I guess it’s safe, safer than news: devote the whole of the front page to the Olympics closing ceremony and how well Hong Kong did.
But the Closing Ceremony? We thought it a stinker. Too long, too boring, too masked-mandated. The only fun bit was when they crossed to the Eiffel Tower square where a big happy crowd had gathered to welcome the handover for Paris 2024.
We did enjoy the Olympics and the happiness of the athletes. They had a ball. Even in the despair of defeat. Strong emotions. Just a shame the mask mandate was so strictly enforced. And the closing speeches by IOC bureaucrats, oh boy… and some of the ceremony so self-indulgent and self-important worsened by militaristic and religious overtones. Yuck..
