The pulse [2007]
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22:03 1. A Hole in the Internet?; Hong Kong's Children in Poverty; Profile of Swimmer Hannah Wilson; Timothy Fok on Hong Kong Sports Development
2007-01-05
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Part 1: The earthquake damaged six of the seven submarine fibre-optic cable systems linking Hong Kong to the global internet during a Christmas holiday. Pindar Wong, currently Chairman of the Internet...
22:00 2. Employers Withholding Wages; Time for a Tax Refund?; Privatising Hospital Pharmacies
2007-01-12
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Part 1: Hong Kong employers get away without paying their staff for such extended periods of time have been recently highlighted. There are different civil voices to this phenomenon. Part 2: Legco M...
22:07 3. Preserving Hong Kong's Street Markets; The Growing Popularity of Organic Food; LNG Terminal on South Soko Island
2007-01-19
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Part 1: After losing the Star Ferry pier, people pay attention to preserve the historical buildings. However, “Cross Street Market” and “Tai Yuen Street Market” still face to be closed down or relocat...
21:28 4. The "Gay Lovers" controversy; Cyd Ho Interview; Chief Executive Vists Election Office; Interview - News Gathering and the New Media (Dan Chung and Tania Branigan of The Guardian)
2007-01-26
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Part 1: The Broadcasting Authority's labelling of an RTHK television programme on gay marriage as unsuitable for family viewing hours had led to questions about the role and representativeness of the ...
21:51 5. CE Announces He Will Run for Second Term; Studio Discussion - Sin Chung-kai, Albert Chan, Lau Kong-wah; Healthy Diets for Schoolkids
2007-02-02
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Part 1: Incumbent Chief Executive Donald Tsang formally announced that he was going to run for the chief executive election campaign and revealed his campaign slogan and policy platform. Part 2: Sin...
22:07 6. How much Academic Freedom does Hong Kong have?; Are We Earthquake Ready?; A Case for Preservation; Helping the Mentally Ill
2007-02-09
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Part 1: There is a row between the Hong Kong Institute of Education and the Education and Manpower Bureau. At the centre of the controversy is academic freedom. Gerard Postiglione, from the Faculty of...
21:51 7. The Budget; The 1st Chief Executive Debate
2007-03-02
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Part 1: Financial Secretary announced the budget for 2007-08 financial year and introduced tax relief measures. Tom Mitchell of the Financial Times, Andrew Work of the Lion Rock Institute and Guy Elli...
21:43 8. The NPC and China's Future Direction; "Chasing the Dragon" - The Story of Jackie Pullinger
2007-03-09
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Part 1: China analyst Willy Lam reviews the policy announced in National People's Congress meeting. Part 2: Shows the drama “Chasing the Dragon” which talks about English woman Jackie Pullinger. She ...
22:02 9. 2nd CE Election Debate; Are We Being Ripped Off by Our Mandatory Provident Funds?; Young Documentary Makers
2007-03-16
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Part 1: Reviews the second Chief Executive Election debate. Part 2: David Webb comments on the policy and performance of existing Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF). He suggests that individuals should h...
21:30 10. Chief Executive Election and Civil Referendum; Booming High-End Property; Imagi Studios; Fewer Languages in Education?
2007-03-23
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Part 1: Talks about the “Project Civil Referendum”, which is a mock Chief Executive election. Part 2: Looks into the boom of luxury residential market in Hong Kong and the reasons behind it. Part 3:...
