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Jan 14, 2025 | 
dariamag.com | Felicity Wong
NoBo Bus Stop Gallery 4895 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304 January 5-26, 2025Admission: Free “This we know. / The earth does not belong to us, / we belong to the earth.” I encounter these words in Chief Seattle’s (Duwamish/Suquamish Tribe) poem, quoted in Jane Patrick’s artist statement for her embroidered piece, Death Comes to the Prairie.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
wellington.scoop.co.nz | Felicity Wong
by Felicity WongA Heritage Festival walking tour made us consider that the universe doesn’t end with its physical manifestations; common to all religions is a spiritual endeavour and exploring the place of humanity in creation and society. The Theosophical Society discusses those ideas on Tuesdays at 7pm and everyone’s apparently welcome at its “lodge”, an intriguing little building on Marion Street, which was the start of our tour.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
wellington.scoop.co.nz | Felicity Wong
by Felicity WongFor mid-century architectural buffs, the refurbished and strengthened Massey House on Lambton Quay is really exciting. Opened in 1957, it was a building that projected New Zealand’s export-based prosperity in a modern world. Minister of Agriculture (later Prime Minister) Keith Holyoake was pictured looking out a top floor window from the Meat and Dairy Boards’ headquarters.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Raymond Oh |Felicity Wong
SummaryPending the introduction of the draft bill implementing the legislative proposal to implement a regulatory regime for fiat-referenced stablecoin issuers in Hong Kong, this article summarizes Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) initiatives in support of tokenized payments (wCBDC, e-HKD, or tokenized deposits) used for settlement in tokenized asset transactions.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
wellington.scoop.co.nz | Felicity Wong
by Felicity WongA political pantomime is playing out on The Terrace. In 1943 the Evening Post reported that Labour’s Housing Minister Bob Semple had purchased a two acre site which had been “for many years one of the beauty spots in the city” and had “an interesting history”. The site had two houses on it. The smaller (“Dalmuir Hill”) was one of the oldest dwellings in the city, built in the early 1840s for Mr. M. K. Strang (registrar of the Supreme Court and Presbyterian Church agent).
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Aug 17, 2024 | 
wellington.scoop.co.nz | Felicity Wong
by Felicity WongOn a windy, wet night, some people kept their berets and beanies on to listen to Orchestra Wellington perform another sublime programme. This time three romantic pieces composed by Igor Stravinsky; Erich Korngold; and Paul Hindemith. Stravinsky’s The Fairy’s Kiss was a beautiful ballet piece composed as something of an ode to Tchaikovsky, whom Stravinsky admired so much. Its gentle reedy quality featured flutes and horn in graceful dancing patterns.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Stephanie Chan |Felicity Wong |Adrian Tang |Max Charles Savoie
SummaryThe Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) jointly published the consultation conclusions on the legislative proposal to implement a regulatory regime for fiat-referenced stablecoin (FRS) issuers in Hong Kong. The conclusions indicate that a draft bill will be introduced later in the year.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
wellington.scoop.co.nz | Felicity Wong
by Felicity WongChris Bishop says talk of the Johnsonville train line is “boring” and “interminable”. Having declared it “rapid transit” in May, last Thursday he pivoted towards “strengthening” the definition of rapid transit by replacing it with a simple “list of trains”. A judicial review of his earlier “rapid transit” decision would also have been boring (and costly to unhappy train-adjacent residents).
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Jul 6, 2024 | 
wellington.scoop.co.nz | Felicity Wong
by Felicity WongThis is why we live in Wellington … Orchestra Wellington’s thrilling performance to 2000 people packing the wondrously wooden Michael Fowler Centre on a winter Saturday night. It was Beethovan’s Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy) and the orchestra was fabulous. So fabulous that tears came in my eyes. Conductor (and music director) Marc Taddei had reminded us the symphony was composed in tough times, when Beethoven was deaf.
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
wellington.scoop.co.nz | Felicity Wong
by Felicity WongThe Emergency Department at the Wellington Regional Hospital is a disgrace. The staff are highly competent and heroic given the circumstances they are working under. But the physical facility is appalling. It’s M.A.S.H. tent style. Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora must be held accountable. Last Tuesday a dear friend of mine was admitted to the Emergency Department via ambulance. This allowed her to jump the line ahead of the waiting room filled with people needing care.
