Arial"><b><span lang="en-au"><font size="4"><font face="Arial"><b><span lang="en-au"><font size="4"><br /> </font></span><br /> </b></font></font></span></b></font></span></span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" height="10" valign="top"> <img class="lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27534%27%20height%3D%272%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20534%202%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27534%27%20height%3D%272%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-orig-src="https://app.streamsend.com/images/templates/1051/divider.gif" alt="" style="display: block;" height="2" width="534" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;" align="left" valign="top"><div><table class="text-left-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;" width="354"><tr><td valign="top" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px;"> <a href="https://www.blacksmithbooks.com/blog/2015/12/launch-party-for-pauls-records/">Paul’s Records: launch party at XXX</a><br /> <span class="fsl"><br /> A book launch party for <a href="https://www.blacksmithbooks.com/books/pauls-records-how-a-refugee-from-the-vietnam-war-found-success-selling-vinyl-on-the-streets-of-hong-kong/" target="_blank">Paul’s Records: How a refugee from the Vietnam War found success selling vinyl on the streets of Hong Kong</a>!</span><span class="fsl"><b>Who:</b> Both Paul Au and author Andrew Guthrie will be<br /> present, records from Paul’s vinyl store will be played, and the book<br /> will be explained/read from. There will be guest appearances by a few<br /> dedicated customers who will present some information about their<br /> experiences at Paul’s Records along with one of the records that they<br /> bought there.<br /> </span><span class="fsl"><b>When:</b> Friday December 11, 7-9pm.</span></p><p><b>Where:</b> <span id="u_jsonp_14_g" class="_5xhk">XXX, Basement, 353-363 Des Voeux Road West, Sai Wan, Hong Kong. Near to HKU MTR. <a href="https://xxxgallery.wordpress.com/contact/" target="_blank">xxxgallery.wordpress.com/contact/</a></span></p><p><span class="fsl">This event is free and open to the public.</span> Facebook event link <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/797530963703794/">here</a>.</td></tr></table><table class="text-right-table" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;" width="180"><tr><td valign="top" style="width: 1px;"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.blacksmithbooks.com/blog/2015/12/launch-party-for-pauls-records/"><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27180%27%20height%3D%27254%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20180%20254%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27180%27%20height%3D%27254%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-orig-src="https://production-streamsend.ezpublishing.netdna-cdn.com/assets/330259/images/Paul_at_XXX_em-e841f452aa4ae4fc2274e85c0b47d534.jpg" border="0" class="lazyload " style="display: block;" width="180" height="254" /></a></td></tr></table><div style="clear: both;"></div></div></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" width="273"> <img class="lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%2729%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201%2029%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%2729%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-orig-src="https://app.streamsend.com/images/templates/1051/spacer.gif" alt="" style="display: block;" height="29" width="1" /></td><td align="left" valign="top" width="277"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="" data-type="block"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" height="24" valign="top"> <span style="color: #dcab39; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><br /> </span><span style="color: #7c7759; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold;"><br /> </span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" height="10" valign="top"> <img class="lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27534%27%20height%3D%272%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20534%202%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27534%27%20height%3D%272%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-orig-src="https://app.streamsend.com/images/templates/1051/divider.gif" alt="" style="display: block;" height="2" width="534" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;" align="left" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0pt;">This newsletter is sent only a few times a year, whenever we have new books out. 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