Joanne Ooi

AIR POLLUTION IS VERY MUCH ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE

joanneooi — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:31:00 GMT

NOTES FROM THE GRASSROOTS: THE DOUBLE BURDEN OF AIR POLLUTION IN THE NEW TERRITORIES

Some comments from a DC member in the New Territories --

"On solving the air pollution problem, many people in the New Territories believe that th

thick fuels, thick minds

joanneooi — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:02:00 GMT

i just attended a breakfast about marine pollution sponsored by amcham this morning. to quickly sketch the backdrop of the issue: marine fuel is several THOUSAND TIMES higher in sulphur content than vehicle diesel. to quote one of the lead participants, a

the pros and cons of impecunious marketing

joanneooi — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:04:00 GMT

today was a crucial day in our campaign. our pro bono partners, ddb and hill & knowlton, came over to advise us on how to move our chess pieces around the board. (ddb is one of the world's top advertising agencies, whereas hill & knowlton is one of the wo

Gallup wallops HK in just-announced Potential Net Migration Index

joanneooi — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:14:00 GMT

in a poll of 66 nations, hk came out 65th in an index just published by gallup polls. the only country to do worse was iraq!
http://www.gallup.com/poll/124193/Potential-Net-Migration-Change-Developed-Nations.aspx
the main reasons for hk's abysm

don't be deceived by the cool weather!

joanneooi — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:06:00 GMT

i still haven't managed to blog from my bkberry yet. waiting for the right, long cab ride. so, this is yet another backward-looking post...
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yesterday, one of hk's top movie stars wrote me that he wants to do "anything he can" to help CAN! t

pollution is always on everyone's mind - even in black tie

joanneooi — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:51:00 GMT

a few interesting moments to report from tonight's illustrious inaugural session of coutts' women in asia awards at the four seasons hotel. i found it hard to believe that, literally, i knew 7 of the 9 nominees tonight, making it a banner day for both fri

couldn't believe that LSE enviro-expert, Gwyn Prins, said, THERE'S NO GLOBAL WARMING, last night!

joanneooi — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:34:00 GMT

i just hooked up blogger.com to my blackberry so i hope this will be my last backward looking post.
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yesterday, i moderated a media lunch for intelligence squared, the cultural debating franchise, about climate change, meaning that i had to

launching this blog....

joanneooi — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:17:00 GMT

today marks my first day blogging for clean air network, http://www.hongkongcan.org/, considering that we're building what i hope will become the premier cause-related social media marketing platform in hong kong, it's become obvious that a personal, idio

it's nice to be back! but in my 3d incarnation : )

joanneooi — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:37:00 GMT

it's been terrible that i've been awol for so long! but since my last post, i've launched a consumer brand called BioFriend, which you can now find in Watsons. believe it or not, i was marketing a medical face mask that kills swine flu when swine flu b

ZOUNDS!

joanneooi — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:09:00 GMT

it's been unforgivably long since i wrote an update, but i wanted to announce to y'all that i've embarked on a brand new adventure: i'm now the CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) of a biotech company (HK's ONLY biotech company, i might add), Filligent. i jo