Conrad of The Gweilo Diaries has an update from Hong Kong on the crocodile which has somehow made it's way into Yuen Long. The scaly fiend has been evading capture for the better part of a month now despite the addition of highly capable Croc-Hunter John Lever to the croc-squad.
So what does Legco do when the going gets tough? Why, it leaps from the speeding cart onto the backs of the horses and takes the reigns by force. Apparently a group of Legislative Council members are going to actively pursue the croc themselves.
Conrad quotes from the SCMP thusly:
I'm all prepared," Mr Chu said. "We have six experienced fishermen who are used to catching big sharks in the open ocean, and we have a few legislators ready to go."
I have images of them sliding down poles from the Legco chamber into jumpsuits with Tung's face badged on their shoulders.
"Quick! To the legislative council executive minibus!"
*the minibus exits Legco at high speed and crushes a barrier outside as it does so, preferably with a jet of largely ornamental flame protruding from its rear*
Gee.. I wish the members of my legislative and governing bodies were more pro-active. Perhaps they're so weak willed because they were elected on a principe of universal suffrage, that system never produces such upstanding, hands-on candidates.
Posted by John Swaine at November 21, 2003 05:58 PM | TrackBack