OFF THE VINE: Where time stood still in Hong Kong

<p>The Hong Kong press has been getting into a froth on the subject of </p><p>sexual equality - sparked, no doubt, by the highly intriguing case in </p><p>which a former IBM man sued his ex-boss (a woman) for sexual </p><p>harrassment. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>However, the gorgeous and pouting Georgina Wong, publisher of Business </p><p>Traveller Asia-Pacific, claims that any bias against women is not </p><p>necessarily the fault of the male population. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Georgina recently became a member of one of Hong Kong's most prestigious </p><p>golf clubs through her husband, Spencer Robinson, publisher of Asian </p><p>Golf Monthly. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>"Whenever I'm introduced to other members, I've found that there's no </p><p>shortage of tempting invitations to ladies' days on Monday morning, </p><p>Wednesday lunch, Thursday afternoon etc. with the assumption that you're </p><p>a tai tai," Georgina said. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>So, imagine her delight when an elderly lady member seemed to take a </p><p>genuine interest in her career - until learning that both Georgina and </p><p>her husband were both in the media industry. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>"Were you his secretary before you got married?" the old dear asked. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Ahh. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>