JAMES TAM  谭炳昌

I've lived in the same apartment block in Hong Kong since 1958, witnessing dramatic changes around us with my hundred-year-old neighbour

我三岁到现在都住在同一栋大厦。我和两个女儿都在这五十年代建成的公寓成长。它当年可能是半山区最高的建筑物，俯瞰维多利亚海港。周围都是富有殖民地色彩的古老大宅和四五层高的洋房。直到六十年代中期，我只要横过罗便臣道路，便可以和朋友攀树采摘洋蒲桃，年过一百的陈老与我为邻超过半世纪

Diehard defenders of 'traditional' characters are not only ignorant of the history of Chinese scripts, but also irresponsible to their kids

对简体字有偏见的人，以为简体字代表传统，除了对中国的文字史缺乏认识，也疏忽了做家长的责任