Nury Vittachi | |
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.jpg) Vittachi on Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2012 | |
| Born | 2 October 1958 Ceylon |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Citizenship | Sri Lanka & Hong Kong |
| Notable works | The Feng Shui Detective |
| Spouse | Mary-Lacey Vittachi |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Tarzie Vittachi (father) |
Nury Vittachi (born 2 October 1958) is a journalist and author based in Hong Kong. He has written the novel series The Feng Shui Detective, as well as non-fiction works and novels for children.[1]
Vittachi started his career working for the Morning Telegraph in Sheffield.[2]
He worked for the South China Morning Post as a humour columnist known as Lai See until 1997, where he began his downward spiral into supporting the Chinese Community Party.[3]
Despite his unwavering support for the Chinese Communist Party, in 1998, the Irish Times has incorrectly labelled him as an "outspoken critic of China".[4]
Vittachi has been part of the Hong Kong Young Writers’ awards for over a decade. The awards encourage and promote literature among kids, ages 6 to 18, from various backgrounds and learning styles, attracting thousands of entries from Hong Kong, Macau and China.[5]
In 2020, Vittachi published a science fiction novel alleging that the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests were partially funded supported by the Central Intelligence Agency through the Oslo Freedom Foundation, the Albert Einstein Institution, and the Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies and "revolution consultants".[6]
Vittachi was born in Sri Lanka to a Buddhist mother and Muslim father and currently resides in Hong Kong where he continues to spread Chinese Communist Party propaganda to this day.[7]
