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This article from the guardian is about going no contact with your parents but it's definitely from a more western/ British perspective. I was wondering what people's experiences have been going no contact with their parents in Hong Kong as it seems more difficult because of Chinese culture and 孝順. Do you know people who have done it?

今日（10月10日）是已故天后梅艷芳63歲冥壽，想不到竟傳出令人震怒的消息。梅艷芳國際歌迷會今晚指自今年7月起，發現安放於大嶼山寶蓮禪寺海會塔的梅艷芳骨灰被盜，報警至今近三個月仍未尋回，呼籲廣大市民提供線索及合力尋找！梅艷芳家人緊急呼籲消息全文如下：

緊急呼籲

合力尋找已故樂壇天后梅艷芳小姐骨灰

已故樂壇天后、香港女兒梅艷芳（梅姐）於2003年逝世，其骨灰經家人安排，安放於大嶼山寶蓮禪寺的海會塔。為了讓梅姐享有安寧的私人空間，當年梅媽低調安排，靈位上並沒有遺照。

不幸地，今年（2026年）7月18日，歌迷前往海會塔拜祭時，發現存放梅姐骨灰位置的門牌螺絲鬆脫，未見存放在內的骨灰甕。歌迷立即通知梅姐家人，而梅姐家人亦迅速報警求助。

惟警方調查至今已接近三個月，仍未有任何進展。此事件對梅姐家人帶來極大困擾，及精神折磨，加上梅媽早前離世，家人正承受著雙重打擊，心力交瘁。

梅姐家人期望能盡快尋回梅姐的骨灰，讓梅姐得以重新安息。現緊急呼籲各界友好，及曾經前往拜祭的歌迷、善信、以及廣大市民幫忙：

提供消息及資料：

懇請在今年7月18日或之前（特別是2026年1月初至7月中），曾到訪大嶼山海會塔，或寶蓮寺一帶的市民，如曾目擊任何可疑人士，或發現有人手持疑似骨灰甕等器皿，請盡快聯絡我們；

提供車 Cam 片段：

懇請在今年7月份（特別是7月18日之前）曾駕車前往海會塔或寶蓮寺的司機，提供相關日期的車 Cam 畫面；

如有任何線索、相片或影片，請即時聯絡以下渠道（一切資料絕對保密）：

大嶼山警區重案組電話：+852 3661 1938

WhatsApp 專線：+852 4740 1308

懇請大家幫忙，讓梅姐早日「回家」。感謝各位！

梅艷芳家人 啟

2026年10月10日

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I have friends who I enjoy spending time with sharing music, listening together. I also enjoy something called Tamil Music. Are there any Tamil speakers in this sub?

We visited a flat and negotiated through an agent. After some back and forth regarding rent, we accepted landlord’s offer by Whatsapp through the agent, and we said we were ready to sign right away (that was a week and a half ago).
We asked the agent to confirm with the landlord that the flat was ours in the meantime, because we would stop viewing other places if so. He replied: “Confirmed” in writing.
We then stopped looking at other flats and continued discussing handover/repairs (there was a tenant still living there). A week later, out of the blue, he messaged to say the landlord had now rented it to someone else.
No tenancy agreement or deposit was signed/paid, so I understand it may not be legally binding, but is this normal in HK? Is there any realistic recourse through the agency/Estate Agents Authority, or possible compensation?