As our legislative bodies prepare to meet, delegates are trying to put together new proposals to be passed. I want to contribute and here is what I think.

One: Pay your employees

Peggy and I go to the same hairdresser at Eric's in Kerry Center. Two weeks ago, I received a panic message from Peggy: "Help! I can't find Terry. He has quit and the salon does not have his contact numbers."

A woman's hair emergency is probably the most serious of emergencies. As Peggy told me, Terry had advised her to grow her hair a bit and then go for a cut. She had followed the advice, her hair was now long and straw-like, but she could not find Terry.

 suggested a "human flesh search" on the Internet - it's probably the worst way to be found in the country. You are literally discovered by a mob of strangers. Anyway, before our human flesh search got underway, I got a jubilant message from Peggy: "I found Terry! He is coming to my house to cut my hair."

It turned out Terry had quit because the salon owed him three months' back salary while the owner continued to enjoy champagne and caviar in front of his unpaid employees. Basically, he was squandering Terry's livelihood and taunting him, at the same time. Despite the strictest labor laws in China, it seems employers are still irresponsible, and employees are still not ready to use the law to defend themselves.

We asked Terry why he did not sue to get his money; he simply shrugged and said mafan (troublesome).

As our legal bodies get ready to meet again, I think it is more important to teach citizens how to use the law than to pass more laws that no one will ever use.

Two: Rein in the beast

If a girl wants to be taken seriously, she should not call herself "Beast Beast", or BB for short. Especially if that girl is the most famous car model in China. For the past three years, the male population of China has flocked to auto shows not only for the cars, but also for BB - they are very eager to see how she spreads herself on various hoods. I imagine they take a mental picture of her, or a real one, and go home and do what men do with pictures of pretty woman with well-endowed breasts.

Now, even without an auto show, BB is once again making the headlines. For all the men who fantasize about her, the fantasy is over. Her former boyfriend has released a video of his truly and BB, right in the act. The video is a hit, and has also caused a social debate. As an act of vengeance, did the boyfriend go overboard? Was BB stupid to shoot the video in the first place?

Hmm Duh! Yes, on both accounts. I am totally amused that we debate on the very, very basic moral behavior codes. Have we let our morals drift that far away that we are actually are debating what is so obvious? Anyway, guys don't put your sex sessions with former girlfriends on the Internet; didn't your mother tell you that? Oh, maybe not.

On this one, no legislation can help, if you are stupid, you are stupid. That's pretty much the end of the story.

Three: Don't hit artists on the head

Last week, some thugs tried to evict artists. The eviction turned violent and five artists ended up in hospital, some of them with cracked skulls. It's crazy stuff. First of all, the artists have written contracts with the local authorities to lease the houses or land, which are still active. But a real estate developer comes along and offers a better deal for the land. So the local officials want the artists off the land to make way for high-rise buildings.

Obviously, neither the local authorities nor the developer intends to pay the artists to get the lease back. Instead, they sent in thugs on a search-and-destroy mission. The language of violence and force is being used in evictions more and more frequently. This is a worrying sign.

First of all, local officials are increasingly willing to renege on existing contracts with individuals to allow for more lucrative contracts with developers. Secondly, they are resorting to violence when met with opposition.

I think the State probably needs to regulate eviction more than real estate prices. We seem to have it backwards; prices are always dictated by the market, but the number of cracked skulls in eviction might have something to do with laws.